Another snow day? 9 ideas to keep kids entertained
By Merrie Leininger, McClatchy-Tribune Summer break is one thing there are day camps and baseball games. But when you are hit with a snow day or a string of them it can be very difficult to think of...
View ArticleThe Imagination Movers ‘In a Big Warehouse’ concert tour and contest
By Genevieve Hinson, MotherOfConfusion.com This year, the Imagination Movers will rock the nation with their “In a Big Warehouse” concert tour. Did you know this New Orleans-based group started in 2003...
View ArticlePre-K violinists hone skills that can aid in math, reading
By David Breen, OrlandoSentinel.com/momsatwork Maybe none of them will grow up to be the next Itzhak Perlman, but a group of Osceola County, Fla., pre-K students are getting a head start on their...
View ArticleMagic Touch Twirlers host public show
On May 18th at 7pm, the Magic Touch Twirlers would like to invite the public to their spring show located at the Sheffield Church of God, 2280 Abbe Road in Sheffield Village. Doors open at 6 pm and...
View ArticleTips for hiking with kids
By Pete Zimowsky, McClatchy-Tribune News Service When it comes to hiking with kids, no matter how young they are, just go for it. That’s the attitude of hiking dad Michael Lanza of Boise, Idaho, who...
View ArticleMake a summer adventure calendar
FamilyFun magazine Make the most of the fleeting days of summer with a linear calendar that’s part planner, part scrapbook. On card stock circles, write numbers for all the dates of the summer. End...
View ArticleFamily tasks that help build self esteem in young children
By Priscilla Dunstan, McClatchy-Tribune News Service I have had several requests lately to write about how to build up the self esteem of young children, especially those who are shy. Your dominant...
View ArticleTips for parents on choosing kids’ extracurricular activities
By Elizabeth Gyori, Newsday Almost every extracurricular activity, from dance to debate team, is getting ready to start or kick into high gear as the school year begins. With so many choices, parents...
View ArticleHow to keep kids calm, entertained in an emergency situation
By Priscilla Dunstan, McClatchy-Tribune News Service Like so many in New York and the surrounding states, I am without electricity, heat, water and phone courtesy of Hurricane Sandy, so I thought I...
View Article4 totally doable solutions to beat the Monday blahs
By Paula Sirois, McClatchy-Tribune Oh, Monday. There aren’t a whole lot of folk who love Mondays. Kids dread going back to school. The nine-to-fivers dread going back to work. It’s a day of having to...
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