by Mike Perrello | Nov 25, 2019 | Family Life
Being kissed under the mistletoe has been a Christmas tradition for more than a thousand years. But mistletoe is not only associated with a gentle kiss, it has a lore all its own. Mistletoe is a parasitic plant that lives off trees. It has attracted human attention...
by Mike Perrello | Nov 20, 2019 | Family Life
Children will enjoy making a place card or picture for a grandmother or a favorite uncle at the family celebration. What you need: White or colored paper folded twice; a marker pen to write their “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Hanukkah” messages;...
by Mike Perrello | Nov 19, 2019 | Family Life
Planning a birthday party takes a lot of preparation and sometimes things don’t go quite as planned. Here are a few more helpful tips from Mike Perrello on planning a birthday party: What do I do if someone brings siblings or a parent stays unexpectantly? Do...
by Mike Perrello | Nov 18, 2019 | Family Life
For a lot of kids, it’s hunting season! They know their presents are hidden somewhere; the challenge is to find them, skillfully snoop in the packages, and wrap them all back up again. It’s easier with little ones. They can’t reach the top shelf of...
by Mike Perrello | Nov 13, 2019 | Family Life
She was a woman of her time and ahead of her time. Sarah Josepha Hale was born in 1788 and, in spite of the era, became a self-taught professional woman, a writer, poet and editor, advocating education and professional work for women. But she was also a creature of...
by Mike Perrello | Nov 12, 2019 | Family Life
The Nations of North America Finally Revealed President Thomas Jefferson was deeply curious about the peoples who lived in the West of the unexplored American continent. Rumor was all he had to go on since only a few white fur traders had ever ventured into the...
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