Cooking with Klara: Magic Princess Wands
The girls were actually too busy making valentines and playing outside on this 50 degree January day to cook anything, so I’m going to pull from our archives for today’s post. We made… Read More
Monthly Archive: January, 2012
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Monday’s Ramblings: Curing Cabin Fever
Most parents I talk to hate winter – the 8 month Chicago season that brings negative temperatures, runny noses, and worst of all, cabin fever. Cabin fever sneaks up behind you and bites… Read More
(Non)Fiction Fridays: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Okay, so I know that this is typically a section for Children’s Books, but I wanted to shake it up a bit with a parenting book. Yes..yes..I know I’m not a parent (although… Read More
Contained Chaos: Bubble Wrap Painting
Today’s craft was much more about the process than the final product. The unusual texture of bubble wrap is fun to touch and this activity gives little ones an excuse to do it… Read More
News in Parenting: Autistic Communication Breakthrough
http://www.sciencenewsline.com/psychology/2012012509430006.html My roommate in college would come home from a long day at work with bite marks and scratches up and down her arms, bearing a sheet of paper that had BELLA scrawled… Read More
Cooking with Klara (aka Abby): Fruit Dragons
Cooking with Klara became cooking with Abby today due to a nasty “eye oozing” sickness going around Klara’s household. On the bright side this meant cooking with just one 2 yr old instead… Read More
Monday’s Ramblings: Emergency Room Etiquette for Nannies
Last week Abby and I had a little adventure to the Emergency Room. It ended up being nothing serious, and we made it home with the only damage being a missed naptime. The… Read More
Fiction Fridays: Best Storybook Ever
I promise I’m not being over emphatic about this book, The Best Story Book Ever really is the name of this book. Richard Scarry, popular for his “Ever” books, brings together a collection of… Read More
Contained Chaos: Coffee Filter Bouquets
The planned craft for today involved paint and bubble wrap, a child’s best friend, but things quickly changed while Abby and I were walking downstairs for breakfast. She was holding my hand cheerfully… Read More
News in Parenting: Importance of Play with a Focus on Poverty
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/129/1/e204.full What do I spend my days doing? Hmm, Abby wakes up, we eat breakfast, we play, we eat a snack, we play, we bake a treat, we play, we eat lunch, we… Read More
