Ringing in the New Year with your kiddos? Me too. I’m also using the occasion to celebrate Kyle’s 7th birthday. In the end, there will be about a dozen of us ringing in 2010. But I have a plan to keep the kids busy and excited (and asleep before midnight!) For starters, I found foam [...]
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Use this variation of an ancient Chinese tradition to look toward a bright future for your children on New Year’s Day! Materials: Fortune telling items (see below), index cards, pencil, scarf
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OK, I’ll admit it – I’m partial to songs about siblings. You do know the title of this blog, don’t you? When I heard the song, “Little Sister” by Ilene (Leeny) Altman, a fellow Baystater, and her longtime friend Tamara Hey, I knew the lyrics were something many of us could identify with. If you’re tired [...]
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What great holiday fun you can find at www.elfyourself.com! In less than five minutes you can create a dance video with your kids as the stars! It is as simple as downloading up to 5 pictures from your computer or your facebook page. The pictures appear and you can use a super easy tool to zoom [...]
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Hosted by us (Heather Kempskie and Lisa Hanson), the 15-minute podcast offering tips and advice on raising siblings. It doesn’t matter if your family tradition involves a fruitcake, annual showing of “The Christmas Story,” or a trip to New York. What does matter is that you have them. Your children will look back on those [...]
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Lisa and I have entered ”the App-age!” We’re proud to be a part of a new iPhone/iPod parenting application that was skillfully put together by Wyatt-MacKenzie. PARENTING THE FUTURE: Tips for Raising the Next Generation is available now in the iTunes App Store and it’s free until February 15, 2010. Tap into the collective wisdom of over [...]
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So the table is set and the cousins are all over. We want to sip coffee and visit and the kids have a ton of energy to burn..what to do so that everyone is happy? Below are some ideas for each age group – that may even give you a little time to enjoy your adult conversation! [...]
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Hosted by us (Heather Kempskie and Lisa Hanson), the 15-minute podcast offering tips and advice on raising siblings. Do you fret over how many gifts each of your children get during the holidays? Do you obsess over getting them the same amount? We’ll answer this and also about the importance of having kids give a [...]
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Bruce Lansky, the baby name guru and publisher of our book, regularly reviews the birth announcements of celebrities because, like it or not, the names they select influence the choices of millions of parents. Inspired choices by celebrities are likely to start new trends. Unfortunately, disastrous choices are also likely to be widely imitated. He praises the keepers [...]
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A fun and festive way to add color to your holiday decor. These wreaths also make great keepsakes for the years to come! Materials: green and red construction paper marker scissors glue stick stickers (any kind that you like!)
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