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Food & NutritionCook With Your Kids To Make Them Better People

Teach Your Kids to Cook Now to Make Them Better People

May 24, 2022 by Rachel Raybin Leave a Comment

Are you making dinner tonight? Then do it with your kids. If you teach your kids to cook now it will make them better people later. Cooking with your kids is an all purpose activity that will teach them valuable life skills in and out of the kitchen. Creating Healthy Habits Childhood obesity is a serious…

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Halloween5 things to do with leftover halloween candy

5 Things To Do With All of That Leftover Halloween Candy

October 26, 2021 by Rachel Raybin Leave a Comment

The best part of Halloween is of course the candy. But what do you do with all the leftover Halloween candy after your kids get over the sugar buzz?  You don’t want to throw the rest away, so here are few really cool ideas to deal with that leftover Halloween candy that are both educational and…

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Fall6 Apple Recipes Celebrating Fall to Make With Your Child

6 Apple Recipes Celebrating Fall to Make With Your Child

September 5, 2021 by Rachel Raybin Leave a Comment

Nothing says fall quite like the apple—images of teachers’ desks, fall trees, apple crafts, and lunch sack offerings in red, green, and in-between. The season of the apple is upon us. Encourage your child to help you in the kitchen and you have an instant teachable moment. We’ve picked out some great apple recipes to make…

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EducationTeachable Moment 4th of July for Kids

Teachable Moments: 4th of July for Kids

June 25, 2016 by Rachel Raybin Leave a Comment

Your child is never too young to learn about the meaning of the 4th of July. My educational philosophy is throw it out there and if it sticks great; if it doesn’t stick that’s great too. Each time your child hears the information it will make a little more sense and children are much smarter than…

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EducationChildren's Museums are incredibly important - the Amazing Benefits of Visiting a Children's Museum

The Amazing Benefits of Visiting a Children’s Museum

June 13, 2016 by Rachel Raybin Leave a Comment

Visit a children’s museum this summer. Scratch that. Visit a children’s museum right now. Just because it’s summer doesn’t mean your kids should stop learning, nor should you stop teaching them. This is what I call a teachable moment. Keeping your kids minds engaged during the summer months is of paramount importance and there are…

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Rachel holds a BS in Early Childhood Education and a Masters in Educational Leadership. Innovative and academically forward in her successful “Mommy and Me” curriculum and interactive birthday parties, Rachel was encouraged by her large following of dedicated parents and their children to develop a preschool program. Read More...

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