Daily Toddler Play – Caramel Apples
I haven’t done as awesome with my daily toddler play goal as I’d wanted to, but we have gotten to do some pretty cool stuff. Since it seems like our most successful toddler play efforts (at least, the really cool memorable ones) involve the kitchen, I decided to make carame...
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Daily Play = My Parenting Goal for October
I’m not a stranger to setting a new parenting goal for myself. Sometimes I meet those goals, sometimes I don’t, but I always feel like a better mom for having made the effort. Lately, I feel like I’ve been lacking in the creative toddler play department. Things have been ...
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Toddler Play at the Park
As much as I complain about certain aspects of living in Prince George (like the shopping), there are things that are absolutely incredible. For one, we have a ton of neighborhood parks and urban forests. In fact, there are two small neighborhood parks within walking dista...
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What the Internet Has Taught Me About Being a Better Mom
I have fretted about being a better mom. I have worried that my failings, whether real or imagined, are a mark that I'm just not a good parent. I've blogged about my perfectionism, my struggles, and my hopes that some day I'll figure out how to be a better mom in my own e...
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Nostalgic Toddler Toy Found on the Cheap
I had a great childhood. I was spoiled. I had a ton of toys. And I took care of my toy. In fact, I took such good care of my toys that some of them were used by Andy when he was little. And my nieces and nephews played with them, too. There are a few toddler toys that ...
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Day 7 of Toddler Play – Finger Paints!
Monday was day 7 of the 30 Days to Play Hands On Challenge. That challenge was to roll out some paper on the floor, tape it together to make a large area, and turn your kids loose with crayons, markers, colored pencils, or whatever they could safely use. True confession: w...
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Day 4 – Toddler Play – Escaping the Island
On Friday, we did Day 4 of the 30 Days to Play Hands On Challenge. The challenge for that day was to make "islands" and pretend that there's water and/or lava in between. It's the kind of stuff that I'm pretty sure I did when I was a kid. But when it came to incorporatin...
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30 Days of Toddler Play – Fun with Blocks
I have to say, I'm loving the 30 Days to Play Hands On Challenge. It's helping me in ways that I didn't anticipate already, and this is only day 4. Yesterday, day 3, the challenge was to play with blocks. For us, this was awesome. Norton has a decent collection of blocks...
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30 Days to Hands On Play – About that Fort…
On Tuesday, I came across the 30 Days to Hands on Play challenge. It was perfect. Something daily to just get me to focus on toddler play with Norton. No guilt. No struggling to come up with toddler play activities and feeling like an idiot as I came up empty. And, heck...
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Taking the 30 Day Toddler Play Challenge
I always worry about being a good mom. I worry about toddler language delay and if Norton's lack of toddler talking is my fault. I worry that I don't spend enough time engaging Norton in toddler play, even though I've already learned that he has an Own Agenda Communication...
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