food and nutrition

Cooking with the kids: cinnamon rolls on a Saturday morning

by Kara
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The following post is by editor Kara Fleck. Last Saturday morning my daughter Jillian and I found ourselves awake before the rest of the family.  Normally when I am awake early on a weekend morning it is because of the youngest member of our family, so it was nice for my oldest child and I [...]

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8 Ways to help your children respect other cultures

by Catherine
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The following post is by contributor Catherine Way of Adventures With Kids. What is your child’s favourite food?  One of my son’s favourite things to eat is Vegemite toast.  What sports do your children like to play or watch on TV?  My sons love to play footy in the backyard and watch the AFL (Australian [...]

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Flashing back to my own childhood

by Kara
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Arianne over at Simple Design has started a fun link-up for sharing our thrift store purchases, Thrift Haul.  Second-hand shopping is one of my favorite hobbies (if you can call something that is also a necessity a hobby, and I think you can). As I mentioned yesterday, we’ve been spending quite a few weekend mornings [...]

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Helping these walls to talk (however imperfectly)

by Kara
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It may be because I am finally starting to come out of my post-baby fog.  It may be that it is Spring. I’m sure that Pinterest has something to do with it. I suppose it could simply be that the recent sunshine pouring through my windows revealed all the dust and the drab. Whatever the [...]

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Weekend links and Sparkle Stories winners

by Kara
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Sorting and Storing Kids’ Clothes ::: Life As Mom Colored Sand Art ::: Let’s Explore Telling Teachers Thanks ::: Not Just Cute Preparing for Summer: a Fun, Flexible Daily Routine ::: Inspired to Action Regularly Turn Off Your TV ::: Simple Mom Having a HEART for Your Kids ::: Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers I was especially [...]

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