CREATIVE FAMILY FUN: Water play offers cool summer fun
— July 15, 2021Kids can splash it, squirt it, sprinkle it, stir it, pour it or spray it. In fact, practically the only thing kids can’t do with water is break it! That’s why playing with water…
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CREATIVE FAMILY FUN: Accordion birthday card in a box
— July 1, 2021Is there a birthday in your house? Make it special with this personalized “accordion card in a box” that spills out highlights of each year of the birthday boy or girl’s life….
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Pavlova is luscious meringue dessert
— November 19, 2020It was autumn a few years ago when Lisa and Gareth Hedges and their two children moved to America from New Zealand. Sure, they had heard about Thanksgiving through movies and books,…
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Leavitt: Our fragile families steam toward an uncertain destination
— April 8, 2020Forty-eight years ago this month, the USS Sterett became the first U.S. Navy warship to fight off an enemy air attack since World War II. Hundreds of sailors and officers who had spent…
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Different generations bring distinctive gifts to holiday traditions
— December 4, 2019Heading over the river and through the woods for a home cooked holiday meal might be the plan for some this year while others may pick up their holiday dinner from a local grocery store…
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How families can support their child’s mental health
— March 7, 2021Youth and families are currently impacted by a variety of stressful events outside of their control. Changes in normal routines, limited social interaction with friends and families,…
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12 ways to get the kids outdoors and away from a screen
— July 21, 2020It’s no surprise to most of us that our kids could do with less screen time. Although we are forever grateful to the creative teachers and resourceful schools that successfully adapted…
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Survey finds pessimism toward Illinois public schools
— February 18, 2020SPRINGFIELD — Most adults in Illinois give the state’s public school system only a so-so grade, but they give slightly higher marks for their own local schools. That’s according…
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