Building puzzles together is a great family time winter activity. There are so many great puzzles to choose from. Try to choose something that even the youngest family member can join in on or work in teams. For really young children, you might just want to choose a couple of floor
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The Caldecott Medal is awarded to the artist of the most distinguished American Picture Book for Children published in the United States during the preceding year. The award is for the artist, who must be a citizen or resident of the United States. The artist is eligible to win even if they did
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Winter is a great time to catch up on all of your reading. What better way to spend these dark and cold winter evenings than reading to your children? A less hectic schedule allows for time for more than just a quick bedtime story; it’s a great time to share
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We can all do our part to help stop bullying. http://www.stopbullying.gov/ It’s never too early to teach our children to respect each other and our differences. It quite frankly should begin in our own homes; respecting parents is a must. It is also equally important for siblings to respect each other and
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The United States Congress designated January as Cervical Health Awareness Month. Each year in the U.S. approximately 12,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and more than 4,000 lives are lost as a result. http://www.nccc-online.org/awareness.html Make a note to check with your doctor to make sure you are up to date
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Tips for a Successful Holiday Season Take an inventory of everything. This includes tape and pens! The last thing you need is when you finally have the time to write out cards, notes or lists to find out you’ve lost your favorite pen. Or you sit down for an afternoon
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Double Chocolate Cookies Ingredients: 1 box of devil’s food cake mix ½ cup of oil 2 eggs 1 cup of chocolate morsels Important: Do not follow the box instructions for making a cake. Mix cake mix and oil in a mixing bowl; add eggs and mix until well blended Add
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Shining Stars What you’ll need: Yellow construction or card stock paper Glitter Glue Cut star shapes out of yellow construction or card stock paper and add gold glitter. You can use either glitter pens, glitter glue or rub a glue stick on the star and sprinkle glitter onto the glue.
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Keep It Fresh With Themes It can be a challenge to come up with ideas for fun activities to engage your child in learning. Let’s face it, some days you just don’t want to pick up another flash card! Having a theme for each month can help to keep your
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Silly Thanksgiving Jokes What’s the key to a great Thanksgiving dinner? The turKEY. What sound does a turkey’s phone make? Wing! Wing! The pilgrims’ cows came to America on what ship? The Mooooo-flower. If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? Pilgrims! What did the turkey say
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