books and music

Compelling Reading for Every Parent: The Case for Make Believe

by Megan 40 comments
finger puppets

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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showcase

Weekend Showcase: Link Love

by Kara 4 comments
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Friends can you believe that it is almost time to pack up the Valentines and trade them in for shamrocks and Spring flowers? The weather outside my window may be speaking of Winter, but the calendar is telling me that Spring is not too far away.
Let’s celebrate these last weeks of Winter and then [...]

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Simply Silly: Kid-Approved Puns, Knock-Knock Jokes, and Tongue Twisters

by Kara 19 comments
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“Mommy, why did the chicken cross the road?” my son Max sets up the joke, a huge grin on his face. Then, with the kind of humor that makes sense only to three year olds, he delivers his punch line, “because he wants a cookie!”
Wait. What?
At our house we’re used to the fact that Max’s [...]

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crafts

At the Craft Table with Rae Grant: Good Old-Fashioned Paste

by Rae 17 comments
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With early spring fast approaching there is still time for plenty of indoor crafting projects before the shift to outdoor weather play begins. Getting your kids to sit down at the craft table can sometimes be a challenge. Time and organization is one hurdle and having useful basic materials in the house to get the [...]

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food and nutrition

Head of the Class: Eco-Friendly Lunch Containers for a Smarter Planet

by Mariah 42 comments
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Every winter tends to lead to the infamous lunch-packing rut. To break the cycle this year we made a resolution to reduce our lunchtime waste. We decided to shed our plastic baggies and set out to investigate eco-friendly lunch containers. As a family, we learned a lot along the way and feel great about the [...]

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