August 2010

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Weekend Links

by Kara
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How to Make the Best Zucchini Bread Ever ::: Simple Bites Mermaiden Pattern from Wee Wonderfuls ::: Melanie Falick Books Cloth Diapering 101 ::: 4 Little Men and Girly Twins 1 -2 -3 -4 Printables ::: Sprik Space Using Natural Dye for Homemade Playdough ::: Skip to My Lou I hope the sun is shining [...]

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Being An Example: Helping Our Kids Get Organized By Modeling It For Them

by Mandi
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The following is a guest post by Mandi Ehman of Organizing Your Way and the soon to be launched Life … Your Way network. This originally ran in April 2010, but I felt the topic of helping kids get organized is timely after some of your comments on my post earlier in the week on [...]

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Practical Life Skills: Letting Your Young Children Help With Household Tasks

by Kara
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The following post was written by Simple Kids editor Kara Fleck. “Can I help?” my two year old wants to know.  I’m folding laundry and, for a moment, I hesitate to say yes.  One the one hand, I think it is darling that she wants to help me. On the other hand, it is going [...]

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Goal-Setting Charts for Young Kids

by AmyA
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The following is by Simple Kids contributor Amy Anderson of Let’s Explore and Early Bird Homeschool. Setting goals is not just for grown-ups. Even our littles can benefit from the confidence-boost that comes from setting a goal, working towards it, and achieving it. Goal-setting with young children should be simple and straightforward: Involve your child [...]

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Weekend Link Love

by Kara
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Yesterday my family and I visited the Indy Zoo. We fed giraffes some breakfast, raced a few cheetahs, watched a dolphin show, rode ponies, and got to see a demonstration on snakes (and a few of us were even brave enough to touch a snake). Today we’re hoping to have a quiet day, hanging out [...]

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