http://thatparentplace.com Adventures in Parenting Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:00:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For many of you, Thanksgiving is still a month away but for Canada, Thanksgiving will be here in only a few days. There will probably be tons of turkey, and all the fixings that goes with them. People will eat and be thankfully and then at the end ... http://thatparentplace.com/2008/10/10/fun-with-science-thanksgiving-funny-bones/ Here we are again, talking about all the gear that you will need for your new baby. I hope that I haven't overwhelmed you and that you are taking this in stride. I have already covered the nursery, clothing and bath time layettes, so if you haven't read ... http://thatparentplace.com/2008/09/29/buying-a-layette-part-four/ With Halloween a little over a month away, I like to start planning out some things for Halloween. It is a great time of the year, one of my favorites and in a few short weeks, if you celebrate Halloween, you will be getting costumes ready and all the other ... http://thatparentplace.com/2008/09/26/crafty-recipes-face-paint/ This is a very simple science experiment that can be done with children as young as 2. Basically, if they can sit still and be amazed, then they can enjoy this experiment. Before you begin any science experiment, whether you do it at home or in a classroom, you should ... http://thatparentplace.com/2008/09/23/fun-with-science-moving-pepper/ Wooooooo! The wind howled through the trees and warned of all the evil thrills that graced the night. It was Halloween and everyone from spooks to mice were excited by the events that would unfold... Of course it isn't Halloween yet but I thought I would kick off the Halloween ... http://thatparentplace.com/2008/09/19/craft-projects-lifesized-frankenstein/ Well, here we are with our third installment of building a layette. I know that I am probably taking you through the long haul but I find that it is much easier to understand the whole layette in sections than in getting a list that doesn't really explain what ... http://thatparentplace.com/2008/09/15/buying-a-layette-part-three/ I know, Thanksgiving isn't for another few months, well actually it isn't for a month for those celebrating it in Canada, which is part of the reason why I am starting to post a few craft ideas.  This always seems to be the busy time of year when everyone is ... http://thatparentplace.com/2008/09/12/craft-projects-a-cornucopia-of-thanks/ Okay, this is a very interesting paint since the end result provides a very shiny finish to the painting. It isn't a paint that you will want to save but much like tongue painting, you can have a lot of fun with this paint. It is very easy to make, it ... http://thatparentplace.com/2008/09/10/crafty-recipes-milk-paint/ If you can remember far enough back, I wrote both part one and two of this series on Theorists of Child Development.  My first post was about Freud and my second was aboutErikson.  Today, I am going to take us closer to the end of this series and discuss Piaget.  ... http://thatparentplace.com/2008/09/08/theorists-of-child-development-part-three/ Just wanted to mention that I have an article appearing in the September/October issue of Mothering Magazine.  It is an article about pampering mom so take a few minutes to check it out. I know the September/October issue is going to be an excellent one. Thanks Sirena Van Schaik No related posts. Related posts ... http://thatparentplace.com/2008/08/30/mothering-magazine/