Celebrate the luck of the Irish with your wee lads and lassies by throwing an amazing St. Patrick’s Day Preschool Party. This party plan has everything your could possibly need: decorations, snacks, a hunt for a pot of gold, story time, science and art projects. It’s super fun and educational. Although a lot of the... Read More » The post St. Patrick’s Day Preschool Party appeared first on Mamaguru.| Mamaguru
Rainbow Cookies for St. Patrick’s Day are just, well, magical! These spectacular cookies don’t just look pretty, they taste it even better than they look. They’re actually a scrumptious lemon shortbread that’s rich and buttery. Even if they weren’t all jazzed out for St. Patrick’s Day, these are a go-to cookie recipe of mine because... Read More » The post Rainbow Cookies for St. Patrick’s Day appeared first on Mamaguru.| Mamaguru
Here are two wonderful St. Patrick’s Day crafts specifically designed for toddlers. Toddlers love to participate in arts and crafts, but their chubby fingers can’t always do the fine work needed in many craft projects. These two art projects are easy and fun! Simple Rainbows uses a clever trick to make drawing rainbows with crayons... Read More » The post St. Patrick’s Day Crafts for Toddlers appeared first on Mamaguru.| Mamaguru
The best gift you can give your child for Christmas is an attitude of gratitude, but that’s a tall order in our current culture. But Christmas is the ideal time to cultivate gratitude in kids! Teaching children gratitude protects their natural purity of heart. Think about what the word, spoiled, means: to take something good... Read More » The post The Do’s & Don’ts of Cultivating Gratitude in Kids at Christmas appeared first on Mamaguru.| Mamaguru
I have measured my life by Octobers for almost 3 decades. My life skidded off its original path on October 4, 1991 when I went from virgin to rape victim in the blink of an eye. When the MeToo Movement erupted last year, I was elated, triggered, and still in the grips of grief after... Read More » The post The Long Shadow: Tracking the Lifelong Effects of Rape in the Wake of #MeToo appeared first on Mamaguru.| Mamaguru
If you’ve never kept a New Year’s Resolution, it’s not because you lack willpower or resolutions don’t work. It’s because you don’t know how to write New Year’s Resolutions you’ll actually keep. There’s an art to writing effective resolutions that will get you excited for a fresh start and keep you inspired all year long... Read More » The post Resolve: How to Write and Keep New Year’s Resolutions appeared first on Mamaguru.| Mamaguru
Here is a great science craft to teach kids about alternative energy: a solar oven! Harnessing the power of the sun is cool and teaches us about caring for our environment and using renewable resources. Best of all, kids can make a snack they love, nachos, using the solar oven they made using this DIY.... Read More » The post How to Make a Solar Oven appeared first on Mamaguru.| Mamaguru
Look up in the sky to experience a fresh way to practice mindfulness: through birdwatching! It’s amazing how the fluttering of feathers can ground you so deeply to the earth. Birding is a marvelous way to draw your attention to the present moment which is exactly what mindfulness is all about. Mindfulness doesn’t only have... Read More » The post Birdwatching: A Beautiful Way to Practice Mindfulness appeared first on Mamaguru.| Mamaguru
Here’s a charming little craft you can make as a treat for our fine feathered friends: Birdseed Ornaments. How fun is that? make cookies for the birds out of birdseed. You can use cookie cutters to make the most charming shapes. This craft is easy, inexpensive, and great for kids. Best of all, you will attract... Read More » The post Birdseed Ornaments: Make Cookies for the Birds! appeared first on Mamaguru.| Mamaguru
This really is the BEST Key Lime Pie! Straight from the Sunshine State, it's everything you want a key lime pie: sweet & tart, luscious with a crisp crust.| Mamaguru