Whose Home for the Holidays?
Where will you and your family spend the holidays? Who will be there and who will decide the answers to these questions? Successful celebrations will require group planning.
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Grandloving Offers Hundreds of Creative Activities to Do with Your Grandchildren
It seems fitting that for my 100th post I share a book that has hundreds of fun, low-cost activities for grandparents to share with their grandchildren whether they’re near or far. Grandloving: Making Memories with Your Grandchildren is written by a grandmother, Sue Johnson, and her daughter-in-law, Julie Carlson.
Read More »Thanksgiving Evokes Memories of Favorite Sweet Potato Recipe
Thanksgiving family traditions evoke memories of cooking, playing games together, and an enduring Thanksgiving recipe for grapefruit-topped sweet potatoes.
Read More »Bunch of Grapes Halloween Costume
For Halloween I discovered a “grape” idea for my granddaughters’ costumes – bunches of grapes, from the website Grandloving. Use balloons, felt and safety pins.
Read More »GaGa Sisterhood Participating at the New Mom Fair
We are participating at The New Mom Fair this year on Sunday, October 18th, 2009 from 11am-3pm at the Beresford Community Center and Park located at 2720 Alameda de Las Pulgas in San Mateo, CA 94403. The New Mom Fair is a FREE event open to the public. Brought to you by The New Mom, Parenting on the Peninsula, and Bay Area Birth Information, the focus of the fair is to expose you to all of the health options available to you within your local community.
Read More »Drowning Accident Reminds Us to Be Vigilant
Unattended 2-year-old twins drown in their family pool, a reminder to all of us to always be on high alert when children are near pools.
Read More »Celebrating a Baby’s First Birthday with a Time Capsule
Creating a time capsule is a great way to involve the entire family in a baby’s first birthday celebration.
Read More »Kids’ Imaginations Take Off with Cardboard Cartons
San Jose Children’s Discovery Museum made a big hit with their recent Box City exhibit of large empty cardboard boxes, reminding parents that kids can have fun without fancy toys.
Read More »Take a Child Outside Week
Take a Child Outside Week is a national program to help children understand and appreciate the environment, and build enthusiasm for its exploration.
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