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Aug 12 2008
Well, today will be my last post on cheap summer activities since the summer is almost here. Can you believe it? It feels like it just started and now it is almost over. Part of me is overjoyed for the school year that is fast approaching. Maybe, just maybe, I will get through a day [...]
Aug 05 2008
Okay, this might have you shaking your head and wondering exactly what I am rambling about this time but when I say garden centers, I don’t actually mean the ones where you go and purchase flowers. I mean those centers where you go and enjoy the gardens that are already created.
My family and I [...]
Jul 22 2008
When I was a little girl, my parents spent almost every summer out on a river or lake fishing. It was an expected vacation for me during the summer and every fall was the expected hunting trip. I, unlike my sister, absolutely loved fishing. There was something about sitting quietly, reflecting on [...]
Jun 16 2008
With school either over or almost over at the end of the month, many parents and children are gearing up for some holidays and a few short trips. There are tons of amusement parks, zoos, and venues to go to and they will all mean a lot of cash just to get through the [...]
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 through those, I would recommend [...]
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 really take the time to [...]
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 crafts early, since I need [...]
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 each part is and what [...]
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. If you are not sure [...]