Dinnertime

Homemade Napkin Rings

Make homemade napkin rings with your child for a special occasion. Using either an empty paper towel or toilet paper roll tube, cut the cardboard tube into inch long "rings." Then, choose some wrapping paper that would fit the occasion (for example, birthday wrap for a birthday party). Help your child cut the wrapping paper into strips. Together, take a strip of wrapping paper and tape it, design side ...(read more)

Placemats from the Heart

Every season, or month, choose a different one of your preschooler's works of art as a placemat for dinner. No need to worry about ruining a keepsake. You can insert the artwork into a plastic sleeve that you would use for professional documents. Your child will love getting to pick the newest placemats -- or create special ones for the event. You and your child can ...(read more)

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Pass the...Centerpiece: Inspiring Dinnertime Conversation

Have each family member bring a small object that's important to them to the dinner table. It can be a toy, a picture, anything. Take turns talking about the importance of each object and why you wanted to share it. Listen patiently to each person without interrupting.(read more)

Picnicking Indoors

For those long winter days when you can't get outside, your toddler will love having an indoor picnic. Have your child help you pack up a basket full of food. Together, you can then lay out a tablecloth or a sheet on the floor and put out plates and silverware. Then sit down and enjoy a wonderful picnic together. For extra fun, imagine all of the ...(read more)

Being Savvy Today

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

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