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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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This Weekend's Family Activities

by Caroline

Fri
14
2008

The weekend is here! With a rainy Saturday and cooler Sunday in the forecast, use this weekend as an opportunity to enjoy some fun indoor events. Along with interesting museum exhibits and other options for hands on learning, there seems to be lots of children's theater happening around town. So, come check out what we can do this weekend! "Farm to Fridge" at MOSI: Come enjoy this hands-on ... Read more >

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Top Ten Funniest Children's Books

by Caroline

Tue
18
2008

What is better than reading to your child? Reading a funny book to your child, of course. Today at Savvy Source, the city editors are listing our favorite funny children's books. If you are looking for something to bring giggles back to your bed time routine, check out my top ten funniest children's books. And in the name of full disclosure, please understand that I have boys. Much of the humor ... 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 >

Because a Great Book Helps Explain a Tough Subject

by BeingSavvy

November
20
2008

Oh, the tough stuff. Life with preschoolers means wading right into the hard stuff, sometimes on a daily basis. And what's perhaps most striking of all is just how much tough stuff there is!
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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. Backyard "Drive In" Movie Theatre
  2. I'm Going to the Beach and...
  3. Give Me a Hard One to Guess
  4. Wacky Day
  5. Feelings Journal
  6. Simple Scavenger Hunt
  7. Picture a Good Choice Being Made
  8. Helping Game
  9. Spinning a Spiderweb
  10. Bowl-O-Fun

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