Holiday times are here! They are busy times. Memory-making times. Full-of-family-and-FUN times! Travel. AND stress! Do have travel coming up? If so, with some PLANNING, and even travelling with your kiddos, you’ll think “It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” PLAN & Be PREPARED You’ve been a parent for a while now, you know to expect the unexpected so PLAN for it and be PREPARED! Better Safe Than Sorry... ● Safety comes 1st especially during the holidays when there are more people … [Read more...]
Indians & Thanksgiving
I first learned of Thanksgiving in elementary school—a long, long time ago. Back then, the stereotypical Pilgrims and Indians presentation was given. There is no way to go back in time and undo the terrible injustices suffered by the native peoples. With the exception of those various tribes of original inhabitants, we are ALL immigrants at some level. Being foreign-born, I’m definitely am! Thanksgiving: A time of thanks--and learning! During Thanksgiving season why not give your child a … [Read more...]
Children & Mother Nature Are Meant to Be Together
Children and Mother Nature…I’ve said it before and I’ll said it again: Children are supposed to BE in and amongst Her! Here’s just a brief summary of some of benefits: ● Just as PLAY addresses all developmental areas in children, so too, does being in Nature by... ◦Supporting Problem-Solving and Creativity ◦Increasing Children's Ability to Focus ◦Improving Social Relations ◦Supporting Physical Development ◦Improving Impulse Control and Decreasing STRESS ●Increasing Academic … [Read more...]
Sorrel and the Sleepover, A Book Review
I always looked forward to the start of school. YES, I liked school and learning, but I especially liked being and PLAYING with my friends! It was more common, then, for families to save their vacations for the summer months. So when school started up it was a reunion of sorts. I had a lot of good friends in school. A handful I considered very close, dear friends. We spent time together... talking laughing doing…dressing-up and putting on shows exploring in the woods biking Monopoly … [Read more...]
Dear Dinosaur: T Rex on Tour, A Book Review
Dinosaur Week at preschool was always an anticipated time. Everyone's imaginations was captivated by dinosaurs! So I was very excited to read the copy of Dear Dinosaur: T. Rex on Tour by Chae Strathie I received from B-E-S Publishing. OVERVIEW The general story line: A young boy named Max visits his local museum of history with the intent of viewing the dinosaurs. Once there, though, he discovers the exhibit is closed as the dinosaurs are on tour. Following a suggestion that Max write T. Rex … [Read more...]
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