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Play dough is fun for children of all ages and can be very relaxing. Many adults also enjoy working with play dough. My children love when we make our own playdough, they love to make their very own colors. Here’s a simple recipe for play dough that uses ingredients you probably have right in your [...]

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When you hear high blood pressure you may think it’s an adult disease but it is becoming more common among children of all ages. It is important to make sure your child’s doctor is monitoring your child’s blood pressure at each visit. Talk with your pediatrician about your child’s blood pressure. The normal blood pressure [...]

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My ten year old daughter and I went to see the movie “Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus Best of Both Worlds Concert 3D Movie”. We were one of those that went on the first weekend of it’s release, back when it was a “limited engagement”. I never for a moment thought it would only show [...]

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Arts and craft activities are great ways to not only fill the hours of both child and parent, they can result in long lasting keepsakes. Making pet rocks or paperweights is a simple activity to chase away boredom. The paperweights make a great gift for parent or grandparent. It is a simple arts and craft [...]

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Many preschoolers believe there are monsters in the bedroom. Martha recently emailed me asking how to help her four year old son John overcome his fear of monsters at night. She had tried showing her son that there were no monsters under the bed or in the closet but he still screamed at bedtime the [...]

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This is an easy no cook recipe that is great to make with children of all ages. Change the decorating ingredient and you change from Squirrel Nut Nests to Jelly bean Bird’s Nest. My children have called it “Squirrel’s Nest” ever since a squirrel moved into a hole in a tree near my house, they [...]

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It seems like almost everyday I receive emails asking for a blog to be added to PresentsforChildren.com. Many visitors have told me that it would be much easier to keep up with PresentsforChildren if it had a blog so here it is.
My plans are quite simple. Like the main sections of my website I [...]

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