My mother was a teacher, so she had a gift for making learning fun. After school and especially on rainy weekend days, we’d do all sorts of enjoyable activities. I realize now that many of these activities were actually educational. But at the time, I just thought of them as “play.” And that’s how learning should […]
Archives for August 2008
Why You Should Stop The Guilt Trip About TV Already…
While I know a few moms whose children never watched any TV before they turned two and who strictly limit screen time for their older children to the occasional educational French cartoon, this standard of perfection can be next to impossible for the rest of us to meet. The huge gap between experts’ advice and […]
Cool and Reusable Lunch Bags
Instead of buying pack after pack of brown paper lunch bags, consider a reusable lunch bag for back to school. Reusable lunch bags, like Cool Tote Lunch Sacks ($17), are better than brown bagging it. Food stays fresher, lunch doesn’t leak through, and they are good for the environment and your budget. My daughter’s tot-chic […]
It’s Time to Bring Back Game Night
I have so many positive memories of playing games with my brother and parents on rainy afternoons and on family game nights. Our post on “How to Organize Your Board Games” had a lot of reader feedback. Thanks for sharing all of your favorite games. Your comments got me thinking about how much fun board games are. […]
Stylish School Supplies
This might mark me as a nerd (not that my friends had any doubt), but I absolutely love shopping for school supplies. Baby Mwah has years to go before he’ll need notebooks and binders, but I’ve still been out hunting for school supply bargains since I helped run our local school district’s school supply drive. […]
Lots of Contest Winners
Congrats to Sandy from Utah and Julie from Washington who won the new BeachPack Mini. Congrats to Susan from Oregon who won a hip tee from PeaceLoveMom. Congrats to Jen from Colorado who won a set of GameSavers. Congrats to Alexandra from Florida and Sharon from Massachusetts who won BusyBodyBook Organizers. Didn’t win? We’re running […]
Packs for Pint-Sized People
Oompa Toys isn’t just a great boutique for playthings. They also have a fabulous Back-to-School section full of educational goodies! Check out the bold and blocky, but still adorable critters on the Dante Beatrix Little Kids Backpacks ($36). For my little Leo, I’m fond of the charming Lion design. Each of the animals is stitched […]
Be a Savvy Millionaire Kid and Save, Invest and Donate
Kids know how to navigate the Internet, look up the latest baseball stats, and can tell you what their favorite celebrity wore to the most recent awards ceremony. But what about financial responsibility? Are they money savvy? Money Savvy Generation is a program of children’s books, curricula, piggy banks, and financial organizers, develeoped to teach […]
Chittypulga Contest Winner and Coupon Code
Congratulations to the winner of our Chittypulga $100 Gift Certificate Contest, Marilyn W., who said: I would spend my shopping spree on the New-Fleurville Botanical Coral Sling Tote! At Chittypulga, you’ll find hip children’s clothing from favorite designers like Tea Collection, Zutano, LunaLuna, Egg by Susan Lazar, shoes from Pazitos, organic clothing from Under the […]
Nurtured Family Coupon Code for 8.25% OFF Entire Store (Deal of the Day)
Click HERE to visit Nurtured Family and take 8.25% off your entire order at Nurtured Family by using coupon code TAXSALE. For 3 days only (August 15, 16 & 17). PLUS: If you are in Texas this weekend cloth diapers are exempted from their 8.25% sales tax! So, purchase your cloth diapers now and save […]