Posts Tagged ‘christmas’

How To Convince Your Kids That Santa Is Real

How To Convince Your Kids That Santa Is Real
Tweet Death and kidnapping; those are the biggies. And they each deserve whatever fear you allocate them.  What I’m afraid of more day-to-day, and especially around this time of year, is the loss of innocence in my children and, more specifically,...
November 3rd, 2011 | Musings on Parenting | Read More

My Holiday Gift To You: Free Christmas Cards Coupon Code

My Holiday Gift To You: Free Christmas Cards Coupon Code
Tweet So I’ve got a few of those online, print-on-demand tee shirt and gift shops under my entrepreneurial umbrella.  It’s what pays the bills around here.  Well, the monthly haircut bill at least.  Aaaaaaanyway… I’ve got...
October 24th, 2011 | GIVEAWAYS, Musings on Parenting | Read More

Frugal Fun for Kids: Holiday Catalog Cut & Paste Crafts

Frugal Fun for Kids: Holiday Catalog Cut & Paste Crafts
Tweet If you’ve been putting off that long overdue mailbox expansion, now’s the time to get ‘er done! Because we’re only weeks away from holiday catalog season, those fun couple of months when we’ll be bombarded daily...
September 29th, 2011 | Frugal Fun For Kids, Musings on Parenting | Read More

Kid’s Toy Review: Squinkies

Kid’s Toy Review: Squinkies
Tweet Waaaaay back in the day (like 6 months ago) I saw Squinkies only on end cap pegs; bubble packs of 16 impossibly small and thoroughly charming critters relegated to the perimeter of toy department aisles.  Now when I enter the toy section of...
September 29th, 2011 | OWTK Toy Reviews | Read More

OWTK’s Helpful Idea: It’s Never Too Early To Christmas Shop

Tweet Seriously. With sites like Kids.Woot, Groupon and Living Social, plus dozens of other local deal-centric internet hubs, you should really be taking 90-seconds every morning to peruse and ponder the potentially perfect present possibilities;...
August 22nd, 2011 | Musings on Parenting, OWTK's Helpful Ideas | Read More

iPhone Apps for Kids Review: Magic Ink Books

Tweet Remember those Invisible Ink Books your mom would buy for the long & boring road trips to Grandma’s house?  You’d rub all over with that curious, rather bland-looking marker, then squeal with delight as images magically appeared.  ...
January 13th, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews, OWTK TECH REVIEWS | Read More

Christmas Gifts 2010: The Hits

Tweet Magnabilities were the gift from my girls to their mommy and grandmom.  The elegant jewelry features magnetic inserts – some stunning, others more playful – that can be swapped out to match that day’s style.  So very classy....
January 4th, 2011 | OWTK Toy Reviews | Read More

Merry Christmas, from OWTK & Harry the K

Tweet Sweet Baby Jesus, where has this video clip been all my live-long-days? Never thought I’d be crying on Christmas Eve, but alas I did. I love you Harry Kalas. Enjoy the Hall of Fame, Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster recite “Twas...
December 24th, 2010 | Musings on Parenting, Philly | Read More

The Holiday Slowdown

Tweet With the year coming to a close, my gears are grinding to a near-stop. I don’t expect you’ll see many new posts on OWTK over the next couple weeks. It’s been a wonderful year of music and books and other kid-stuff. Thanks...
December 17th, 2010 | Hodgepodge | Read More

Trim the Tree (A Christmas Tradition)

Tweet It’s 2010 and everything feels so damn disposable.  Traditions, however small, involving family and/or longtime close friends become more valuable.  They’re critical to raising introspective kids with a sense of purpose and a...
December 15th, 2010 | Musings on Parenting | Read More
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