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by ruth on March 5, 2010
After a long cold spell, it looks like spring is finally almost here. Time to get the soil, gardening tools and flower seeds ready! It's also a great weekend activity for the children of all ages....
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by ruth on April 10, 2009
The last few days, we have been busy making a mess out of painting Easter eggs! Loads of fun for the kids (although the clean-up afterwards is less exciting)!
What doe eggs have to do with Easter any...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on October 22, 2008
I love to put aside some extra gift items I find for various occasions. Whether they become gifts for my daughter's friends at birthday parties, rewards for my daughter's good behavior or ev...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on October 12, 2008
Start your birthday off right with the most magical birthday present of all: free admission on your birthday during 2009 to one of the Theme Parks of the disneyland® Resort*!
To receive free admissi...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on September 11, 2008
Cold Stone Creamery® will host the "World's Largest Ice Cream Social," a fundraising event to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of America and local chapters across the country.
Cold ...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on July 11, 2008
Some emails make me more happy than others...
The best way to celebrate National Ice Cream Day this July 20th is to head to America's favorite neighborhood ice cream shop and scoop up the fun....
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on July 7, 2008
We finally did our tie-dye project in the days before July 4th. Our red, white and blue concoctions had some good and bad points but we proudly put them on for the holiday and generally dorked out in ...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on July 1, 2008
What happened to all the old Ice Cream Shoppes? The ones where you actually sat down and were waited on? They'd have a whole menu of wonderful ice cream sundaes and other concoctions.
I suppos...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on June 6, 2008
One of my favorite websites for inexpensive summer fun is orientaltrading.com. They sell all sorts of fun craft kits, ones for small and big kids (ok and adults who like to sneak in on the action to...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on April 28, 2008
First right off the bat - it's cool to really want to play with your kid's birthday gift a lot, right? I mean, that's nothing bad. She can still play, she's just gotta wait her turn....
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on April 19, 2008
The train was an hour late and we saw muskrats in dirty water collection on the other side of the tracks. I feared this was a harbinger of a bad trip.
The seats for roomy and the table was very handy...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on April 17, 2008
Trains have been always been a part of Americana. Whether it be the historical stories of heading westward, the sad history of their formation or the legions of movies featuring trains.
As generat...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on April 15, 2008
Oh happiness, your name is Monkey Joe's.
We've had several of those inflatables bounce play centers in the area over the past few years. Good fun, the kids wear themselves out jumping, hurl...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on April 7, 2008
I was born in 1970. I have vivid memories and grainy photos of the birthday parties of my youth - backyard events with games and cake and once, even a party at local McDonald's. The idea was mor...
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by Melissa Petri on March 12, 2008
Admit it, at your age, this made you wonder if you could still climb up and have fun.
Made of annodized aluminium, Mobius® climbers spells F-U-N for your kids. It's configurations can be made t...
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by Melissa Petri on December 26, 2007
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Keep it simple. Instead of keeping your little tykes updated with the most high-tech toys, "keep them entertained with board games, drawing, ball games and climbing to help develop motor s...
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by Melissa Petri on December 6, 2007
I watched a magazine show last night and they featured three kids who ditched normal contact with kids their age. They found solace in sponge bob, chat rooms and the World of Warcraft.
It is alarming...
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by Melissa Petri on November 30, 2007
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Parents no longer have to worry about what their kids are watching on television. idoit, a Korean company, specifically made television for kids, where parents can keep tabs on what their child...
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by Melissa Petri on November 17, 2007
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With so many toys recalled this year, I'm already quite skeptical in buying my kids new toys. Choking hazards, excessing amounts of lead, "date-rape" drug effect are just some of...
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by Melissa Petri on November 17, 2007
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The World Against Toys Causing Harm Inc., a.k.a WATCH listed the 2007's 10 Worst Toys of the Year. The ten toys listed may cause childhood injuries or sometimes even death. Thanks to WATCH&...
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by Melissa Petri on November 12, 2007
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It's alarming to see kids nowadays spend most of their time at home sitting infront of their PCs or XBoxs and Playstations playing violent games. The number of hours they spend in playing a...
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by Melissa Petri on October 29, 2007
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Halloween is just a few days away and we parents should be up on our toes not just with last minute costume changes, but also making sure that our kids are safe when they go trick-or-treating...
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by Melissa Petri on October 18, 2007
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Are you tired of dressing your kids up with the usual treat-or-trick costumes? Enough with fairy tale princesses or prince charming costumes. Here are alternative costumes for your little ones....
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by Melissa Petri on October 4, 2007
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Halloween is 28 days away. Which means, that mommy and daddy should start looking for interesting costumes for their little ones.
If you want to surprise your kids this coming Halloween, not ...
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by Melissa Petri on September 21, 2007
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My eldest son JP said goodbye to his pacifier when he was 2. My husband and I had no intentions of weaning him from his "Schnulli" until that weekend, when we couldn't find any o...
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by Melissa Petri on September 18, 2007
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I like it when my babies are awake (but not crying). I used to wake them up after a long afternoon nap and play with them or just look at them when they couldn't smile yet. It was so nice ...
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by Melissa Petri on September 6, 2007
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Are you tired of hearing yourself over and over and over again, reminding your kid to clean up after he eats, put his toys away after playing, take the trash out, wake up early or sleep early b...
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by Melissa Petri on August 31, 2007
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Due to some complaints of harassment from children, Discovery Canyon Campus School banned kids from playing tag. Primarily, since it causes conflicts on the playground. Although two parents com...
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by Melissa Petri on August 28, 2007
My sons had a wonderful time celebrating their birthdays this year. Since their birthdays are just 8 days apart (just like my husband and I), we decided to hold their birthdays simultaneously, 3 times...
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by Melissa Petri on August 14, 2007
The time of covering textbooks with paper bags and plastic is now a thing of the past. Book Sox is made of stretchable fabric that changes color when touched, since the cover is made of heat-sensitive...
