free day

If you’ve been in a daycare center or elementary school classroom, or even the toy section of your local super-mart, you’ve probably seen some of the following: a pretend kitchen a pretend laundry center a pretend grocery store a pretend post office a pretend baby nursery While these imitations are fun, easier and often cleaner, they [...]

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Scheduling a NEEDED DAY

by Dana♥ on January 27, 2010 · 4 comments

When you look at your family calendar, do you have a horrible sense of dread and stress?  Do you feel totally zapped of energy before your week has even started? That is how I often felt when  I realized  that all my days had been crammed full of obligations during the week. I’m sure you know what [...]

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Rainy Days Jar

by angelamills on December 15, 2009 · 0 comments

One of our readers shared this recently: I’d love to read some articles about how to keep an energetic toddler engaged in the cold winter months when going outside to work off the excess energy is not an option. I originally wrote this post in February of last year, but I’ve updated it a little [...]

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