Babysitters


Some of these animal babysitters were just too irresistible and funny to pass up…  Enjoy!

animal babysitter

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George Washington’s discoveries – through kids’ eyes


This pearl is my own kid’s. Couldn’t resist sharing.

As we are looking at one of the terrific presentations of A.P.P., called “One”  (you can find them here: Encyclopedic Knowledge – Mathematics), we encounter a portrait of George Washington.  I can’t resist some of the forbidden testing:
“Hmm, do you know who is this?”
“Sure!  This is George Washington.”
“And… I forgot who he is.”
“Mom, he discovered Belorus,” – enlightens me my three year old.
???!!! Belorus? I bet Washington would’ve been very surprised to hear about such an amazing achievement! I definitely was. Just as some of our Belorussian friends.


Baby pig-toes?


My friend was playing with her 18 month old son, gently touching every single one of his toes:
“This little piggy went to market,
This little piggy stayed home!
This little piggy had a salad,
This little piggy had none…
And this one cried all the way home: wee-wee-wee!”

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Baby Wipes to the Rescue


How did I ever live without these wonderful little pieces of moist towellets? Before my son was born I had no idea the many uses for baby wipes.

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Report: Many U.S. Parents Outsourcing Child Care Overseas