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Dwell :: DIY Decor Ideas for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is going to be here before you know it! It seems like every year my daughter and I have so much fun decorating for Halloween and Christmas that Thanksgiving doesn’t get its due course. It is such a wonderful holiday because it is all about being with friends and family, eating to your hearts content and giving thanks for all that you have in your life. I spent too much time this morning checking out all the wonderful ideas on Pinterest (funny how that happens) and found some really great ideas that you can incorporate into your Thanksgiving holiday. Anything from how to decorate the table, DIY centerpieces, an adorable…
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Parenting :: Celebrate National Young Readers Week November 11-15th
National Young Readers Week is an annual event that was co-founded in 1989 by Pizza Hut and the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress that encourages a love of reading in kids. Share the timeless classics your parents once read to you, like The Velveteen Rabbit and The Little Engine That Could, with this list of titles inspired by books on Netflix. Introduce your child to favorite characters you grew up with, like Kristy and Claudia of The Babysitters Club or Tia and Tony from Escape to Witch Mountain. National Young Readers Week, November 11 – 15 is a great reason to celebrate these titles. …
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Saving Money this Holiday Season
You have probably seen your local retailers starting to put up holiday decorations already. It seems like every year they put them up earlier and earlier in the season! I don’t really mind as I love this time of year but it was surprising when we hit our local Marshall’s last week to get a few last minute Halloween decorations only to find the shelves filled only with Christmas and Hanukah knickknacks and really nothing left to buy for Halloween! But as this year, Hanukah is coming early (the day after Thanksgiving) so I have to get on it and start shopping. Every year I try to take…
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I am Taking the BlogHer NaBloPoMo November Challenge!
Lately, I have needed a kick in the you know what to be inspired to get my daily posts up. Some days the creative juices aren’t flowing and it can be tough to be inspired every day to write something that you think your readers will find inspiring, useful, or interesting. That is why when I read about the BlogHer NaBloPoMo November Challenge, I thought this just might be the thing to get me back on track and start blogging/posting with fresh eyes. Basically, the challenge is to write a post daily. That’s it. But if you know about the writing process – it isn’t always that easy to write good…
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What to do with all that Halloween Candy?
Wow! That was a ton of fun last night! I volunteer at my daughter’s school every Thursday in the morning and it just so happened it fell on Halloween this year. I loved to see all the kids dressed up and they were so excited they could barely sit still in their seats! Last night, we couldn’t find the plastic Halloween pumpkin my daughter usually uses to go trick-or-treating, so my husband grabbed a pillowcase. You know, what we used as kids! She thought it was cool to do the “old school” way! But what to do with all that candy? Here are some ideas on what to do with the candy that could help others in need (including…
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Fun Ways to Help Your Kids Develop Heart-Healthy Habits
Healthy habits need to be developed early on in a child’s life—the sooner, the better. As parents, we know this, but that doesn’t always make it easier to get our kids to eat vegetables at dinnertime or to turn off the Xbox and go outside. Here are a few strategies you can use to help your kids develop heart-healthy habits that will hopefully stick with them as they grow. Make meals important Eating dinners as a family will help show your child how important it is to eat healthy, and will give you time to come together intentionally and regularly. Breakfasts can sometimes fall by the wayside amid busy…
