The following is by contributor Jennifer Brown. For my birthday this year I’m going to have _____.” What parent of a young child hasn’t heard that phrase? Birthday parties are a big deal among the younger set. It didn’t take long for my first child to realize that birthdays equals cake, presents & parties. On [...]
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With a grin on her face, my eight year old declares, “Mooom, I ain’t gots nothing to do.” She does this on purpose, of course, knowing that her words will make me cringe as if she had scratched her fingernails down the chalkboard. While I know she is speaking this way just to tease me, [...]
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The following is by editor Kara Fleck. Last week was a busy one at the Fleck household. Far busier than I would have liked, actually. By the end of the week we were still playing “catch-up” and spent a good part of Saturday morning rushing around trying to finish up errands and tasks that we [...]
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Summertime Bickering ::: The Parenting Passageway Family Glue (the cousins are here!) ::: My Little Hen 5 Simple Ways to Create Amazingly Memorable Traditions ::: Steady Mom On Being Busy or Being Full ::: Simple Homeschool DIY: Juggling Rag Balls ::: Maya*Made Super-Easy Cool Comets ::: Frugal Family Fun Painting Peg People ::: Ancient Heart [...]
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The following is by Simple Kids editor Kara Fleck. Our oldest child, Jillian, is eight, which means that we’ve had a little experience with the Tooth Fairy lately. The loss of a baby tooth and the arrival of the Tooth Fairy is a much celebrated thing at our house – and a tradition that I’m [...]
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