Kitchen Science (with free printables of adapted Scientific Method Worksheets)

April 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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All my kids love helping in the kitchen. Whether it's cutting vegetables, mixing ingredients or investigating new flavors and mixes, their [clean] hands are in. Every activity in the kitchen is an opportunity to learn, so for their many kitchen science escapades, I created a worksheet that helps guide us as we implement the scientific method into everyday cooking. Not only are we enhancing our science skills, but we're taking notes to use for future kitchen experiments. Download the free … [Read more...]

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Allergies: how to keep your home allergy free (ish)

June 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Middle suffers from allergies. I thought we'd be getting off a little easy this year when they didn't hit him so hard in early spring. Then the weather turned and, suddenly, he had scratchy red eyes, was exhausted and coughing every night. Poor thing. I asked my friends from Claritin for advice beyond his daily allergy medicine. Avoiding Allergy Triggers Allergens such as pollen, pet dander, dust mites and mold spores are everywhere - both indoors and out - triggering bothersome symptoms; … [Read more...]

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Menu plan and a renovation update

October 24, 2011 by 2 Comments

Last week was a bit of a break in the home renovations, the family room is finished(!) and we're about to "break floor" with the kitchen. Of course, as with all the stories you hear about home renovation, we ran into a few hiccups already, including when I realized that our toilet wasn't actually attached to the floor. We've lived here nine years and never knew our toilet wasn't attached. Which, um, explains a lot. While we thought we'd need a new toilet and, possibly, a new bathroom floor, our … [Read more...]

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The summer slide, is it something to fear?

June 28, 2011 by 3 Comments

There's always this big, scary fear for parents at this time of year. It's the OMG what if my kid forgets everything he learned over the past 9 months?! What if he goes back to school in the fall and he's at the bottom of the class? What if he's one of the kids that is the cause of the curriculum re-teaching the whole last year in the first month of school? Well, let's hit reality folks. The summer slide exists. But it's pretty rare that a family that cares enough to worry about it will suffer … [Read more...]

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Enter a favorite First Steps picture at Baby Center and you could win!

June 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment

While searching for an image of my kids taking their first steps, it occurred to me, who takes a picture of that? Don't get me wrong, "you go girl!" if you got down and took the picture while your kid was stumbling, attempting to walk from the table to a something or someone on the other side of the room. Each of the kids' first steps was magical. Little's stands out as one of those moments that truly involved the whole family working together. We sat in a close circle, the kids dressed for … [Read more...]

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PTO end-of-year newsletter

June 7, 2011 by 4 Comments

For our PTO newsletter this month, I wrote a thank you to all of our volunteers. It also mentioned advice to parents about the importance of getting involved in your child's school. Finally, I asked parents to reach out to new families to make them feel welcome and share the many ways to feel involved. On behalf of the PTO, I want to thank all of our volunteers for giving of their time, interest and love to support the programs here at SCHOOL NAME. Our school would not be as magical for the … [Read more...]

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