A Big, Blue, Beautiful World -- And It's All Yours!

July 06, 2009

We marvel at the way our children focus their attention on the tiny: the ladybug on the leaf, the tiny crack in the sidewalk, the speck of offending green stuff in the plate of pasta. And so how, exactly, can we explain the vastness of the world to them, when they are so tuned to the minute? Sure, their minds are elastic (so are ours, though we

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Did You Know...? Fun Facts from Around the World

July 07, 2009

It's always fun to daydream about living in a faraway land. What would you do, what would it feel like, what would you be wearing/eating/doing? After they've had the world opened to them, perhaps your little ones wonder too. What are favorite toys there? When do children go to school? What are the favorite sports or activities there, and what

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Traveling Abroad with Preschoolers the Fun and Safe Way

July 08, 2009

Everyone has taken some sort of journey with kids, and we all know with small ones it's nearly impossible to travel light. They need more changes of clothing, pajamas, spares, extras, toys, loveys, and so forth. With new airline luggage restrictions, it's easy to focus on the what to take and how to keep it under the minimum and forget the other

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Ah, Paris!

July 09, 2009

Many things conspire against a trip to Paris : the insane exchange rate, prohibitive air fares, and -- we almost forgot -- our darling preschoolers who, after being hauled across an ocean and multiple time zones, are not terribly likely to appreciate the City of Light as much as we would like. Sigh. And Sigh again. Yes, we are allowing ourselves

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Konnichiwa, Japan!

July 10, 2009

My daughter shares my passion for collecting all things Hello Kitty and lately, we've been talking about making our dream of traveling to Japan come true. I've told my daughter we'll make it there before she graduates high school; she's convinced she'll be packing her bags by the end of the month with all the nickels she's saved up. On the other

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