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How Santa Travels the Whole World in One Night

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Dec 20th 2008 11:02AM

When you were a kid, did you ever ask your parents how it was possible to visit every house in every country all in one night (you know, except for the homes of those who were naughty)? Perhaps they came up with something clever to tell you, like ...
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DailyDish - Turn Off Your Holiday Lights at Night

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Dec 15th 2008 6:02AM

Whether you're lighting a Christmas tree, Hannukah candles or a Kwanza bush, turn everything off and blow everything out before you hit the sack to avoid fires. ...
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Kid-Proofing the Christmas Tree

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Dec 5th 2008 11:02AM

Growing up, I always had a Christmas tree. When I was little, I don't recall considering pulling it over or removing (and eating) the ornaments on it, but those of us with kids know those are the serious risks we take when we engage in one of the ...
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Adventure - An essential ingredient of childhood

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Aug 6th 2008 10:01AM

Schools have banned tag and other chase games. Playground equipment is safe and non-threatening. Swings are short so they can't swing too high. Climbing a tree is a lost art. Keeping kids safe is important, but are we protecting our children too ...
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Dad builds awesome fantasy treehouse

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Feb 25th 2008 11:32AM

It's been a year and a half and I've accomplished nothing, but I haven't given up on the idea of building a treehouse for the kids. It's just that a lack of time, a lack of funds, and no shortage of more pressing tasks have kept me from doing ...
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The joy of creating Christmas traditions

by Rachel Mosteller, Posted Nov 26th 2006 8:03AM

Keeping with tradition (and, by "tradition," I mean something we came up with a few years ago) my husband and I pulled out the Christmas tree for decorating on Friday night. Since we have a 2-year-old and a 10-month-old, we weren't sure how things ...
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