Kids
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PBS Kids Premieres “Curious George Swings Into Spring” on Earth Day Review & Giveaway
One of my favorite shows of PBS Kids is the two-time Emmy Award winning daily series Curious George. I love how this classic story that we enjoyed as a kid is available for our kids to watch as a series. The television show is designed to inspire kids to explore science, math and engineering in the world around them in a fun and entertaining way. The shows encourages inquiry and curiosity, promotes hands-on exploration and shows parents and caregivers how to support children’s science and math-related play. And who best to teach kids about science and math play than our pal Curious George! Celebrate Earth Day with Curious George! PBS Kids will premiere Curious George…
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Play :: 8 Fun Earth Day Activities
Tips to Celebrate Earth Day: Earth Day is on April 22nd this year. This day is a wonderful opportunity to share with our kids the beauty of nature, and the importance of preserving and respecting our environment. It’s so much fun to get our kids involved in the natural world, or even bring a bit of nature inside. Here are 8 fun Earth Day activities to enjoy with your kids. Grow some seedlings: This is really fun and something I do regularly with my children. At the moment my son has a little pot on his bedroom windowsill with baby carrots growing in it. He started by…
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Instagram of the Week :: The Joy of a Carousel
What is it about seeing a carousel that immediately lightens my heart and brings me back to my childhood? My daughter loves to ride them whenever we come upon one – whether it be at a shopping mall or at an amusement park. This past week we went to our local zoo that has a gorgeous carousel with all types of animals including a giraffe, eagle, tiger and even a nest that you can spin round and round. If the carousel attendant lets me – I jump on with my daughter and feel about six years old again. Most amusement parks have a carousel. Disneyland in Anaheim has…
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Family :: An Interview with My Grown-up Daughter
Instead of reading this mom’s memories and reflections on what it was like to raise my children, I thought you, dear readers, might be more interested in my grown up daughter’s perspective. So I worked up a few questions and sat down with my daughter Molly in what I told her was a “no holds barred” interview on growing up with me as her mom. To be honest, I knew she liked me so it wasn’t much of a risk, but I was surprised at her favorite memories (some seemingly insignificant moments), and what were the most important ways I helped her get through her tough middle school years.…
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Disney Princess: Story Theater App Review and Giveaway
My daughter and I had a good time reviewing this app together. Just this morning she was making her own film with my iPhone featuring our big orange cat and her Puffles… so when I asked her to review the Disney Princess: Story Theater app with me where she is able to create and record her own story – she was all in! Imaginations will run wild with the newest Disney Learning app that celebrates creativity and storytelling skills. Children and their families can join Cinderella, Belle, and Ariel on new adventures – created by the very readers themselves. Disney Princess: Story Theater: Encourages Creativity: The app opens up and the…
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Parenting: Are You a Dream-Stealer?
“Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you.” ~Marsha Norman Are you a dream-stealer? Do we as parents put limitations on our kids because of our insecurities, self-doubt and other related issues we had when we were growing up? Do we start to allow the negativity from ignorant thoughts of others to creep into our minds and put a fence around our abilities as parents? Surround Yourself with Positive Role Models: A very powerful leader and role-model said to me recently, if you want better things for yourself and to be a better person, surround yourself with others who you believe are better (at something)…
