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Archive for July 2007

July 23rd, 2007

Sock Puppets

After looking at different lists and posts last week about daytime activities, I thought it would be fun to try sock puppets with the kids. We have all kinds of scraps and bits and pieces to use in a throw-together craft project. And besides, I had a pair of socks that were [...]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 4 comments

July 20th, 2007

Bob Weber, Jr.’s Kid Cartoonists

Does your child like to draw and make cartoons? If so, Bob Weber, Jr., cartoonist of Slylock Fox and Comics for Kids, has created a website to feature the artist of kids who want to share their cartoons.
From Kid Cartoonists.com:
Kid Cartoonists is a weblog for anyone under the age of 18 to submit and [...]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 3 comments

July 20th, 2007

Baking from the Better Homes and Gardens New Junior Cookbook

The kids and I made a couple of the recipes from the Better Homes and Gardens New Junior Cookbook I wrote about last month. I thought I’d share a few of the photos out here of our baking day!
We started off with the Creamy Berry Cups. The recipe called for mini-phyllo cups. [...]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 0 comments

July 18th, 2007

Let’s Go Bowling!

Today is my dad’s birthday. Every year, on the anniversaries of his birth and death, I think about what my kids should know about him. What are the things that defined and characterized him?
One of the things that he loved to do was go bowling. He and mom actually met through bowling, [...]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 7 comments

July 17th, 2007

Carnival of Family Life at Be a Good Mom

This week’s Carnival of Family Life is hosted at Be a Good Mom. Here are a few posts that might be of interest. If you’d like to participate in next week’s carnival, submit a family-related post here.
What to do if Your Childs Identity is Stolen? posted at More4kids. Yikes. I’d thought [...]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 0 comments

July 13th, 2007

Nostalgia Toy #8: Slinky

The first SLINKY I remember being in our home was a big, dual-colored (yellow and orange) plastic one that my sister had. I think that was the first plastic Slinky I’d ever seen. We found out that you could sit in the back of our vehicle and peg the person in the front [...]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 4 comments

July 11th, 2007

Carnival of Family Life at The Expatriate’s Kitchen

This week’s Carnival of Family Life is being hosted at The Expatriate’s Kitchen. Here are a few of the posts that caught my eye.
Check out the post My Brother is Awesome at Pediascribe. This is how we all hope our arguing little ones will relate to each other one day!
Leisa presents Goldilocks [...]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 0 comments

July 10th, 2007

Welcome the Music Channel!

Did you see the announcement? b5media recently launched the latest channel in the network, the Music Channel.
My intention was to peruse the many blogs in the channel a bit, find a few favorites, and share some new finds with you. What happened, instead, was that I stumbled onto BritMusicScene, and onto this post, [...]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 1 comment

July 8th, 2007

The Dangers of Pet Turtles

I had no idea that owning a little turtle could cause illness and possibly death! Did you? Hsien shared this article sharing the possible dangers to families owning small pet turtles, especially those with small children in the home.
From medpageToday:
Turtles, especially those with shells under four inches, are still causing illness — and [...]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 1 comment

July 6th, 2007

Seven Random Playtime Facts

Okay, so, Maricar tagged me on June 13th, and I’m finally getting around to keeping up my end of the deal (less than a month later—woohoo!). Basically, it’s a Seven Random Facts About Me kinda thing. I figure I’ll do my best to relate it to playtime. :)
1. I used to hate [...]

By Kerri Aldrich -- 2 comments