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A few weeks ago I received a call from Faith over at www.eyescreamshades.com telling me about her wonderful products for kids. Well, yesterday I got a sample in the mail and I’m impressed so I wanted to share them with you and spread the word! Just another one of those things that I wish I…
As you know, one of the best ways for young children to memorize almost anything (actually, adults too) is to tie the memory items to music. My girls learned all the states and capitols in a very short time when I purchased some audio CDs with songs taking them through the entire United States –…
**Contest Update – more prizes! See Below and enter before December 1, 2008*** Last week on our sister blog The Snuggles Podcast we featured a new book we found called “Have You Filled a Bucket Today” by Carol McCloud. It’s a lovely little book, perfect for preschoolers and toddlers with adorable illustrations. It’s just sweet….
When my girls were little we spent so much time reading. They loved it and often they’d ask for the same book to be read to them over and over (and over and over). Repetition is a good thing for little ones but, as with music, with books it gets old for mommy after a…
Make sure you read this entire post and enter the contest!! Am I ever excited! A few weeks ago I got in the mail this fun CD that’s all colorful and cute called “Be The Tree” by a new group called “Boy in the Shade”. The girls and I popped it in the CD player…
Just a quick note. We’ve talked about the benefits of menu planning before and my friends over at DineWithoutWhine have offered my ParentingZoo readers a special 25% coupon code on their fabulous subscription services. 25% off – that’s fabulous! If you’ve never heard about DineWithoutWhine, let me tell you – it’s really great. Several years…
Although my kids are teens now, I have many many friends who still have young children, babies, toddlers and preschoolers and they are always looking for great ideas for fun things to do and activities that are focused on learning as well as fun. So I keep my eyes open as I look around the…
When my kids were young, they participated in a program called KinderMusik here locally. It was absolutely fabulous and set the foundation for their piano skills now. Both girls are quiet accomplished on the piano and can pick up other instruments and play them pretty quickly – because they learned to read music early on….