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  • Freedom: Let Your Kids Have Some

    This weekend when you see the fireworks and the flags, stop and think, "I am giving enough freedom to my kids?"

  • How Strong Are Your Child's Friendship Making Skills?

    How strong is your child's friendship-making quotient? Take this quiz and find out.

  • Engaging Your Four-Month-Old in Play

    The beauty of this age is that it takes very little effort on your part to keep your baby engaged and happy. YOU are the favorite toy. Your baby is all about being the center of attention and will bask in every conversation and silly face you make.

  • the joy of a cardboard box

    today has been fun lol. me and keira were attempting to transform a normal cardboard box that daddy had brought home from work into a play cooker.... so far it has a door and is painted white. we gunna let it dry and continue tomorrow, im not sure how good it will look though, but hopefully keira will be able to have some fun with it. i should maybe make some salt dough play food to go in it. why buy one when we can make it ourselves lol. see, i can beat the credit crunch lmfao!

  • Classic Toys Continue to Delight and Entertain

    Classic toys are toys that have been proven over time to be safe, consistently popular, well-designed, and practical, and that offer good value for the money . "These toys are enduring, 'child-powered,' and fun," she stresses. "They have entertained and enriched the lives of children and adults for years.

  • The Eleventh Month: Emotional and Active

    He may now be able to point to familiar objects when you name them, imitate something you did the day before and mimic your voice tones and inflections, if not your words. Your baby is not making fun of you; he is just practicing the things he hears and sees in his world.

  • Choosing the Right Toy

    Research indicates that stimulating age-appropriate toys will help children to more fully develop their physical, cognitive and creative abilities. If you've browsed the aisles of any toy store lately you probably know that selecting the right toy can be a difficult undertaking.

  • Creative Tips from Baby Minds - Birth to 24 Months

    Your baby's brain is primed to intake a great deal of information. Author Linda Acredo of Baby Minds presents several creative suggestions for stimulating your baby's development at age appropriate levels.

  • Newborn Playtime

    Many people think that you can't play with a newborn, but nothing could be further from the truth! While most of your baby's first movements are reflexive and involuntary, she loves and thrives on interaction from her parents and caregivers. In fact, her intellectual and emotional well being depend on touch, movement, songs, voices, things to look at and things to taste and smell.

  • Kid's Activity: Paul Revere's Ride

    For dramatic effect, wait and read this at night with the lights down low by candlelight -- or better yet, by lantern! You can almost feel the tension and the pounding of the beating hooves in the darkness!

  • The Play's the Thing (Playing With Baby)

    Your toddler hasn't shown any interest in playing with other children. In fact, you've noticed that he'd rather play quietly with his blocks in the corner than join in any group activities. Should you be concerned? Read on for the answer and a list of important milestones to watch for on the play front.

  • Choosing the Right Toy

    Research indicates that stimulating age-appropriate toys will help children to more fully develop their physical, cognitive and creative abilities. If you've browsed the aisles of any toy store lately you probably know that selecting the right toy can be a difficult undertaking.

  • Classic Toys Continue to Delight and Entertain

    Classic toys are toys that have been proven over time to be safe, consistently popular, well-designed, and practical, and that offer good value for the money . "These toys are enduring, 'child-powered,' and fun," she stresses. "They have entertained and enriched the lives of children and adults for years.

  • Creative Tips from Baby Minds - Birth to 24 Months

    Your baby's brain is primed to intake a great deal of information. Author Linda Acredo of Baby Minds presents several creative suggestions for stimulating your baby's development at age appropriate levels.

  • Newborn Playtime

    Many people think that you can't play with a newborn, but nothing could be further from the truth! While most of your baby's first movements are reflexive and involuntary, she loves and thrives on interaction from her parents and caregivers. In fact, her intellectual and emotional well being depend on touch, movement, songs, voices, things to look at and things to taste and smell.

  • The Eleventh Month: Emotional and Active

    He may now be able to point to familiar objects when you name them, imitate something you did the day before and mimic your voice tones and inflections, if not your words. Your baby is not making fun of you; he is just practicing the things he hears and sees in his world.

  • Kid's Activity: Paul Revere's Ride

    For dramatic effect, wait and read this at night with the lights down low by candlelight -- or better yet, by lantern! You can almost feel the tension and the pounding of the beating hooves in the darkness!

  • Kid's Activity: Let's Make a Dress-up Box!

    Dress up is one of the simplest activities and it often can be overlooked! Take advantage of your child's gifts of imagination. Who "to be" today? Assemble a dress up box for your child. Include items such as:

  • Kid's Activity: Let's Make Beanie Pals!

    Need a use for those old single socks you have lying around that long lost their mates? Make this a real household project, creating your own zoo, farm, or "family". See what types of characters you and your family can come up with!

  • Kid's Activity: Bubbles, Bubbles, More Bubbles

    Bubbles are magic. They float, change colors, hook together and pop. Children seem to never be bored with them. The bubbles in the air aren't the only thing to disappear -- the liquid in the bottle disappears quickly, too. Don't worry. Making your own solution...