parenting • ages and stages
by Kate Eschbach on January 19th, 2015 | No Comments »
Have little ones of all ages can make playtime challenging some days.
Riley, at age 3, always wants to play with Julia and Nate. Bless their hearts, they always accommodate him, but there are times that they need their own play time, too. It can be a challenge to help…
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family fun • family fun-traditions
by Cambria VandeMerwe on October 10th, 2012 | 2 Comments »
A few months ago, an event took place that made history. Something that has never happened before. An epic affair that had my family in an uproar.
Though it may have not have affected anyone other than those involved in our cool basement on a hot summer evening, the…
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family fun • activities
by Megan Thomas-Soffe on June 22nd, 2012 | No Comments »
LEGO has finally come out with a line for girls called “LEGO Friends.” LEGO has conducted some research over the past few months on why boys can sustain a higher level of interest in LEGO play than girls. Although they firmly believe that the LEGO building experience is gender neutral…
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family fun • activities
by Jamie Moesser on March 30th, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Remote control cars are perfect for our family because we Moessers like to be outside. We function better as a family when we can play outside together. So we camp and we boat and we dirt bike most of the year. Unfortunately, we live in Utah, where for at…
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mom • family fun & traditions • family fun • family fun-traditions
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on September 8th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Toys—When my children were little, we started collecting Thomas the Tank Engine's Wooden Railway.
First, we bought one train. Then, we watched the DVDs. We didn't want Thomas to be lonely and he definitely needed more tracks, so we bought James, Gordon, and Percy and lots of straight…
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