“Bubba, bubba, bubba,” my daughter sings as she gestures towards her little brother. “Stop it, Jaycee,” Elijah says in exacerbated tone. “Oh, bubba,” Jaycee happily replies, as she leans in for a hug. I love watching the relationship between my children grow. Years ago, they cuddled up on her bed and watched Disney Jr. together….
Splinks for the week of December 8-14, 2019 Tumbling Down Items Needed: Blocks Instruct each family member (or do partners) to build a tower or building with blocks. After the towers are built, allow someone to pull out one of the lower blocks from each tower. (The tower should tumble down.) What happened when we…
Pumpkin pie, turkey, football, stuffing, twinkling lights, snowflakes swirling down, pies, family gatherings, gifts around a tree, and cookie decorating. The holidays. They inspire a feeling of cozy warmth, celebration, and cherished memories. Until they don’t. Until thinking of those memories breaks your heart in pieces because life has changed. You now have a child…
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Splinks for the week of November 24-30, 2019 No Words Allowed Play a game of Charades where you act out ways to serve or help someone else. Suggestions: Medical help Serving food Repairing something Bagging or ringing up groceries Washing a car Loading or unloading a dishwasher Teaching Have fun with the game and talk…
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*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on StudyFinds. Social media is indisputably one of the great time-wasters of the modern era. While quickly checking Twitter or Facebook in between appointments or classes hardly feels all that time consuming, those short visits add up, oftentimes resulting in over ten hours of wasted time…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on ScienceDaily. “I’m so bored!” It’s a typical complaint by teens in every era, but one that’s growing more common for U.S. adolescents, especially girls. New research at Washington State University has found that boredom is rising year after year for teens in 8th, 10th, and…
Splinks for the week of November 17-23, 2019 Treasure Hunt Create a Treasure Hunt that leads to a special treat or an announcement about a trip or family outing. Provide clues that must be followed in the correct order for the treasure to be found. Suggested rhyming clues for readers: “When Daddy gets tired, he…
Trending Today on Twitter – 11/15/19 1. #ImpeachmentHearings 2. #Garrett 3. Marie Yovanovitch 4. #ImpeachmentHearing 5. #BestCartoonThemeSong 6. #FridayFeeling 7. Witness 8. Tory Lanez 9. #FridayThoughts 10. Max Kellerman Source: Twitter Trending Today on Google – 11/15/19 1. Mon Laferte 2. Myles Garrett 3. Walmart Black Friday 2019 4. Carmelo Anthony 5. Star Wars Jedi:…