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Single Parent Activities

Kim Martin

This column is for you if you are:


  • on a tight budget
  • looking for affordable (cheap or free) activity ideas for your family
  • need fun and educational ideas to keep your kids busy
  • looking for ways to connect with your child (ren)



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Series: Media Literacy for the Family--Video Games

Children are surrounded by the media, however, despite the many studies that say how horrible it is for kids, I have found it to be quite educational and rewarding. This series aims to show the good thatt he media has to offer and to suggest ways parents and their kids can ...

Finding Fun in Everyday Things: Toilet Paper

Have fun exploring the fun and quirky sides to everyday things. Make the most of the mundane!

Series: Finding Fun in Everyday Things

Family fun with everyday things

Spring Break

Don't let Spring Break break your bank account. Some fun activities my son and I enjoyed during Spring Break. Perhaps your family would enjoy them too!

Chess, Anyone?

Playing a game of chess is a great way to bond with your child. You learn a lot about their decision-making skills and they learn how fun beating their parents at a game can be!

E-mail (Pen) Pals: Internet Connects Friends in Far Away Lands

Pen Pals provide an inexpensive, educational, and humbling experience for children. Computers speed up the communication process between pals and increase the fun!

Mixed-Race Children, Ethnicity, and School Multicultural Projects

Schools determined to embrace multiculturalism by way of ethnicity projects must first learn how to separate the two. Failing to do so isolates and invalidates children of mixed heritage.

PB and J

Share the history, magic, and the fun of this popular American treat with your kids!

Relax!

Quick, easy, and fun techniques to help your child (and you) relax.

The Color of Our Superheroes

Discover & explore the colorful history of superheroes with your child.

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Single Parent Activities

Finding Fun in Everyday Things: Toilet Paper (4 msgs)

Series: Finding Fun in Everyday Things (2 msgs)

The Color of Our Superheroes (3 msgs)

Chess, Anyone? (2 msgs)

Mixed-Race Children, Ethnicity, and School Multicultural Project (1 msgs)

E-mail (Pen) Pals: Internet Connects Friends in Far Away Lands (2 msgs)

Mixed-Race Children, Ethnicity, and and School Multicultural Pro (1 msgs)

PB and J (7 msgs)

Relax! (2 msgs)

When Meanness is Cool--Talking With Kids About Bullying (1 msgs)

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