Every time I tried to grab his feet he giggled, until he was laughing so hard he had hiccups. It was another fun time at the playground. But that trip to the park can be more than just a good time for the kids. Climbing up the ladders, doing the monkey bars, and swinging on the […]
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Fun Learning Activities with Plastic Eggs
Every year after Easter there seems to be a multitude of pastel colored eggs that take over the house. If your kids are like mine, once all the goodies have been discovered they tend to lose interest in them. Before you pack those colorful eggs away for next year, use them for some of these plastic […]
How to Survive a Hotel Stay with Kids
Kids were jumping back and forth between the beds. We had met my sister’s family for spring break, and I was alone with three energetic kids in a small hotel room, with no car to take them anywhere. It was time to pull out my tricks for surviving a hotel trip with kids. […]
Trusting My Instincts Got My Son Diagnosed
Another week at library story time. We’d been coming for years, and still my youngest wouldn’t sit on the rug with the other children. Instead he sat, frozen on my lap, not clapping, not singing. “He’s a boy.” That was my mother-in-law’s answer anytime I voiced my concerns. But it wasn’t just story […]
Pumpkin Activity: Hammering Nails in Pumpkins
We were blessed with an abundance of pumpkins in the garden this year. With the arrival of fall, we’ve enjoyed doing a variety of activities with real pumpkins — perfect for lots of hands-on learning. So far we’ve had fun making colorful crayon-drip pumpkins and even turned one into a pumpkin volcano. This week we got […]
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