My friends Paul and Val Jost love spending time with Morgan, Michael and Jonathan, three very special boys in their life. After they had fun baking cookies with them over the holidays, Paul had them talk about it on the voice memo on his cell phone. Because he’s also a musician with a drum set
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How can you give your child the gift of “giving” this holiday season? Try this. First talk to your child about how lucky he is and mention that many children are not as fortunate. What could he do to help them? Suggest he give away some of his toys he rarely uses. Provide a nicely
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Now, this may be surprising to see a photo of someone on KIDFUN who is, well, not exactly a five year old! But, boy does he have the spirit! Phil demonstrated that anything can be a microphone and a great prop for sharing warm feelings (or singing or giving a speech). Try this at Thanksgiving!
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What an easy way to decorate for Halloween! Design your front door with a person waiting for you. In this example that Ryan and Amy did (an idea from Pinterest, actually), strips of green crepe paper were used for the hair, white paper plates with black construction paper circles inside are the eyes, and the
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Did you share Valentine’s with your child, even the youngest of children? Did your kids bring them home from school? This sounds like a school project but help your child cut out the designs and then paste them on a large piece of paper or even poster paper so the love from February 14th will
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It’s Valentine’s Day and I don’t care how old I am, it’s always a special day. And, it’s more than Valentine cards and roses, especially when you have young children. Start the day with an extra special hug and play games with your child to see who can say “I love you” in many different
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That heartfelt holiday is almost here and how does your house look? Do you have any hearts showing off the love and appreciation you feel for the world? That’s what Ryan decided we all needed — Valentine decorations, inside AND outside the house. It’s easy enough to do — well, if you aren’t much of
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Resolutions … Have you made some with the kids? You know, it could be fun to have the kids think about what they’d like to improve in 2012 and then write it down to check up in three months, six months and so on. Actually, be sure to include YOUR resolutions on the family list!
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Don’t you love how the streets seem to sparkle this time of year? Why don’t you take a drive to “nowhere” but be sure you bring your camera! Look for the prettiest houses in your neighborhood or an area nearby and have your child be the “boss” and tell you when it’s time to park
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If older kids are looking for a way to entertain younger kids, they could set up a face painting stand and fill some hours with fun. You know the little ones will get such a kick out of it! Last night my niece Molly, 5, and granddaughter Ryan, 3, had so much fun when we
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