Parenting

TV Free Friday: Friends of the Earth Review

March 22, 2013

Disclosure: I received the following book for review purposes. All opinions are my own. Affiliate links are also included. Springtime always brings opportunities to discuss the Earth with kids and with Earth Day approaching on April 22nd, Friends of the Earth: A History of American Environmentalism by Pat McCarthy offers wonderful opportunities to do just […]

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TV Free Friday: PAFA Family Programs

March 8, 2013

Two weeks ago, we had the pleasure of attending a special Pre-K tour and preview of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA) family programs. PAFA Family Programs run from infant stroller tours to summer camps up to age 15. PAFA also has full family arts programs on Sundays that have amazing themes like “At […]

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TV Free Friday: Great Backyard Bird Count

February 15, 2013

Today marks the start of one of my favorite TV Free activities! It is time for the annual Great Backyard Bird Count (Feb. 15-18, 2013)! The GBBC is brought to you by the Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the bird count aims to get families to sit outside, enjoy nature and collect […]

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TV Free Friday: On the Farm Options

February 8, 2013

As we have been participating in the Locavore Challenge with Longview Farm Market, we have been able to stop by the farm and stock up on locally grown foods a couple of times over the last two weeks. We enjoyed roasted beets, sweet potatoes, parsnips and carrots from the farm for dinner the other evening […]

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Learning a New Language – Self Improvement Goals in 2013

January 4, 2013

While I took French all the way through high school and part of college, I can’t say that my fluency is used on a daily basis. I can listen to conversations and understand them, but not speaking it regularly leaves me a little cautious about answering back. Conjugating verbs has fallen by the wayside just […]

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TV Free Friday: Enjoying the Lights and Decorations

December 21, 2012

The holidays present us with some easy tv-free options. Our top two favorites so far have been decorationg the house and tree and driving around to see the lights. I pulled all of the decoration boxes out of the attic last week and decided a one a day option was best for us to do […]

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TV Free Friday: Gardening Indoors During Winter

December 7, 2012

One of the highlights of this week has been watching our Back to the Roots Mushroom Kit take off. I will be writing a full review once we harvest them and cook with them, but I wanted to show folks A) how cute the mushrooms are and B) talk about the excitement that it provides […]

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TV Free Friday: How Kids Can Use Holiday Catalogs

November 9, 2012

As the holidays approach, I notice that our mailbox is filled each day with more and more holiday catalogs. No matter how many you are getting, you may be wondering what I am wondering. What am I to do with all of these? Do I take the time to flip through them? Do I just […]

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TV Free Friday: Yoga

October 12, 2012

One of my favorite things to do with the Tomato is to explore Philadelphia and try new things together. Photo courtesy of TD Bank So, when my Philly Social Media Moms group was invited by TD Bank to try a yoga class at Dhyana Yoga, I was happy to sign up. That’s me up there […]

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TV Free Friday: Pete the Cat

October 5, 2012

As I continue with TV Free Friday posts, I’ll be featuring some of our favorite books with which we curl up and read with the Tomato.  One of our favorite new series is Pete the Cat by Erik Litman and James Dean. Currently, we have the first three books and the newest in the series, […]

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