Posted by admin on April 2nd, 2008 in Home and Family
Dance Dance Revolution has brought dance back to parties and video dance tapes are a terrific tool to have a rocking good party. Try incorporating video dance tapes into your next party.
Video dance tapes are a great way to highlight a party’s theme. Match the theme to a dance taught on video dance tapes. For example, when throwing a luau party a great video dance tapes would be instructional on how to hula dance. Make sure to take pictures of your guests wearing grass skirts and leis to scrapbook later.
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Posted by admin on March 31st, 2008 in Home and Family
A Sadie Hawkins Party is a party where girls and young women ask boys and young men to be their dates. This is opposite of the typical style in America where men generally invite women to escort them to parties. What many people don’t know is that Sadie Hawkins originated as a character in the comic strip Lil’ Abner.
Going to a Sadie Hawkins party is a lot of fun. Normally the dance is thrown by an organization and at the party there will be dancing and light snacks available. Frequently Sadie Hawkins dances are held at junior high and high schools as dance in a different season than prom or homecoming.
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Posted by admin on March 27th, 2008 in Home and Family
A Dinosaur themed party could take place in a variety of ways. For younger children, have a Flintstone party or a Jurassic Park themed party. For older children, plan a trip to a campground. After you have set up your tents and other camping equipment, teach the children to collect wood to build a campfire. Then when the food is served, get the children to sit around and tell stories of times long ago. Times when the dinosaurs roamed the earth. Read up on dinosaurs and tell them about the different types of dinosaurs, the herbivores and carnivores and their respective names. Discuss why the dinosaurs went extinct.
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Posted by admin on March 12th, 2008 in Home and Family
Childhood is a great time to learn about being environmentally friendly. It’s hard in many ways, as your kids see their friends live without thinking about how their actions matter, the toys they play with, the things they have.
The first step is to keep things age appropriate. You can teach children very young about some things. My 2-1/2 year old, for example, already knows the difference between the trash and recycle bins. He asks where to put everything.
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Posted by admin on February 14th, 2008 in Home and Family
An argument with a teenage girl can leave a parent exhausted and considering the benefits of boarding school. Girls by nature tend to be dramatic and complicated. They often lose their ability to adequately communicate when they are angry and can become irrational. These traits, while not indicative of every teenage girl in the world, are fairly common among most teenage girls. If your daughter can argue reasonably and without turning into someone you simply can’t recognize, then consider yourself extraordinarily blessed. If your daughter reverts into an alternate personality and can’t seem to string together basic logical reasoning, you can consider yourself just an average family.
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Posted by admin on February 10th, 2008 in Home and Family
Shrek is the colorful main character in the Shrek movies, and a Shrek party makes for a wonderful afternoon for a boy or a girl. Now that Shrek has come out with his third movie, Shrek the Third, Shrek parties are more popular than ever!
A Shrek party is great for any child who loves the Shrek movies. Pre-made invitations may be purchased at any dollar, discount or party outlets supply store. If the party is being thrown on a budget make invitations at home using a mossy green cardstock and attaching Shrek stickers to one side. Write or print the party information on the other side and the guests will be excited to attend the Shrek party.
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Posted by admin on January 29th, 2008 in Home and Family
We can still remember pajama parties in our time. It was fun and something we remember and cherish for a long time to come. So planning a pajama party for your kid would be an easy experience. Just remember to plan activities like watching movies, prepare healthy snacks and get ready some art projects and fun games to do. The possibilities for a pajama party are endless.
Have you ever considered having a pajama party during the day for friends of the birthday child, both girls and boys? Usually pajama parties are late night sleepovers, and boys invite boys and girls invite girls. However, you can have the fun of a pajama party without actually having to host children overnight.
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Posted by admin on January 20th, 2008 in Home and Family
Having read some books on generation gap issues, and having had a couple of classes on the 4 different generations, it seems that it is a lot like studying different cultures. Understanding another culture starts with understanding our own culture and values first, and then comparing it with the other culture and seeing the difference. Of course, the characteristics presented here are some general tendencies, and may not represent every person. Not all Baby Boomers, Generation X, or Millenials are cut from a cookie-cutter mold, but many similar values and perspectives exist within each generation that can be condensed and used as a starting point for understanding.
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Posted by admin on January 14th, 2008 in Home and Family
Fishing Birthday parties are great ideas for kids. There are two types of fishing parties -imaginary and real ones. Some ‘fishing’ parties actually do involve fishing while others are just plain ‘fishy’. Your ‘fishing’ party can cast off with one or more of these great fishy ideas.
Imaginary Fishing Ideas
Ocean Party: All the participants are dressed as either an ocean fish or as one who is planning on landing a catch. There are innovative ideas for free play. For instance, ‘fish tag’ can be used and whoever is ‘caught’ will then become the next one to ‘catch’ a fish.
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Posted by admin on January 11th, 2008 in Home Improvement
It seems that bunk beds are a staple furnishing in any home. They can do wonders in maximizing the floor space of a very small bedroom. The problem is, if you don’t choose the right bunk bed, you may be putting your child’s safety at risk. There have been a lot of reports of accidents resulting from improper set up or manufacturing of bunk beds and it always pays to be very careful in selecting one for your children.
Bunk bed ladders can hurt your child
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Bunk Bed Ladders - Extra Safety Precautions In Selecting The Right Ladder
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