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How to Create a Healthy Home Environment

By Danielle Pastula | March 27, 2025 | Happy Home , Health
From our children’s success at school, to how we perform at work, to how happy we are in our relationships with family and friends, many things can be linked back to our healthy home environment. One way to adjust how we look at our home is to break down our activities and improvements into the

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Easter at

Join us on Saturday, April 5th from 1PM - 4PM for an afternoon of fun, treats, and Easter-inspired adventures! 🐰✨ Get ready for a fun-filled Easter celebration at Butler Town Center! Capture precious family moments with our Easter photo opportunity, transform into whimsical characters with face painting, or add some sparkle with hair tinseling. Hop

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Try These At-Home Listening Activities

By Rebecca Vitkus | March 20, 2025 | Conception 2 College , Early Years
While listening skills are practiced every day in preschool and kindergarten classrooms, it is up to parents to continue building those listening skills at home. Former kindergarten teacher Ilene Vitkus shared some of her classroom tactics to make at-home listening activities both fun and beneficial. Draw This! Bring out the crayons and paper and instruct

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healthy body image

How to Promote a Healthy Body Image for Your Teen

By Olivia Pitkenthly | March 11, 2025 | Conception 2 College , Teens
In 2010, the Obama administration launched the Let’s Move! campaign and a task force on childhood obesity to bring awareness to unhealthy patterns of eating and sedentary lifestyles. Since then, schools have provided healthier food choices, started growing fruits and vegetables in their own gardens and are fighting for more recess time. While schools are

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picking a stroller

Tips For Picking the Stroller That is Best for You!

By Nicole Irving, Publisher and Editor-In-Chief | March 10, 2025 | Expecting
When I had my first baby shower, I remember opening the big clunky box that held my first stroller. It was a Graco combination, where the car seat fit right into the stroller, so you didn’t have to wake a sleeping baby to put him into the stroller. GENIUS! Fast forward 17 months and we

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How Much is Too Much Sodium for Toddlers

By Tracy Wright | March 1, 2025 | Health
Once babies begin eating solid foods, they will invariably begin ingesting more ingredients like salt and sugar which may not have been in their previous diet. It is important for parents to monitor their salt intake in their baby’s or toddler’s diets. Where is Salt Hiding? Mayo Clinic says that “table salt, or sodium chloride,

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Updated School Calendar

ACPS Posts Updated School Calendar

By Nicole Irving, Publisher and Editor-In-Chief | February 23, 2025 | Blog
Today, Alachua County Public Schools released the calendar for the 2025-2026 school year. That means time to updated those family calendars with all the important school dates and vacations times. This updated calendar reflects the current start date for all Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) which will be Monday, August 11. The last day of

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Super Bowl Sunday Party Snacks

Easy Super Bowl Sunday Party Snacks!

By Amanda Roland | February 4, 2025 | Happy Home , Recipes
Are you ready watch the Super Bowl on Sunday? Root for your favorite team while eating some delicious and easy Super Bowl Sunday party snacks! Caprese Salad Skewers These super simple party appetizers take only 4 ingredients to make, but they will make your guests feel like they are eating something fancy. Ingredients: Small mozzarella

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Thornebrook Spring Arts Festival

Mark your calendars for the fourth annual Thornebrook Spring Arts Festival! Taking place in the park-like setting of The Shoppes at Thornebrook, this two-day event showcases a diverse range of talented artists, including favorites from the Fall Arts Festival and exciting new participants. Visitors can enjoy artwork across various mediums, such as painting, sculpture, photography,

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