giving back • my world • moms making a difference • moms making a difference
by Mom It Forward on July 20th, 2011 | No Comments »
Play Time—Meredith Sinclair is yet another fabulous mom to feature in our column about moms who are making a difference. The challenge is not finding these fabulous moms, instead, it's doing justice to their lives and contributions in 500 words or less. All I can hope to do…
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mom • parenting • parenting • ages and stages
by Lori on May 11th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Language Development—People ask me, when their little ones are just beginning that wonderful phase of sound and sound play, what they can do to help their little one learn to talk. Those first words are one of the things we long for most.
And while there are quite…
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my world • giving organizations
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on April 23rd, 2011 | No Comments »
You may have heard that play is on the decline, that children these days are less active than those of previous generations. The Centers for Disease Controls reports that 62% of children aged 9-13 years do not participate in any organized physical activity afterschool and 23% do not engage in…
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mom • education
by Holly Homer on March 27th, 2011 | No Comments »
Flight. In theory it makes sense, but to see it in action makes it seem like magic to me. I think that is why paper airplanes are so much fun. The fact that you can turn an ordinary piece of paper into a flying machine in theory makes sense, but…
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mom • crafts • crafts • kids crafts
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on February 21st, 2011 | 1 Comment »
How Crayola makes creativity fun and easy to clean.
I remember when my kids were toddlers. As a new mom, I was really excited to bust out the finger paints and Play Doh. After all, these were things my mom would let us play for hours. I had such positive…
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