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Computer Skills for Kindergarten and First Grade are Essential for School When I sent my five-year-old twin girls on the first day of kindergarten, I thought I had prepared them for everything they would encounter at school. We had gone over manners, uniforms, and school rules. We had poured over educational worksheets. Both of them […]

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DON’T TREAD ON ME! Getting a grip on buying your kids new shoes. Here are some tips on purchasing footwear for your kids: When taking the kids out to buy new shoes that they seem to outgrow in a week or less, the last thing on your mind when faced with all of the colors, […]

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Yesterday, when my six-year-old came home from school, I knew something was strange about how she looked. Upon closer examination, I realized she had eye makeup on. It’s not Halloween, nor is it any special occasion where makeup is necessary for a six-year-old. My daughter and I have had talks before about how she is […]

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Supplies: Sennelier Sanded Paper, Soft & Hard Pastels, Pastel Pencils, Tortillions, and Vacuum Cleaner First, I drew all of the animals in pencil on drawing paper, cut them out and taped them to a larger paper. I positioned them and resized them with my copier if I needed to, then I traced my drawing onto [...] Continue Reading

My husband laughed when I mentioned taking our three-year-old for a vision test. I had noticed that her sisters were outperforming her when it came to her letter learning and shape recognition, which for a 3-year old shouldn’t be too concerning because everyone learns at a different pace. I finally did get concerned when she […]

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One day after, my kids began complaining about how they had to wait a few minutes for “Netflix” to load; I looked over and thought to myself how spoiled we have become. I thought about how instant gratification is now the norm. (I’m sure this is how most “Back in my day…” stories begin), but […]

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I was looking for more ways to teach my daughter spelling since she has mastered Spelling Bingo with words and wanted something different. As I fumbled through my stacks of forgotten board games, I stumbled upon “Scrabble.” The recommended age said 8+, but I knew I would be supervising during our game. My husband and […]

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From the first moment those tiny hands are holding ours, sometimes even before, we get busy childproofing everything and everywhere. We lock up medicines, install baby gates, and plastic plug covers because we want to be the best parents we can be, but here is a list of things to add to the childproofing list, that […]

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Are you struggling with the question of whether or not to buy a tablet for your kids or which one to pick? I have tested a few others (not listed), that I did NOT like. In the end,  I chose to review two of my favorites. At first, my husband and I worried about our […]

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Line Variation– There is plenty of great art where the line shape is consistent throughout the piece, but the reason many of these drawings are  successful, is they are depending on patterns, color and value to bring interest to the art.  Even if you like the look of of the consistent line, I would say […]

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