Time to Play guest blogger for January 17, 2012
Time to Play: Get Prepared for Winter
We've been lucky in New England with not having any snow yet but we know it will come. At the end of October I get prepared for winter so it doesn't catch me by surprise but it's never too late. When you're not prepared, it can make snow days very long and stressful. Scrambling for snow gear while impatient children follow your every move is not fun...Read More...
Rachel Ferrucci can be read regulary at RachelFerrucci.com, and followed on twitter at @rachelferrucci.
Time to Play guest blogger for January 10, 2012
Time to Play: 10 Ways to Reinforce Preschool Learning
In an age when public and private preschools are nearly impossible to enroll in, it can be frustrating and down-right difficult to think of new and fun ways to reinforce learning and introduce important skills at home. Preschoolers are hungry to learn though and nearly everything in your home can be used to reinforce important life and learning skills. Everything from paper plates to the set of dice your husband uses to play poker with can be used to expand your child's knowledge and learning base. Take a look at some of the household items you can use right now to build a solid foundation for your child's future learning...Read More...
Amanda Henson can be read regulary at High Impact Mom, and followed on twitter at @highimpactmom.
Time to Play guest blogger for January 5, 2012
Time to Play: 5 Things to Do When You Don’t Know What To Do
As a parent there are so many times where you get stymied by the day to day issues that you have to do that it becomes hard at times to take time out of that schedule to be able to simply be present in the lives of our children. With that in mind I wanted to share five ideas that all of you can use in providing yourself a way to be able to find time and to be present with your kids (with no or little cost)...Read More...
Chris Lewis can be read regulary at Dad of Divas, and followed on twitter at @dadofdivas.
Time to Play guest blogger for December 20, 2011
Time to Play: Stay on Track for the Holidays
As I sit here struggling with a slight case of writer's block, staring at the pack of P90X DVDs sitting next to my laptop, it finally hits me... I need to remind myself how much I need to stay motivated to continue on in my workout program, through the holidays, through all the yummy meals, and desserts, and the fact that my workout buddies are traveling for the holidays. Yes, I need to stay motivated and stay on track... and I'm sure that I'm not alone in this. Come on, you know you need to keep up your fitness routine too! How about we do it together? How? Keep reading!..Read More...
Monica Brady can be read regulary at Mommy Brain Reports, and followed on twitter at @mommybrain.
Time to Play guest blogger for December 13, 2011
Time to Play: Holiday Traditions
The traditions we hold near and dear to us during the holidays can mean as much to us as the holidays themselves. They provide a sense of comfort, and security, and we know they'll remain the same regardless of life's unpredictability...Read More...
Liz can be read regulary at A Nut in a Nutshell, and followed on twitter at @blueviolet.
Time to Play guest blogger for December 6, 2011
Time to Play: A Sense of Humor is Key to Holiday Survival
It was one of those December nights before Christmas, when all through the house, people were screaming...Read More...
Gretchen White can be read regulary at Lifenut, and followed on twitter at @lifenut.
Time to Play guest blogger for November 29, 2011
Time to Play: 5 Ways to Tame the “Gimmies” at Christmas
Christmas is such a magical time of year. It seems that everyone is just in a better mood and there is a feeling of hope and love in the atmosphere. With that said, there can also be a bad case of the "gimmies" going on in your house. What are the "gimmies"? That's when your child needs every single thing he or she sees (Give Me...). So, when would be a better time than Christmas to conquer this? After all, it is the season of giving. Here are 5 practical ways you can foster a sense of giving or valuing others during the Christmas season...Read More...
Felicia Carter can be read regulary at Go Graham Go, and followed on twitter at @gograhamgo.
Time to Play guest blogger for November 22, 2011
Time to Play: Teaching Children to Give
When I was a little girl, money was tight. Not just tight - think choosing between food and electricity, tight. We learned fast where all the best food pantries were and how to buy a loaf of bread for 20 cents. When Christmas came around, my mom's heart sank because she knew there was not going to be a single gift under the tree...Read More...
Annie Shultz can be read regulary at Mama Dweeb, and followed on twitter at @mamadweeb.
Time to Play guest blogger for November 15, 2011
Time to Play: Surviving A Picky Eater This Holiday Season
I never thought I would end up with a picky eater. Unfortunately, my 4 year old takes one look at my dinners and proclaims, "I don't like that!". He has quickly learned that I am not a short order cook and he will be eating what the rest of us are having. Over the past year I've learned how to get him to eat things he normally wouldn't...Read More...
Dee Owens can be read regulary at Two of a Kind Working on a Full House, and followed on twitter at @twoofakind.
Time to Play guest blogger for November 8, 2011
Time to Play: 5 Ways to Play Football with a 5-Year-Old
After watching 300-pound grown men pound each other on the football field on TV for an hour, my 5-year-old and I instinctively run to get our shoes and meet each other in the backyard. It's half-time on TV, but it's game time at Chen Field...Read More...
Tony Chen can be read regulary at Savvy Daddy, and followed on twitter at @savvydaddy.
