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Guest Post: Simple Activities for Excited Kids

December 20, 2011 by notjustcute Filed Under: Celebrate!, Learning through Play and Experience, Uncategorized 1 Comment

You can find me over at Simple Kids, writing about a few activities that will keep those excited hands busy as the excitement of the seasons build!  Here’s a little taste:

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Weekend Reads 12.17.11

December 17, 2011 by notjustcute Filed Under: Uncategorized, Weekend Reads 3 Comments

 

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At The Organized Parent: Remembering the “Perfectly Ordinary Days”

December 15, 2011 by notjustcute Filed Under: Building Readers, Child Development & DAP, Positive Guidance and Social Skills 7 Comments

Perhaps there’s something about this time of year that’s causing me to be a bit more sentimental.  Or maybe it’s simply a job hazard of motherhood.  Last week I wrote this post after attending Peter Pan with my son.  This week, I’m sharing my thoughts about treasuring childhood over at The Organized Parent.  Here’s a taste:

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Sharing the Gift of Service with Children

December 13, 2011 by notjustcute Filed Under: Celebrate!, Positive Guidance and Social Skills, Uncategorized 4 Comments

December can be a tricky time.  While we all want children who understand concepts of unselfishness and service, Christmastime too often ends up with a lot of emphasis on “What do YOU want for Christmas?”

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Reminders from Neverland

December 8, 2011 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP 8 Comments

JM Barrie’s Peter Pan has always been one of my favorite stories.  As a child I was mesmerized by Mary Martin’s stage performance, and, as an early reader, the book was one of the first “literary classics” I read.  I loved it all.  The flying, the pirates, the adventure, the humor.  I wanted to BE Peter Pan.

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Handmade for Christmas

December 6, 2011 by notjustcute Filed Under: Celebrate!, Uncategorized 9 Comments

Last week I shared my friend Melissa’s amazing lists of educational gifts for children, most of which can be purchased online.  Today I thought I’d share gifts that may inspire your own creativity as well as that of the children you share them with.  Perhaps one will help you cross that last gift off your list!

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Weekend Reads 12.3.11

December 3, 2011 by notjustcute Filed Under: Uncategorized, Weekend Reads 6 Comments

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Santa Claus: What’s Your Story?

November 30, 2011 by notjustcute Filed Under: Celebrate!, Uncategorized 23 Comments

Tomorrow marks the first day of December and begins a month of magic and excitement.  I love the Christmas season.  And it’s obvious my boys do too. 

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I’m Back — With Educational Gift Guides for the Kids in Your Life

November 28, 2011 by notjustcute Filed Under: Learning through Play and Experience, Uncategorized 3 Comments

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday!  Sorry for the paucity of posts last week.  It started out with puzzling technical difficulties that got straightened out right as the family time began.

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Weekend Reads 11.19.11

November 19, 2011 by notjustcute Filed Under: Weekend Reads 1 Comment

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