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Author Archives: Rachel B
Classroom Valentine’s Party
We’ve rung in the New Year, the winter holidays behind us, and allowed ourselves a few moments to breathe. But, with February right around the corner, Room Parents are likely gearing up for one of the more favored class parties … Continue reading
What To Do For a Christmas Classroom Party
Parents of preschool through grade school age children have at some point been asked to be a room parent, or volunteer of some sort with classroom activities. If you are a room mom, or someone who volunteered to help, you … Continue reading
How To Cook Corn on the Cob in the Microwave
Corn on the cob is a huge treat for my family. I look forward to Summer each and every year just so I can walk into the store and see that beautiful yellow gold peeking out from green husks. Oh … Continue reading
How To Make a Personalized Memory Game: Creating a Busy Box For Your Child Part 2
You remember the game, Memory, from childhood right? The one with a set of cards that has different pictures, each with a match, on one side and the same image or pattern on the opposite side. The idea is to … Continue reading
Menu Planning Made Easy
When we were first married, my husband and I would try to be the first to ask the dreaded question at the end of each day, what’s for dinner? We never had a plan, and it took us forever to … Continue reading
Cake Pops Tips and Tricks
Cake Pops are all the rage right now. Being sold at school bake sales, taking the place of cake at birthdays, and even finding their way into Starbucks. I mean, how could you resist these cute little balls of goodness? … Continue reading
Creating a busy box for your child: Part 1-What to put in it?
Do your kids go crazy in the waiting room of the doctor’s office? Do they freak out if they have to spend more than 10 seconds in the shopping cart at Target? Do you dread taking them to restaurants? If … Continue reading
Building Your Child’s Self-Esteem
I read somewhere once, I think it was in a magazine, about how studies have demonstrated that showing a child pictures of himself raises his self-esteem. If that is true, my kids must have wonderful self-esteem. As a member of … Continue reading
Super Bowl Sunday Cheese Fondue
Super Bowl XLVI is almost here! This means many of us will be sitting in front of our TV’s for the big event, if only to watch the commercials and halftime show. The Super Bowl is also a great excuse … Continue reading
Baby Wipes – Did you know they could do that?
If you are a parent of a child who isn’t potty trained, then you have an abundance of baby wipes on hand. We buy the Costco brand, which is sold in a box of 9, giving you 900 baby wipes … Continue reading
Choosing the right preschool doesn’t have to be a painful process
January is prime preschool hunting season. This time of year, when most schedules seem to settle down, parents of 2-5 year olds find themselves in a whole new flurry of running around. Winter is the time when most preschools hold … Continue reading
Pinterest- is it worth it or just a time suck?
The latest buzz in the social networking world is Pinterest. I’d seen the posts and forums spouting endless chatter about this new site where you can “pin” things. With the already time sucking lures of Facebook and Twitter, did I … Continue reading