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How to prepare for your toddler’s play date

I had a very bad experience with our first play date. Tomorrow is our second one with another pre-schooler. I’m hoping for the best.
I was searching on the web to see what can I do to make this a success. Found out that apparently you should prepare for play dates. Here are some tips:

For the […]

Ways to save some money this Christmas

I personally don’t want to think about economy, it’s depressing. But somehow I can’t, when I look at my bills and what I hear in media I kind of wonder if I can keep this up.
So I’m thinking of ways to save money. Here are some that I came up with until now:
1.    Make your […]

Thanksgiving and fall toddler’s craft and activity

All my Thanksgiving preparation, including cleaning and decoration is during the day when my kids are around. They should be busy doing something when I’m busy doing my thing.
Here it is, for craft we need some dried fall leaves, some sunflower seeds, some small cedar fruits, a brush and some finger paint and non-toxic glue. […]

clhack.com a new visual way to use craigslist.org

I use craigslist a lot for buying and selling stuff for my kids.
Selling stuff is very easy. Just have a great picture and be honest about the condition of the item. But I always had trouble finding the right items to buy. It takes a long time to go over all ads one by one.
Recently, […]