Articles for category: Parenting

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Woodworking Projects for Kids

Our kids have always enjoyed woodworking projects. We have quite a collection of birdhouses, shelves and stools that they have built through the years. Here are 10 great free woodworking project patterns that are easy and inexpensive for kids to use. The Minwax Company, www.minwax.com, has some easy to build woodworking projects. The Baseball Cap ...

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Next Smash Bros Coming to Xbox 360

Super Smash Brothers Brawl is universally known as the greatest cross-over fighting game there is. According to sales, the Super Smash Brothers franchise is the greatest fighting game- ever. Mario, Link, Sonic, and Solid Snake can battle atop a Star Fox battle cruiser while flying through space. Nowhere else can you get a feeling more ...

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Top 10 Old Fashioned Kids Party Games

Modern kids may never have played some of these old fashioned kids party games. If you don’t tell kids these are old school, they won’t know. These games encourage plenty of lively interaction and riots of laughter. Why not teach this gadget-loving generation how to have some good old fashioned fun? Twists are included for ...

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Top Five Lego Backpacks for Young Boys

It’s that time of year again and kids everywhere are getting ready to go back to school. One of the highlights of getting ready for the first day of school is backpack shopping. Backpacks are essential items for most kids who use them to carry books, homework and lunch bags back and forth from school. ...

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Parenting Toddlers: How to Discipline a Toddler 101

Babies are sweet and innocent. They do not misbehave in any way. A baby cannot be labeled good or bad for their actions. A baby is just a baby! However, around age three things begin to change. Baby is no longer a baby but rather a rambunctious toddler. Once baby becomes a toddler it’s time ...

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How to Plan Summer Tutoring for Children

As summer approaches, kids are delighted, but parents may be concerned. Endless hours of play loom in the child’s mind; endless hours without any real ‘academic’ support or practice may loom in a parent’s mind. Particularly if the child is struggling is already struggling in school. Clearly we don’t want to deprive our children of ...

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Free Online Coloring Books

Coloring books have been a fundamental part of child rearing for the past several hundred years. In fact, I bet that the concept behind coloring books was even practiced back in ancient times by young cavepeople. I can imagine young men and women using various dyes (blood, smeared fruits, etc) to paint colorful pictures on ...

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Best Camping Birthday Invitations

Does the birthday person in your family love to go camping? If so, you should consider throwing them a camping themed birthday party or have their party take place on a camping trip. If you want everyone to get excited before the birthday party, get camping birthday invitations. It can be difficult to find the ...