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Introducing: Constellations!

by Rita Arens

Aug
20
2008

I can't even believe that we haven't yet been to the Gottlieb Planetarium at Union Station. Now that my daughter is four, I think she definitely has the attention span to get something out of it. I think we'll have to hit it when the temperatures rise above 100 degrees, as they inevitably will toward the end of this month or the beginning of september. We haven't really immersed ourselves in ... Read more >

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Aaand...We're back.

by Jenny Meade

Nov
10
2008

Hi folks! I'm Jenny, and Rita has graciously handed over the Kansas City Savvy Source blog to me. Since this is my first post, let me tell you a little about myself. Ahhhhemmmm. I was born in Southern California. My early days were spent wandering around the beaches of Coronado, chasing the seagulls until they turned and began divebombing me, at which point I ran for my dad, whom pictures ... Read more >

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Christmas light shows to wow the kids (from the warmth of your car)

by Jenny Meade

Dec
10
2008

Every year as a child my parents would stuff my brother and I into our jammies and put us in the car for a late night of driving around neighborhoods looking at Chrismas lights on houses. It's become a much more sophisticated deal these days, with the availability of landscape companies who, for a small portion of your paycheck, will come to your house and string lights all across your rooftops, ... Read more >

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Rita Arens

Rita Arens is a writer and editor living in Kansas City with her husband and daughter. In addition to authoring Surrender, Dorothy, she is a contributing editor for BlogHer and the editor of Sleep Is for the Weak: The Best of the Mommybloggers, Including Amalah, Finslippy, Fussy, Woulda Coulda Shoulda, Mom-101, and More!...Read more >

Jenny Meade

Jenny is a blogger and a freelance advertising/marketing consultant living in suburban Kansas City with her husband, two rambunctious little boys, and a giant poodle. She is the author of We're not in Kansas anymore, Toto, where she blogs on the joys and pains of raising an active family as a working mom. ...Read more >

Wise Words to Remind You to Watch the Amazing Show of Childhood

by BeingSavvy

January
9
2009

One of the most dog-eared and spine-cracked books on our Savvy Parenting Shelf is Wendy Mogel's The Blessing of a Skinned Knee . This month's look at the big picture of parenting and childhood prompted yet another return to the wisdom in Dr. Mogel's pages:



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  2. Art-Based Gifts from your Little One
  3. Savvy Spotlight: Taro Gomi
  4. Savvy Giveaway: Inspiring Your Creative Family
  5. Holiday Preschooler Parties and Events Around Town

Top Ten Anywhere Anytime Activities on Savvy Source

  1. Paper Bag Gingerbread Man
  2. Spot Your Name Bingo
  3. Which One is Different?
  4. Keep the Change
  5. Where in the World?
  6. Cool Whip Art
  7. Edible Art
  8. Jungle Party for One
  9. A Rosh Hashanah Ritual
  10. No-Bake Hamentashen Snack for Purim

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