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Author Sara Broers has free presentations and book signing events in November for 100 Things to Do in Iowa Before You Die, published by Reedy Press. With Iowa’s dozen-plus scenic highways and byways, and this book as your guide, your next road trip will be an epic one for the record books. Join author and Iowa native Sara Broers […]
You know that one-of-a-kind feeling when you’ve done a good deed? It might be as simple as opening the door for an elderly person or as complicated as stopping at the scene of an accident. You may not be an EMT but you can call 911. You can comfort someone. For most people there’s just […]
Wreaths Across America (WAA) and MISSION BBQ recently announced the Nov. 12th kick-off of the “American Heroes Cup” campaign to raise funds to sponsor veterans’ wreaths to be placed on National Wreaths Across America Day in December of 2023. Starting Saturday, Nov. 12, through the end of 2022, for every American Heroes Cup purchased at […]
Halloween may have already come and gone but that doesn’t mean the spooky fun must come to an end. Let’s add a little magic to our everyday life with this delicious recipe for some Cauldron Punch inspired by The Smurfs: Season 1, Volume 2, available now on DVD! Click the link to join the fun: https://bit.ly/SmurfsS1V2PunchRecipe Smurf village gets […]
Parenting is difficult, but it’s more challenging and rewarding when you have a special-needs child. Raising a child with special needs, such as physical, learning, developmental, emotional or behavioral disability requires additional parental patience, parenting skills, learning about your child and their challenges to promote their development, health and happiness. Here are a few tips. […]
Christmas is fast approaching! At the time of writing, Christmas is merely 9 weeks away, and before long, children start to draw up their Christmas lists in time for the big red bearded man to slide down the chimney. Whatever the age group of your children, here are five Christmas present ideas you won’t want […]
Trusting your home to a contractor can seem difficult and some home owners tend to micromanage projects because they lack sufficient trust in the person they have hired. This is usually the case with roofing installation since the homeowner is very invested in their home and wouldn’t want the process to go wrong. Well, this […]
Shop Iowa Day is coming! Statewide e-commerce marketplace announces October 12 as special deals day to encourage shopping from Iowa small businesses ahead of holiday season. $500 Shop Iowa shopping spree giveaway, site-wide discounts and gift card rebates. Shop Iowa, a statewide e-commerce marketplace initiative of the Iowa Economic Development Authority with the support of […]
Say hello to My Moxy Clarifying Shampoo and Conditioner. A hair product that knows how to let its hair down and have a good time while battling the dry brittle hair and fizziness that the Midwest winter has in store. With snow already peeking its head out and temperatures that one could only guess will be from day to day, my hair takes a beating this time of year. Not to mention, I have put it through a mess of color treatments and heated styles over the years. This puts a lot of pressure on my shampoo and conditioner. It has to come in strong and ready for battle to be able to tackle the dryness and frizz issues I have going on. While I have tried a lot of brands over the years only a few have scored that repeat buyer status. @my_moxy is definitely one of the winners for my family`s continued business.
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Here are 5 great ways that you and your children can celebrate the fabulous characters created by so many talented authors during National Children’s Book Week:
#1. Have your child dress up as their favorite children’s book character. This does not need to be elaborate or entail purchasing anything. Simply recreate the character’s dress as best as your costume box (or closet) allows. Maddie and Albert go on so many adventures that recreating one or two of their looks (safari outfits, summer clothes, square glasses or a red hat) should be easy enough. Children love to emulate the dress and mannerisms of people they admire. Then let them tromp around town all day dressed like this.
#2. Have a favorite book swap with other children from school, play group, daycare or the neighborhood. Encourage each child to bring their favorite book (of the moment) either from their personal library, the school or the local library and put all of these in a box. Have each child pull out a new book to take home and read. Get together again to return everyone’s book and let the kids talk about the characters. Did they like them? Relate to them?
#3. Write a letter to a favorite author. Authors like myself love to hear from young fans, especially about characters that they have created and that readers have connected with! Writing letters also helps young readers learn the format for letter writing, practice writing their own (and the author’s) address and feel quite “sophisticated” as they take the letter to the nearest post office. Sometimes they even get a reply!
#4. Act out a scene from a favorite book. Find props around the house and find siblings or other kids to play parts. For the truly creative book lover, scenery is fun to create. And you can always bring out those costumes they created earlier to make it an (almost) official play. Off, Off, WAY Off Broadway here they come.
#5. Create a life-sized favorite character from a book. Get a roll of (cheap) printer’s paper. Trace your child’s form and then have them add clothes, hair and accessories for a favorite character. These can hang in your child’s room later.
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Known for its delicious bars of chocolate goodness, @milkboychocolate has launched its newest product, Milkboy Swiss Chocolate Drink. With a rich, velvety mouthfeel, the decadent Swiss Chocolate Drink is a dairy-free, gluten-free, GMO-free cacao powder. Making it a hot cocoa selection of joy and warmth for those colder days which have already begun in the Midwest. Even Nat loves it!!! #joyful
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Updates- I know I`ve been away for a while from social media. I miss it for sure. About 6 weeks ago my daughter started getting extremely ill, we`ve spent a lot of time back and forth with children`s hospital and are very close to having a final diagnosis. She are colonoscopy and enteroscopy on Monday. Initial findings were not good but we are really holding out hope that the biopsies come back okay. So, we might be more taking time off from traveling and our online presence. But.... We will be back when Nat is doing better. Thank you all for your support and just following our journey for the last 13 years.
#missyou #wewillbeback
