Welcome Moms!

Hope you had a great week and are looking forward to the weekend.

If you had a hard day or days, take a moment & think about one thing your child did this week to make you smile or even laugh...Now SAVOR that moment, your child won't be little forever.

ENJOY!

Friday, February 26, 2010

This Week's Highlights - Week of 02-28-2010

Time for Fun
Nickelodeon Presents Storytime Live!

March 31, 2010 — April 04, 2010 at Radio City Music Hall

From the Website...Come play along with your favorite preschool pals LIVE on stage as Nickelodeon presents their newest, biggest, most exciting live show ever.

Leap into Fairytale Land with "Dora the Explorer," journey through Purewood Forest with "The Backyardigans," hop into Wonderland with "Wonder Pets!," and monkey around on The Monkey King Adventure with "Ni Hao, Kai-lan."


Time to Eat

Brought to you by The Sneaky Chef

The Sneaky Chef to the Rescue: 101 all new recipes and sneaky tricks for creating healthy meals kids will love

From the website...The New York Times bestselling author returns--this time responding directly to her readers' most pressing concerns. Legions of fans have written to her, asking for more recipes that focus on their specific family challenges. She's heard them loud and clear, and has crafted meals that are targeted to these special needs, including:

* Lower-calorie & low-fat meals
* Holidays & other special occasions
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Time to Read
Read Across America - On March 2, the National Education Association calls for every child to be reading in the company of a caring adult.


From the NEA's Read Across America logowebsite...The National Education Association is building a nation of readers through its signature program, NEA's Read Across America. Now in its thirteenth year, this year-round program focuses on motivating children and teens to read through events, partnerships, and reading resources.

NEA's Read Across America Day, NEA's national reading celebration takes place each year on or near March 2, the birthday of Dr. Seuss. Across the country, thousands of schools, libraries, and community centers participate by bringing together kids, teens, and books, and you can too!

Teacher's Top 100 Books for Children

The following list was compiled from an online survey in 2007. Parents and teachers will find it useful in selecting quality literature for children.
  1. Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
  2. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
  3. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
  4. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
  5. Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
  6. I Love You Forever by Robert N. Munsch
  7. Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
  8. Oh! The Places You Will Go by Dr. Seuss
  9. The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
  10. The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg


Time to Save






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Time to Shop
Match & Munch Sandwich Cutters
$16.95

Brought to you by The Spoon Sisters













From the website...Moms are you often puzzled on how to get your finicky little eaters to consume their sandwiches crust and all? Here’s a super creative way to kill two birds with one cutter...eliminate pesky crusts while making sandwiches into an intriguing interlocking puzzle pieces your kids will want to eat. The cutter is higher than a regular cookie cutter so it easily cut through two pieces of bread without flattening the sandwich. You can create single sandwiches – pieces measure about 3.3 inches X 2 inches --or build an amazing interlocking puzzle with pieces measuring about 2 inches square. Dishwasher safe. Made of ABS, USFDA approved food-grade virgin plastic. BPA, Lead and Phalate Free. Both product and packaging are 100% recyclable.

Friday, February 5, 2010

This Week's Highlights - Week of 02-07-2010

Time for Fun

Travel for Kids

Fun things to do with kids...
Country List

From the website...

Trip Planner
Planning trips with kids is easier than you might think – do a little research, find the itinerary and budget that works for your family, and everything will fall into place.
Travel Tips
Practical tips for family vacations: "Traveling with stuffed animals," don't leave home without them, "Get those tickets to ride," family discounts on trains in Europe, "Tips for traveling with preschoolers," encourages parents with young kids to take long trips, "Baby's first flight," insider secrets for flying with infants, "Packing for your trip" and more...


Time to Eat

National Food Service Management
Care Connection Curriculum Section 8: Nutrition Education
From the website...
This section provides lessons about healthful food choices, variety and moderation in food choices, and the good things healthful food does for the body for providers and young children.

It offers a large selection of fun food activities that the child care provider can do with young children to help them make healthful food choices and make eating habits that will last a lifetime.

Cooking Connection: Banana Pops
Children will listen to a story about fresh fruits and then prepare banana pops, a snack they can eat fresh or as a frozen pop later.

Cooking Connection: Little Red Hen Bread
After listening to the story of The Little Red Hen, children will participate in a simple whole wheat baking activity.

Cooking Connection: Moo Juice Smoothie
After listening to the story, From Grass to Milk, children will assist in the preparation of smoothies that include two dairy foods and a fruit.



Time to Read
New Spot Book - Spot's Noisy Car

About Spot

Eric Hill Fact File

Spots Friends and Family

Top 10 Spot Books



Time to Save
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From the website..

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Time to Shop
Mom Invented® Products brings you...Shoe Clues

Product Description

A fun way to teach children to put their shoes on successfully. Shoe clues include three (3) pairs of high quality stickers. Made of silicon, not paper, so they cannot tear. Shoe Clues are color and letter coded to help children reinforce left and rght learning. They also enable children to be self-sufficient and help them identify their shoes at preschool and playgroups. Just tell them that each of the friendly characters have to be facing each other when the shoes are placed together and that will ensure they are lined up for the correct foot.

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