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group name: preschoolparents
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March 28, 2008 05:32 PM EDT --
Gideon's copy of DK Publishing's The Big Book Of Trains arrived today.
This is Gideon holding it up. See how it dwarfs his hands? LOL It's indeed BIG!
He immediately took it . . . more
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September 25, 2007 05:55 AM EDT --
Tonight Gideon picked up the small notebook I'd set aside for him to draw on in the car and other times away from home. He rarely uses it, but it's really no trouble at all to tote it along for . . . more
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July 23, 2008 02:04 PM EDT --
For days now I've promised Gideon some muffin pizzas. Walmart no longer stocks the Mama Mia "party pizzas" that he loves and he refuses all other alternatives. Poor kiddo. It's cheaper . . . more
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October 11, 2007 12:43 PM EDT --
As we sat in church Sunday evening, my son opted to sit with a couple, a few rows up from us. This couple has two children, a boy, about the same age as my oldest son, and a girl a little older . . . more
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January 26, 2008 08:22 PM EST --
As many of you know Gideon loves to draw and he loves Spongebob! Back in September I published This photo essay with some of Gideon's more recent drawings. This was the first time he ever drew . . . more
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January 11, 2008 01:45 AM EST --
Gideon is a really big fan of miniature golf, and it's one of his favorite activities. He likes to call it golfies, and you know, he's pretty good at the game too.
Here's some photos taken . . . more
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August 01, 2008 02:40 PM EDT --
This is a rather old story, but I've forgotten to add it here to Gather, so here it is!
This year the theme for summer reading was to "Catch the Reading Bug" and naturally it was bug . . . more
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May 01, 2008 09:00 PM EDT --
Well, it seems I'm often the last to learn about things. Today was no exception. When I learned of the Train Contest I looked outside wistfully thinking "Too bad it's going to rain. Gideon . . . more
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January 04, 2008 10:13 AM EST --
Among the parents I coach, I find that that one near-universal issue arises at some point in the coaching process: How do we take the pain out of bedtime? Here are some solutions to this often-frustrating . . . more
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October 09, 2007 09:32 PM EDT --
This was originally published at AC. You can find that version here if you are so inclined.
All children have this natural want and need to create. They have the curiosity to explore and expand . . . more
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August 13, 2008 03:27 PM EDT --
As some of you know, my mother in law's dog Max recently passed away at the age of 10. That night Clint was looking at old pictures of Max and pulling them out of a photo album. I mentioned that he . . . more
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October 05, 2007 08:51 PM EDT --
As many of you know, a few days ago I posted a link for this cute program for children to use on the PC. It's a computereized coloring book program that's a free download.
As I mentioned, I downloaded . . . more
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April 14, 2008 06:49 PM EDT --
A while ago I bought Gideon those paints he had been asking for as well as a 6-piece ceramic train set and a wooden car.
Here's a shot of all of the stuff we bought. A total of just $23 at Walmart... . . . more
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May 01, 2008 04:16 PM EDT --
As many of you are aware, our five year old Gideon has a love of art. He particularly loves to work in acrylic paints and canvas boards, which is the medium I use.
A few days ago he was watching . . . more
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February 22, 2008 06:24 AM EST --
Well, Gideon's little art journal is underway! I'm in need of going to Walmart to develop some photos Gideon took with his digital camera so I can include them in here as well. Yes, Gideon has . . . more
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March 01, 2008 04:47 PM EST --
We took a bit of a break from our journaling project and did something a bit different. Last week I bought this kid's kraft magazine as an impulse buy. It looked cute and I really liked that a lot . . . more
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April 08, 2008 07:46 PM EDT --
During the time I was taking my art lesson from Gideon the art teacher , dad came down and painted too. Well, he didn't seem to keen on the idea at first protesting that he can't draw. I said . . . more
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August 09, 2007 09:44 PM EDT --
In the course of work today, an incident happened behind the plant that caused us much trouble. A bypass around our town is being constructed and they are building a bridge over the railroad tracks . . . more
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April 01, 2008 06:40 PM EDT --
Gideon taught me a rather valuable lesson the other night. We had bought him a ton of painting stuff that night and when we got home and opened the paints and he says "Are you going to paint with . . . more
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February 23, 2008 06:25 AM EST --
Today Gideon got up, ate some easy mac and asked to make some more pictures. Wow, I thought.. not Nintendo? He must have really enjoyed his time last night! He made several new pictures today! :)
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