Nov

11

Thanksgiving Community Service as a Family

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November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Teaching your children to support their communities can be hard for the single mother. With work and errands, as well as taking care of our children and homes, there does not seem to be a lot of time left over for this important aspect of learning and teaching. However, there are things that you can [...]

Nov

4

Family Decorating: Thanksgiving

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November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Now that Halloween is over, Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Decorating for this holiday can be a lot of fun. It can also be as simple as spending an hour with your children.
It is important for families to spend time together, and decorating for Thanksgiving is a good way to do this. Even if [...]

Oct

25

The Seasonal Tree: Decorating for Halloween

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October 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I have a tree in my living room, purchased from TerrysVillage.com, that I am keeping up year round. It does not take up much space, and I am decorating it for different occasions.
At this time, I do not have a lot of Halloween decorations to hang on a tree. I have a few small witch [...]

Oct

25

Fun Halloween Activities for Families

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October 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I love Halloween. The decorations. The costumes. The merriment.
The merriment? Yes. This is a great time of the year. I would like to share with you the ways in which I have enjoyed Halloween over the years:

Make a graveyard from construction paper and hang it in your window.
Make paper Halloween decorations to hang from the [...]

Oct

19

Great Halloween Movies

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October 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I do not pretend to be an expert on what children should watch and which age, so you will have to decide for yourself which of these are appropriate for your children. These are the movies that I enjoy with my children, nephew and daycare children.
They are not all Halloween movies per se, but they [...]

Oct

19

Great Family Movies

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October 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Movie viewing is a great way to spend time together. As long as you regularly spend time hanging out with your children, and talking about important issues with them, it will not hurt to watch some movies with them.
I started my children and nephew out on the good movies when they were young, so they [...]

Sep

13

Family Baseball Games

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September 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

First, you should know that I count close friends as family. It is a great honour, to be counted as family in a place where you are not actually related to anyone. I have a few friends, as well as their families, who are counted as family.
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Okay, on with the post…
We have had family baseball [...]

Sep

9

Family Bowling

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September 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

When my daughters, Skye and Zowie, were younger, we used to go bowling. I do not bowl because of a back injury, so I always kept score. They loved playing against each other, and a little friendly competition never hurt anyone.
We would spend time together before and after bowling by walking there and back. They [...]

Aug

20

Walking Photography

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August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

A great way to spend time as a family is during a walk. Not only are you hanging out together, but you are also getting exercise. So, how can you make a walk even better?
By photographing what you see along the way.
All members of your family, except for the youngest of children, can take part [...]

Aug

20

Family Game Time

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August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Over the years, we have played many games together. Sometimes the players have been my daughters and I, and other times we have had company.
Children generally love to play games, and it is a good idea to have an assortment for them to choose from.
When my daughters were little, we would play different games than [...]

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