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Jet-Set With Your Picnic Basket! Fun Theme Ideas for Lunch
The following is a guest post fromLaura Cipullo, RD, CDE and Mom,www.MomDishesItOut.com Have you planned a big, fun, family picnic to celebrate summer? I love the sun and heat. And while yes, we may be braving temperatures in the high 90’s here in New York City, the rising mercury hasn’t driven us indoors just yet.
Indoor Sports Activities for Kids
Experts have established the close link between exercise and health. However, when the weather becomes unpredictable, it dampens even the most high-spirited individuals, especially kids who love sports and outdoor recreation. Fortunately, you can wipe away the blues with sports activities that your children can do even when they are inside the comfort of their own home.
Preschool Matching Games
Although commercial matching games for preschoolers are readily available from toy stores, you can make many kinds of matching games yourself. Most matching games for preschoolers follow the same pattern; you simply place the cards face down in a grid and let children take turns looking for matches by turning over two cards at a time. They keep matching cards they find and lose their turn when they fail to make a match.
Ditch the Grinch and Deck the Halls
‘Tis the season! That’s what all the billboards, advertisements, and email subject lines are saying right about now, anyway. But ‘tis the season for what, exactly? The obvious answers are “giving” and “gathering” and “getting out the sparkly decorations.” There are presents that need purchasing and cards that need crafting; there are parties that require…
How To Actually Organize Family Leisure
It can be difficult for busy families to spend some quality time together; parents are often juggling work commitments with keeping on top of household chores, while children may have studies and homework or after-school activities that eat up time. As a result, family time is often at a premium, and on those occasions when…