It’s the season for ghosts and this little trick will bring ONLY FRIENDLY ghosts right into a dark space in your home. It could be your child’s bedroom — it could be a bathroom or closet, anywhere you can turn off the lights and have darkness. All you need is a paper plate that you
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Can you make a scarecrow at home — in your backyard,of course? It could be a great family project. I’ll admit, we did it at a fair but it shouldn’t be too hard — just a little ambitious. Is there a farm near you? Start by buying some hay! Then take an old sweater, jeans, panty
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Not much to say about today’s KIDFUN! Other than save same great cartons because you never know what they can become — a boat, a car, a “barrel of fun,” for sure! Just ask Sari ….
Yesterday I visited Ryan’s preschool class and on the wall were many images of the letter “F”. How perfect! I brought her to school on “my” day — F for Feldscher. And one way the kids illustrated the letter F was by finger painting over a lower case “f”and upper case “F” on construction paper.
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What a great idea … have the kids help clean the floor and make it fun! Look how easy it is. In this photo, a little boy demonstrates by standing on paper towels with bare feet and walking around the room. Or, even better, he also has paper towels under his hands, and he walks
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It’s never too early to create an exercise routine for your kids — even toddlers. Make it fun. Do it anywhere — while walking in the park, rough-housing on the bed or the floor. Do sit ups – well, child-size. Touch toes, do jumping jacks. Be silly together and get moving together.
The other day our family had an orchestra — a clapping orchestra. No instruments needed here just hands. There’s one orchestra conductor who leads the way — with quiet claps and loud claps (imagine your hands are cymbals), with claps high in the air and claps low to the ground, with claps on heads, on
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You know how to make a Kitchen Band, right? Just open the cabinets and pull out the pots (drums), the lids (cymbals), maybe even some large plastic bowls! How about large wooden spoons for drumsticks? What else can you find that you and the kids can make musical? Thanks to actress Sylvia Kauders for reminding
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Here’s a KIDFUN reminder — that great game Hide and Go Seek! Kids love it and adults do, too! When you’re looking to fill time, try it. And, let’s hope you’re a little luckier than Eddie! Pop Pop Eddie babysat for his most special person — his granddaughter Mady, 2 1/2. He was so smart
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There are so many talented, creative people who share their goodness with kids and last night I met one. Her name is Theresa and she owns Enchanted Dreams, a wonderful princess-style play land for a little girl’s birthday party! (How could Ryan be five years old already!) One of the activities they did together was
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