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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 [...]
May 05 2008
With Mother’s Day less than a week away, many of you are probably thinking about what you need to get your mother or possibly your spouse on behalf of your kids. I am a firm believer that a spouse should pick up the reigns of Mother’s Day or Father’s Day if the kids are too young. This [...]
Apr 24 2008
With the warm days finally upon us, many gardeners are getting out into their gardens and parents with children are no exception. If your kids are anything like mine, they are already getting ready for the run to the local greenhouse to pick up some annuals and more perennials than I had planned to add.
Planting with kids [...]
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 [...]