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5 Ways to Zap "Mommy Guilt"
I remember, almost 14 years ago, bringing my son Kai home from the hospital. We had borrowed an old car seat from someone we knew. I placed all 6 lbs 14 oz. of him into the car seat and suddenly burst into tears. The car seat was way too big for him. ...
Old-Fashioned Ways to Inspire Children
"Walk through any toy store and you will see walls and walls of toys that are loud -- toys that require batteries, have flashing lights, or that look like your child's favorite movie character. What is there for parents who want to raise children with ...
Sweeten Someone’s Childhood
We live in times when the innocence of childhood is being lost earlier than ever before. What can we as parents, grandparents and caretakers do to postpone the inevitable? What can we do to create memories and experiences for our children (and ...
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Bring Back A Memory Night
Here's a great tip for when you are setting a special table for a family gathering or for close friends. It can be a birthday party, a family reunion, an elaborate dinner, a holiday or anniversary - the more people the better, although any number can "play." For your place cards and seating arrangements use a "picture-from-the-past" of each dinner guest. Raid your scrap books and picture albums for old photographs or "commemorative" photos to place at each table setting. Each guest finds their picture-place-card and during dinner tells a story relating to the photograph.
From Great Grandparents, to Aunts and Uncles, to Grandchildren, to extended family or close friends--each person can tell a story about that time in their life, and when or why the photograph was taken. Add a lot of giggling, good food, good fun, and good memories, and be sure to embellish your stories! You
could even do "theme dinners"--all the photographs must be baby pictures and everybody guesses who's who before they sit down. Or the pictures might be all high school graduation pictures, or who caught the biggest fish pictures, or the most outlandish hair-do pictures, first-car pictures, everyone's 10 - year birthday party picture, or Halloween-costume pictures, or even you with a favorite pet picture!
Have fun, as you top off your dinner with a "photo finish."
About the Author
Brook Noel is an international best-selling author and has written over 10 books. Her newest book The Change Your Life Challenge: A 70 Day Life Makeover Program for Women has helped thousands of women improve relationships, finances, home management, self-esteem, fitness, self-care, stress and depression you can visit the website at http://www.changeyourlifechallenge.com/.
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Adults invited to participate in art coursesDaily HeraldShe was able to learn how to make unique Halloween costumes for her children as well as skills on theater costuming. "I took the course because I was asked to be a costume director for a church Latino event at Temple Square," Montesino said. |
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Consumers Ready To Spend AgainToday's Garden CenterCorcoran also talked about an up-and-coming Halloween trend: Do-It-Yourself adult halloween costumes. This trend marries the 22 percent upswing in adult Halloween costume sales (from $900 million in 2010 to $1.21 billion in 2011) to the desire to ... |
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