Celebrate the luck of the Irish with your wee lads and lassies by throwing an amazing St. Patrick's Day Preschool Party. This party plan has everything your could possibly need: decorations, snacks, a hunt for a pot of gold, story time, science and art projects. It's super fun and educational. Although a lot of the ideas are very creative, it's ...
Rainbow Cookies for St. Patrick’s Day
Rainbow Cookies for St. Patrick's Day are just, well, magical! These spectacular cookies don't just look pretty, they taste it even better than they look. They're actually a scrumptious lemon shortbread that's rich and buttery. Even if they weren't ...
St. Patrick’s Day Crafts for Toddlers
Here are two wonderful St. Patrick’s Day crafts specifically designed for toddlers. Toddlers love to participate in arts and crafts, but their chubby fingers can’t always do the fine work needed in many craft projects. These two art projects are easy ...
The Do’s & Don’ts of Cultivating Gratitude in Kids at Christmas
The best gift you can give your child for Christmas is an attitude of gratitude, but that’s a tall order in our current culture. But Christmas is the ideal time to cultivate gratitude in kids! Teaching children gratitude protects their natural purity ...
The Long Shadow: Tracking the Lifelong Effects of Rape in the Wake of #MeToo
I have measured my life by Octobers for almost 3 decades. My life skidded off its original path on October 4, 1991 when I went from virgin to rape victim in the blink of an eye. When the MeToo Movement erupted last year, I was elated, triggered, ...
Resolve: How to Write and Keep New Year’s Resolutions
If you've never kept a New Year's Resolution, it's not because you lack willpower or resolutions don't work. It's because you don't know how to write New Year's Resolutions you'll actually keep. There's an art to writing effective resolutions that ...
How to Make a Solar Oven
Here is a great science craft to teach kids about alternative energy: a solar oven! Harnessing the power of the sun is cool and teaches us about caring for our environment and using renewable resources. Best of all, kids can make a snack they love, ...