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Get Wild! July is National Park and Recreation Month

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Did you know that July is National Park and Recreation Month?

Having clean, well-equipped parks near our house has encouraged us all to be more active and to spend more time outdoors. My boys love visiting the park, and the playground with its twisty slides, bridges and swings is a favorite. I volunteered as a Parks & Recreation board member for a few years while I was serving on our local school board. In fact, my son now attends the soccer program that we discussed opening while I was on the park board.

Keeping Pool Toys and Lawn Furniture Fresh

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I don’t particularly enjoy large cleaning projects, but I do enjoy eating outside and playing with my kids in the pool. So I decided that I would use the Arm & Hammer Switch & Save Challenge as an opportunity to clean my outdoor patio furniture and my children’s pool toys.

Take a Look, It’s On Your iPad…Reading Rainbow!

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I loved the way classic Reading Rainbow episodes featured books with few bells & whistles, and I credit the show with inspiring a lifelong love of reading. Since I’m a fan, I was delighted to learn that Reading Rainbow has returned in the form of an educational iPad app.

Share Our Strength: Summer Meals for Hungry Kids

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Did you know that although more than 21 million children in the US get free or reduced-price school lunches, only 3 million get a free summer meal?

Most of us can probably count on our children being fed to their bodies’ content at any moment of any day. But millions of kids and parents face the summer with worry; the breakfasts and lunches being fed to them during school will be missing.

BigJigs® Fairy Town Train Set

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I’ve been impressed recently by the toy market’s commitment to reversing typical child gender roles. Last year, for example, Corolle released a green and blue toy baby stroller for little boys to push around. I’m a firm believer that children should be able and encouraged to play with whichever toys they’re drawn to; whether it’s […]

Get Healthy, Give Hope

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One of the biggest struggles in today’s supermarkets is motivating your young child to make healthy choices and eat their daily amounts of produce and vegetables.

Now through May 31, thanks to the second annual Get Healthy, Give Hope campaign hosted by Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, LLC and Produce for Kids, shoppers like you can help support local children’s cancer research and get healthy at the same time.

A One-of-a-Kind Block Set

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The Sportos™ Build-a-Sport blocks from Rosie Hippo owner Kimberly Bloom seek to engage kids’ minds and bodies by building designs of their favorite sports as well as those that will be seen in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London.

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