Maureen Wilkey

6 days ago | momswhothink.com | Maureen Wilkey

When your child faces an obstacle, what do you do? Do you move heaven and earth to make sure they come out of their dilemma successfully? Do you step in and handle the problem for them? If so, you may be a snowplow parent. Closely related to helicopter parents, snowplow parents seek to remove all obstacles from their children's paths so that they never face adversity.

1 week ago | mommypoppins.com | Maureen Wilkey

Where is the best children's museum in the United States? How about the World's Largest Toilet? And Robert Indiana's original LOVE statue? They're all less than four hours drive from Chicago in the Indianapolis area! The Crossroads of America is the perfect place to take Chicago kids on a long weekend or even a weeklong adventure without needing to get on a plane. Plus, there are both indoor and outdoor excursions, making it the perfect destination for spring break or a long weekend in the fall.

1 week ago | mommypoppins.com | Maureen Wilkey

Celebrate Earth Day 2025 in Chicago by teaching kids how to help the environment and get practice cleaning up parks and forest preserves or planting trees at various events throughout the city. Check out Friends of the Parks clean ups at more than 100 Chicago parks, see a movie about what we can do for the planet at the One Earth Film Festival, or learn about how ancient people recycled at the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures.

2 weeks ago | mommypoppins.com | Maureen Wilkey

3. Help clean up the river for Chicago River Day We just saw it dyed green, now it's time to clean it up at a special holiday just for our river on May 10.   'Go Run hosts free races on Saturdays. Photo courtesy of the Chicago Area Runners and Chicago Park District  4. 'Go for a Run Chicago Area Runners Association hosts a free 'Go Run — one mile or 5k — in a different Chicago park each Saturday morning.

1 month ago | momswhothink.com | Maureen Wilkey

In an era of constant screen time, we're all about finding ways to get kids outside and playing with others. One great way to meet these goals is by building a treehouse! If you have a tree or even just a yard, you can construct a spot in the sky to give your kids a place of their own, and it may have several benefits you haven't even thought of. According to Treehouse Guides, a company that constructs treehouses, there are a lot of advantages for children to having a treehouse in your yard.