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		<title>Ring in the New Year</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yvonne Wonder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 04:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ring in the New Year – Fun Celebrations for Families with Kids For parents, New Year’s Eve often comes with a question: Do we stay home with the kids, or do we try to celebrate in style? The truth is, you don’t have to choose one or the other. With a little planning, you can  [...]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Stress-Free Shopping – How Parents Can Find Time for Holiday Gifting</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yvonne Wonder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 04:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Holiday shopping should feel joyful — sparkling lights, festive music, the thrill of finding just the right gift. But for parents, it can easily turn into a juggling act: wrangling kids in crowded malls, sneaking gifts into carts without being spotted, or rushing through checkout lines with little ones tugging at your coat. Add travel  [...]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Explaining the Military Purple Heart to Children</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yvonne Wonder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 14:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Military Purple Heart holds a profound significance, symbolizing bravery, sacrifice, and resilience. Explaining such a distinguished honor to children can be a sensitive yet essential task. This essay aims to provide parents with a comprehensive guide on how to navigate this conversation, ensuring children understand the significance of the Purple Heart while fostering empathy,  [...]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Why Do We Celebrate the 4th of July</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yvonne Wonder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 20:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Why we celebrate July 4th July 4th is celebrated in the United States as Independence Day because it marks the day when the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776, which declared the 13 American colonies free and independent from British rule. The Declaration of Independence was written primarily by Thomas Jefferson  [...]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Frosty the Bagel</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yvonne Wonder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2021 18:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Frosty the Bagel fun &amp; healthy kids snack.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>15 Simple Winter Activities</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yvonne Wonder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 07:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Need a little fun to cure the winter blues? Try these simple but fun activities! I recognize not everyone has the winter with snow and cold weather. But for those that do it's time for sledding, ice skating, building snowman, hot chocolate, and more than usual indoor activities. So I have mixed playing in the snow,  [...]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Quarantine Christmas Ideas</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yvonne Wonder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2020 20:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[While we all wish the pandemic were a thing of the past, but it isn’t and the holidays are shaping up to be much different this year than in past years. As we all adapt to the challenges of 2020, we’ve put together a list of ideas to make this Christmas as special as possible:  [...]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Legends of Santa Claus and Christmas Customs</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yvonne Wonder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Legend of Santa Claus]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Christmas Tree Brownie Recipe</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yvonne Wonder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 20:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Enjoy delicious treats and a fun time creating them.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Holiday Activity: Track Santa Online!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yvonne Wonder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2017 08:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You can track Santa Claus' trek across the earth on Christmas Eve at www.noradsanta.org. NORAD stands for the North American Aerospace Defense Command, a bi-national defense effort between the US and Canada. The website will show you where on earth Santa is and you can watch him fly through New York City, Chicago, etc. This  [...]]]></description>
		
		
		
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