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Littlest Green Thumb: Garden Labs

by Mike Adamick

Fri
27
2008

I feel a little guilty for not writing about Paxton Gate earlier, considering it should be one of the top destinations for anyone with kids in the city. Who doesn't like to see a stuffed duck with an crocodile head? Or taxidermy mice arrayed in a variety of human-like poses and costumes? Adults usually squirm, but kids eat that stuff up. Big Time.Sadly, this post isn't about Paxton Gate. Well, ... Read more >

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Talk Like a Pirate While You Clean Up After Them

by Graham Charles

Thu
18
2008

Can there be any more jam-packed weekend? First comes Talk Like a Pirate Day on Friday, September 19th, followed the very next day by International Coastal Cleanup. As residents of the peninsula that is San Francisco, it naturally falls to us both to care for our environment and be goofy within it, so this coincidence of scheduling is more than fortunate. Let's start with Friday's ... Read more >

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Museumette: Conservatory of Flowers

by Graham Charles

Thu
13
2008

Museumette: Conservatory of Flowers In another of my continuing series on San Francisco's small museums, this week I cover the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park. It's a compact building, but it's got enough interesting flora to make it worth the $5 and an hour or so. The eastern room, in particular, with its huge water feature, fake mangrove roots that ... Read more >

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Mike Adamick

Mike is an at-home dad in San Francisco who is desperately trying not to ruin his 2-year-old daughter, Emmeline -- although his wife, Dana, believes the jury is still out. Mike also writes for the San Francisco Chronicle, National Public Radio and the online parenting magazine, Babble.com. In his spare time, he makes clothes for his daughter, so please don't ask "if she picked that outfit...Read more >

Graham Charles

Graham is a former naturalist and current stay-at-home dad to Fern, who at 2 and a half is becoming quite a *naturist* herself. From their home in San Francisco's western wilds he and Fern launch daily adventures to the many green corners of The City -- and the urban jungles, too. Graham chronicles their voyages on his own blog Doodaddy as well in a column for Bay Area Parent magazine. When not...Read more >

A Great Book Rhymes!

by BeingSavvy

November
22
2008

Kids are a funny bunch. They are often loath to change and anything new. But still, our little ones are open to so much -- and so much more than we more ossified parents are! Think of poetry: preschoolers happily read and repeat poems with ease and ...Read more >

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    Top 5 Posts on BeingSavvy

  1. Top Sites for Sparking a Little Imagination
  2. Art-Based Gifts from your Little One
  3. Savvy Spotlight: Taro Gomi
  4. Savvy Giveaway: Inspiring Your Creative Family
  5. Every Preschooler's Favorite Topic, or The Developmental Benefits of a Little Navel-Gazing

Top Ten Anywhere Anytime Activities on Savvy Source

  1. Wacky Day
  2. Feelings Journal
  3. Simple Scavenger Hunt
  4. Picture a Good Choice Being Made
  5. Helping Game
  6. Spinning a Spiderweb
  7. Bowl-O-Fun
  8. Fruit Shapes
  9. Clean Up by Color
  10. Tea Party Time

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