Outdoor Play: Games & Benefits with 100+ Kid Bloggers' Hop

Groovy Soaker Water Balloons fit easily under a spout for filling.

Learning to play outdoor games uses creativity, imagination, cooperation, and brain power by making up new games and participating in sports and games that have been around for decades. Playing outside games can teach a child social skills while releasing stress and forming friendships. Young children learn by using their five senses and movement. So much more can be experienced through the senses when outdoors while expanding a child's imagination. Even short periods in the natural world improve a child's mood and appreciation for our earth.
 

"Graham Cracker Kid" & More on Kid Lit Giveaway Hop

I'm very pleased to be donating 7 books (4 autographed) for The Kid Lit Giveaway Hop! It is open May 13 to 19th, 2013 in honor  of Children’s Book Week and hosted by Mother Daughter Book Reviews, Youth Literature Reviews and others. Over 90 children’s book or teen literature bloggers, authors, publishers, and publicists are giving away copies of fabulous books, gift cards, cash, or other prizes. What better way to celebrate Children’s Book Week than GIVEAWAYS! Here is what I am offering to a lucky winner in the US or Canada: 

Children's Service Projects - Random Acts of Kindness

These items cost less than $25.00

During this rushed season of shopping frenzy, do you wonder if there is a way to feel more gratitude and peace? Doing service will bring you a feeling of contentment and enrichment. You will feel connected to others of similar spirits and understand the true meaning of Christmas.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Prevention Tips & Kid Bloggers GO PINK BLOG HOP

Tonya Valentine on Pink Ribbons

Breast Cancer is second only to lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer death among women in the United States. Join some Kid Bloggers in our GO PINK BLOG HOP to increase prevention and awareness. This post is in loving memory of my mother-in-law, Joan Case, who lost her fight with breast cancer. And also to my sister, Diane Atkinson, who is a breast cancer survivor of seven years! The following Prevention Tips are taken from Breast Cancer Awareness.com.