Instead of the Dishes » Entries tagged with "Kids"
When the Truth is Written All Over Your Face
Teaching my children about telling the truth has both surprised and challenged me as a mother. I think I had the (unfounded) belief that children just naturally tell the truth, and that they wouldn’t start to tell bold-faced lies until they were old enough to really think through the process of having devious motivation, an alibi, and details to back their claims up. It seems, though, that kids (at least, MY kids) are actually naturally … Read entire article »
DIY Rocket Backpack
This is a guest post from my husband, Craig, whose boyhood dream is to be an astronaut. With a pair of two liter bottles, a few backpack straps and some screws – you can build your child a do-it-yourself Mentos and Diet-Coke working jetpack. I would advise doing this in an open field otherwise you will be retrieving your child from the neighbor’s roof. Conversely, here are the directions on how to build a pretend rocket backpack for … Read entire article »
Filed under: Guest Blogger, Not the Dishes
Winter Gardening fun with the Gigglin’ Garden Gang #GoGreenNGiggle #CBias
Teaching my kids about being responsible citizens and taking care of the environment is important to me, and one of the best tools I’ve found to do so is our little garden, which I’ve blogged about several times. Now that it’s winter, we miss playing in the dirt and watching things grow in our garden. Also, many of you readers as well as my local friends have voiced an interest in gardening with kids but … Read entire article »
Filed under: Garden, Go Green, Product Reviews
In-Flight and Road Trip Entertainment for Kids
We travel. A lot. We love to travel and work hard to make the most of our vacations. My family is a three hour car ride away, and it takes a minimum of two plane rides to get to Craig’s family. We love to spend our vacations in Costa Rica, so we check on the information on flights from Aerobell Airlines to get the best deals. Our kids have always been great travelers, but every kid … Read entire article »
Christmas on a Budget: Easel Makeover
This year we are doing Christmas on a really tight budget, which is actually turning out to be a fun challenge. I plan to share some of our gift ideas for the kids with you as we work our way up to the magical day, The first idea is a basic makeover story. Back in September I wrote about my shopping successes at Duck Duck Goose consignment sale, but I left out one big purchase – … Read entire article »
Filed under: Frugal Fawn, Spending Less
Booklist: Fall, Harvest, and Halloween
Post by Meredith Neesvig Yippee! Fall has officially arrived! I love the change of the seasons and especially the change of book displays in my library. There are so many great non-fiction Fall titles available—Pebble Go!, has a super set of books that have photograph illustrations and simple text for the youngest of students (see below). Although I love a good non-fiction book, my heart really belongs to those fiction stories that make you feel like … Read entire article »
Filed under: Booklists, Education, Guest Blogger, Mommyhood
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