OWTK Kindie Music News

OWTK Kindie Music News

Picnic in the Park

Have a picnic! A traditional day out with the kids. Pack up some PB&J sandwiches (or another household favorite/easy to make and travel-with food), some beverages, plates, napkins, and snacks and head off to a local, state, or national park. Unless your destination is right around the corner, you will […]

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Visual Awareness "Game" – Selective Looking

Quick post today…Follow this link to a fun little experiment that was featured on Dateline NBC two and a half years ago. You will need Java to run the video. Instructions from the developers: “When viewing the video, try to count the total number of times that the people wearing […]

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At the Car Wash – A Cure for the Oppressive Heat

Here is an idea for some good ol’ fashion family fun that is as productive as it is enjoyable. Get in your bathing suits or old clothes, grab the hose, a bucket, multi-purpose cleaner/soap, a few rags and/or sponges, the radio/cd player and wash the family car together. This activity […]

Keeping a Journal – writing to and for your kids
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Keeping a Journal – writing to and for your kids

I received, as a holiday gift last year, a handsome leatherbound journal. It has been doing nothing more than taking up space on my dresser for the last 7+ months. That all changed a couple weeks ago when I finally picked it up, blew off the thick layer of dust […]

Potty Training Success – The Sesame Place Prize
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Potty Training Success – The Sesame Place Prize

Since the end of last year, at 18-20 months old, our daughter has been telling us when she had to go to the bathroom but she had plateau-ed in her progress towards diaper independence. During the 4th of July holiday, coincidently enough, facing a stretch of 5 consecutive days home […]

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Bird Feeder – Parent Hack style

An inventive and inexpensive way to attract birds to your lawn and feed them in the process is to make a birdseed pine cone. This little activity is quick, easy, and loads of fun for kids. Note: those with peanut allegeries will want to find a sticky alternative or avoid […]

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OWTK Monthly Music Suggestions – July 2006

During the third week of each month, OWTK dusts off the record collection and brings to you, our loyal reader, a handful of choice cuts from artists/bands old and new that can and should be enjoyed by you and yours, regardless of age. So gather ’round the family PC (or […]

Flat Stanley – A literacy/travel project
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Flat Stanley – A literacy/travel project

Take a flat “friend” along on your family’s summer vacation, snap photos of him or her in front of the Eiffel Tower, Washington Monument, Grand Canyon, or wherever you are heading and send OWTK your best shot (with caption). We will post the best pictures on OutWithTheKids.com! Visit the official […]

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