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Reflections: fun with photos.

by Jenny Meade

January 13, 2009

Recently my boys willingly disengaged themselves from the Wii and came downstairs to see what I was doing on the laptop. (Don't get too impressed, it was dinnertime, they were hungry...) What I was doing was flipping through old file folders of digital photos looking for a specific shot of my oldest when he was a preschooler. They crowded around my shoulders as I tapped each photo and said, "Who  Read more...

The Big Picture: 5 Big things that matter to preschoolers; and 5 little things that don't.

by Jenny Meade

January 06, 2009

Way before I had kids of my own, I taught preschool and daycare and nannied back in college. I learned a lot from the experiences that really came in handy once I did have kids of my own, mostly because I had seen pretty much every kind of toddler personality, every kind of tantrum, and even every kind of virus. It wasn't that these experiences made me feel like I knew what I was doing once I  Read more...

Your beginning reader. Feed the Hunger.

by Jenny Meade

January 05, 2009

Children sometimes have a hard time with change, new environments, new things, new places. Of my two boys, my oldest has never met a new situation he didn't like. He walked into his first day of kindergarten and never even looked back to see if I was still standing there. But my youngest would always wrap around my legs walking into a new classroom, store, or play area. (Classic first and second  Read more...

Searching for normalcy.

by Jenny Meade

December 01, 2008

Amidst all the clutter of the Thanksgiving holiday, our lives get turned upside down a bit. What with Company Coming and meals at strange times with strange people, and probably a dash of staying up past our bedtime here and there, kids get worn out and out of synch pretty easily. You may not even realize why your little one has taken to skipping his nap, and then screaming at 5:30pm and not  Read more...

Aaand...We're back.

by Jenny Meade

November 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...

More of Our Favorite Activities and Things to Do in kansas city

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Creatures & Critters:
Our Urban Jungle

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Do, Re, Mi! Places to Hear, Sing & Play a Tune

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Artistic Endeavors:
Our Favorite Art Venues

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Room to Run:
Run, Jump & Wiggle Outdoors

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Rainy & Quiet Days:
Cozy & Crazy Indoor Fun

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A Sense of History:
Our City's Stories

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Tot's Science Fair:
Science & Nature Sites

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Splash, Spray, Play! Local Spots to Get Wet

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The Most Fun in Life Is Free!

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