Water LimboSet up a hose in a grassy area and line kids up like traditional limbo. With an adult in charge of the hose, shoot a powerful stream of water for kids to limbo under. Starts with the hose high, then lower the steam of water after each round. Losers, of course, get soaked. Fabulous [...]
Archive for March, 2006
Five fun games for a hot summer day
Friday, March 31st, 2006April Showers
Friday, March 31st, 2006A day in mid April can be just as sunny and hot as a day in late June. The only difference is the pool won’t be open for weeks. When we were kids, Mom would drag the lawn sprinkler out, turn it on and let us loose in the predictable, oscillating spray. Today, there are [...]
Five fun games for a hot summer day
Friday, March 31st, 2006Water LimboSet up a hose in a grassy area and line kids up like traditional limbo. With an adult in charge of the hose, shoot a powerful stream of water for kids to limbo under. Starts with the hose high, then lower the steam of water after each round. Losers, of course, get soaked. Fabulous [...]
April Showers
Friday, March 31st, 2006Ways to keep cool in the backyard until the pool opens A day in mid April can be just as sunny and hot as a day in late June. The only difference is the pool won’t be open for weeks. When we were kids, Mom would drag the lawn sprinkler out, turn it on and [...]
Time For A Tutor?
Friday, March 31st, 2006Your child is struggling in school. It might be something as profound as difficulty with reading, which is affecting every aspect of her work. Or maybe he’s just confused about algebra, and you can’t help because those same problems gave you sweaty palms and panic attacks 30 years ago. Perhaps she’s a little lost after [...]
Time For A Tutor?
Friday, March 31st, 2006Eight steps to take when your child is struggling in school Your child is struggling in school. It might be something as profound as difficulty with reading, which is affecting every aspect of her work. Or maybe heÕs just confused about algebra, and you canÕt help because those same problems gave you sweaty palms and [...]
Hot Dates in April
Friday, March 31st, 2006Egg huntBring your baskets and get ready to hunt at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland’s annual Easter Egg Hunt April 15 on Doyle Lawn. Registration and crafts begin at 9:30 a.m. with the egg hunt, divided by age groups, starting at 10 a.m. Cost is $5 per child ages 1 to 12. The [...]
Hot Dates in April
Friday, March 31st, 2006Egg huntBring your baskets and get ready to hunt at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland’s annual Easter Egg Hunt April 15 on Doyle Lawn. Registration and crafts begin at 9:30 a.m. with the egg hunt, divided by age groups, starting at 10 a.m. Cost is $5 per child ages 1 to 12. The [...]
Party On!
Friday, March 31st, 2006For games, decorations and more ideas for your child’s next birthday party, check out these Web sites: www.birthdaypartyideas.com www.amazingmoms.com www.kabo ose.com www.birthdaypartygameslady.com www.birthdayexpress.com www.coolest-kid-birthday-parties.com
Birthday Bash
Friday, March 31st, 2006Every parent has attended at least one miserable birthday party – where the host served cheese puffs and fruit punch for snacks and ended up with red stains on the carpet and orange fingerprints everywhere. Or the craft was so complicated the parents spent an hour finishing it while the children complained. Or the guest [...]