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Category archive: holidays/special occasions
02 Apr 09 | Comments: 14
Julieta applies Christmas stocking logic to her kids' Easter Baskets: Since the Easter Bunny brings my kids their Easter baskets, I felt like I had to buy new ones every year -- now we have a bunch of baskets around...
Best of Parent Hacks: Easter fun24 Mar 09 | Comments: 10
Easter baskets are on their way! We're Jewish so we have other seasonal treats to look forward to (Mmmm. Matzoh.), but at least one Cadbury Creme Egg sneaks into our house every year. We also participate in an annual egg...
Serve green food on St. Patrick's Day!17 Mar 09 | Comments: 0
Well, I forgot about St. Patrick's Day, and now I'm lamenting that I sent the kids to school wearing not a speck of green. Wish me luck...it may be a long afternoon. Anyway, I haven't always forgotten about it --...
Turn catalog pages into homemade Valentine stickers12 Feb 09 | Comments: 11
See? All the garish pink and red splashed all over everything right now can be put to good use! From Rookie Mom Whitney: I just ripped out tons of pages from the Pottery Barn Kids catalog that had red gingham,...
Best of Parent Hacks: Valentine's Day03 Feb 09 | Comments: 5
In my opinion, Valentine's Day should be a modest affair. Handmade cards, perhaps a few treats to supplement the lovefest -- that's all anyone really wants, right? (I take it back. Honey, I want the pink Valentine Domokun.) I'd love...
Photo valentine saves kids from having to sign each card29 Jan 09 | Comments: 13
Jamie from Travel Savvy Mom offers this smart class valentine shortcut: I'm convinced that for every child that loves making painstakingly handcrafted, one-of-a-kind valentines, there are ten who can barely be prevailed upon to fill in the blanks after "To"...
Living through history: how are you talking to your kids about it?19 Jan 09 | Comments: 8
Last night, we watched the Inauguration concert with our kids. Our son became impatient with much of the speechmaking, but we forced him to sit and watch as we commemorated and celebrated our country's progress. As I told him later:...
Get triple use out of gift bags09 Jan 09 | Comments: 15
I'm awash in gift bags now that the holidays are over, so I can't imagine buying one ever again (plus I'm down on disposable wrapping in general). For some people, though, a new gift bag is part of the gift....
Skip time-consuming return lines; donate unwanted gifts instead08 Jan 09 | Comments: 9
An anonymous (lovely) Parenthacker shared this suggestion for distributing the holiday gift excess: If your kids are like many in this country, they got spoiled with tons of toys this Christmas...probably more than they know what to do with. Instead...
Happy New Year, Parenthackers!31 Dec 08 | Comments: 6
Ah, back home after a sunny vacation in Southern California (and copious Twittering from Disneyland!). I'm now cuddled on the couch with husband, kids, and dog watching movies till the clock strikes twelve, but I wanted to pop on and...
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