Boys and girls alike love to play with heavy equipment toys. When I was a child, these toys were made mostly of metal, and you still see them around today rusting in second hand stores. Today, these same companies make bulldozers, backhoes, etc. out of plastic. Once again, I … [Read more...]
Attention online shoppers
Click on the title of this posting or copy and paste into your browser www.givebackamerica.org. An old friend of mine told me about this great site, in which charities earn a percentage of your purchases. Click on your state and see what charities and merchants are available. … [Read more...]
Discovering Math with an Abacus
Many theories on early childhood education promote children's natural curiousity to discover mathematical concepts. Given manipulatives, children naturally experiment, hypothesize, and build their own theories. An abacus is a great toy for building such knowledge, and Melissa and … [Read more...]
The search for a natural baby doll
While I was pregnant with my second child, my mother wanted to buy my daughter her own baby doll. I spent countless hours searching the internet for the perfect, natural baby doll. I wanted a doll that was about the size of a newborn baby, in order that it could share clothes … [Read more...]
Greenwashing of Foods
Here is an interesting article in today's New York Times about the prevalence of organic foods in mainstream America. You can click on the title of this post to get to the article, or copy and paste the URL into your … [Read more...]