Can You Help Build Our New Family Resource Corners?
It takes a village. We’re building it.Could your expertise become part of our Village?Macaroni KID is looking for a small group of trusted local professionals to help us build useful, family-…
Sponsored Getting Ready for Back-to-School With Your Special Needs Child
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Wish Upon a Food Truck: More Than Food Trucks for Local Families
Macaroni KID Partner Note: Macaroni KID is proud to support the 2026 Wish Upon a Food Truck Festival as a digital marketing and promotional media sponsor. We cannot wait to help local families disc…
Sponsored Disney Hits Get a Rocking Twist at Carlisle Theatre Tomorrow
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New Map, Who Dis? Central PA Family Fun Gets a Makeover
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How to Make Bingsu Slime (Yes, the Crunchy TikTok One)
At some point, basic slime stopped being enough. Now there are cloud slimes, butter slimes, floam slimes,…
Families Spend $1,500 a Year on Youth Sports. What About Yours?
Families now spend about $1,500 a year on one child’s sports and activities. But nobody feels that…
Can You Help Build Our New Family Resource Corners?
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Sponsored Getting Ready for Back-to-School With Your Special Needs Child
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Sponsored Back-to-School IEP Checklist: Laugh, Plan & Conquer
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A note from Macaroni KIDFinding a physical education option that fits naturally into a homeschool (or, in…
The No-Nag School Morning Routine That Gets Kids Out the Door
By 7:32 a.m. I have usually asked at least one child to put on shoes, brush teeth, find a water bottle,…
Stop Asking 'How Was School?' Try These 35 Questions Instead
Your kid gets in the car or walks through the door, drops their backpack like it personally offended them…
We Did It,! Macaroni KID Wins Simply the Best in Two Categories
Well, Village, you did a thing.Actually, you did two things.Macaroni KID by Rachael B. has officially b…
It Takes a Village. We’re Building It.
I used to think a village was something you were lucky enough to be born into.Some people seem to arrive…
Wish Upon a Food Truck: More Than Food Trucks for Local Families
Macaroni KID Partner Note: Macaroni KID is proud to support the 2026 Wish Upon a Food Truck Festival as a…
August 2026 Freebies: Back-to-School Deals, Free Food & More
August brings back-to-school savings, free kids meals, food holiday deals, low-cost family activities, an…
Sponsored Disney Hits Get a Rocking Twist at Carlisle Theatre Tomorrow
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Run. Walk. Cheer. Explore.A Wild Morning in the Middle of HarrisburgThe seventh annual Run Wild for Wildw…
New Map, Who Dis? Central PA Family Fun Gets a Makeover
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Sponsored How to Make a Solar S’mores Oven: An Easy STEM Activity for Kids
Looking for an easy STEM activity the whole family can enjoy? This DIY solar s’mores oven lets kids…
Kids Eat Free Tonight: Restaurant Deals for Every Day of the Week
Looking for restaurants where kids eat free tonight? We rounded up current kids-eat-free and discounted k…
10 Tiny Skills That Save Kids From Big Meltdowns at School
Every back-to-school season, parents nail the big stuff: A new backpack, fresh crayons, and enough glue s…
The Village Has Spoken: 2026 Harrisburg & Hershey Family Favorites
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Sponsored Clothes My Kid Wants to Wear (And They're All From Walmart)
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