Being Savvy: Activities, things to do with your preschoolers, toddlers and kids in Washington DC, DC

Savvy Guest: National Children's Museum's Tips for Combating Winter Boredom

by Leticia

Today's Savvy Guest post is by the National Children's Museum whose experts are providing fun and educational ideas and activities to cure the cold-weather blues. "The winter months find most families inside, reading books, playing games, and finding ways to keep boredom at bay," said Linda Coulombe, Manager of Science Programs, National Children's Museum. "But most pediatricians and experienced ... Read more >

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Win Tickets to Disney On Ice's Disneyland Adventure Coming to the Verizon Center This Week!

by Leticia

I grew up in California and have many memories of family trips to Disneyland throughout my childhood. While my kids have yet to go to a Disney World or Disneyland, we had a wonderful time experiencing the magic of Disney through the Disney On Ice Disneyland Adventure . Disney on Ice is coming to the Verizon Center for performances beginning this Thursday, February 12. We caught the show in ... Read more >

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Kid Art Auction for Earth Day 2009

by Beth Hoffman

Our fabulous Being Savvy Denver City Editor, Aimee, has recently announced the second annual Kid Art Auction for Earth Day. This effort was started last year when Aimee's six year old son suggested that they hold an art sale in their backyard. Things being what they are, the effort soon made the jump to cyberspace and raised nearly $800 for environmental causes. The concept is ... Read more >

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Coffee with the Kids

by Beth Hoffman

The (sick) baby woke up at 4:00 yesterday morning, and I am working with a massive sleep debt as it is, so I decided to take the opportunity to drink my first (half) cup of coffee in over five years. Coffee is good. In honor of my return to the loving embrace of caffeine, here are some good coffee shops to hit with the kids in Northern Virginia. Borders - most of these ... Read more >

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Tuesday List: Favorite Counting Books

by Leticia

There is no shortage of books in this house, especially ones that teach beginning math concepts like counting. Here???s a list of the ones in our home library that come highly recommended by Captain Computer and Little Miss Techie: Counting Kisses by Karen Katz Bears on Wheels by Stan and Jan Berenstain Hippos Go Berserk by Sandra Boynton One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss ... Read more >

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Teaching Beginning Concepts with Jello

by Leticia

I hardly ever buy Jello but in a weak moment at the grocery store, Little Miss Techie and Captain Computer won me over. We came home with one of the red flavors and as we were making it I realized that while Jello may not have tons of nutritional properties, it was full of teachable moments. Now before you think I???ve gone off the deep end, here are some things that can be learned by making ... Read more >

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Looking Back at January

by Leticia

January was all about new beginnings. With the New Year came personal resolutions. If your resolution was to trim your household budget, this month's posts certainly had some savvy money saving tips. Here are my favorite posts that will help keep cash in your wallet: Love to shop but don't always need everything brand new? There are tons of resources for local bargain hunting which are sure to ... Read more >

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Savvy Guest Giant Food's Tips and Recipes for a Stress Free Game Day

by Leticia

Today's Savvy Guest is Andrea Astrachan, consumer advisor for Giant Food. This Sunday???s big game is a fun time to get together with friends and family and root for your favorite team. However, if you???re the hostess, it can also be stressful occasion. Here???s a quick check-list to keep your wallet in-line and your tasks to a minimum so you can actually sit back and enjoy the game too! ... Read more >

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Savvy Guest: Potty Training Power Authors Sean and Cindy Platt

by Leticia

Today we are going to discuss Potty Training. That job we get as parents to get out of the diapers and into the bathroom. I don't know about you, but it is one of my least favorite responsibilities as a parent. Not that changing diapers or pullups is fun, but potty training just seems so ... I don't know ... time consuming? Here to help are Sean and Cindy Platt , the authors of Potty Training ... Read more >

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Ice Ice Baby

by Beth Hoffman

When my daughter was a baby, we sat her on the floor with a couple of ice cubes, took a picture, and captioned it "Ice, Ice, Baby." And now some of you are wondering what the heck I am talking about, and some of you are wondering if we graduated from high school the same year. I was reminded of that picture yesterday when I spent the morning scraping a thousand pounds of ice off of my ... Read more >

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