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Family travel advice, hotel features, date night ideas, and more from the team that’s been caring for San Diego families since 1981.

San Diego Fun

The Miramar Air Show With Little Kids: A San Diego Parent’s Plan

San Diego Family Guide The Miramar Air Show With Little Kids: A San Diego Parent’s Plan Gates open at eight, the Blue Angels...

Sitter Spotlight

Caregiver Spotlight | Cara C.

Our soon-to-be graduate with a love for chocolate! This is Cara! Cara loves working with children and infants. She is currently preparing......

Crafts

Building Blocks — Dollar Spot @ Target

Kids love to work with their hands and use their imaginations and these blocks are perfect to engage both....

San Diego Hotels

Fun Times at the Hilton San Diego Resort and Spa

A Review by Malu R. Caregiver Malu R. recently shared her thoughts on the Hilton San Diego Resort and Spa This hotel has...

San Diego Fun

Sea World Aquatica

An Out-and-About Idea Aquatica is the new water park that Sea World now owns. It used to be Soak City, but know is...

San Diego Hotels

Testimonial | Babysitting at the Sheraton San Diego

Hi Amy, We had the pleasure of having Caprice from Marion’s Childcare watch our two-year-old daughter, Olivia, on August 2. Caprice was......

San Diego Fun

Urban Jungle Fun Park

At long last, Urban Jungle Fun Park is open! This is the “big-kid” version of the Playtown, Funbelievable, My Kids Clubhouse genre of......

San Diego Fun

10 Steps to a Strategic Disney Day

Last week, on a random school holiday, my friend Rachele and I surprised our kids with a spontaneous mommy-and-me day at Disneyland. Ten......

Crafts

Rubber Band Bracelets On-the-Go

After our Annual Caregiver Brunch last week, Jen P. stayed after and hung out with my kids a little bit. She did twisty...

Books

Superbook | San Diego Babysitting

Superbook first came out in 1981, when I was 6. I don’t remember ever seeing it at that time, but I was fascinated...

Crafts

Make Your Own Activities | San Diego Hotel Babysitting

From Donna K, our resident toys-and-games expert, who recently went digging on Pinterest.com for some fun new ideas! Though I have......

San Diego Fun

Aquatica San Diego Sea World | San Diego Babysitting

San Diego is well-known for its major amusement parks – the World Famous San Diego Zoo, Sea World, Legoland, the Safari Park –...

San Diego Hotels

Hotel del Coronado with Kids: The 2026 Family Guide

Looking for a place to stay over the holidays where you can totally immerse yourself in the seasonal experience? Look no further than......

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