I wonder if Santa uses emoticons. (Dear Santa Letter Week: children’s stationery & resources)
This week is Dear Santa Letter Week, which means you should…you know, write a letter to Santa. We have to write letters to Santa because the prospect of seeing Santa at the mall gives my children hives. The last time my daughter saw Santa was six years ago when she was two years old. She [...]
Best Halloween Children’s Costumes: Round Up
I know you’re ready to move on from Halloween and so am I. Sort of. It’s just that I’m watching the Halloween merchandise being pulled off shelves and replaced with various winter holiday paraphenalia. Let’s just hold onto Halloween a little bit longer then. Okay? Amy at Fannfare went to a 70′s character themed party [...]
Candy Buzz Buzz
I’m afraid of Christmas if Halloween has wiped me out like this. It may have been the race to put together costumes, or the late night out with the kids or the beers shared with friends. Or maybe it was the fact that I couldn’t help but eat some of the candy my kids collected [...]
I always wanted to be in the top reading group. (National Book Month: Best Online Resources for Finding Children’s Books)
I mentioned before this is National Book Month and I wondered to myself, ‘Are there blogs about children’s books? A place parents can go to weed through all the choices in children’s literature narrowing down the field to a more reasonable and less overwhelming number of books?’ I have very long conversations with myself you [...]
Best Children’s Halloween Books
We love books around here and, what’s this? October is National Book Month. I just don’t believe how conveniently these holidays spring up for me. We’ve talked about costumes, taking great care to avoid overpriced store-bought costumes, we’ve talked about easy (and cheap) projects and treats you can make with your kids to celebrate Halloween [...]
Scrapblog: Inspiration, Even for People Like Me
by Isabel
By Karen Walrond of Chookooloonks Some time ago, my husband and I were sitting in the orientation session of an adoption agency. The director was counseling the attendees on talking to our not-yet-born children about their adoptions. “A great way would be through the creation of a lifebook,” she said. “Make a scrapbook of your [...]
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