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Pennsylvania Is Odd and So Is Wherever You Live

Cultures, For Families, For Stores, For Teachers, Multicultural, Tips

Pretzels and Pennsylvania Pennsylvanians eat 12 times more pretzels than the rest of the country. This fun fact comes to you from an interview with Andrea Slonecker, author of Pretzel Making at Home, on the podcast The Splendid Table. Although travel and technology make it easier to learn about fascinating cultural differences around the world, there […]

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Pretzels and Pennsylvania Pennsylvanians eat 12 times more pretzels than the rest of the country. This fun fact comes to you from an interview with Andrea Slonecker, author of Pretzel Making at Home, on the podcast The Splendid Table. Although travel and technology make it easier to learn about fascinating cultural differences around the world, there

7 Things I Learned at Art on Chocolate

Cultures, For Families, For Stores, For Teachers, Multicultural, Play

I had a booth at a local art fair called Art on Chocolate in Hershey, Pennsylvania.  It’s the first time I’ve personally sold World Village Playsets to the general public since it’s arrival a couple of weeks ago. 1.  Kids can spot a good toy from a mile away. We were about three booths from

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I had a booth at a local art fair called Art on Chocolate in Hershey, Pennsylvania.  It’s the first time I’ve personally sold World Village Playsets to the general public since it’s arrival a couple of weeks ago. 1.  Kids can spot a good toy from a mile away. We were about three booths from

Bonsai Mums (Not Banzai Moms)

Cultures, For Families, For Teachers, Multicultural

Banzai Moms:  a Japanese cheer or war cry called out by mothers of children who need something to do. Bonsai Mums:  a potted chrysanthemum dwarfed and trained to an artistic shape. If you are the former, then you may need the latter. I went to a spectacularly large garden today with a conservatory, a meadow and

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Banzai Moms:  a Japanese cheer or war cry called out by mothers of children who need something to do. Bonsai Mums:  a potted chrysanthemum dwarfed and trained to an artistic shape. If you are the former, then you may need the latter. I went to a spectacularly large garden today with a conservatory, a meadow and

The Bright Side of Liberia

Cultures, For Families, For Teachers, The Bright Side

There isn’t anything bright about Ebola in West Africa. It’s scary. And above all, it’s sad.  The kids in your care could maybe use a little bright side to go with the news. For those who are well, there have been some major cultural changes to reduce the spread of Ebola. People are no longer

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There isn’t anything bright about Ebola in West Africa. It’s scary. And above all, it’s sad.  The kids in your care could maybe use a little bright side to go with the news. For those who are well, there have been some major cultural changes to reduce the spread of Ebola. People are no longer

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