Category: Family

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Shocking Milwaukee co-sleeping ad goes too far

The city of Milwaukee has put out a set of shocking ads, showing babies in bed with…

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Unschooling / Homeschooling – Where to Start

Way back before we started homeschooling our kids my husband and I had many discussions about educational…

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Get a Melissa & Doug 25% Off Coupon When You Take the North “Poll”

We seriously love Melissa & Doug toys. They were the go to toys when the girls were younger,…

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Kids Craft – Egg Carton Caterpillars

My daughter collects egg cartons. She has a huge collection stuffed away in a cabinet waiting to…

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The Mathematics of Doctor Who’s Fez

My oldest is a huge Doctor Who fan. She has seen all of the episodes from the last couple of seasons and quite a few of the previous ones. When Halloween started getting close she wanted to be Doctor Who, more specifically the 11th Doctor. We went to various thrift stores and department stores and outfitted her with his trade marked suspenders, tweed jacket and bow tie but the one additional think she insisted on was a fez, because to quote the Doctor “I wear a fez now. Fezzes are cool”

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Self Directed Math Learning with Base Ten Blocks

Can you unschool math? Sure you can, especially with base ten blocks and other manipulatives! My kids love math and…

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Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone! Tonight I will be traipsing the neighborhood with Doctor Who (#11 to be precise)…

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Four Fun Halloween Crafts for Kids – Friday Finds

It’s almost Halloween but we still have the weekend to get through! If your kids are like…

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3 Homeschooling Myths, Busted via Technorati

With home education doubling in the US from 850,000 in 1999 to 1.5 million in 2007, and homeschoolers…

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Learning on the Fly

  Sometimes life presents to you great opportunities for learning, the goal is to be open to…