18 links tagged “joys of fatherhood”

"This solid wood table can be used for a number of different projects. This table can be used for coloring, painting and drawing. A paper roll caddy and a child-friendly paper cutter are mounted on the side of the table. The desk chair is included."

Miriam is growing out from the Animal Friends game. This is the next I would like to get for her.

It's like Winnie the Pooh, without the rampant capitalism. Literally. In 1969-1972, Fyodor Khitruk, who is considered the pioneering figure of post-Stalinist Soviet animation, made three short films about Vinni Puh, based on the Russian translation of A.A. Milne's Winnie The Pooh.

Printable coloring pages for toddlers. Miri loves drawing with crayons. She is very good at drawing doodles. I am going to try coloring with her.

Move over, Tupperware. The EcoMom party has arrived, with its ever-expanding “to do” list that includes preparing waste-free school lunches; lobbying for green building codes; transforming oneself into a “locovore,” eating locally grown food; and rem...

Chris Erskine“Man of the House” in the Los Angeles Times is a dad’s answer to life’s troubling questions in suburban Los Angeles.Michelle Singletary“The Color of Money” is a Washington Post column on personal finance that any dad will find useful.Jay Mathews“Class Struggle” is a Washington Post column on what works and doesn’t work in the world of education.Armin Brott“Ask Armin” in BrandNewDad provides a Q&A format for any questions a father may have.Dr. Greg Ramey“Family Wise” offers a clinician’s advice on parenting issues.Teacher SaysWashington Post columnist Evelyn Vuko provides practical advice for parents and children from a teacher’s perspective.Dr. Ruth PetersMSNBC columnist Dr. Ruth Peters offers timely, topical parenting tips.

Yesterday was the day of crafts !!!! I made Two Diaper Cakes !!!! I made a Girl one and a Boy one. I loved making the girl cake, there are so many cute girl stuff !!!! Here are the Pictures of them : My Favorite part on this Cake was the Pacifier shaped as a Flower and the sunglasses. I also made...

It's been out for a couple of years, but Safe Baby Handling Tips is a classic. It's by Kelly and David Sopp, the founders of Wry Baby, and its helpful instructional diagrams will provide literally minutes of raucous, entertaining laughter at a baby shower or in the home of a newborn child.

The primary determinant of when an infant can join his or her parents on bike rides is the strength of the the child's neck.  Because of the jostling and the additional weight of a helmet (8-10 oz.), this is a few months after a baby can first hold their head up.  Note: Some jurisdictions have laws requiring passengers on bicycles to be at least one year old.

Board BooksYour child's eyes will light up when they see themselves featured in LifeTimez Board Books . These custom, durable keepsakes make the perfect gift -- perfect for toddlers and other small children

Perfect Place to PlayaroundOpen playtime at Uptown is an experience. It’s an ideal place for children and their caregivers to meet a friend or to make new ones. The town setting encourages creative pretend play through which children gain mastery over their world by testing out various roles and responsibilities, experiment with outcomes and exerting control. Pretend play enhances cognitive, fine and gross motor skills, promotes socialization and self-help.

GM, which leads the world market for flying cow-catching minivans is finally set to start making smaller, nimbler, [and thus, one assumes, cow-dodging] MPV's in the US. The company's Hamtramck, Michigan plant will begin producing--Opel Zefiras. For export to Europe. Then Saturn will import a seven seater someday. From Europe.

Award-winning My Animal Friends software for babies includes 14 charming keyboard tapping activities and more than 60 great songs, all in a baby-friendly software that's been carefully crafted through real-life research. Babies 6-to-24 months of age just love it!

The factory used a glue ingredient that, when ingested, is broken down by the body to make GHB, the “date rape” drug, which can cause unconsciousness and even death. No children who ate the beads are known to have died, although most of them, including three in Australia and two in New Zealand, were hospitalized at least temporarily. The toxic glue ingredient used by the Shenzhen factory reportedly costs less than one-third what the ingredient that was supposed to be on the beads costs. Moose Enterprise said in a statement last week that it had not been notified when its supplier changed ingredients.