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Pumpkin Decorating: Before the Jack o' Lantern

Oct
20
2008

Sure, jack o' lanterns are great. But really, if you don't want a rotten, stinky pumpkin by Halloween, you shouldn't carve your pumpkins too far in advance. Never fear -- there are MANY ways to decorate a pumpkin that don't involve cutlery. Stickers were our savior when my daughter was younger, and she still enjoys hauling out the remnants of past craft projects to paste all over her pumpkins. ... Read more >

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Mystic Pumpkin Festival

Oct
23
2008

This weekend is the Mystic Pumpkin Festival in Independence. Music by Dino O'Dell & the Velocoraptors! Window painting contest! Firetruck rides! Costume contest! Storytelling! Puppet shows! This event goes from 4:30 to 8:30 and is located at Englewood Station. ... 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

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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