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The Making of a CarBot

Every other Saturday from 10:00 - 11:00 am, Lowe's offers a Build and Grow clinic for kids. They provide safety goggles, a work apron to keep, a wooden kit to build complete with instructions and all of the nails and stickers needed, and the tools needed. This morning Stuart and Nicholas headed off to Lowe's to build a CarBot. It's a car! It's a robot! It's both! First you get your safety gear and kit. Open up the kit, separate all of the pieces, take a look at the directions, and start building. Hammering the ...

Addicted to Books

I’m addicted to books. I freely admit this. I have stacks and stacks of them in every room in the house. We have shelves filled with books. My bedside table has 6 books on it right now. There are more on the dresser, several in my car. Books are everywhere in my life. It’s no wonder I’m a writer! Several weeks ago, my husband and I went to a Valentine’s Day party where we played the “Not Quite Newlywed Game” (and came in 2nd place!). My husband had to fill in he blank for the ...

DIY Ways to make learning to write fun

As my preschoolers have learned their letters were are now working on helping them learn to write them. We are no where near the "writing our own names" stage, but here are some ways that we are learning to trace letters and shapes. Hopefully, developing the fine motor skills they will use in penmanship for the future. Here are three of our favorite - make-it-yourself - resources. I bet these can be adapted for both older and younger learners. ----------------------------------------------------------- First we have sticky sticks. We made these at home one afternoon, they are great for molding and for tracing letters. ...

DFW Family Expo

If you’re looking for an inexpensive, family-friendly excursion in Dallas this Saturday, March 13th, head down to Centennial Hall at Fair Park for the inaugural DFW Family Expo, put on by Metroplex Baby and Kids (MBK), and benefitting Children’s Medical Center. It promises to have something for family members of all ages and stages, including on-site baby gear demonstrations for new and expecting parents and a toddler zone with bouncehouses and face painting. Even mom and dad can take part in the fun by stopping by the Tony & Guy booth in the Home & Family Services section for mini touchups ...

Reading Friends Preschool/Kindergarten

I had the opportunity to visit Reading Friends Preschool and Kindergarten in the Highland Village a few weeks ago. I was excited because it is a place that I had heard about from one of my friends as having a really structured, yet creative approach to learning. The Reading Friends program is is an academic Preschool for children ages 2 through Kindergarten which is structured and multi-sensory. They take abstract/academic subjects and make them age-appropriate, concrete and meaningful to your young child. And all of this is delivered in a fun, loving and nurturing environment. Imagine visiting a jungle (aka Reading Friends ...

Silence

I’ve been finding it difficult to write. I don’t know why since a TON has been going on but I just don’t know how to put what I am thinking, what I am feeling, into words. We traveled to the US for Christmas and life has been crazy since. We were stuck in snow in NYC, had a scare thinking that our son might need hearing aides (he doesn't), lost a passport (and a stuffed monkey), and then my grandmother passed away (she lived a long, full life). A week after returning home to Nigeria in January the city in which ...

And the winner is… (How to host a family-friendly Awards party)

Back in my college days, when life revolved around such things as rushing home from class to watch soap operas and waiting around for Whattaburger to begin serving taquitos at 11pm (By the way, I sure do miss the metabolism of my early 20's. I cannot even look at a taquito these days without gaining a pound or two), my friends and I would host an Oscar party every year. Ballots would be cast, food would be consumed, money paid out to the winner and good times were had by all. These days those college friends are in the same parenting boat as the husband ...

What’s for breakfast? Pancake Sandwiches! Yummy!

This will be a new "favorite food" for my preschoolers! My son was so proud that "he made breakfast". My son Z loves cooking, he loves helping in any way! He loved mixing up the batter for us. We used some of the batter to spell our names with pancake letters and made mini-pancakes with the rest of the batter. These were the perfect size for little hands to grab! A tip we use to keep the mess to a minimum, especially when my two-year old is the one cooking: Put the batter into ziplock bags ...

Air Travel with a Toddler

Oh no! I am traveling with a toddler. Traveling with a toddler is a gamble. Rolling the dice on toddler behavior can cause even the calmest parents' hearts to skip a beat. As the mother of three boys, I want to introduce you to what I have learned after years of plane travel experimentation: Holly's Toddler Travel Tips: All non-toddler related luggage needs to be checked. Pack toddler-related necessities in a shoulder bag or backpack - you are going to need your hands free. Pack your necessities in the same bag so you are carrying only one. Edit what you are taking on the plane. ...

I shopped the consignment sales and survived!

Watches were repeatedly checked to see if the appropriate time had arrived. Eyes shifted about cautiously, assessing the competition. Legs and arms were stretched, ensuring that muscles were warm and limber. Surveying this group of women (and one lone man) that had convened in the halls of the Plano Centre, one might think these mamas were getting ready to begin a 5k race or compete in a great physical feat of motherhood. No one would suspect these women were preparing to do some serious shopping. I am not speaking about a dash of frantic women searching for ridiculously cheap wedding gowns or barging through the doors of a newly ...

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Addicted to Books

I’m addicted to books. I freely admit this. I have stacks and stacks of them in every room in the house. We have shelves filled with books. My bedside... [continue reading]

Save the mommy, save the world

Constant mess, checkout line tantrums, ignore-mommyitis, and that dreadful babysitter biting episode aside, the Maiden is not a bad kid. But sometimes–... [continue reading]

I blame Steve Jobs…

My name is LaShawn and I am an iPhone addict. Let’s start at the beginning. Last year my husband came into the possession of an old broken first... [continue reading]

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And the winner is… (How to host a family-friendly Awards party)

Back in my college days, when life revolved around such things as rushing home from class to watch soap operas and waiting around for Whattaburger to begin... [continue reading]

Air Travel with a Toddler

Oh no! I am traveling with a toddler. Traveling with a toddler is a gamble. Rolling the dice on toddler behavior can cause even the calmest parents’... [continue reading]

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The Making of a CarBot

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Plane Watching at Founders’ Plaza

Both of our children love watching airplanes. Well actually Rachel doesn’t understand much about them but she does point to them in the sky and grunts as they fly overhead.... [continue reading]

Cortdera Park in Flower Mound

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DIY Ways to make learning to write fun

As my preschoolers have learned their letters were are now working on helping them learn to write them. ... [continue reading]

DFW Family Expo

If you’re looking for an inexpensive, family-friendly excursion in Dallas this Saturday, March 13th,... [continue reading]

I shopped the consignment sales and survived!

Watches were repeatedly checked to see if the appropriate time had arrived. Eyes shifted about cautiously,... [continue reading]

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Silence

I’ve been finding it difficult to write. I don’t know why since a TON has been going on but I just don’t know how to put what I am thinking, what... [continue reading]

Opportunity for Kids to Contribute in North Texas – SLANT 45

The Super Bowl is coming to North Texas next year. It is something that we are all excited about. It is a novelty of epic proportions. We are all looking... [continue reading]

Strapped Olympians

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What’s for breakfast? Pancake Sandwiches! Yummy!

This will be a new “favorite food” for my preschoolers! My son was so proud that “he made breakfast”. My son Z loves cooking, he loves helping in any way! ... [continue reading]

Easy Cheesy Chicken Muffins

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Homemade Butter

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Slime

Nicholas just LOVES science experiments! He is always asking me if we can do an experiment of some kind. If I don’t have one for him, he will often do his own “experiment” which often just consists of measuring out and mixing up a weird combination of ingredients... [Read more of this Post]

Solar S’Mores

We learned about solar energy today by making s’mores in our own home made solar oven. Here are the supplies we used: Of course, we had to sample our ingredients, just to make sure they were fresh! First, we drew a square on the lid of a pizza box about one inch from... [Read more of this Post]

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