Archive for September, 2011

Giving & Receiving at the Washburn Games

After participating in the second annual Washburn Games, our family is ready to sign up for next year! This was the first time I’ve involved the girls in fundraising for an event like this. They enjoyed helping me setup their fundraising...

Kinder Book Club: If Everybody Did

Congratulations to last week’s contest winner! Keep an eye out for our next contest, coming soon! Until then, spend some time with your child reading If Everybody Did by Jo Ann Stover. The classic book features silly black and white pictures...

Literary Toolbox: Doing Good Together

Are you leading a group of scouts? A youth group? Organizing the local play group?  Or simply looking for creative ideas for your family? If so, check out Doing Good Together: 101 Easy, Meaningful Service Projects for Families, Schools, and...

Fun & Games & Fundraising!

Bring your family to Bryn Mawr Meadows this Sunday afternoon for the second annual Washburn Games.  The Washburn Center for Children is hosting this event to creates awareness about a critical issue in our community:  children’s mental health. The...

Born for Love: A Society Built for Empathy

Today is my final post on  Szalavitz and Perry’s book Born for Love: Why Empathy is Essential- and Endangered. In case you missed them, check out last June’s post on Too Much Empathy, July’s post on Baby Bonding & Stress...

Back to School with Full Buckets

Last week we trekked to the library and snagged Have you Filled a Bucket Today: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids by Carl Mcleod. By now, both Miss First-Grade and I feel pretty well prepared for the pending return to school. She is back on...

You’re Invited!

  FOR GENERATIONS TO COME a fundraiser for doing good together Friday, October 14, 2011 6:00-9:00 pm Dorsey & Whitney LLP 15th Floor Atrium 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis Convenient $5 parking is available in the Dorsey parking ramp....