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In a Pickle: The WINNER

November 15, 2011 at home
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Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 9 Timestamp: 2011-11-15 16:53:42 UTC Congratulations Ellie # 9 Ellie November 9, 2011 at 3:23 am I’m a stickler for following the rules but flexible rules and rules modified for beginners are totally okay – just no cheating! Does that count as being argumentative? I also enjoy [...]

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The Scrambled States of America: Christmas Toy GIVEAWAY

November 14, 2011 at home
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Christmas Toy Review GIVEAWAY of the Week: The Scrambled States of America Package Including Game and Books! Why we love this Christmas gift: Oh my gosh, MacGyver is in love with this game. I never thought such a simple game could be so much fun and teach children so many basic facts about the 50 [...]

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Rivers, Rails & Roads: The WINNER

November 8, 2011 at home
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Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 12 Timestamp: 2011-11-08 22:01:40 UTC Congratulations Mary Anne # 12 maryanne November 2, 2011 at 7:55 am I bought my kids calendars and I bought a gift for my sister (my family draws names and shops for one sibling’s family), so we’ve started shopping. We keep Christmas [...]

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In a Pickle: Christmas Toy Review & GIVEAWAY

November 7, 2011 at home
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We’re GIVING AWAY: In a Pickle by Gamewright Shhhh! Don’t tell your children. They will be using their reading and thinking skills when playing this game. Shhhh! They might even learn something. Shhhh! Don’t let them in on our little secret. Shhhh! They’ll think this game is a fun Christmas present. Why our family likes [...]

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Christmas Toy Review & GIVEAWAY: Rivers, Roads and Rails

November 1, 2011 at home
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We are GIVING AWAY one Rivers, Roads & Rails Game Now that Halloween is over and the children are coming down from their sugar-high, it is unbelievably time to start shopping for Christmas gifts. This week we are starting our annual Christmas Toy Recommendations and GIVEAWAYS. Our goal is to share FUN educational toys that [...]

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FamilyFun Magazine: The WINNER

October 28, 2011 at home
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I apologize in the delay of posting our WINNER today. Miss Enigma is recovering from an injury this week and I have been busy playing nurse and taking care of her. Life stops when your little ones get hurt! Here is our winner . . . Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 3 [...]

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NO Mess Halloween Jack-o’-lanterns for Kids

October 26, 2011 at home
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We’re GIVING AWAY a one year FREE subscription to FamilyFun Magazine When I saw these Junkins Jack-o’-lanterns in the October issue of the FamilyFun Magazine, I knew MacGyver would go crazy over this project. Additionally, when we moved into our home built in 1952, left behind in our garage was 50 years of  junk. PERFECT! [...]

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Here Comes Halloween: The WINNER

October 24, 2011 at home
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Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 6 Timestamp: 2011-10-25 02:24:02 UTC Congratulations Tiffany # 6 Tiffany October 21, 2011 at 5:43 pm I was going to have both the boys costumes done by August this year. Well it is now Oct. 21 and we haven’t even started. Oh well, we still have 10 [...]

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Homemade Halloween Costumes for Kids and a Halloween Book GIVEAWAY

October 19, 2011 at home
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Halloween Book GIVEAWAY: Here Comes Halloween by Caroline Jayne Church Why we love this book: It’s a darn cute book! That’s why! A pirate? A dinosaur? A bat? So many choices! What should this little boy be for Halloween? Young children will adore these costume ideas and bright illustrations. An excellent book for brainstorming Halloween [...]

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Easy Party Pumpkin Cake with Orange Glaze: FREE printable recipe guides

October 11, 2011 at home
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Every week my husband and I get together with a group of friends to play a casual game of cards. The gracious host and hostess share a dessert with all of us card players. Here’s the problem; I’m NOT a baker. Our sister Jennifer got all the talent for baking-up sweet treats. When we have [...]

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Fire Safety Tips for Children

October 6, 2011 at home
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October is Fire Prevention Month Our preschool children were very excited when the big red fire truck pulled up to the school! Out jumped three incredibly engaging, child-friendly firemen. The first fireman got down on the children’s level and emphasized Four Main Fire Safety Tips: 1. Stop, Drop and Roll 2. Get Out of The [...]

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Buying Made in America Products

September 27, 2011 at home
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Happy Birthday to Joyce.  Happy Birthday to Joyce. Happy Birthday dear me . . . Has your husband every given you a present you didn’t like? Well that happened to me this year. You know I love coffee! My coffee pot died and my thoughtful husband gave me a new coffee pot with ALL the [...]

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Serve God, Save The Planet

September 20, 2011 at home
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For Mother’s Day, I gave myself a gift, it was a book, Serve God, Save The Planet. I rarely buy new books. I try to use the library and purchase at flea markets, Goodwill and  Half Price Books. But on this particular day Serve God, Save The Planet by Matthew Sleeth, MD lured me in [...]

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We’re Recommending a Great Children’s Game: Rivers, Roads & Rails

September 14, 2011 at home
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Rivers, Roads & Rails has been a family favorite for over 30 years. I first purchased this game from Discovery in 1981 for my then 4-year-old son. He received it as a Christmas gift and a family game tradition was born. I can’t even begin to count the number of times I’ve played this game [...]

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Little Helping Hands, Math, Sorting, Learning: FREE printable

August 23, 2011 at home
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Miss Enigma, age 4, has become a little helper around the house. She especially likes to help Mommy cook. A few days ago, she wandered into the kitchen, grabbed the kitchen stool and announced, Miss Enigma: “I’m ready to help you cook. What are we cooking today?” Mommy: “I’m sorry, Mommy is finished cooking right [...]

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Back to School with Morning Jobs for Children: FREE printable

August 17, 2011 at home
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Lately, I’ve been feeling a lot like Jerry Macguire pleading, “Help me, help you . . .” One of my big goals in life is to make my children independent. To teach them independence, the children have little routine morning jobs like getting dressed, brushing their teeth, feeding the dog. . . And daily chores [...]

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Deprive Your Children, Spark Their Creativity?

August 10, 2011 at home
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On our summer trip to San Diego, MacGyver and Daddy toured the USS Midway aircraft carrier. MacGyver took along money, thinking he would buy a souvenir at the Midway. I was surprised when he returned without a purchase. Both Daddy and he agreed that the souvenir models were too small and over priced. Upon our [...]

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Life Imitates Art or Vice Versa

August 3, 2011 at home
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Sadly, the kiddos are fighting a stomach bug this week. This is especially frustrating as Miss Enigma suffered from food poisoning a few weeks ago. Here’s how my crazy brain works. While I’m lying in bed last night, with my two little sickies all tucked-in on the floor beside my bed, I think, “This reminds [...]

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Important Food Safety for Children: Recall Ready-To-Eat Chicken

July 27, 2011 at home
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Last week, we ate at a local restaurant where we have been dining for over 20 years. Miss Enigma, age 4,  had the chicken finger basket for dinner. The fingers were all white meat, not bits and pieces molded into nuggets. Later that night during Bedtime Books with Daddy, she suddenly became very ill! It [...]

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10 Easy Steps to Create a Simple Backyard Pond with Children

July 19, 2011 at home
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This year for his birthday, MacGyver asked for a birthday gift that is slightly outside of the box. He asked for a fish pond for our backyard. In our post GIVEAWAY: A Little Birthday Math Outside of the Box, I share how MacGyver researched and planned for his pond. We’re not pond experts so we [...]

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4th of July Tradition

July 4, 2011 at home
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So sad that this year our family 4th of July tradition has been canceled due to the drought we are experiencing. However, we still remember this America the Beautiful in which we are blessed to live . . . Life with Joyce and Jeannine We have a 4th of July family tradition that has been [...]

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