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Posts Tagged ‘Pre School’

Five ringtones to delight your preschooler

Five ringtones to delight your preschooler

Wednesday, December 5, 2012 4:00

Bored of the lame ringtones on your phone or the same old "novelty" ringtones that are making the rounds in your office? Go for something different - yes! When everyone "zigs" you "zag". So here are five ringtones that your kid will love and are guaran...

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Keep your kids safe in the garden

Keep your kids safe in the garden

Thursday, November 29, 2012 2:23

When children are old enough to play outside unsupervised, we often still have worries about their safety. And "unsupervised" rarely means that ... especially at that tender toddler and preschooler age. Between 2-4 children are keen to enjoy unfettered...

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The 3 perspectives of parental risk taking

The 3 perspectives of parental risk taking

Monday, November 26, 2012 0:08

Look familiar? :-) ps.: We did not come up with this - it got sent to us without any credit or copyright notice.

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The ultimate hybrid game – Angry Birds Star Wars

The ultimate hybrid game – Angry Birds Star Wars

Sunday, November 11, 2012 2:23

We've always known it - deep deep down Darth Vader is a pig! I guess that's what the good people at Rovio thought when they put together Angry Birds Star Wars! Nice work (and nice work for getting Lucas Film or whoever owns the rights to Star Wars thes...

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Young children and swear words or cursing – what to do

Young children and swear words or cursing – what to do

Thursday, November 8, 2012 3:35

Here's a really simple way to manage situations where children find out about swear words and ask you what they mean - simply use the phrase "it's a toilet word". Rather than go into detail about the word itself or fumble around for an explanation the ...

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Kids and Thanksgiving – three topical ideas

Kids and Thanksgiving – three topical ideas

Wednesday, November 7, 2012 4:04

The first Thanksgiving as we know it was celebrated in 1621 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It was a celebration that was born from the pilgrims desire to give prayers of thanksgiving to God for giving them a good harvest. Thanksgiving was tied to religio...

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Fall in Cascadia has been wet

Fall in Cascadia has been wet

Friday, November 2, 2012 20:12

After a long wonderful summer the rains have come in force, just in time for all the trips to the pumpkin patch. First we had Segundo’s pre-school class where my back ground check hadn’t come through yet so I was … Continue reading →

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DIY with dad – Halloween ideas

DIY with dad – Halloween ideas

Monday, October 29, 2012 18:07

When my son was 2 1/2 years old he asked me to draw 'scary cats.' See below. (I tried to make them as friendly as possible while still satisfying his requests for more claws and teeth.) So I thought it would be fun to use the drawings for a ...

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iPhone app revives the dying art of story telling

iPhone app revives the dying art of story telling

Friday, October 26, 2012 4:43

Storytelling used to be the only way families could pass on knowledge from generation to generation. Moms and dads did it a lot because that was probably the easiest way to get the kids to sleep. Recently a study revealed that over 1/3 of all toddlers...

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Awesome outdoors fun – trampolines

Awesome outdoors fun – trampolines

Wednesday, October 24, 2012 4:56

When was the last time you jumped around on trampoline? Be honest ... it's been a while hasn't it? And yet - it's such an awesome experience. Fortunately you're a dad and can use the "it'll be great for kids" excuse to get yourself one. When you do mak...

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