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The Jimmies Make Super Fun Music {Review + Giveaway}

by gidget family
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I’m totally in love with the kid-friendly CD, Make Your Own Someday, by The Jimmies. I know it’s supposed to be music for the kiddos, but it is so fun, I pop in the disc for my own pleasure, too. The songs are totally random (which I love), creative and not cheesy at all. Yay!
These [...]

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Jekyll & Hyde were here… A Question of Contentment

by Guest Blogger faith

I think that I am living with Jekyll & Hyde. Seriously. It seems absurd that in the time span of .0003 seconds the mood between my children can go from loving each other wholeheartedly, stroking each other’s faces with fairies flying above their heads sprinkling “happy dust” to a scene from Kujo where the dog [...]

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Helping Your Kids Love Food

by Guest Blogger family

My kids like to eat, and they like to eat good food. I don’t know whether to attribute this to luck or my parenting skills, but I’ll err on the side of giving myself credit any day! Here are my top five tips to help children learn to appreciate good food.
1. Eat good food. I [...]

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Reuben’s Art-On-The-Go Bag!

by gidget crafty

For my nephew’s second birthday, I used Amanda Soule’s book, The Creative Family, as a jumping off point for his gift. I loved Amanda’s idea for an art-on-the-go bag, and I also used her pattern in the book for the colored pencil roll. Since he’s so young, I used pretty simple contents, but Reuben loved [...]

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It’s the Absolute Ultimate!! #6 ~Crafting with Kids

by gidget crafty

Ideas for Crafting with (Young) Kids
The other day my dear friend asked me if I had any ideas/resources for doing crafts with her toddler. She said he was really anxious for “school” (dad’s a teacher) but she wasn’t ready to put him preschool yet, so she was looking for some ideas for doing crafts at [...]

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It’s the Absolute Ulitmate!! #3~ The Not-Just-For-Pizza Cutter

by gidget family

The Amazing Pizza Cutter!
Here’s a simple & fun trick… your trusty pizza cutter isn’t just for pizza anymore!
I use mine daily for cutting up toast, lunchmeat and more for little Chiquita’s meals. It’s fast, easy and less messy than a knife for cutting up food into mini-bite-size pieces for little fingers and mouths.
Bon apetit!

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“Green This!” Book Reviews

by gidget family

The two books in Deirdre Imus’ series, Green This, are both very informative.

Vol. 1: Greening Your Cleaning
I’m going to have to buy this one to keep on hand as a reference. She categorizes by room in the house and within each room gives specific tips, products, homemade recipes, etc for cleaning various surfaces. She also [...]

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