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How We Repurpose Materials for Child’s Play
This post includes a link to an article I wrote for Rhea Lana. Have you been to one of her children's clothing and toys consignment events? Talk about a great way to reuse materials. 🙂 I was a child of the '70s and '80s. Mostly the '80s. Back then, we...
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Saturday Selections from Captain Mom
These are the stories and articles that caught my attention enough to save and share. I hope your weekend is a great one! Saturday Selections * Do you need a happiness boost? Buy time, not stuff. * Maybe We All Need a Little Less Balance. I...
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Flying Solo: The Pilot Wife Plan for Long Weeks Alone
Stock up, survive, and maintain your sanity when your spouse is on the road (or in the air).
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What to Include in a Costume Box for Boys
These boys of mine create the most interesting costumes from the simplest items stuffed into a vintage, rustic trunk: superhero capes, their grandpa's old cowboy boots, homemade swords, and of course...Daddy's old pilot hat. They'll put on a black cap and boots and...
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51 Things Children Will Do With Time for Unstructured Play
Whatever happened to free time? Somewhere along the way of daily homework and modern life and contemporary parenting, free time became scheduled and renamed Time for Unstructured Play. My kiddos found free time again on spring break and so did I, as I balanced...
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Saturday Selections: Oh hey…Spring
Hooray for spring! Farmers Almanac says I shouldn't plant vegetables in these parts until mid-April, so I picked up flowers instead. I'll be moving dirt and spreading color. Because of the solo parenting and planned yard work/gardening today my kids need to...
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Hello! I'm Rhonda. Welcome to Captain Mom.® The house is full of boys, the life is rural, and the pilot life schedule is always up in the air...Click Here to Learn More About Me Copyright 2008-2017 Rhonda Franz | Captain Mom ®
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