Category: Family
Special Time Series: A list of 60 Activities To Do With Preschoolers and School Aged Children
| February 22, 2012 | Posted by mudpiemama under Family, Parenting, Play |
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A sure fire way to have successful special time with pre-schoolers is letting them choose the activity and lead the way.
School age children sometimes start thinking time with mom and dad is lame so keeping special time as a ritual, a weekly tradition on a set day/time possibly, is a great way to not lose this very important time together.
This list has 60 Activitiy ideas for special time with Preschoolers and School Aged children.
Special Time Series: A List of 40 Activity Ideas for Infants and Toddlers
| February 20, 2012 | Posted by mudpiemama under Family, Parenting, Play |
Special time is a priceless time between a parent and a child. It’s a time set aside to create and strengthen the bond that helps parents and children live and learn in harmony.Listed below are 40 activity ideas for having special time with Infants and Toddlers. Part 2 has 60 More activity ideas for Special time with preschoolers and School Aged Children:
Finding your mama-groove: 5 ways to Eliminate Judge/Be Judged Mentality
| February 14, 2012 | Posted by mudpiemama under Family, Parenting |
Parents go through so many of the same situations, trying to step into another parents shoes and trying to understand what they are going through is a sure fire way to erase judgement and replace it with empathy, understanding and care.
Kindness During a Tantrum: 10 Ways to Show you Care
| February 13, 2012 | Posted by mudpiemama under Family, Parenting |
Kindness is a wonderful thing. Surprising your child with a new book, fresh whipped cream atop their favorite fruits or letting them stay awake to talk with you for an extra ten minutes, whatever kind act it may be, children thrive on love and kindness. What about when your child is having a tantrum? Did you…
Pirate Fun:Treasure Map Pizza in 8 Easy Steps
| February 8, 2012 | Posted by mudpiemama under Family, Parenting, Playing with Food |
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We love playing dress up here and Pirate is one of the most favorite themes. We often build pirate ships and go on treasure hunts gallore. We also love playing with our food. Recently handsome hubby baked a treasure map pizza! That’s right, he’s been back in the kitchen…this time, inspired by the latest edition…
Painted Snow Sculptures in 5 Easy Steps
| January 30, 2012 | Posted by mudpiemama under Arts & Crafts, Family, Play |
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Ever try paiting snow sculptures? This weekend we created some snow masterpieces with buckets, baking sheets, and water color. Along with having lots of fun we explored textures, temperatures, colors and shapes. Here are the 5 steps: 1. We collected snow in buckets and plastic containers. 2. Next we used water colors and a little…
Elimination Experiment 3.0
| January 10, 2012 | Posted by mudpiemama under Family, Parenting |
Welcome to the January 2012 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Experiments in Natural Family Living This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have reported on weeklong trials to make their lives a little greener and gentler. Please read…
Happy Moments in 2011
| December 31, 2011 | Posted by mudpiemama under Family, Play |
Happy moments in 2011. Wishing all a very happy and healthy 2012.
Learning Life Skills: List of Household Tasks for Different Ages and Stages
| December 14, 2011 | Posted by mudpiemama under Family, Parenting, Positive_discipline |
Wondering what jobs your child can do around the house? With a little bit of help, children can do just about any task around the house and as they grow they can become more and more capable of carrying out these taks independently. Having children help with just one to three tasks is a great way to get started.
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