Encouraging Pretend Play: 3 Simple Tips | Alldonemonkey.com

Pretend play is a wonderful way for children to work out their problems, try out new ideas, and explore imaginative worlds. It is an important part of a child’s intellectual and emotional development, as well as an integral part of cherished childhood memories. And it’s not just for the very young! We often associate pretend...

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November 6, 2013

Birth of Baha’u’llah Children’s Program (At Home): Post from Enable Me to Grow

by Leanna

On November 12, Bahá’ís around the world celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Bahá’u’lláh, the Founder of the Bahá’í Faith. As we prepare to celebrate this special holiday, I am so pleased to share with you this post from my friend Chelsea of Enable Me to Grow. In it she shares how she celebrated...

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August 29, 2013

Egypt: Raspberry Lemon Cooler {Around the World in 12 Dishes}

by Leanna

It’s time again for a trip around the world from the comfort of our kitchen! As part of the series “Around the World in 12 Dishes,” each month participating bloggers travel the world with their kids by cooking a dish from another country and perhaps reading a book, doing a craft, or learning fun facts...

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March 28, 2013

Spring Party and Free Printable (Naw Ruz)

by Leanna

When you want to celebrate, it’s such a gift to have good friends to party with. That was how Monkey and I felt when some of our best friends were able to join us for a spring party last week to celebrate the Bahá’í new year (Naw Rúz), which falls on the first day of...

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February 21, 2013

How to Enrich Children’s Play Through Make-Believe Play Experience: Post from Mum and Babies

by Leanna

While we are enjoying some extra snuggle time with the Monkeys, we are so pleased to be able to bring you a series of posts from some of our favorite bloggers. Today’s post comes to us from YuMei of Mum and Babies. YuMei and I are fellow members of both Bahá’í Mom Blogs and Multicultural Kid...

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September 4, 2012

Quiet Time Activities

by Leanna

Looking for a way to keep your little one (somewhat) quietly occupied? Check out these amazing ideas from around the web! We’ve all been there: at church or temple, at the doctor’s office, on an airplane, or anyplace else where we want our children to sit quietly for more than 30 seconds. We’re trying to...

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September 1, 2012

September Culture Swapper is Live!

by Leanna

I am proud to be co-hosting the Worldwide Culture Swappers link up again this month, created and sponsored by Worldwide Culture Swap and co-hosted by myself and Kid World Citizen. The monthly Worldwide Culture Swapper is a way for bloggers to share blog posts or photos about anything related to culture, geography, language, traditions, customs,...

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