This time of year my daycare friends always love playing this game. Luckily I do not have to remember the words or melody. I just watch the YouTube video that morning and I am set! (How ever did we manage before YouTube?)
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Activities
There’s not enough snow for sledding or snowmen this morning, but there is enough for snow painting. You can find detailed instructions elsewhere online, but our version is much simpler: Send child outside with paint and brush. Watch from comfy chair just inside the door. Remove gloves BEFORE the kid comes back inside. Have fun!
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I put a lot of thought into how to celebrate tomorrow’s inauguration with my kids. We debated for months about whether going into DC to experience the excitement of the crowd would be monumental or miserable, and finally the thought of the potty to people ratio and the possibility of changing pull-ups in the cold […]
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We kicked off October with a trip to explore my Pennsylvania roots. In addition to quality family time with my really cool aunts, the kids experienced their first touristy weekend in Venango County. Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad & Caboose Motel may not be worth the 6 hour drive from Northern Virginia on its own […]
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We had lots of fun making kick-the-can ice cream at the Rust Nature Sanctuary’s spring Eco Fair a few months ago, and finally drank enough mediocre coffee for a repeat performance at Playschool. I found recipes and instructions at Kaboose.com and dairyspot.com and then co-mingled and finessed them to work with the contents of my […]
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A local mom shared a site with me that could prove useful given all the upcoming summer movie screenings. kids-in-mind.com reviews movies and rates their appropriateness for children. I have looked over the reviews of a few movies we have seen recently and they seem to be accurate and thorough. Summer Family Movie Screenings: Regal […]
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My 3 year old and I think we discovered the inspiration for Hasbro’s game Elefun. We head to a local trail head at least once a week and read books in the shade while my little one finishes her nap in the car. Sometimes he uses his fish net to try to catch bugs, but […]
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Jardinains is not good for adults. Jardinains is not good for kids, but man-oh-man is it fun. Sometimes on a lazy Sunday afternoon the kids pull up a bench to watch and we bounce garden gnomes up and down and listen to them say “ouch!” When we introduced our 5 year old niece she loved it! […]
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Starfall was recommended to me as tool for preschoolers to practice letters and mouse control at the same time. It is a cool site! I appreciate its simplicity, and my almost four year old son has given it his stamp of approval.
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