What does Easter mean to your child? (Resurrection Eggs-DIY Home Version)

What does Easter mean to your child? (Resurrection Eggs-DIY Home Version)

Yes it’s that time of year when companies, once again, have managed to commercialize the beauty and symbolism of a special event. Ask preschoolers what Easter is about and you will have a majority reply excitedly it’s all about the Easter Bunny and Easter Eggs…..ooooooh Candy!! One little boy in my Preschooler’s Bible Education Class…

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Kathy Ireland’s nuggets of wisdom.

As soon as Kathy Ireland began to address us attendees at the Disney Social Media Mom’s Celebration, one could see that this former model/actress not only has the brains to complement her beauty but also a strong streak of business acumen (CEO and entrepreneur of her own company Kathy Ireland Worldwide) and a firmly rooted…

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Mommy to Mommy with Marissa J Winokur

Many people at the Disney Social Media Mom’s Celebration knew who Marissa Jaret Winokur was the moment she walked onto the stage. Her accolades include being the amazingly talented Tony award winner from the Broadway musical ‘Hairspray’ and a successful semi-finalist in Dancing with the Stars, but none of that spoke out to me. The…

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Preschooler in the house?- 5 ‘To School’ tips!

Bunny girl was anything but an enthu. cutlet when it came to the topic of going to school. As parents to a first time pre-schooler you may face the same problem but here are 5 of my ‘To school’ tips to help get your child ready and looking forward to the next milestone in his/her…

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Mommy Tip #12 – Developing a Puzzles Enthusiast.

Bunny girl loves jigsaw puzzles. Once she starts doing one, she just needs to do the rest and what I love to see is her little frame sitting on her alphabet mat, crouching over the pieces, slowly and meticulously putting the puzzle together. She was introduced to her first puzzles when she was 2 and…

Summertime reading

Here’s my new version of Gershwin’s Summertime. All together now, sing along….. Summertime,its time to get our kids readingThere are reading programs, all around the townJust read a few books and they’ll see it’s rewardingAnd once summer is done, they’ll still be reading all the time . Ok, ok, I see the quick curtain call!…

Mommy Tip # 10 – Fun way to teach your preschooler the Noah’s Ark story.

Since mid April, I have been teaching the preschoolers on Wednesdays at our church and I’ve learnt that the best way to grab a child’s attention is to make a story fun and if you have props, all the better. I generally make my own props and I thought it would be fun to share…

Mommy Tip # 9 – Running dry on Mommy Tips?

Running dry on Mommy Tips? Help is on the way!!! Just stumbled across this superb site called ‘Parent hacks’. Its filled with great ideas, creative activities and parenting SOS for practically every sticky situation you may face under the sun. That’s right! This site has everything that your Parent Resource Tank needs to propel forward…

Mommy Tip # 7- Toddler/Preschool learning all over the house!

I’ve personally found you can get creative with learning especially with toddlers/preschoolers. I’ve done some crazy things for Bunny girl’s room but crazy as some of them may be, they’ve taught Bunny girl and she has enjoyed( and continues to enjoy) the learning experience..that’s all that matters to me! We have an ABC mat in…

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Mommy Tip # 5 – Making Disney extra special for your little one

Mommy Tip # 5 goes out to all parents trying to make the most of Disney’s ‘What will you celebrate’ theme this year.   We had one ultimate goal on our trip- to make Bunny girl’s first trip to Disney a truly memorable one. I ofcourse had a sub goal….to make sure we did it…