http://thatparentplace.com Adventures in Parenting Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:00:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As I mentioned in a previous post this week, I am a reading fan.  I actually think that it is much worse than that and I am actually a book addict.  I love the smell of books, old and new, the crackling sound as you open the book for the ... http://thatparentplace.com/2008/06/27/home-library-must/ Well, since I did a cheat sheet on volcanoes and I have talked about them a few times, I thought I would give you a how-to on building a volcano. This is actually a pretty fun activity and many kids can take advantage of this when they need a ... http://thatparentplace.com/2008/06/26/craft-project-building-a-volcano/ Summer is here, and although sunscreen is something that you should think about all year round, it is even more important to remember it now. Sunscreen can be a pretty big mystery as to which ones to purchase and what you need to protect against and what SPF you should ... http://thatparentplace.com/2008/06/25/summer-sun-protection/ When my son was in at the optometrists this week, the woman filling his prescription asked him, "What did you do today?" He looked at her, thought about it and then said, "Played in flour." She looked at me confused and then continued to question him.  Where did you play with flour? ... http://thatparentplace.com/2008/06/24/rainy-day-activities-flour-play/ I am a big fan of reading, huge, gigantic, enormous. I can add many adjectives to just how big of a fan I am but I think I may have already got my point across and one look at the boxes of books that I don't have room for ... http://thatparentplace.com/2008/06/23/encouraging-reading-part-one-your-infant/ I love, I mean LOVE, Paper Mache but unfortunately, my kids do not feel the same. For some reason, they act like paper mache paste is an acid that once it gets on their skin it will begin to burn. I'm not sure why this is but the same ... http://thatparentplace.com/2008/06/21/crafty-recipes-paper-mache/ If you remember a few weeks ago, I started a post on the Theorists of Child Development and by the end of a pretty long post, I had only covered Freud and some of his theories. I did hint that I was going to move on to Erik Erikson ... http://thatparentplace.com/2008/06/20/theorists-of-child-development-part-two/ Whether you are out hiking, camping or simply up at the cottage, chances are you may run into some poison ivy, or actually, your child may run into some poison ivy. There really is no way around it, beside keeping your child locked in the tent throughout the entire ... http://thatparentplace.com/2008/06/19/summer-safety-poison-ivy/ With summer here, kids are going to be outside a bit more than they were during the winter months and that means that parents will need to have a few more outdoor activities for their kids to enjoy. Since everyone loves bubbles, why not have a recipe ready to create gallons ... http://thatparentplace.com/2008/06/18/crafty-recipes-super-bubbles-2/ When your new baby has first arrived the only problems that you can really foresee in the diapering area are mishaps with the construction of the diaper or the way that you fastened it.  It is often very surprising when a baby suddenly goes from laying quietly on the diaper ... http://thatparentplace.com/2008/06/17/diapering-troubles/