Halloween
Celebrating Dia de los Muertos
October 30, 2008
If there's one thing you can't say about Houston, well besides commenting on our wonderful weather, you can't say we don't have a variety of cultures and cultural activities to offer. If you're looking for an interesting cultural Halloween activity, check out the Dia de los Muertos Workshop at the Lawndale Arts Center. Help the center make "Day of the Dead" sugar skulls for tomorrow's Read more...
Houston Halloween Events for Kids
October 21, 2008
Call me old fashioned, call me what you will but I believe in good old trick or treating on Halloween. No carnivals, no "special things," just ringing a door bell and getting candy. Now...in the weeks before the big holiday, I do like to liven things up and participate in Halloween-themed events. Just not on H-night. If you're looking for some Halloween fun with your kids, then you've come to Read more...
Sensory Table Fun
October 13, 2008
What I love most about sending my children to preschool (well, besides those free minutes to work and shower in peace) is what I'm learning from their teachers. Take, for example, the sensory table. My son's teachers always have a sensory table set up in the class and so, last week, I decided to start my own. I have to say I'm having so much fun making them! Basically, all you have to do is Read more...
Houston Halloween Costumes
October 07, 2008
So it's October and for parents across the country, it means it's Halloween costume time. What to do? Perhaps your preschooler has a certain costume in mind or you just don't want your baby to look like all the other kids on the block, but either way, you need to find a costume, stat. Where to go? Well, in Houston there's Frankel's Costume on Polk Street, where you can find everything from Dee Read more...
Imagination Fun
October 03, 2008
Today's Savvy Source national post discusses the classic book Harold and the Purple Crayon and how it is one of the great imagination books out there. I'm happiest when I see my two little ones playing imagination games and I'm more than happy to help them out wherever possible. Right now is a great time to pick up costumes at thrift stores for the fraction of the price of new. What's best Read more...
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