A Valentine’s Day tip from Caterpickes…
Don’t take relationship advice from crocheting magazines. And I say this as a devout practitioner of the Yarn Arts. April Fool’s Day, though… that’s something else…
“Does Santa spend the rest of the year sleeping?”
It’s the day after Christmas, and like Santa, I’m taking the day off to spend with my family. Which makes it a perfect time to run…
Merry Christmas!
From all of us at Caterpickles to all of you. May you find peace and happiness this holiday season, and throughout the New Year. Mommyo, Daddyo,…
“Does Santa smoke?” Or how to use Santa to talk to your kids about smoking
The problem with old books is that they often have outdated ideas in them. But rather than skipping over the bits of books we don’t agree with or buying versions that have the tricky bits edited out, it’s better for parents to talk to our kids about those outdated ideas directly.
A Very Special Two-More-Sleeps-Until-Christmas Message from The Five-Year-Old
Not that we’re counting down or anything… We hope your days this week are both merry and bright. And from Daddyo, a few links for your…
Semi-Classic Caterpickles: “How old is Santa?”
How old you think Santa is depends on who you think Santa is. Here we check the ages of the top six contenders: Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Santa Claus, Albert Einstein, the Norse god Odin, and Kris Kringle.
The Five-Year-Old writes to Santa
In the middle of writing a letter to Santa, something rather unsettling occurred to The Five-Year-Old: “Mommyo, when Santa brings you kitties, are they already spayed?”…
“Are there European turkeys?”
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, The Five-Year-Old’s world has become dominated by turkeys. Hand turkeys, color-by-number turkeys, dot-to-dot turkeys, even glitter turkeys, have all waddled their way through our house in the past week or two, on occasion escorted by a Pilgrim. With all this talk of turkeys naturally The Five-Year-Old wanted to know, “Mommyo, are there European turkeys?”
“Why does Santa miss some kids?”
While I enjoy all the little games around Santa, and I will be sorry to see them go, it is much harder to teach your child that it’s important to care for others when your child’s world is populated by magical beings who are perfectly capable of doing all that work on their own.
Does garlic protect against vampires?
Given the number of haunted houses and other Halloween-related festivities on The Five-Year-Old’s calendar this weekend, it seems like a good time to review the literature on a crucial question. Does garlic protect against vampires?
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