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Best Board Games for 3 Year Olds & 4 Year Olds

This post was first published April, 2012. Updated 2019. Why Play Board Games With Young Children? There are so many great reasons to play board games with your child(ren)! 1. Time With Your Children First of all, board…

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Conscious Discipline: Feeling Buddies Review

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Conscious Discipline®. All opinions are entirely my own. Parenting is honestly the most difficult, most exhausting, most thought-consuming thing I have ever done. Even teaching classes of…

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Birthday Cupcake Pretend Play

Post by Contributing Writer Kristen Pretend play is such a fun and important part of the early years. It is tied to every aspect of a child’s development, helping them learn about the world around them as they…

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Peek-a-Boo Christmas Tree

We have been having so much fun with this Peek-a-Boo Christmas Tree! It is a cross between our Peek-a-Boo House and Toddler Approved’s Photo Christmas Tree. Little Sister has loved peeking under the ornaments to see our special pictures!…

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Printable Journal for Kids (Get Your Child to Communicate with You)

I’m not sure if it is a boy thing (or just something unique to my son) but Big Brother literally refuses to tell me about his day when he is apart from me. I will pick him up from…

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Books about the Tough Stuff: Stranger Safety, Safe Touches, and How Babies Are Made

We live in an imperfect world. At times it even seems cruel and dangerous. As much as I want to raise my children to believe that every person is good and loving, unfortunately this is not the case. I…

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14 Ways to Demonstrate Love to Your Child

As parents, we demonstrate love to our children daily. We give hugs, kiss boo-boos, wipe noises, clean up messes…and so much more! Although these day-to-day acts of love are so very important, sometimes it speaks volumes more when we are intentional…

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Cup Telephone

Do you remember making these as a child??? Talk about some girl scout camp nostalgia! I love this activity because it is fun for all ages! Young children will enjoy playing with the cups while older children will enjoy learning…

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National Nursing Home Week: May 8-14

I happen to be married to a Nursing Home Administrator (though he never calls himself that…people who work in “nursing homes” are the only ones who never call them “nursing homes”). I consider his job as a ministry to the…

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Counting Kisses Game

I know this is a silly thing to post, but it is a fun and sweet game that Big Brother and I made up before he goes to bed at night. But it also goes to show how learning takes…

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Show Me the Love {Five Love Languages for Kids}

A few days ago, Mindy (a blog-friend-who-I’ve-never-actually-met-in-real-life-friend) posted on her blog about her love language. That reminded me of an article I wrote for a local Family magazine back in February and thought I would share it with you as…

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Feelings Matching & Memory Game

Big Brother has been recognizing feelings lately. He asks me countless times throughout the day, “Are you happy, Mommy?” Then, he normally follows up with a “Smile!” (he also uses the “smile” tactic when he is in the throes of…

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Car Painting

My friend Rachel stopped by with her adorable kiddos (with Sonic drinks for all) while we were stranded at home due to a flat tire. We pulled out the cars and let the kids go to town painting! Here’s what…

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