Posted on August 20, 2014 at 6:00 am
By Kim Harshberger I confess. I do not have the healthiest relationship with food. My family tends to classify people into two categories; those who eat to live, and those who live to eat. I fall into the latter category, which I don’t think, in itself, is necessarily a bad thing. However, I do have […]
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Tags: classroom food, food, food rewards, kids, parents, q&a, school, teachers
Posted on August 12, 2014 at 6:00 am
By Rachel Edmondson I’ve never been an avid camper. My husband and I did enjoy the occasional camping trip during the first few years of our marriage. We enjoyed the time in nature, the adventure of cooking outdoors, and the excitement of exploring a new place. But since we had kids, our tent has remained […]
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Tags: camping, kids, travel, vacations
Posted on July 31, 2014 at 6:00 am
By Kim Harshberger I would like to take a minute to talk to you about jam. My love affair with jam is long lived. Jam was one of the many things my grandmother canned. I remember her pulling a quilted jar from her basement stash, bringing it upstairs, and pulling off the layer of wax […]
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Tags: canning, cooking, family, food, jam, memory
Posted on July 22, 2014 at 6:00 am
By Rachel Edmondson There are many things to love about Green Bluff. There’s the fresh produce you can either pick yourself or buy freshly harvested, beautiful scenery, and a variety of fun products you can buy such as lavender, jams, pies, and even gift shop items at some farms. With about 50 independent farms and […]
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Tags: activities, community, family-friendly, Greenbluff, kids, outdoors, Spokane County
Posted on July 2, 2014 at 6:00 am
By Rachel Edmondson I can’t count how many times somebody has looked at my girls and told me, “Enjoy these years. They will go by so fast.” Some days I have to restrain myself from rolling my eyes as I sarcastically think to myself, “Oh yes, this day is going so quickly. It began with poop, […]
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Tags: Kindergarten, parenting, school, Thrive By Five, United Way
Posted on June 25, 2014 at 6:00 am
By Gwendolyn Haley I’m a bit of a worrier. I freely admit that I have a tendency to be an anxious parent. No one told me that once I became a parent, every potential threat would loom large over their lives like the sword of Damocles. Illness, accident, injury or anything bad that happens to […]
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Tags: drowning prevention, Josh the Otter, parenting, water safety
Posted on June 17, 2014 at 6:00 am
By Danielle Milton Looking for something fun to do to celebrate Independence Day? Make this “handy” wreath to decorate your house or give it as a gift. Handprint Wreath Materials: Construction paper (either all white, so you can color them in, or red, white and blue paper) Scissors Glue Pencil to trace Trace your hand […]
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Tags: crafts, holidays, kids
Posted on May 1, 2014 at 6:00 am
By Cindy U. Have you ever thought about being a computer programmer or computer animator? Check out Scratch and learn to make your own games, mini-movies, and interactive stories. Scratch is a free drag-and-drop programming language created by MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) especially for kids. No need to write complicated code, just f […]
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Tags: kids, parents, STEM, teachers, technology, tweens
Posted on October 14, 2013 at 11:30 am
Welcome to our Kids blog page. This page provides fun, educational resources and information for kids ages 8-12, including links to Homework Help, books, music, movies and more. […]
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Tags: homework, kids