Friday, July 15th, 2011
By: Rick Epstein “No one can convince me it’s a soft ball,” my daughter Marie complained one day last spring. She was 9. “It’s not soft. It’s just bigger and it makes a bigger bruise. They ought to call it ‘big ball.’” Marie did not love the ball, and she did not love the sport.




(No Ratings Yet)Friday, July 15th, 2011
A Parent’s Refresher on Party Etiquette By Penny Warner with Balloon Time Helium Balloon Kits Parties are the spice of life – a time to gather with friends, laugh, talk, play games and enjoy one another’s company....




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Monday, July 11th, 2011
Make Summer Snacking FUN! by Deirdre Pizzoferrato Summertime is a great time to hit the “reset” button on unhealthy habits picked up during the school year! Getting kids to enjoy healthy foods requires practice and lots of...




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Monday, July 11th, 2011
By: Annie O’Brien Summer in Minnesota – a blur of sun and fun that is inevitably too short, unless, that is, you are a parent of a tween. While preschools, daycare and community education programs offer seamless...




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The Twin Cities area offers plenty of low cost destinations for memorable family fun. By Susan Gower Big River In addition to being blessed with abundant city, county and state parks, the Twin Cities metropolitan area has...




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