My daughter squealed with delight. She was opening her birthday gifts. I could see her face light up. She couldn’t contain her excitement. One of her best friends had given her the perfect gift. What was the gift? The gift…
Tag: preschool
Holiday Gift Guide: Classic Family Kids’ Card Games with a Farmville Twist #holidaygiftguide #toys [#Giveaway ends 12/20]
When my oldest was three or four, I bought a Memory game. The Memory cards were simple. The images on the cards were pictures of animals, fruit, recognizable household objects, and toys. We played that game so many times. She…
Do You Manage the Family Schedule or Does It Manage You? #goodnesstogo
My friend looking at all the papers tacked to my bulletin board said: “Your bulletin board is making me stressed out!’ Me: “Right!?” My friend: “How do you keep track of everything you have going on?” Me: [silence and a…
Holiday Gift Guide: Disney’s Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two for Kinect #seizingfamilytime
Have I mentioned that I am not a gamer? I’m the one who plays Ms. PacMan once a year and calls it a day. My kids are a different story. A million years — or so it seems — I…
Don’t Hit the Doggie with the Apple
There are those phrases. Sayings that are said in your family. Perhaps the phrase is said so many times that it becomes tedious. More likely the phrase is said so many times because it is a much-loved phrase from a…
Neighborhood Toy Store Day Is Saturday, November 10, 2012 #toystoreday #localtoystore #shoplocal
Big box stores were not a part of my childhood. If you wanted a calendar, a set of coffee mugs, a birthday gift, and a pair of winter boots, you had to shop at the local mall. There were no…
Through the Years: My Kids Love Pumpkins
Preschoolers Head Back to School with Super Why
Saw this in my in box and I had to share… Reading, writing, arithmetic…and tech? According to a new study from market research firm NPD Group, kids are increasingly adopting tech. In fact, tablet usage among kids increased 13% from…
Vroom! Vroom! with @ToyState
My son is all boy. I don’t know why this surprises me so much. Except that he has two older sisters. With his sisters I was extremely careful not to say that a toy was a boy toy or girl…
An Easy-To-Use Scheduling Tool and a Way To Earn Money for Schools
I looked at the calendar and my mouth dropped open. I have one starting school in a week and a half and two starting school in two weeks. Question #1: Where did the summer go? Question #2: How will I…
