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Megan

Megan spends her days with dirt under her nails, paint on her shirt, and laughter in her ears, and she wouldn't have it any other way. She writes about faith, mothering, and natural living at SortaCrunchy. Read her full bio here.

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Several weeks ago, I received a copy of Susan Linn’s The Case for Make Believe: Saving Play in a Commercialized World to review for the Simple Kids readership.  I’ve been looking forward to sharing this book with you from the moment I read the first page.
Susan Linn is a psychologist, director and co-founder of Campaign [...]

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A New Day for SK!

by Megan on February 7, 2010

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I can hardly believe it has been nine months that I have had the incredible opportunity to step into the role of editor here at Simple Kids.
In the past nine months, I have been so inspired and so encouraged by this amazing community.  In fact, from the day Tsh first entrusted Simple Kids to me, [...]

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Many families are preparing for a sweet late winter holiday next weekend – Valentine’s Day!
Inspiration abounds, and I’ve chosen a few favorites for today’s weekend links:
red bird crafts: fabric heart necklaces
Playful Learning: Making Valentines
No Time For Flash Cards: Collage Heart
thelongthread: Salt Dough Hearts
And I couldn’t help but to include a few non-Valentine moments of inspiration:
holy [...]

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Last year, one of the most popular and most responded-to articles at Simple Kids was the one on 6 Peaceful Solutions for Hitting and Anger.  I think all parents and care givers realize that one of the biggest responsibilities we have as parents is teaching our children how to respond to their feelings in a [...]

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simple tutu tutorial

In preparation for her daughter’s second birthday, Christie Burnett of Childhood 101 is making a dress up box full of homemade fun and today she shares a tutorial for making a simple child’s tutu with Simple Kids readers.
Before I begin, I should clarify that I am an amateur sewer, largely self taught and unusually impatient, [...]

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