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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.

food and nutrition

Finger Foods for Toddlers, Part 2: Lunch and Dinnertime Ideas

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Kara, here.  This is part two of Megan’s series on feeding toddlers, which originally ran August 2009.  This is part two in a series on Finger Food for little ones. Earlier, we shared some ideas on what to serve for breakfast and snacks to toddlers who are new to feeding themselves. Today, I wanted to [...]

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food and nutrition

Finger Food for Toddlers: 11 Ideas for Breakfast and Snacks

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Kara, here.  After last week’s series on Homemade Baby Food 101 by Christen, we had a few readers asking about the next step and feeding toddlers.  So, I decided to re-run Megan’s series on Toddler Finger Foods, which originally ran August 2009.  Don’t miss the great suggestions in the comments – and feel free to [...]

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books and music

Compelling Reading for Every Parent: The Case for Make Believe

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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 [...]

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A New Day for SK!

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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 [...]

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Weekend Links: Valentine’s Day!

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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 [...]

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