tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77508649559343033072024-02-07T03:22:40.653+00:00Luna and LaraThere's a magical Springdom near Sligo Bay
Where the children drink water four times a dayLuna and Larahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271224297661153357noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750864955934303307.post-70174044358577504402015-01-22T19:21:00.001+00:002015-01-22T19:21:23.026+00:00Luna and Lara Fans<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: red;">There's a magical Springdom near Sligo Bay</span><br /><span style="color: red;">Where glows Luna by Night and shines Lara by Day</span><br /><span style="color: red;">Luna the moon and Lara the sun..</span><br /><span style="color: red;">Take turns keeping watch over everyone</span><br /><span style="color: red;">So close your eyes and get carried away</span><br /><span style="color: red;">To where children drink water four times a day</span><br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Luna glows brightly and lights up the night</span><br /><span style="color: red;">Whilst Lara makes sure that the daytime is bright</span><br /><span style="color: red;">The Springdom of Water is warmed by her rays</span><br /><span style="color: red;">The children play happily in them for days</span><br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Tabby the Cloud Prince flies on his cloud</span><br /><span style="color: red;">To tell you the reason he's so very proud</span><br /><span style="color: red;">"I came down through the rivers and oceans</span><br /><span style="color: red;">to tell you boys and girls about a magical potion.</span><br /><span style="color: red;">When I was born I was given an order</span><br /><span style="color: red;">to show you all the wonders from The Springdom of Water"</span><br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Now Tara the Star Princess has something to say..</span><br /><span style="color: red;">about drinking water four times a day.</span><br /><span style="color: red;">"It helps you do sports and your favourite hobbies..</span><br /><span style="color: red;">It keeps you cool, strong and clear and it cleanses your body...</span><br /><span style="color: red;">When I was born I was given an order..</span><br /><span style="color: red;">To tell you all the wisdom of the Springdom of Water."</span><br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Now Tabby and Tara have a dear friend,</span><br /><span style="color: red;">for an Aquanaut's faithful, right to the end.</span><br /><span style="color: red;">"I'm the world's only Aquanaut and I'm worth knowin'</span><br /><span style="color: red;">I keep the pure water in the Springdom flowin'</span><br /><span style="color: red;">Apples and oranges and strawberries too,</span><br /><span style="color: red;">plus lots of vitamins so good for you!"</span><br /><br /><span style="color: red;">At breaktimes, lunchtimes, bedtimes and tea</span><br /><span style="color: red;">Drink water four times for your new friends to see,</span><br /><span style="color: red;">Drinking more water's the smart thing to do,</span><br /><span style="color: red;">For all the smart children and that includes YOU!</span></div>
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The ultimate battle..... BICHONS vs SEALS!<br />
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Trick or Treat time is Sugar Time, but thanks to some helpful parents, your child doesn't have to be carried off by the Sugar Monsters this year.<br />
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KidsHealth asked parents to share how they handle Halloween. Most mom
and dads — 82% — set limits using a variety of strategies to keep kids
from going overboard on the Halloween treats.<br />
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Many parents said that after letting kids indulge in some treats
right after trick-or-treating, they limit their kids to a certain number
of pieces each day or put the candy stash out of reach and out of
sight. Then kids have to ask for it — that is, if they remember that
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One parent tried to limit the amount of sweets while also making sure
that it was served up alongside something healthy. "They are allowed to
select three items per day from the bag stored in the refrigerator, and
they must have a glass of milk or water for each treat. After a week,
they usually lose interest in the candy — maybe just coming from the
fridge it doesn't taste as good or is harder to chew with the item being
cold. Or by the time it comes to room temperature, they've gotten
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Of parents who try to limit treats, most said that they successfully
kept their kids from overindulging. Those who said that their efforts
failed cited a variety of reasons — from kids finding parents' secret
hiding places to kids creating secret hiding places of their own. Other
parents said that a big obstacle was having different caregivers for
kids, from grandparents to babysitters, with different rules for the
candy.<br />
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Just 15% of parents said that they offered trick-or-treaters healthy
non-candy alternatives, ranging from bags of pretzels to small toys like
yo-yos and temporary tattoos. About 37% said that they offered toys <b>and</b> candy. Nearly half of all parents just gave out candy.<br />
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Parents had a number of good tips to share about candy-limiting
schemes that had worked in their houses, ranging from using the candy
for craft projects to trades with their kids' dentists for small toys.<br />
Here are some other tips from moms and dads:<br />
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<li>"Feed them before they go out to discourage snacking while out."</li>
<li>"Tell them about the Halloween Pumpkin that will come by and leave a toy in place of the bag of candy."</li>
<li>"Toss out the most brightly colored candy!"</li>
<li>"Let kids know ahead of time the limits and reasons for those limits."</li>
<li>"Remind the kids that if they don't eat it all now, they'll have
more for later. Encourage sharing the candy with friends. Not only does
it thin out the candy supply, it enforces sharing."</li>
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Use your best judgment given what you know about your child's
personality and eating habits. Before kids go trick-or-treating, try to
serve a healthy meal so they're not hungry when the candy starts coming
in.<br />
Kids who generally eat just a couple of pieces and save the rest
might be trusted to decide how much to eat. But if your child tends to
overdo it, consider setting limits.<br />
Other insights for handling Halloween treats:<br />
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<li>Consider being somewhat lenient about candy eating on Halloween,
within reason, and talk about how the rest of the candy will be handled.
Candy and snacks shouldn't get in the way of kids eating healthy meals.</li>
<li>If a child is overweight — or you'd just like to reduce the
Halloween stash — consider buying back some or all of the remaining
Halloween candy. This acknowledges that the candy belongs to the child
and provides a treat in the form of a little spending money.</li>
<li>Be a role model by eating Halloween candy in moderation yourself. To
help avoid temptation, buy your candy at the last minute and get rid of
any leftovers.</li>
<li>Encourage your kids to be mindful of the amount of candy and snacks eaten, and to stop before they feel full or sick.</li>
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Here are some ideas for alternatives to candy to give to trick-or-treaters who come to your door:<br />
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<li>non-food treats, like stickers, toys, temporary tattoos, false
teeth, little bottles of bubbles and small games, like tiny decks of
cards (party-supply stores can be great sources for these)</li>
<li>snacks such as small bags of pretzels, sugar-free gum, trail mix, small boxes of raisins, and popcorn</li>
<li>sugar-free candy</li>
<li>small boxes of cereal</li>
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Steer clear of any snacks or toys — like small plastic objects — that could pose choking hazards to very young children.<br />
And remember that Halloween, like other holidays, is a single day on
the calendar. If your family eats sensibly during the rest of the year,
it will have a more lasting impact than a few days of overindulgence.</div>
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<a href="http://www.parents.com/toddlers-preschoolers/feeding/healthy-eating/the-20-best-snacks-for-kids/" target="_blank">Parents Magazine</a> has published The 20 Best Snacks for Kids. So rather than do our own witty, spiffy article, we'd like you to click <a href="http://www.parents.com/toddlers-preschoolers/feeding/healthy-eating/the-20-best-snacks-for-kids/" target="_blank">HERE</a> instead! Happy Snacking, and don't forget the Luna and Lara (shameless self-promotion...so unbecoming).</div>
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Hard is the road from A to Z,<br />
and puzzling to a curly head,<br />
yet leads to stories green, blue and red.<br />
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For every child should understand,<br />
that letters from the first were planned,<br />
to guide us into storyland.<br />
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So work hard at your alphabet,<br />
for by that learning you shall get,<br />
to lands where Tabby and Tara are met.<br />
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And going where this pathway goes,<br />
you may find at last, who knows?<br />
The Springdom where the water flows.<br />
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Where shiny bottles red, green and blue,<br />
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At a recent picnic with my extended family, my 8-year-old child and a 12-year-old nephew were discussing the calorie content of a certain food. My mother commented to me that she didn't even know what a calorie was when she was their age let alone be worried about it.</div>
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And as a parent, my mother certainly didn't worry about whether I was getting the right number of minutes of physical activity each day.</div>
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Times have changed. Obesity and eating disorders are on the rise among children under the age of 12. One might lay the blame on any or a combination of the following: technology, safety, shifts in parents working more or outside the home, or food choices.</div>
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Rather than playing the blame game, however, perhaps we need to step back and reflect on our reaction to weight and childhood obesity.</div>
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In our well-intended fight against obesity, have we yelled too loudly, sending the wrong messages to children? Put too much emphasis on weight rather than health? Created feelings of anxiety and regret around food and numbers on a scale?</div>
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How do you talk to kids about food, health, exercise and weight?</div>
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Here are few suggestions:</div>
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<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.mayoclinic.com/img/icon_li_footer.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 7px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding-left: 13px;"><strong>Get up and play</strong>. Be active inside and outside. Dance, hop, jump, skip. Visit a park. Don't just sit on the bench.</li>
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<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.mayoclinic.com/img/icon_li_footer.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 7px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding-left: 13px;"><strong>Don't treat food as a reward.</strong> Remember food is first and foremost nourishment. This one gets complex as food is ingrained in our culture, making it difficult to separate food from emotions. But try to focus on the occasion (for example, a birthday) and not the food (cake).</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.mayoclinic.com/img/icon_li_footer.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 7px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding-left: 13px;"><strong>Stay connected</strong>. Plan, cook and eat meals together. You can see firsthand how your child chooses foods and portion sizes. Gently guide his or her choices. Watch for red flags of a possible eating disorder, such as eliminating foods or entire food groups, and strange behaviors with food or at meal times.</li>
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As kids grow and mature, their body image and self-esteem evolve. If you have concerns that your child has issues related to weight or food, talk to your health care provider, sooner rather than later.</div>
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Luna and Larahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271224297661153357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750864955934303307.post-11467050494504900832012-09-27T19:33:00.000+01:002012-09-28T11:53:59.939+01:00The Story of Luna and Lara<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">There’s a magical Springdom near Sligo Bay</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Where glows Luna by Night and shines Lara by Day</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Luna the moon and Lara the sun</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Take turns keeping watch over everyone</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">So close your eyes and get carried away</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">To where children drink water four times a day</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Luna glows brightly and lights up the night</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Whilst Lara made sure that their daytime was bright</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">The Springdom of water is warmed by her rays</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">The children play happily in them for days</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Tabby the Cloud Prince flies on his cloud</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">To tell you the reason he’s so very proud</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">“I came down through the rivers and oceans</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">To tell you boys and girls about a magical potion</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">When I was born I was given an order</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">To show you all the wonders from the Springdom of water”</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Now Tara the Star Princess has something to say</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">About drinking water four times a day.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">“It helps you do sports and your favourite hobbies</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">It keeps you cool, strong and clear and cleanses your body</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">When I was born I was given an order</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">To tell you all the wisdom of the Springdom of water."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Now Tabby and Tara have a dear friend,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">For an Aquanaut’s faithful, right to the end.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">“I’m the world’s only Aquanaut and I’m worth knowin’</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">I keep the pure water in the Springdom flowin’</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Water keeps the plants and the animals growin'</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">I got a lot to do so I'd better get goin'!"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">At breaktimes, lunchtimes, bedtimes and tea</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Lets drink lots of water for them to see</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Drinking more water’s the smart thing to do,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">For all the dear children and that includes YOU!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Luna and Lara have a message that’s right</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Always drink water from day until night!</span></div>
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Growing up, I was an indoor kid. Severely lacking in any form of physical coordination (can you say ‘last girl picked for school sporting teams’), I would rather curl up with a good book or direct my younger siblings in a theatrical performance than hit a ball or climb a tree (which I had a propensity to fall out of anyways!) Most kids have a <a href="http://childhood101.com/2011/08/but-my-child-doesnt-like-to-play-____/" style="color: #8ca22f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">natural inclination for particular types of play</a> and while this is not necessarily a bad thing, I do believe it is important to encourage children to engage with other playful activities, especially when it comes to spending time outdoors.</div>
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And if a call of “Just go outside and play” doesn’t work in your house, here are nine ideas for encouraging your indoor kids to play outside.</div>
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<strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1. Take the indoors out:</strong> <a href="http://childhood101.com/2010/06/turning-inside-out/" style="color: #8ca22f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Taking toys that children already enjoy inside outdoors</a> can encourage them to play and explore with them in new ways. Blocks and figurines, dress ups,<a href="http://childhood101.com/2011/04/kids-art-20-ways-to-get-arty-outdoors/" style="color: #8ca22f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">playdough and other creative materials</a> are all open to a world of new possibilities when taken outdoors.</div>
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<strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">2. Use outdoor spaces as an extension of your indoor space:</strong> A patio, verandah or cubby house can provide shelter for play outdoors during the hotter and colder months, and extend your <a href="http://childhood101.com/2011/07/creating-childrens-spaces-in-every-corner-of-your-home/" style="color: #8ca22f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">family’s playful spaces</a> at any time of the year.</div>
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<strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">3. Spend time together outdoors as a family:</strong> Whether it be an evening walk together or involving your children in washing the car, being outdoors yourself is a great way to encourage children to be there too. Here are <a href="http://childhood101.com/2011/04/25-ways-to-have-fun-outdoors/" style="color: #8ca22f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">25 more ideas for having fun together outdoors</a>and a great collection of ideas for <a href="http://childhood101.com/2011/04/weekends-are-for-adventure/" style="color: #8ca22f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">family friendly weekend adventures</a>.</div>
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<strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">4. Take time to explore a range of outdoor environments:</strong> Think beyond your own backyard when it comes to kids playing outdoors. Depending upon where you live, a visit to the beach, a river, a botanical garden or nature reserve, or even a farm, will provide your children with more of the great outdoors to explore.</div>
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<strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">5. Make it social:</strong> Inviting a friend over to play may be just the incentive your child needs to play outdoors. Set up a fun outdoor <a href="http://childhood101.com/?s=%22invitation+to+play%22" style="color: #8ca22f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">invitation to play</a> (or two) and leave them to it.</div>
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<strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">6. Involving children in outdoor chores:</strong> Whether it be washing or walking the dog, pulling weeds, hanging washing or harvesting the vegetable patch, <a href="http://childhood101.com/2011/06/tips-for-cleaning-house-with-young-children-in-tow/" style="color: #8ca22f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">involving children in chores</a> in and around the home is essential for the development of practical life skills.</div>
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<strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">7. Just add water:</strong> Kids love playing with water! As a sensory activity it aids brain development, and as a cognitive activity it lays a foundation for later scientific and mathematical learning, not that kids care about that at all, they just like to splash, pour, stir and get wet! Here are 10 <a href="http://childhood101.com/2010/01/10-fun-ways-to-extend-water-play/" style="color: #8ca22f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">fun ways with water play</a> to get you started.</div>
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<strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">8. Don’t stress about the mess:</strong> For those <a href="http://childhood101.com/2009/11/how-clean-is-your-mess-o-meter/" style="color: #8ca22f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">mamas with a lower tolerance for messy play</a>, being prepared with a tub of water, soap, facecloth and towels by the back door will help to minimise the likelihood of sand, mud and water being traipsed through the house at the end of playtime.</div>
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<strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">9. Make it a habit:</strong> You might like to try instituting a daily ‘<a href="http://childhood101.com/2011/01/a-new-years-resolution-to-encourage-unstructured-outdoor-play/" style="color: #8ca22f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">green hour</a>‘ as consistently spending time outdoors everyday is important to encouraging a child’s engagement with natural places as playful spaces.</div>
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<b>Patience is a virtue...especially at back to school time. Pay special attention to your child to look for warning signs of anxiety. Some children will come straight out with it, by creating a new and life-threatening ailment in their imaginations each morning to keep from going back to school. Other children are far more introspective, but a watchful eye can still pick out the warning signs of anxiety. You know your children best, so you will be best qualified to identify warning signs of back to school butterflies. Whether their summer was jam-packed with activities or filled with complaints about being bored with nothing to do, kids often have a tough time making the back-to-school transition.</b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>As with any new or potentially unsettling situation — like starting school for the first time or entering a new grade or new school — allow kids time to adjust. Remind them that everyone feels a little nervous about the first day of school and that it will all become an everyday routine in no time.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>Emphasize the positive things about going back to school, such as hanging out with old friends, meeting new classmates, buying cool school supplies, getting involved in sports and other activities, and showing off the new duds (or snazzy accessories if your child has to wear a uniform).</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>It's also important to talk to kids about what worries them and offer reassurance: Are they afraid they won't make new friends or get along with their teachers? Is the thought of schoolwork stressing them out? Are they worried about the <a href="http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/bullies.html" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: normal normal normal 100%/1.35em Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">bully</a> from last year?</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>Although it's normal to be anxious in any new situation, a few kids develop real physical symptoms, such as <a href="http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/aches/headache.html" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: normal normal normal 100%/1.35em Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">headaches</a> or stomachaches, associated with the start of school. If you're concerned that your child's worries go beyond the normal back-to-school jitters, speak with your child's doctor, teacher, or school counselor.</b></span></div>
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Luna and Larahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09271224297661153357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7750864955934303307.post-5660433730761746262012-08-30T04:48:00.001+01:002012-09-27T14:24:37.356+01:00About a Zillion Rainy Day Activities for Kids<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Rainy summer days can be a bummer unless you have plenty of things to do to keep your children happy. Remember, the thing they want most is YOUR TIME, so here are some ideas to use the rainy days to help build a bond with them and have fun too!</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Fill a large plastic bin with different shaped dry pastas dry beans rice whatever you can buy least expensively. Give them cups and "sand" toys and you have a winter alternative to the sandbox. (Spread a sheet under the bin they will get it everywhere then you can just gather up the sheet and dump it back in the bin.)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Listen to a book on CD from the library or better yet...read to them.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Camp in the house. One of our tents can be set up without the stakes so we have camp outs in the living room and make smores in the microwave. You can always drape a blanket over a table.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Make a tower from paper cups as tall as you can. Then remove the bottom piece and watch it tumble.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Subscribe or go to Family Fun's website. They always have a ton of creative ideas to try!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Invite some friends over</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Learn something new together.... A foreign language, an instrument, how to sew, candle making, jewelry making, typing, etc.....</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Think up 100 things you can do besides watch TV</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Movie night - a special night a week where we rent a kid-friendly movie and eat popcorn.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Make a teepee</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Let them sort your spools of thread or stick pins into your pin cushion (if you think he wouldn't hurt himself).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Write on a white board we all like that!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Make your own word search puzzles</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Make a book of favorite animals, trees, bugs, etc.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Kids' Aerobics Video.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Play basketball with the Little Tikes basketball hoop.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Line up empty bottles of Luna and Lara (or whatever you have) etc and get a ball and bowl</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Go to the local appliance store and get large refrigerator boxes etc and make big forts (similar to McDonald's playland...okay use your imagination). The kids can have hours of fun running through them turning off the lights and using flashlights getting dad to play monster and even sleeping in them. You can also decorate them with paint or turn them into cars etc. I have even seen playhouses made that include curtains wallpaper etc. Check your local library for "The Great Big Box Book" by Flo Ann Hedley Norvell.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Play chase</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Install a chin up bar.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Set up an obstacle course in the living room or the basement using chairs with pillows over them (kids crawled under) different things to make circles they could step in with different feet a jump rope and a mini-trampoline.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Play racquetball in the garage or cellar (as long as you don't mind ball marks all over your walls)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Have an indoor "snowball" fight. Divide; give each one a stack of newspapers yell go and they have to wad up the sheets of newspaper into "snowballs" and throw them. Great fun! Last part is seeing who can gather the most balls into a trash bag!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Jump on a mini trampoline</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Clean out a drawer</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Clean the house fold laundry do dishes vacuum the rug... - Hee Hee</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Help a child re-organize or decorate his/her room</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Let them sort your cupboards from their favourite food to their least favourite.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Plan a treasure hunt</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Do a craft</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Use large dry beans (limas etc.) and school glue and let him glue beans onto heavy paper or old folders. (You could dribble out a line of glue in the shape of something fun--a car for example--and then let him press the beans onto it.)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Save boxes and containers then give them a roll of foil and duct tape and let them create.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Make & send a card to someone who needs encouragement</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Start a new collection of something (besides dust :o)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Color</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Make and color paper dolls</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Draw a picture together - take turns adding details</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Grab a pencil a notebook and practice drawing as a family</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Have him draw a picture and tell a story about it (you write down the story) and send it to Grandma.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Start early to plan homemade gift ideas for Christmas!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">If he or she can cut get some old magazines glue sticks paper and cut out pictures and glue them to paper.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Finger-paint with chocolate pudding on a paper plate then lick the plate clean :-)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Work on family photo album together</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Perform an experiment</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Play with the globe</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Make play dough</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Make puppets</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Rubber Stamp</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Bake or cook together</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Bake cookies and invite a neighbor over to help eat them</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">If you have a fireplace do a hotdog roast and make s'mores.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Have a picnic inside on the floor</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Play board & card games!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Make up your own game</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Charades</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Play ‘How many things can you remember to do?’: Give them a list of activities and make the list longer each time. For example hop to the door knock on it 2 times crawl under the dining room table and do the crab walk back to me. If they successfully complete this then I name 5 things the next time.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Bake some goodies to take to your community's firemen or policemen & attach a card telling them how much you appreciate their work to keep us safe</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Make a treat or meal for someone going through a hard time</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Write a letter to a relative/friend</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Play dress up</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Put a blanket on the floor and pretend you are on boat fishing etc...</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Play post office</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Playing 'restaurant': make the menus set the table take orders serve</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Play school: you are the student & kids take turns being the teacher</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Play store</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Have a tea party</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Sing</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Grab a pillow and a blanket and lay them in your lap and sing with them.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Make music (pots and pans etc)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Tell a story (can't use a book).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Give them a wide roll of masking tape and let them go to town making "roads" for Matchbox cars.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Yahtzee or Uno</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">K'nex!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Legos</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Puzzles are contagious. Just start one on the table and they won't be able to keep away from it!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Learn to do tricks with a yo yo</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Fill the tub or sink w/water & float boats</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Long playtime in the bath (use the baby monitor so you can keep an ear out for any trouble he may have or for if he or she needs you).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">"Washing" dishes at the sink--get a big pan of soapy water some plastic bowls and cups and let him stand on a chair and play.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Write a story</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Write postcards or better yet a letter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Make a family "newspaper" of recent events or happenings</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">V is for Vapor, rising up so high.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Y is for You</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Z is for three Zebras that I saw at the Zoo.</span></div>
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We stumbled upon a lovely photo of a real life Luna (the dog), Lara (the girl in the middle) and her sister Izzie in the South of France. Maybe we should do a flavour called Izzie Icicle?<br />
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