I love my son’s Music Together class, as I’ve written before. Not only is it great for the kids, but it encourages us parents to participate in our children’s musical exploration, sharing drums, bells, scarves, shakers, and anything else that makes a sound or marks a rhythm. In how many other places would you find […]
The Family Pride Coalition is encouraging all LGBT families to attend the annual White House Egg Roll on April 17, 2006. Hundreds of families attend every year, and Family Pride wants ours to be among them. They will provide non-political t-shirts to identify participants as LGBT families. If you think you might attend, it’s worth
I’ve been having an e-mail conversation with Mel, another blogger, about various children’s books. She has a great blog, “Life’s a Butter Dream,” on children’s “literary world,” with useful book and music recommendations, and information about children’s literacy and development. I thought I’d offer a couple of book recommendations of my own, based on books
It’s about this time of year when I start hoping for spring. The excitement of the holidays (and new toys) has worn off, we haven’t gotten any really good snow in a few weeks, and we’re all getting a bit of cabin fever. I decided, therefore, to see if I could put together a list
Here’s a quick and fun activity for a rainy or snowy day: Find several small plastic or foam balls among your child’s toys. Anything larger than a ping-pong ball and equal to or smaller than a tennis ball will do. (Tennis balls themselves are fine.) Take a brown paper bag or brown construction paper, and
It’s a new year, and there’s a new parenting site on the block: Parent Hacks, “a collaborative weblog of practical parenting wisdom.” It’s not specifically LGBT, but looks to be a good resource for general parenting tips. I can’t say I agree with them all, but that’s a matter of personal style. There’s still much
If you’re in the Northeast today, and stuck home with kids watching the fluffy stuff come down, you might take a minute to review these instructions on how to build a snow [person]. OK, it’s really not that hard, and most of us don’t need written instructions. I like the tip about spraying the snowperson
For many of us with children, Halloween is an extended holiday, starting in early October with costume shopping (or making) and ending with two weeks of assorted parties and parades, not to mention the official night of trick-or-treating. Here are some resources to help you survive the witching season. GooGhoul is a directory of Halloween
Although beach season is over for most of us, those of you living or vacationing in warm climes may be interested to know that scientists at MIT have found the formula for the perfect sandcastle. A ratio of eight parts sand to one part water does the trick, and will give you the most stable
Managing meal preparation and toddler(s) simultaneously can be a daunting task. You can make it easier by having your little ones help in the kitchen. Instead of having to cut playtime short so you can go cook (the cause of much toddler angst), start cooking a little earlier and call it playtime. Here are a few things I’ve found even my two-year-old can do.
