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Cornstarch "goop" is the ultimate activity

Jan 26th 2007 7:05AM

I'm always looking for quick and easy activities for my toddler to do. So, today I saw a link over at Kerflop for cornstarch "goop," I decided to give it a try. All you need is ...

The toddler activity page

May 13th 2007 9:00AM

I am trying to sneak furtive glances at the pages of the newest Oprah magazine (does this make me officially old? I am quite certain I have fully turned into my Mother now) when ...

Kids want more free time, fewer activities

Jul 13th 2006 4:33PM

Thanks, Alan, for this tip. This article didn't make me feel guilty at all. Not one iota. In this article, writer Virginia Anderson points to a survey done by KidsHealth, a ...

15 TV-free activities for a rainy day

Nov 5th 2008 8:00AM

Last Saturday, we woke up to a wet and gloomy day. We made a huge breakfast, hung around in our pajamas, and spent the day not going anywhere. After a busy fall and a busier ...

Earth Day: Everyday Activities for Kids

Apr 22nd 2010 6:00AM

Earth Day comes only once a year, but in our neighbourhood many families are making small changes to honour the Earth every day. If your family is looking for inspiration and ...

Activity bags

Apr 10th 2006 8:35AM

Whip Up has a cute little project (with tutorial) using leftover fabric to make small simple activity bags. The bags which inspired the project were used at church, hung in the ...

Bounty Activity Prints

Jul 19th 2004 9:45PM

The 'Quilted Quicker Picker Upper' people have come out with Bounty Activity Prints just for kids.  With fun activities on each roll, messes can be a learning experience in ...

Back to Basics Activity Cart

Nov 3rd 2007 10:01AM

My mother just sent me a link to this activity cart as a possible Christmas gift for Wito, and I must say, I'm impressed. Talk about tons of activities in one place! Let's see- ...

Activity Time with Dora Sweepstakes

Jul 20th 2004 9:19PM

Imagine how cool you would be if you got Dora to come over to your house for an afternoon (up to three hours) to play with your child and four of her friends. The food and ...

50 summertime learning activities

Jun 25th 2004 7:45AM

Did you know that research shows that if children don't continue learning throughout the summer months, they lose up to 30% of what they learned while school was in session?  ...

Fun family activities on the cheap

Aug 16th 2007 7:30AM

Nolan and I are rich in love and joy and caramels, but not so much on money. I mean, we get by -- I have a good job and we can always make ends meet, but we won't be buying a new ...

Darling, handknit activity strapper

Feb 23rd 2008 4:00PM

I first told you of our small obsession with Granimals in this post (which, let's be honest. It's really MY small obsession, as Wito hasn't laid a finger on the dolls for months.) ...

Kiddley's activity bags

Jun 12th 2006 12:32PM

Kiddley.com, the wonderful site by Loobylu's Claire Robertson, has a great post today about activity bags to keep your kids occupied while traveling this summer. She ...

At what age activism?

Oct 2nd 2007 1:08PM

In the comments on the recent post about a high school student wearing a shirt proclaiming acceptance of gays, one reader expressed the opinion that high school is not the place ...

For the birds craft activity

Jan 25th 2008 5:00PM

One winter activity that I have always done with my son that he hasn't outgrown is making pine cone bird feeders. Last weekend, we made several pine cone bird feeders to hang in ...

Winter activities: skiing with kids

Nov 25th 2007 11:04AM

I started snowboarding when I was 22 because I had a thing for boys with toques and bad attitudes. Admittedly, that's a pretty lame reason to take up a sport, but I'm still loving ...

Active listening techniques

Aug 24th 2004 10:38PM

Last night I was watching an old Everybody Loves Raymond show called "Father Knows Least."  It was an episode from 1997 where Ally was about 4 or 5 and wouldn't ...

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