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Indoor Fun: Glued Quilts

by Rachel Mosteller

Thu
3
2008

From time to time, I pull out the old sewing machine to make a quilt for a friend's new baby. When this happens, my daughter tends to get all excited about seeing the variety of fabrics I have out. I always feel a bit sad when I tell her that we're not to the point that she can make her own quilt yet.Or maybe she can.According to one post at the very most awesome Kids Craft Weekly, there's a way ... Read more >

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Fun for When the Weather is Bad

by Rachel Mosteller

Mon
4
2008

While people in other parts of the country may not realize it, hurricanes (and hurricane season) are just another part of life for people who live in places like Texas. Even if there's not a hurricane brewing in the Gulf, we still have horribly hot (and long) summers that leave us indoors while the rest of the country is out frolicking. Well, that's what I'm imagining they're doing when I'm ... Read more >

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Rachel Mosteller

Rachel is a Texas native sulking around the suburbs of Houston with her two children, Sam (2) and Ellie (3.5). She spends her time cleaning yogurt out of toddler pants and explaining the virtues of not putting food in one's nose. Before starting "The Simple Family," she blogged as "The Sarcastic Journalist." Her work has appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, Wondertime and American Baby,...Read more >

Wise Words About the Comforts of a Great Book

by BeingSavvy

November
21
2008

The lives of grown-ups and children alike are filled with ups and downs. In general, the little ones cycle through their joys and miseries more rapidly and far more expressively (read loudly). But we all need a bit of comfort now and then, don't we? ...Read more >

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Top Ten Anywhere Anytime Activities on Savvy Source

  1. I'm Going to the Beach and...
  2. Give Me a Hard One to Guess
  3. Wacky Day
  4. Feelings Journal
  5. Simple Scavenger Hunt
  6. Picture a Good Choice Being Made
  7. Helping Game
  8. Spinning a Spiderweb
  9. Bowl-O-Fun
  10. Fruit Shapes

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