The bell has rung, supplies have been brought home - school is out for the summertime here! Each year at this time, we wish our teacher farewell and start making plans for the next couple of months, days filled with playdates and activities and evenings filled with family and sleepovers.
Stringing beads, lace up cards, even picking up cereal - these are all wonderful ways to help your child develop fine motor skills and strengthen hand muscles. In turn, these skills will aid your child in learning to write and even cut with scissors. Providing ample opportunities for your child to practice is important during the Toddler Years.
My boys love to eat - just one look at them and you can tell! While getting them to eat isn’t a problem, though, getting them to eat the things I want can be. Here are some fun ways to spruce up mealtime for your kids! Read more…
Are you looking for something different to try on your annual trek to the beach this year? Want to find a new venue in that sleepy town you love to visit each summer? Try some of these out on your next vacation, and perhaps these will spark new ideas as well! Read more…
1. Manhattan Group Recalls Infant Rattles Due to Choking Hazard
2. Master Toys & Novelties Inc. Recalls Little Rider Toys Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
3. Douglas Co. Recalls Children’s Blankets Due to Strangulation Hazard
4. West Music Recalls Shaker Guiro Instruments Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
5. Disney Store Recalls Tinker Bell Wands Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
7. Floppy Friends Horse Toys Recalled by Toy Investments Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
We tend to spend a great deal of time on the road during the summer, whether it is on our bikes or in the car. Being prepared for all this travel, across town or long distances, is a slightly different approach from the rest of the year. Read more…
We’re hitting the road this summer, making the rounds to the grandparents and other relatives along the way. It will be just my boys and me as my husband will be toiling away at his desk job. Which means, it will be Me versus Them in the loooooooong car ride to Grandma’s house. I’m going into this challenge armed and ready!
If you will be road-tripping this summer with your family, take a look at some of these great tips to make it a bit more bearable for everyone. And, if you have any of your own to add, please leave a comment and let us know! Read more…
Memorial Day around our house typically involves one of the following events: cookout, traveling (usually from a grandparents’ house), swimming, fishing or visiting. Sometimes, it includes all of these. Those are the best Memorial Days.
Being a day set aside to remember those who have given their lives for the freedom of our country, Memorial Day holds a special place in my family’s circle. I have several relatives who have served - uncles, cousins, aunts - and family members who are now gone but were an integral part of different events in history, such as my grandfathers and even further back from that. Read more…
