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Welcome to StorkNet's Family Life Cubby |
| | º | 5 Steps to a Calmer Evening
Whether you work outside the house or stay at home full-time, the toughest part of the day is the same: those frantic early evening hours when there are mouths to feed, homework to do, and cranky kids to handle. The trick is to streamline your to-do's so you can feel calmer and focus on what counts - spending time with your family. Here's how. |
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| | º | Designing for Two – A Bedroom for Siblings
When you have two children sharing the same bedroom, you've got some specific decorating and designing challenges. But, with a little planning and creative thinking, you can turn a shared bedroom into individualized space for each child.
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| | º | Planning the Preschool Birthday Party: 12 Ideas for Children Ages 5 and Under
Preschool birthday parties are joyous, but can be very stressful to plan and execute. A successful birthday party is simply a memorable event that makes your child feel treasured. From author Susie Corthright, here are some tips for throwing a birthday party for children ages 5 and under.
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| | º | Inside Your Wife's Head: Defragging the Hard Drive
Dads today are doing more with kids than previous generations. A 2008 study found that today's fathers are managing twice the housework and triple the childcare duties as our grandfathers. But that doubling still only takes it to 30% of the housework. Working and managing family obligations are filling the maternal hard drive. Learn more from Don Harrold of www.practicaldad.com. |
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| | º | Creating a Healthy Lifestyle for Your Family
The human body is like a machine, if you put sub-quality things into it, that's exactly what will come out of it. Compare the body to a car - if you fill your gas tank with the inappropriate mixture of fuel will it work? Of course not! Yet, each day human bodies are being filled with sugars, processed foods, bleached flours, and artificial colorant and flavors. Starting children eating right early on is ideal, but it's never too late to introduce nutritious eating. Learn how during National Nutrition Month. |
| | º | Book Review: The Siblings' Busy Book
At StorkNet, we're big fans of the Busy Book collection published by Meadowbrook Press. This latest addition to the series is a new favorite! For any parent who has struggled to include both or all of her/his children in the same activity - or for any parent who has run out of ideas - you'll be thrilled with The Siblings' Busy Book.
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| | º | Magnetic Easter Frames
Parents can cut out the shapes ahead of time and children can glue together to decorate these adorable frames. They are perfect for displaying your favorite picture on the refrigerator. Contributed by HOTH moderator Miche. |
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| | º | Adult craft of the month: No-Sew Fleece Blankets
No-sew fleece blankets and simple to make, inexpensive, and warm on cold winter's night!
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