Education, Creativity, and the Economy
How can venture economists and venture capitalists influence education, particularly early education? We frequently hear the term ‘invest’ in education, but how do we do it?
MoreGeeky Single Mom & Warrior Princess
Ideas
Coming up with ideas is the easy part for me, making them work is another thing. So when I do come up with something that works well, I’ll post it here. I’m also including a few experiences with some of my not-so-stellar plans.
Yoshi Egg Piñata
If you hadn’t gathered it from my other article, my kids LOVE Mario. Ethan wants another Mario birthday party this year.. we may even do a combined birthday party for both kids since Mary’s birthday is in the summer (when friends are often on vacation.)
MoreMore “What Not To Do”
I’m all about sharing the good ideas I’ve had, and if you read the site much you’ve probably noticed I share the bad ideas as well and why they were bad. Today I had a few very bad ideas. I’ll try not to go into much detail on why they were bad this time… I’ll […]
MoreSpongeBob Piñata and Other SpongeBob Square Party Ideas
So your kids are into spongebob, and you’re into easy parties? Here are a few quick ideas, including a super simple Sponge Bob piñata.
MorePixy Stix Valentines
Who doesn’t love pixy stix? I guess maybe the teachers might not like them as much. But Valentines day does only come once a year, and this is a cute, simple idea for easy-to-mass-produce classroom valentines.
MoreWhoville Hair How-to?
I’m looking for ideas for making who-hair. Google hasn’t helped me much so I’ll appeal to my lovely readers.
More“Name Flakes”
My kids and their buddy were so pleased with this idea for a nifty paper snowflake last winter, I’m posting the how-to here. Give it a try, and send me your awesome results!
MoreWhite Chocolate Popcorn
I’d originally posted this for Halloween, but the same treat works just as well for other holidays. For Christmas, I’ve tried and thoroughly enjoyed the same recipe with candy-cane bits instead of reeses pieces. My coworker said White Chocolate Popcorn sounds disgusting, but if you like caramel corn or anything like it, you should give […]
MoreNight Games
If there’s one thing that could make me wish to go back to my pre-adult years, nightgames with the neighborhood would be it. Here’s a list of a few of my favorites. What are yours?
MoreMario Birthday Party Brainstorm
Update: Our party was a smashing success, and dozens of other parents have posted their stories too! Also, there are finally some cute mario party supplies to help supplement these ideas. If you need the supplies you can support this page at the same time by ordering them here. My son turns six this month […]
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