A Word Game I Enjoyed Playing When I Was Young

When we were young, I remember playing this game called Name, Place, Animal, Thing. Do you remember ever having played it or something similar? If you haven’t, here’s the deal. It’s a word game and it makes you think. How to play – Write the letters of the alphabet on individual pieces of paper. Fold them up so you can’t see the alphabets. Make columns on a page with the headings – NAME   PLACE   ANIMAL  THING Then pick a paper with the alphabets on them. Write one of each of the above with that alphabet – something like …

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Helping your child adjust to the arrival of a sibling

It’s very exciting when you bring your baby home. I remember bringing my oldest home. I couldn’t stop looking at her and marvelling at her. I also loved to pick her up and in fact got her used to being carried all the time. With my second baby, it was slightly different. I still marvelled at him but I also had to take into account the feelings of his little sister. Jadyn was 3+ when we brought Ethan home. Though she loved him, she was also very conscious that he was taking a major part of our time away from …

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10 things to do with children on the last day of the year

1. Create a slideshow of the most memorable moments captured on camera (good and bad) and watch it together as a family. It created loads of laughter when we watched ours. 2. Raise a toast to the Old Year – Dress up for dinner and set the table complete with candles and wine (apple juice for the children) and share your favourite meal from 2014. 3. Say goodbye to the last sunset of the year. Get to a vantage point (a high hill or even your own backyard) and watch the sun set on the last day of the year. …

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