Falling in Love with your Family By Alison In a Nutshell: Increase personal responsibility by teaching kids to check back after a task with a fun reminder lanyard. I once saw a child wearing a shirt that said, “I see your lips moving, but all I hear is blah, blah, blah.” I wonder if they’re […]
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Last month I was contacted by a gal who lives in my area, she just started a business called Crafter’s Crate. She sends monthly crates (boxes) of crafts, activities, and other goodies to girls ages 5-12. With a focus on providing parents an avenue to talk to their daughters about important issues, such as self esteem, self worth, building
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My 7 year old daughter has been playing school with her younger sister all summer. The other day she had art class, and they decided they were going to make sea creatures. With a simple white piece of paper, some paint and a pair of scissors they whipped up some rather adorable octopus pictures. Such
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Falling in Love with your Family by Alison Need some fun in the beautiful Spring weather? For less than a quarter, you can make a fun rocket ship and flying saucer. Just don’t forget to go outside and enjoy the alien attack with your kids! Mother’s Day Weekend is not only for waiting for people
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Falling in Love with Your Family by Alison In a Nutshell: It can be scarey to allow children to express themselves and think different opinions. When we encourage “Psychological Autonomy,” kids might not turn out just like us, but they are more likely to become free-thinking, independent, interesting people that we can be proud of.
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Super Mario Brothers: 2″ Mini Figures Set of 18 Normally around $44 – Right now they are as low as $14.99 Price Drop! As low as $12.00 and free shipping Super Mario Brothers characters for birthday party cupcakes are the topping in the cake for any video game loving child! Getting a set of 18 will even
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By Alison In a Nutshell: Sometimes the only thing standing between obedience and mutiny is how skilled you are at adding a little pizazz to your presentation. Don’t let the politicians have all the fun…become a spin doctor at your house and watch your ratings in the public opinion polls soar! We all know how
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By Alison My sweet wanna-be farmer husband is undertaking yet another hobby to go along with his chicken-raising and yogurt-making. We’re going to keep bees. As we’ve been researching (well, he’s been researching; I’ve been listening), I have become very impressed with the power of a queen bee. Here is just one tidbit: The queen
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