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in which the kids and i visit Kid Mecca

On November 10, 2009 · 4 Comments · In adventures, kiddo life

That’s right, we made the trek into the next city to go here [cue holy music]:

Kid Mecca, otherwise known as Toys R Us, in which the aisles of toys extend into infinity, until they collapse into a toy singularity of impossible density, packaging, and expense.

And in which all these [...]

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the puzzle of death

On November 4, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In kiddo life

Luc, who just turned four (!!!), loves jigsaw puzzles. This is not a casual fling, but a full on appreciation and commitment to daily puzzling. That’s right, he does several puzzles a day, and then likes to make puzzles of the puzzles by fitting completed puzzles together, filling the entire available floor space with them. [...]

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cool felt picture fun for kiddos

On February 19, 2009 · 1 Comment · In making things

Kids dig crafts. Want to hear that engrossed silence of kids making stuff? Here’s a quick and dirty project:

Get a stack of felt squares from a craft store and a bunch of scissors. Designate a few of the felts ‘backgrounds.’ You might be able to get a few stiff pieces for this. Set the [...]

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diggers watch tv, too

On December 5, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In kiddo life

Luc is enthralled with big machines. Bull dozers, backhoes, excavators, trenchers, dump trucks—driving past a construction site these days causes the backseat to erupt into squeals of “It’s a crane! Mommy, a digger! Mommy, Mommy, a front loader!” A couple of weeks ago, I ran across an ad for a construction site video for kids, [...]

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toys that never stop

On August 21, 2008 · 3 Comments · In kiddo life

stacking cups silks varialand blocks barbies paper scissors tape glue crayons colored pencils

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remains of the play

On August 9, 2008 · 3 Comments · In kiddo life, making things

There is a benefit to not cleaning everything up right away. The kids do their thing, play their games, and move on to another location, leaving these cool tableaus behind. Usually I know what they are about, but if I’ve been focused on something else, I might come across little scenes that are a complete [...]

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