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MEMORY-MAKING

A Book About Your Child

Create a Dress Up Box

Love Songs for My Children

Raindrops and Raincoats

Beach In Your Backyard (Or Garage)

The Bike Lesson: Pedaling Around and Around

Quiet, Intimate, and Memorable Birthday Parties

Got Milk? Tie-Dye It!

Sand in a Box (Literally!)

Have You Danced With Your Child Today?
 

READING & STORYTELLING

Read a Story Again and Again… and Again!

Skip, Jump, Run: The Fun Way to Teach ABC

A Notebook and a Pen: Encouraging Story-Writing in Young Children

Our Road to Reading

Following a Child’s Lead: A Lesson in Art and Storytelling

Bring Out The Diva In You: Making Stories Come To Life

Reading to Toddlers

Raising a Bilingual Child

Miniature Storytelling Props

 

PROMOTING WONDER

The Gift of Orange: Discovering Secondary Colors

Watching Nature Unfold in a Pot

Why aren’t those shrimps orange?

Classic, Inexpensive, Natural Toys

Delighting in Poetry

 

SPECIAL OCCASIONS

The Jesse Tree: Starting an Advent Family Tradition

The Tradition of Luminarias

Toot Your Horn, Bang Your Drums, It’s the New Year, Let’s Be Loud!

Christmas Craft: Special Gift Wrappers

Not Just A Performance: A Lenten Celebration

To Little T and Baby Boy on Mother’s Day

Celebrating the Father of My Children

 

ETC

Bible Storybooks for Children: A Review

Loving Pre-Loved Books

I Want To Share But I Don’t Want To Overshare: Respecting Children’s Privacy In The Age of Social Media

 

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