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10 Ways to Make School Fun for a 6-Year-Old

Sing the Hokey Pokey to learn left and right. >Spin in circles while practicing your counting to 100 Offer a choice: “Do you want to read on the red couch or the brown couch today?” Act out stories with Papo figures. Draw a picture of the story you just...

2 Ways to Tease Your Children

One of the benefits of having kids is being able to tease them. Come on…you know you love it too! An old standby for Hubby and I is the “What’s for Dinner” conversation. It goes something like: child: What’s for dinner? parent: Food....

Family Builders: Bowling

Up next in the Family Builders series: Bowling. This is a sport that gets you up and moving a bit without excessive strain. Cheering each player on while encouraging them to improve their game helps with sportsmanship and strengthens children’s sense of the...

4 Things About Me

Sorta. Actually there are waaaaaay more than four. 🙂 Robert at Reason 4 Smile tagged me for a meme. It’s been a while since I did one, and today seemed like a nice day for a game, so here goes. 4 jobs I have had: barn cleaner waitress teacher bookkeeper 4 movies...