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Today's Featured Mom Tip
What to do with Autumn leavesBy Athenas_mom
We go outside everyday and pick out the prettiest, coolest leafs and bring them in and try to make something out of them. The other day she made a turkey out of four leafs. READ MORE
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What to do with leftover wrapping paper
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By hbowman85
leftover wrapping paper makes great scrapbooking backgrounds
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By dwhite
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By bettycakes
You've one.
Carrolling
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By jbaker
sing loud
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By KAlumbaugh
going and looking at lights and putting in a kids song version of caroles in the disc player and all singing along is great fun and brings lots of laughs
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By FunckyMama
Sing loud
Building a snowman
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By dwhite
use wet snow
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By KAlumbaugh
for those winters when no snow flies, you can create mini snowman with large marshmellows and frosting and coconut....and let your children decorate with candies its not the same but sometimes we hav
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By 2Dec.Boys
Add dried plums as eyes.
What to do with a cardboard box
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By AFWife1221
When our little buy was tiny, we took old boxes and made cars or trains out them. We would draw with Permanent marker on them or we would cut out the wheels and headlights and stuff. He loved it! Wou
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By KAlumbaugh
when the boys were little they loved to play Christmas Time so we would let them go in there room and pick a gift for another sibling and wrap it up and give it to each other....usually they ended up
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By KAlumbaugh
with an older child it is fun to read a story and make a diarama of the story in a box together...each adding the parts of the story you liked the best
A BOOK FOR YOUR
IMAGINATION
What would you wish for if your family was given one wish? What would you do if your family was crowned royalty for a day? In the world of imagination, the possibilities are endless!
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Five Easy Ways to Exercise the Imagination
The folks at WONKA have been feeding imaginations for years, and they want you to know that bringing out the creativity in your child may be easier than you think! Get the creative juices flowing with a few of these ideas that even Willy Wonka himself might enjoy!
1. Blank is best.
Instead of coloring books, give her a pad of blank paper and let her create her own designs. She’ll have plenty of time later on to learn how to stay in the lines.
2. Take your time.
Craft and play time should not be about a speedy result. Find toys that don’t do the child’s thinking for him and that don’t have a planned result, such as blocks.
3. Everyone likes to dress up.
Instead of putting all your old clothes in the garage sale, put them in a dress-up box for your children. Visit thrift stores and look for discarded “work” items, such as fireman helmets, pilot wings and chef hats. They’ll have fun assembling new outfits and pretending to be oh-so-grown-up.
4. Write, too.
Instead of reading to your child every night, ask him to write his own story or help you write one. Add a new chapter at each storytime. Once he’s ready to begin a new book, you can bind the old one into a one-of-a-kind keepsake he’ll cherish later.
5. Turn off the TV.
Trust us, your kids will find a way to entertain themselves. Just make sure you don’t swap the TV for video or computer games. Kids need downtime to play pretend, exercise or nap (which will keep their brain alert later).
