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Best things about vacation and best things about coming home

by Becky

Tue
8
2008

As I mentioned before, my family went on summer vacation to Iowa in June. We lucked out with the weather, getting there just days after the worst flooding ever and a week without running water. With blue skies during the day and cool temperatures at night, it was hard to believe we had just missed tornadoes and torrential rain. Maybe it was just good old Iowan hospitality -- they ordered good ... Read more >

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Room to Run: Where to take your Child to Run them Ragged.

by Caroline

Thu
30
2008

I don't know about you, but when my children are kept home indoors for too long they just about destroy my house. I could chalk it up as to having two boys, but I have seen enough girls leave their own trails of destruction to know that child home-wrecking is an equal opportunity endeavor resulting from utter boredom. So today I have brainstormed and come up with some spots where we can take our ... Read more >

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Enjoy Thanksgiving with quotes, games and fun

by Caroline

Thu
27
2008

Happy thanksgiving to all of our Being Savvy Tampa readers! We've got some fun for you today. Check it out, show your kids and then go enjoy your families! Memorable Thanksgiving Quotes As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ~John Fitzgerald Kennedy On Thanksgiving Day, all over America, families sit down to ... Read more >

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Becky

A native Nebraskan whose parents were teachers and always made her "look it up" in the dictionary, she married a Norwegian she met in college. She wound up in Tampa via Norway, where her fondest memories are of listening to a bar full of Norwegians sing every word to "American Pie" at closing time (the most English she heard at one time in two months) and explaining "Paradise By The Dashboard...Read more >

Caroline

Caroline is an over-thinking mom of two boys currently living under swaying palm trees in the sunny state of Florida. She grew up as a Foreign Service brat and spent half of her childhood in Africa. But alas, life got a little more typical once she settled down in the U.S. to attend college and eventually start a wonderful family of her own. In 2005, she moved her family from Boston to Florida....Read more >

SavvyPicks: Best Books of 2008

by BeingSavvy

December
4
2008

Can it be? Is it really time to round up our SavvyPicks for the best books of 2008? It's alarming to think that a year can speed by so quickly, but luckily our Savvy tradition of surveying the year's books is always a pleasure. And this year ...Read more >

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    Top 5 Posts on BeingSavvy

  1. Top Sites for Sparking a Little Imagination
  2. Art-Based Gifts from your Little One
  3. Savvy Spotlight: Taro Gomi
  4. Savvy Giveaway: Inspiring Your Creative Family
  5. Every Preschooler's Favorite Topic, or The Developmental Benefits of a Little Navel-Gazing

Top Ten Anywhere Anytime Activities on Savvy Source

  1. Countdown to Your Turn
  2. Learning Feelings
  3. Capture the Moment
  4. Picture Labels
  5. The Cheese Stands Alone
  6. True or False?
  7. Toy Swap
  8. Learning to Write
  9. Paper Bag Gingerbread Man
  10. Spot Your Name Bingo

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