Kids love parties. Theme parties can help parents combine party fun with learning that will stay etched in the memory of your kids for years to come. Besides, theme parties are a lot more fun than plain parties. Here are a number of tried, easy theme parties for kids. … [Read more...] about Theme Parties
Archives for May 2006
Five Magic Tricks Every Dad Should Know
Any dad worth his salt should know at least one good magic trick to show his kids. Teaching kids to do magic tricks on their own is great fun and they can spend hours on these tricks, especially if they can really mystify adults and their friends. The challenge is finding magic tricks for kids that will motivate them to practice so they actually reach this level. For ideas … [Read more...] about Five Magic Tricks Every Dad Should Know
Get off your butt and do something with your kids and all your free time!
Who says dads and kids don't have enough time in the day? RELAX! It's hard to believe, but we really have more free time. So says Erik Hurst, associate professor of economics at the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago. ''Since 1965, there's been a six- to eight-hour weekly increase in leisure for the average worker age 21 to 65,'' Mr. Hurst told … [Read more...] about Get off your butt and do something with your kids and all your free time!
Is it safe to fly while pregnant?
As a dad flying with a pregnant wife, you have to wonder if it's safe to hit the friendly skies. Flying sounds like a perfect storm of strangely described cabin pressure, bizarre foods, cramped quarters, bad air and lots of stress, none of which sounds good for mom or baby. The bottom line is that the risk is small until 36 weeks, as an article in today's New York Times … [Read more...] about Is it safe to fly while pregnant?
Dads, kids, and lost fingers – warning to dads of toddlers
Dads and their small kids share another thing in common - a greater risk of losing fingers. A study in the Annals of Emergency Medicine reports that children lose fingers to opening and closing doors. Men lose theirs to power tools. The study found that about 28,000 people go to the emergency rooms in the US and that the greatest concentration is kids … [Read more...] about Dads, kids, and lost fingers – warning to dads of toddlers