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November  2008

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Indoor Playgrounds

by Cecily Kellogg

November 13, 2008

I don't know what's wrong with the weather; seriously, this fall it's rained for days and days and DAYS in Philadelphia, and now the time has changed and suddenly it's dark and rainy right when my daughter springs up from her afternoon nap, desperate to play play play. I've been tearing my hair out. I've also been spending a huge amount of time trying to find good, safe indoor places for her to Read more...

Great Local Story Times

by Cecily Kellogg

November 11, 2008

I love going to story time at my local libraries. OK, that's not quite true. I love going to them now; initially, I felt like a freak because all the parents and nannies knew each other and no one spoke to me. Now, I may not have long conversations with anyone at the library but I no longer take it personally. Story times are just like that. Where I live I'm about a ten minute drive from nearly Read more...

The World As Preschool

by Cecily Kellogg

November 10, 2008

I'm a firm believer in some of the basic fundamentals of unschooling--basically, I believe the whole world is a teaching tool for my daughter, and I seize every single opportunity I find to teach her something. Just the other day we were getting into the car and she stopped and stared at the car parked next to us. I was feeling a bit impatient, but I decided to take a moment and see what had Read more...

Adjusting To The Time Change

by Cecily Kellogg

November 06, 2008

There are so many things that make Daylight Savings Time--even in its new, shorter form--challenging. It's hard enough for adults to adjust, but for kids, it's impossible, especially those children too young to understand things like "time" and "winter" and "planets revolving around the sun." Heh. In our house, we HATE the time change in the fall. I hate that it gets dark so darned early, I hate Read more...

Philadelphia: Alphabet City

by Cecily Kellogg

November 04, 2008

Philadelphia's alphabet! A is for art; Philadelphia's Art Museum is first rate B is Broad Street : the longest street in the city, encircles City Hall and marched on by the Mummer's every New Year's Day C is for Cheesesteak , that Philadelphia delicacy D is for the Delaware River , creating our Eastern border E is for Eakins , the painter that made Philadelphia his home F is for fountains, such Read more...

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