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Do Butterflies Come From Cocoons or Chrysalis?

Sep
18
2008

Earlier this week I posted about Wings of Fancy at Brookside Gardens . In my post, I mentioned Eric Carle's classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar. You've probably noticed that Eric Carle calls the house the caterpillar builds itself into a cocoon, rather than a chrysalis, in his story. Going to Wings of Fancy reiterated the fact that most butterflies come out of chrysalis rather than a cocoon. ... Read more >

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Leticia

Leticia never had any inkling that she would end up in the DC Metro Area but now finds herself loving everything about living here except Beltway traffic. Born and raised in Northern California's Silicon Valley, this Bay Area native spent 6 years as a New Englander and then moved to the DC Metro Area to be closer to her now-husband and teach for a local school system. By day, Leticia spends...Read more >

Beth Hoffman

Beth is a former corporate flunky turned corporate drop-out and now spends most of her time chasing her two kids; princess-obsessed brand-new preschooler, Mia, and food-obsessed chubbiest baby you've ever seen, Owen. She's a 30-year resident of Northern Virginia and enjoys dragging her kids to all the same places her parents used to drag her....Read more >

How to Write a Family Mission Statement

Apr
18
2013

Where do we begin if we want to make good citizens out of our young children?  For parents of preschoolers, mere mention of this idea may seem absurdly lofty. We're still mired in the minutiae of picky eating habits, playground supervision and bedtime rituals. Can't the civics lessons wait ...Read more >

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