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Story Time Around Kansas City

by Jenny Meade

Nov
11
2008

Reading with your kids when snuggled up in clean jammies and a warm bed is indeed a magical experience. Sometimes, it's even more fun to seek out a local reading time at your favorite library or bookstore. Here in Kansas City, we have several to choose from, probably one right in your neighborhood. The Kansas City, MO Library system has story times on Friday mornings. Various ... Read more >

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Kansas City suburbs named 'Best Places to Live".

by Jenny Meade

Nov
13
2008

I told you Kansas City was the best place to raise a family! And now BusinessWeek agrees. As reported in the Kansas City Star on Tuesday: BusinessWeek has come out with its best places to raise kids for 2009.The magazine's list highlights Overland Park, Kan., and Lee's Summit. BusinessWeek noted Overland Park's affordable real estate and strong schools. Runners-up for Kansas included ... Read more >

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A great book is one you can borrow - and listen to.

by Jenny Meade

Nov
24
2008

Ever been driving down the road running from one activity to another, listening to your children scream and fuss and poke each other and take toys from one another, and making you feel like you're going to lose your mind right that minute? No, it's just me? Yeah right. Anyway, I have discovered a cure for it. But since it never happens to you maybe you don't want to hear it... Uh huh. ... 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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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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