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Weary Parent: Parenting Tweens & Teens

October 8th, 2007

Kids Halloween Party Recipes

I know we have at least one Halloween party on the calendar for October (maybe two) and I always panic at the last minute as to what to bring. This year I was proactive and went looking for ideas ahead of time. Now, I won’t make all of these recipes, but there were so many […]

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June 7th, 2007

Four Great Water Games Kids of All Ages Will Love

At the 5th grade picnic yesterday I witnessed 65 kids ages 10-12 working as a team, laughing, and getting totally soaked with water in the process. They had four game stations set up and they were too much fun for me not to share!
Pass the Sponge
Fill up one large bucket with water and place an […]

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October 14th, 2006

Victorian Apple Games for Halloween

Kids are funny. If you told them that their ancestors played games like this at Halloween parties, they wouldn’t be interested. So, don’t tell them lol… Let them think that you came up with the idea all by yourself, or even better, let your kids think that they dreamed up the activity. With a little […]

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October 13th, 2006

Spider Cupcakes for Halloween

If you have tweens in your household, I think that these cupcakes would go over really well. For that matter, I can’t see a teen turning their noses up at these cupcakes either. And even better, you can pretty much wing it, just by looking at the photo, but if you want more instructions, Kraft […]

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September 21st, 2006

Drugs and Parties

During the teen years, friends carry a lot more weight than we might like, but sometimes it works out amazingly well. Having his friend hang up on him at the end of the conversation, made much more of an impression on him than any lecture that we could have handed out. And while […]

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June 22nd, 2006

Drinking and Driving

I remember this as if it was just yesterday. :)
This is for all of you parents who have kids soon to be teens. From the time Jamie was old enough to drive, he was told that under no circumstances was he to drink and drive. If he did drink, he should feel comfortable phoning home […]

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