Hanukkah
Festival of Lights
December 22, 2008
Today marks the first day of Hanukkah and last week, Gigi and I enjoyed a big plate of yummy latkas with apple sauce and sour cream while one of her classmate's mom taught us all about how her family celebrates Hanukkah. We sat around the nine-branched Menorah, lighting the shamash (Hebrew for "guard") candle in the middle and then one candle to represent each night of Hanukkah. After each Read more...
Teaching my child about charity
December 15, 2008
Teaching Gigi about charity isn't a new topic for me at Savvy Source. The two charities I like to support are the local food bank (year round) and Toy Mountain (seasonal). Helping those in need are is an important lesson I've tried to share with Gigi now that she has the vocabulary and ravenous reporter-style ability to understand a new concept. Sharing of course is a sometimes-reluctant quality Read more...
Books! books! books!
December 04, 2008
Here are five more book recommendations for anyone out there still doing their holiday shopping for the preschooler set. Oh who am I kidding, I've barely accomplished any shopping. I always plan to get it done early, yet I always find myself out doing last minute shopping. Anyhow, I'd better get my act together. Perhaps I can save you some time with some books that we already have tested and Read more...
Toys! toys! toys!
December 02, 2008
Sure, I say that I don't want Christmas to be all about toys but let's face it - toys are fun and they make Christmas morning extra special. I've gone through the Savvy Source Toy catalogue and picked out Gigi's top five favourite picks of toys that she already has at her disposal. I thought I'd share them with you - in case you need some shopping inspiration for the preschooler on your list: Read more...
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