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Dippity Do - Fun With Easter Eggs Awesome ideas for decorating Easter eggs. Old-fashioned Ways To Raise Smart Kids What about those of us who want to raise children with imagination and curiosity? I'll tell you what we do. We choose to fill our houses with some of the following old-fashioned items. Kitchen Fun with Children: An Important Life Lesson Cooking with your kids is not only a great way to spend quality time, it teaches skills that your children will need later in life. There’s nothing sillier than a college freshman who doesn’t know how to make spaghetti or hard-boil an egg. These are simple life skills that every child should learn and are as important as math and science, without a doubt. Christmas Fun in the Kitchen Christmas-time may be hectic, but that doesn’t mean you can’t find ways to cook with your kids. If you look at the opportunity right, your kids can be big helpers during this stressful time. Child Safety in the Home Expectant parents place outlet covers over electrical outlets, place safety gates at stairways, and install locks on cupboards. Some even purchase locks for the refrigerator and toilets. These products are great and certainly serve a purpose, but they are not enough to ensure that your child is completely safe inside your home. Simple Summer Safety Tips for Children Summer is a fun time, but it’s also a time when a lot of accidents happen. Here are some ways to keep your children safe this summer. Make Valentines With Your Kids Homemade Valentines are great for your kids to give to the really special people in their lives like Grandma’s and Grandpa’s, Aunt’s and Uncle’s, brothers and sisters, best friends and of course, Daddy! But unless you start them at Halloween, we suggest you stick to boxed cards for all their friends at school! Here are some fun and easy ideas to make Valentine’s Day cards with your kids… Backyard Snow Activities for Children You look outside and see a beautiful blanket of white snow covering the ground. Your children are inside getting more and more restless as the morning progresses. Fun with Children: Making Memories on a Budget What childhood memories do you hold dear? For me, it was all the times “life happened”. The little things like playing outside, riding my bike with the wind in my hair, playing at the park, swimming in the lakes, giggling with friends. None of those moments cost a cent, yet they are some of my most treasured memories. Challenging Your Preschooler’s Mind Think of your preschooler’s mind as a sponge, just waiting to expand as your child learns. While structured learning doesn’t start until Kindergarten, the years leading up to this are just as important for your child’s mental development. Neural pathways are still forming in the brain and the more you challenge your child intellectually right now, the more of these pathways in the brain will form – making it easier for him to learn for the rest of his life. Prepare Your Only Child For Kindergarten Do you have an only child? I do and I worry about preparing her for kindergarten. Of course, like many moms of one child, I was worried about whether she’d have a disadvantage compared to other children, because she didn’t have siblings. I did some research to see what I could do to help my daughter prepare for Kindergarten. Here’s what I found. 7 Ways To Introduce Your Child To The Alphabet Teaching your child the alphabet can be done in many different and creative ways. Here are just 7 fun ways for your child to learn his or her ABCs. 8 Tips to Get Your Child Counting To 20 Learning to count is one of the most important learning processes children need to be taught. Here are 8 tips to get your child counting to 20. 5 Tips To Help Your Child Recognize Colors Children love color. In order to teach them to understand and enjoy different colors, here are 5 tips to help your child recognize colors. 6 Tips To Help Your Toddler Increase His Vocbulary 6 tips to help your toddler learn more words words. Five Best Ever Children’s Books for Babies Just because babies can’t read doesn’t mean that books are no good to them. Babies need stimulation and to hear the sound of your voice. Reading picture books and soft touch books will introduce them to new ideas and familiarize them with their senses. Here are the best ever children’s books for babies. Educational TV Programs for Kids Have you watched television with your kids lately? Most of the cartoons are entertaining, but they really don’t teach your child any practical knowledge. To ensure that your young boy or girl are getting the most out of their television watching, here are a few educational programs you should check out. Five Best Ever Children’s Books for Toddlers Start your children off early with their love of reading. Read to them whenever you get a chance so they can learn about books and how special they are. Once they begin to read, they will return the favor by reading to you. Here are my picks for the five best ever children’s books for toddlers Five Best Ever Children’s Books for Young Boys Reading is a wonderful way to spend the day. Readers become armchair travelers that are transported through space and time to different worlds and time periods in search of adventure and new friends. No one who has ever picked up a good book was happy when the story ended. It’s like losing a friend. Here are five of the best ever children’s books for young boys. Five Best Ever Children’s Books for Young Girls Reading opens the world up to young readers. They can fly a plane or sail a ship around the world, all from the comfort of their own bedroom. Reading gives children the imagination they need to dream of a future in vivid color. Nothing is beyond the realm of possibility for them and neither should it be. Here are my choices for the five best ever children’s books for young girls. Five Best Ever Classic Books for Young Children Throughout my childhood I read many books. Some of them I liked more than others, but there are always a few that stick in your mind. My children have even read some of the books that were good to me when I was there age. These five best ever classics have stood the test of time for me and many others. Five Best Ever Nighttime Books for Young children No evening is complete without a bedtime story. I would always fall asleep to the sound of my mother’s voice reading one of my favorite books. As I drifted off into dreamland, I imagined that I was a character in the book having the same adventures. Try these best ever nighttime classics the next time your child asks for a story. Is My Child Ready for Kindergarten? Before you know it, that beautiful young baby boy or girl of yours will be old enough to start school. Kindergarten is the first step but you begin to wonder if they are ready or not. If you are trying to decide if this is the year for your child to start school, read on to find out what you should consider when making the decision. Rediscover Coloring Books With the world of computers, children are learning to do everything on them. What ever happened to coloring books? They seem to have faded into the woodwork as technology has taken the forefront. Teach your children a love for good old-fashioned coloring again. Buy them a coloring book.