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acts of kindness that families can do around holidays season

Acts of Kindness Families Can Do Around the Holiday Season

Religious or not, the “holidays season” starting at the end of November and ending mid-January is one of the most apt time for random or planned acts of kindness. The religious celebrations (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Winter Solstice, Hanukkah, Epiphany/Three Kings Day, etc.)  are all centered around the light overcoming the darkness, divine love, and/or gratefulness. So […]

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How to Make Polish Gingerbread Cookies

If you’re stressed out because all your neighbours have their houses decorated already, their presents bought and their perfect holiday pictures up on Facebook while you are still cleaning up after Thanksgiving dinner, then Poland is your place to be. In Poland, Christmas preparations don’t start early. Poles don’t decorate the tree in November and they

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Christmas Traditions Unique to the LDS Faith

Like the rest of the Christian world, we members of the LDS faith (some call us the Mormons) believe that Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year.  We love Christmas traditions like Advent calendars and trees all aglow with lights and pretty decorations. We deck the halls with boughs of holly, pine wreaths

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Exploring the Five Themes of geography with kids

Exploring the 5 Themes of Geography With Kids

We all agree that learning geography is important, but sometimes I wonder if it gets overlooked as a subject.  Is there more to geography than just labeling countries and capitals?  Are we taking the time to explore the 5 themes of geography? My own geographical knowledge is embarrassingly lacking.  Now that I’m a parent to

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