puzzles

quick trick: fun sticks– 150 things for kids to do

March 23, 2012

I’ve been in dire need of a little Quick Trick to hand Owen when he says, I’m bored. What can I do? My usual responses: Oh, I’m so happy you’re bored.  Many children in the world never have the pleasure of being bored because they’re working in the fields or going to work for their [...]

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fab resources for read across america week (& giveaway!)

February 27, 2012

It’s Read Across America Week! Everyone who’s anyone will be reading, thinking, talking, dreaming a little bit o’ Dr. Seuss this week, to celebrate literacy and to recognize the accomplishments of the talented Theodor Seuss Geisel, THE Dr. Seuss, whose birthday is March 2.  He would be 108 this year, but really–who’s counting? PBS Kids [...]

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learning during lunch with muffin tin meals

July 6, 2011

We took it easy today, after a late night filled with a lot of sushi-eating and a slow and rainy morning. So after swim, dive, and mini-team, we zipped home, very much excited for lunch. And to spice up our day–and to get some guaranteed smiles and fully bellies from Maddy, Owen, and Cora–I whipped [...]

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fun, kid-friendly learning during baseball games

June 5, 2011

This past week, we experienced something totally new and exciting–a rite of passage of sorts.  We walked into a new chapter in our lives, and I can hardly believe it: we watched six innings of a baseball game. Live and in person.  On a Friday night.  With two of our kids. And it was really, [...]

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letter and word learning: cora’s word search puzzles

February 15, 2011

One more way we’re making Maddy’s homework time work for everyone is with Word Searches. You know those sheets of paper with big blocks of letters all scrambled up with words hidden inside? That’s it–my kids love ‘em, so I’ll make as many as we need, as many as they want. We’ve rocked it with [...]

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new for us friday: leapster explorer camera and video recorder

December 10, 2010

It’s late, I know, for anymore holiday recommendations, but this one is totally worth mentioning. This New For Us Friday has blown our family away with its complete and utter awesomeness.  Seriously, the Leapster Explorer Camera & Video Recorder is THE. MOST. FABULOUS. KID. TOY. EVAAAAH. And I’m not the biggest fan of electronic toys, [...]

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little holiday notes and lunchbox jokes

December 7, 2010

Who doesn’t need to laugh a little more during this sometimes-way-too-stressful holiday season? I surely do–and there’s nothing like a super-corny, incredibly simple knock-knock joke to get me smiling and my kids rolling. And I mean rolling.  On the floor.  In stitches. So thanks to my dear friend with many great ideas who sent me [...]

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new for us friday: teach mama’s holiday gift guide

December 3, 2010

Okay, this New For Us Friday is totally new for me–my first gift guide ever. And it includes absolutely no giveaways or freebies, no sponsorship, no nothin’ baby–just my own family’s faves for your perusing pleasure. Numerous readers have emailed me asking for gift ideas (and fyi, I’m so incredibly flattered you even care what [...]

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a little bit of m & d l-o-v-e

March 31, 2009

Fun, fun, fuuuuunn games were played over here today, and it was awesome to see how differently my kiddos used them. The very cool thing about these three toys from my most favorite company in the world is that even though they all are geared toward children, ages 3 and older, Cora (who just turned [...]

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spider-man activity book makeover

February 26, 2009

One of our local drugstores was almost giving coloring books away a few days back, so I picked up a few. This morning before we headed off to open gym, we had a few minutes, so I brought out three. Maddy and Cora got right to coloring, but the The Amazing Spider-man book I picked [...]

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puzzles and more puzzles

February 21, 2009

This morning we did puzzles. This afternoon we did puzzles. And this evening we did puzzles. For some reason, my children were all in a puzzle-frenzy today. Puzzles were done and re-done, and pieces seemed to be everywhere all day long. For fear of sounding like a Melissa and Doug commercial, here’s my disclaimer: I [...]

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