Posted on March 22, 2008 by drrobyn
It may still feel like winter for some of us but spring is actually here. That means Spring holidays like Easter and Passover as well as playing outside, long walks, bike riding, and picnics.
What are some great activities for children to do to celebrate the coming of spring and some of the [...]
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Posted on March 19, 2008 by drrobyn
Won’t you wear your sweater?
Mr. Rogers always reminds me of a kinder, gentler time when children didn’t have 300 channels of everything from cartoons to candid sex and violence to choose from at 9am. It didn’t promote exaggerated stereotypes, rude language or “pimped-out rides” and any mention of “your crib” really meant, well, your [...]
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Posted on March 16, 2008 by drrobyn
St. Patrick’s Day doesn’t have to just be fun for the Irish! Any child can have fun with St. Patty’s Day activities as a symbol of the coming of spring and the fresh color of green!
Part of teaching children to be open-minded and accepting of others is teaching them about different holidays celebrated around [...]
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Posted on March 14, 2008 by drrobyn
On March 15th many people say, “Beware the Ides of March!”
–Drawing from Jupiter Images
After the highly trafficked Leap Year post (especially from many of you educators and home-schooling parents), I figured I’d post a little something on The Ides of March. We know your children are asking “what is the Ides of March?” [...]
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Posted on February 28, 2008 by drrobyn
We love Leap Year because it gives us just one more day to go to our favorite activities and one more day to use our POWerful Words! No matter what kind of POWerful Words school your child attends– have your child impress his/her instructors or teachers by saying; “I’m so glad it’s a Leap Year [...]
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