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Thank You Notes – Why Good Manners Are Always in Style
Do you get your children to write thank you notes? While they might relish the thought of writing thank you notes about as much as a trip to the dentist, it’s worth teaching our kids that thanks and appreciation cost nothing and mean a great deal. It’s never too early to start teaching our kids good manners. Kids might groan at the prospect of sitting down and writing a thank you note so it often helps to explain why a thank you note is important. Someone took time out of their day to choose a present, purchase it with their own money, wrap it, choose a card and send it.…
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Disney’s Sofia the First Giveaway Winners
Sofia the First looks like a really sweet show and Disney recently released a storybook app called Sofia the First. Many of you when asked who was your child’s favorite princess mentioned the newest addition – Sofia the First! Thanks all for participating! Congratulations to our winners of this fun giveaway! Congratulations to: Monica Smith Carmen Nicoleta Mihaila Jessie Rogers Mathew Boushey Niamh Ni Mhochoir
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A Dream Vacation to Scotland
© Copyright Ian Taylor and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. I have always been fascinated with history. I can lose myself for hours simply researching different civilizations and the ways of life of our ancestors. I am particularly in love with Scottish history. There is so much rich history in the land. From ancient battles, wars with England, battles with Vikings, clan feuds….Not to mention the amazing stories of the people who lived through it all. We all hear about William Wallace (Braveheart), but there are so many more legends and tales that derive from Scotland. All of this has fueled my endless need to learn more. So when asked where I would…
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Penelope’s 2nd Birthday Facebook Party
We are so excited to be celebrating Penelope’s 2nd birthday this coming Thursday, the 24th. The journey to create a children’s book from an idea that came to me while my husband was telling my daughter about Red Beard and his adventures on the high seas has been one filled with ups and downs. It isn’t easy to go after your dreams but I truly believe just about anything is possible if you believe you can do it! We appreciate all of the wonderful feedback over the past two years and always love to hear how much your children are enjoying reading about Penelope and her friends. We wanted to celebrate…
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Reflections: Dropping the Stones
On a soul level there is an inner reckoning that takes place during the holidays. Regardless of whether or not we honor the process, the season grants a pause of contemplation in which we take stock. Specific to this is a measure of our year’s gains, and too a more sullen depth awareness of losses or sacrifices that may have been at stake. We quietly account, if we take the pause to consider within. This is part of the human rhythm which inter-webs us all, and natural as the flux of the seasons or regularity of the here-then-gone-again moon. This year’s reflection seemed to have repeated expression, or in other words, a…
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PBS KIDS WILD KRATTS “LOST AT SEA” SCIENCE SPECIAL Premieres January 21st
When my daughter was about three years old we started to watch the Wild Kratts brothers. She really enjoyed learning about the animals and sea creatures they would feature and I liked that the show was fun and educational. Now PBS KIDS’ is premiering a new science special featuring the Kratt brothers called WILD KRATTS “Lost at Sea,” that will premiere Monday, January 21st and the on-air special will be available on DVD starting January 22nd. The first episoide kicks off with the Kratts heading to the most populated and diverse habitat on Earth — the coral reef — in “Blowfish Blowout.” Then the Wild Kratts decode the secret language of dolphins, among the smartest…
