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The Tiny Sparrow Foundation will soon be an established non-profit organization started by cancer survivor and passionate photographer Lidia Boicu.  Lidia has endured a grueling battle with breast …

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Homemade Play-doh Recipe and Activities
Thu, 15/01/09 – 14:00 | One Comment

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Homeamade Play-doh is a lot of fun to make and a great learning experience for preschoolers and toddlers. There are many recipes for making homemade play-doh, but many of them involved cooking the …

Searching for a Child Care Provider
Tue, 13/01/09 – 16:52 | No Comment

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With the current state of the economy, many moms are facing the inevitable: finding a job outside of the home. The biggest challenge when returning to work is searching for a …

Preschool Alphabet Printable Worksheets
Mon, 12/01/09 – 18:27 | 3 Comments

I have created Preschool AlphabetPrintable Worksheets for toddlers and preschoolers to use to practice learning each letter of the alphabet. There are worksheets for both uppercase and lowercase letters with a picture of the …

Amish Friendship Bread
Fri, 9/01/09 – 12:09 | 2 Comments

My neighbor and friend stopped by yesterday to bring me some Amish Friendship Bread starter mix to make bread. Basically, the idea is that you receive a cup of bread starter mix from a …

Chocolate-Espresso Snowcaps Recipe
Wed, 7/01/09 – 14:20 | No Comment

Another delicious cookie we made during the holidays came from this Chocolate-Espresso Snowcaps recipe. They are basically the old-fashioned chocolate crinkles, if you are familiar with those, with the addition of espresso powder.
My husband …

Banana Bread Recipe
Tue, 6/01/09 – 20:15 | No Comment

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During the holidays, we did a lot of baking and cooking.  Here is a …

50 Ways to Praise Your Child
Sat, 20/12/08 – 12:11 | 2 Comments

50 Ways to Praise Your Child: Have you praised your child today?
Parents are faced with the task of disciplining their children when behavior gets out of control. That’s the not so fun part …

Moms, You Can Build Your Own Website
Sat, 20/12/08 – 12:04 | No Comment

I am a busy mom of 4 amazing children and a WAHM (work-at-home mom) who operates an in-home child care 4 days per week.
In April 2008, I decided that I wanted to do “something” more, …

Children’s Crafts and Activities
Sat, 20/12/08 – 10:03 | One Comment

Planning and organizing a variety of child care crafts activities for the children in your care is essential to their development. While doing arts and crafts activities is extremely fun, it is actually very educational …

Parents Resources: Reporting Violations or Complaints
Fri, 19/12/08 – 18:38 | One Comment

A valuable parents resource is having the contact information for reporting violations and complaints. At times, you might find the child care facility is neglecting to follow all the licensing standards and regulations. If it …