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Adventure Us: Roanoke area day trips, Part I
By Cristy Carr |
Virginia’s Native Allspice
By Tim Carr |
Roaming Roanoke: Little Green Hive
By Angela Evans |
The 5-Minute Answer: What is Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)?
By Marissa Siegel |
How the New Normal Brought Back Family Dinners
By Kristy Wyatt |
Every cell of every living thing holds a copy of DNA. DNA is the genetic material that determines what creature we are and our characteristics. In this lab, you will be able to extract the DNA of a strawberry! Strawberries are easy to extract DNA from because they are soft and and packed with DNA.…
When looking for a babysitter it is a good idea to start by asking for recommendations. Asking friends, family, coworkers, parenting groups, or from local churches are all good places to start. Ask about the recommended person’s gender, age, and experience. Also, it’s good to know how the recommending friend knows the babysitter, how long…
A lot of families try to switch to more environmentally friendly companies as their share of taking care of the Earth. However, this isn’t enough to solve earthly ills like deforestation, global warming, and light pollution. There are a variety of creative ways families can help to decrease our carbon footprints. Reducing the…
Tracing back to ancient Egypt, oatmeal has been used to beautify the skin. Oatmeal removes excessive oils and exfoliates dead skin. By doing so, it helps with dry skin and relieves irritated skin while also evening skin tone. The potassium in bananas help to decrease inflammation while vitamin A aids…
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown Acclaimed for its soft poetry, exalting it as the prime example of a bedtime story Other books by Brown: Runaway Bunny, The Sailor Dog, and Little Fur Family Where the…
The cold weather has finally kicked in! As the kids anticipate the snow, parents worry about keeping warm to try and battle the winter illnesses. To keep warm and strengthen the immune system, this time of the year calls for hearty soups, like the following Two Bean Soup with Kale. Kale is a part of…
As 2016 begins, a good new year resolution to have is finding ways to combat the symptoms of stress. Two popular, and effective, ingredients to help combat stress, and its symptoms, are lavender and chamomile. Lavender is native to parts of northern Africa and the Mediterranean. Historically, people used it when…
Disclaimer: I have received information from the makers of TYLENOL®. The opinions stated are my own. This is a sponsored post. I firmly believe that family is just love. Often times, and in a perfect world, that would start with the family you are born into, but there are so many more ways to make…
As the holidays draw closer, I can’t stop thinking about one thing. How in the world am I going to keep my kid busy during winter break?? I am a parent of a new kindergartener, so you’d think I remember from the past 4 years, but school has spoiled me and my child! She…
For some, there’s nothing like the rush of getting a great bargain on Black Friday. For others, they cringe at the traffic and the lines and the early hours. Some live for it, and some tolerate it. But, if you’re smart, you can make the most out of the busiest shopping day of the year.…
