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Make a Summer Bucket List with Your Family

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:04:30 +0000

Mr. S. is still having a little bit of trouble getting his head around the idea of summer and what it means. He knows the weather will be warmer, and that he won't be going to preschool, and that his brother and sister will be home from school too, but he doesn't quite understand the fun that summer brings.

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Friday Find: Limited Edition 1903-Style Crayola Crayon Pack

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:33:20 +0000

How much thought do you give to the names of the colors in your crayon box? If you buy a box of Crayola crayons soon, you might want to take notice!

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Looking for a Last-Minute Father's Day Gift? Try a Birdfeeder

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:06:58 +0000

I thought we were done with our Father's Day gift-making, but then Mr. S. announced that he wanted to make his dad something else. After some back-and-forth (as much as I read and research, I simply don't have the skill set to make dad some homemade golf clubs), we settled on a birdfeeder.

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Wordless Wednesday: Dog Tired

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:14:37 +0000

Mr. S. falls asleep in full face puppy paint after a fun day at a community fair.

Got a Wordless Wednesday photo you'd like to submit? We'd love to see it! Email a JPEG to preschoolers@aboutguide.com.

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Turn the Page Tuesday: Hank Finds an Egg

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:05:52 +0000

One of my favorite parts about reading books with Mr. S. is how the stories help his imagination to grow. After we've read a book he is particularly excited about, I will often find him acting out scenarios featuring the characters, or setting his play in the setting we've "visited."

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Celebrating a Preschool Graduation

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:11:00 +0000

Next week, Mr. S.'s preschool will be holding its graduation ceremonies. We won't be going -- we've got a year to go before I make a fool of myself, bawling my eyes out in front of a roomful of people -- but it's fun to hear people talking about what their plans are for graduation parties and what they plan on getting their little one.

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Friday Find: LalaLounger

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:36:13 +0000

When my eldest child, Mr. C., was a preschooler, he sat on a kid-sized recliner that we kept in the living room.

When my middle child, Miss A., was a preschooler, she sat a kid-sized futon that we kept in the living room.

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LEGO DUPLO Read! Build! Play! 2013 Reading List for Kids Ages 1-5

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:33:34 +0000

While I don't make my older two children (ages 10 and 12) do much work over the summer, I do ask them to read. At the end of every school year, we head to our public library to pick out a few age-appropriate books that I expect them to finish by the time September comes around. And while Mr. S. and I visit the library often enough, I always thought he was on the young side to start a reading list of his own.

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Potty Training During Potty Training Awareness Month

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:52:02 +0000

I can happily say that Mr. S. has been potty for over a year. Fully and completely. No accidents during the day, no bedwetting at night -- he's been amazing. So here I've been all this time, lulled into a false sense of security apparently, because last week he had two accidents, including one morning where he woke up in his bed soaking wet.

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Turn the Page Tuesday: The Deer Watch

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:22:43 +0000

I am always on the lookout for good bedtime stories. They don't have to be about going to sleep necessarily, rather a tale that is quiet and gentle, one that will calm Mr. S. down and get him ready to sleep.

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