With two boys and a small apartment with no yard you can imagine that a mom must be very flexible. So when I am not letting them make big giant messes, I usually go crazy get outside. One morning, during Kiddo’s spring break, it was only 8:45 when I realized that I. could. not. take….
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Why I Let My Kids Make Big Giant Messes
Why do I let my kids make a big mess? Sensory trays dumped all over the place? Toys strewn every which way? This picture gives a fairly accurate portray of what goes on around here on a daily basis, indoors. One word: SANITY Okay, now you are thinking, but isn’t sanity more at risk when…
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Practical Life: Honey and Bananas
I’ve been a bit of a slacker mom in the area of encouraging my children to make their own snacks, fetch their own drinks, etc. I’m trying to play catch-up. Usually I serve fruit as a snack, but Kiddo always wants his cut up, which I find quite annoying. He can cut bananas up himself…
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C is for Cookie Casserole
When I last posted about my breakfast endeavors I received some good suggestions. One of them was from Julie, who linked to an Oatmeal Bake recipe. I thought it sounded yummy, so I gave it a whirl. Realizing that Kiddo would not try something with “oatmeal” in the title, I decided to call it “Cookie…
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Saving Up: Children and Allowance
A lot of parents struggle to decide how to give their children an allowance. How much is too much? Should they have to earn it? We developed an allowance system that works for us and my son now keeps his own accounts in a ledger! A few months ago we decided to give Kiddo a…
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How to Get Siblings to Work Together
One evening when the boys were driving me bonkers, I cut a hole in the top of a cardboard box and told them to drop all their blocks in it. Little did I know this would keep them busy for an hour! There was no fighting, they just dropped the blocks in. The blocks came…
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Making Apple Challah
Next Week is Rosh Hashana, celebrate with yummy apple-stuffed challah. It’s easy and fun to make with the kids. First Published 9/19/09 Daddy-O is, what I call, “lightly-observant”: he lights the candles at Hanukkah, tells the Exodus story to any willing ear during Passover and takes the day off work (but doesn’t fast) for Yom…
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Easy Black Currant Recipes for Kids
When I lived in England I grew to love, love, love black currants (and the drink “Cider and Black”!). I wondered why here in the US, black currants, and black currant flavored foods are almost unheard of. Instead we have grape juice and grape flavored foods. In my not-so-humble opinion grapes are for popping in…
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Tea for Two
I love making my own chai (that prepackaged stuff is so gross). Kiddo likes to join me in a cup of tea. His is just a little hot water with honey, a cinnamon stick and lots of milk. And that little cup was mine as a girl. Can I get a collective, “Aaawwww!” I know…
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Plastic-Free Bread
When I used up the last of my cling wrap a few months ago I decided not to buy it again. I haven’t missed it at all. It’s easy to find alternatives and my favorite is using a wet towel (It has to be wet) to cover rising bread dough. Why is it my favorite?…
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