From the Let’s Pretend chapter in The Siblings’ Busy Book
Send and deliver mail right in your own home…a fun way to make Mail for Me & You for Valentine’s Day:
To create a mailbox, close the top of a paper grocery bag, then fold it over and staple it shut. Cut a 6-inch-by-2-inch slot in the [...]
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Hosted by us (Heather Kempskie and Lisa Hanson), this 15-minute podcast offers tips and advice on raising siblings. Ah, sisters. One day you love them like crazy and the next you want to wring their neck. Sound familiar? We talk about this emotionally-charged relationship that is worth saving!
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We don’t know why you’d ask us this. Siblings report feeling blissful during activities found in our book (ha, ha!) Sibling fights and squabbles can happen anytime and anywhere but they are most frustrating when all you’re trying to do is have some FUN. Here’s are best advice.
What to do if siblings don’t get along [...]
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Groundhog Day is celebrated every year on February 2nd in both the United States and Canada. The folklore states that on February 2nd if a groundhog emerges from his hole and fails to see his shadow, he will leave his burrow – signifying that winter will end soon. But if the groundhog does see his shadow he [...]
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Hosted by us (Heather Kempskie and Lisa Hanson), this 15-minute podcast offers tips and advice on raising siblings. Brothers tend to tackle each other one moment and then become a dynamic duo the next. What are the challenges of raising brothers? We’ll tell you the best parts.
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Don’t you just love it when your kids say, “That’s not fair.” Nine times out of ten it has to do with something their brother or sister got and they didn’t.
“She has more ice cream than me, that’s not fair!”
“You read him more stories than me, that’s not fair!”
“You gave him more brocolli than me, [...]
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It is never too early to begin learning about a hero such as Martin Luther King. Below you will find ways to let your whole family begin to understand what this holiday is all about.
Materials: mirror,construction paper (representing coloring of skin), scissors, glue, lined paper, pencil
Use construction paper that represent the color of skin to [...]
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Hosted by us (Heather Kempskie and Lisa Hanson), this 15-minute podcast offers tips and advice on raising siblings. Dreading the long winter days that stretch out before you? Hear some of our favorite winter time activities that will keep your children happy and busy.
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Show some love by letting your children create colorful hearts out of clay.
Ingredients
1 ½ cups of salt
4 cups of flour
1 ½ cups of water
Red and blue food coloring
Heart-shaped cookie cutter
In a bowl, mix salt and flour. Gradually add water. Divide the clay into two bowls.
Poke a hole [...]
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Snow can be the perfect detector of the type of animals that roam your yard at night!
Materials: a book or a print-up of animal tracks, crayons and paper
After fresh snow has fallen and has remained over night is the perfect time to search for animal tracks. Before heading out, think about the types of animals [...]
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