Archive for May, 2008

Clueless on Lullabies/Nursery Rhymes?    We actually have these two, just haven’t made anything from them yet!

This company has many unique clever gift ideas. So if you don’t feel like giving your Dad the same old check out this website:

Nature at Night   I grew up with a planetarium in my Elementary School (I know how cool is that) and grew to love star gazing, planets, constellations and the stories that went along with them. Nature at Night, what a beautiful form of art.   My two kids are to young right now to stay
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Right after I wrote the post about Helping Children Deal with Disappointment I saw this on Sports Center. One more reason, so you don’t get humiliated on national television. CLEVELAND — It’s not unusual for fans to be on their feet yelling during a game, but when the person who is yelling is the mother
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Helping Children Deal with Disappointment I had this side job a few years ago where I transcribed interviews between a professor and women governors who were participating in the publishing of a book about what helped them become a leader through their childhood. It was one of the most interesting things I have listened to,
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I can honestly say this is a book we read every single day. I can stop mid sentence on any page and my two girl old can finish it. And No, surprisingly enough I am not sick of reading this book! I am sure you all are familiar with at least one of these books:
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I have failed many years in a row at doing a garden. This year I decided to do a very basic herb garden and so far so good I am keeping my fingers crossed. Gardening with kids is an excelled way to share quality time with them, teach them some basic botany, and instill in
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Happy Mothers Day Have a lazy day, while everyone is slaving over you cooking, cleaning, tending to the kids (hmm we’ll see about that) why not pop in a movie. Movies to go along with Mother’s Day Little Women Baby Boom The Color Purple White Heart I Remember Mama Raising Helen Cheaper by the Dozen Junior
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I finally hung up the Growth Chart I got from Eeboo Toys. It has enough stickers for my two girls all the way until they are ten. You can purshace it through The Land of Nod here  They have a few other styles:

I first found Eeboo toys through the fantastic children’s catalog It reminds me of Pottery Barn but funkier for kids. You cannot buy their products through their website www.eeboo.comalthough it is a fantastic place to look at what is available. It does however send you to http://www.geniusbabies.com/eeboo-toys.html to buy their products. A few of the spinner
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