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… Attend the Medieval Festival in Witten With a Preschooler?
Lyons Cub knew something was up when mommy researched medieval markets in North Rhine-Westphalia. We…
… Explore the Nature Adventure Trail in Landschaftspark Rheinbogen?
Lyons Cub loves to play outside, especially in the forest, where he can build and…
… Visit the Gasometer in Oberhausen with a Preschooler?
Last Sunday, Lyons Cub showed his friend John from Virginia the Cologne cathedral, and this…
… Go Sight-Seeing in Cologne with a Preschooler?
Lyons Cub really wanted to go on a ship. So the day came where he…
… Visit the Solingen Bird- and Animal Park?
Lyons Cub loves to watch and touch animals. We’ve been at the Reuschenberg Wildpark in…
Product Review: Hot Wheels Color Shifters Sharkport Showdown
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… Color Easter Eggs with the Magic Egg Decorator That Plays Christmas Music?
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… Visit SeaLife With a Preschooler?
It’s Easter Sunday and our second day of adventures… We have a double ticket for…
… Visit Legoland With a Preschooler?
Lyons Cub’s Easter present was a visit to Legoland and SeaLife in the city of…
… Take Your Kid to Kinderland GeckoFun?
Today was awesome! Lyons Cub went to GeckoFun, an indoor playground with inflatables and lots…
… Take Your Preschooler to the Circus?
Yay, the circus is in town! No, not the big Moscow State Circus or Circus…
… Touch the Dinos at the Jurassic Live Show?
Strictly speaking, “Jurassic LIVE Tour” is a misnomer, and my son knows that the dinosaurs…
… Celebrate Carnival in Germany?
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… Buy Tonies for the Toniebox Before Price Hike?
Oh no! We’ve read in the press that from May on, the Tonieboxes and Tonies…
… Visit the European Wildcat at the Animal Park?
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… Visit the Baby Goats in the Wildpark?
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Product Review: LEGO Dinosaur Skeleton
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Product Review: Playdough Cupcakes
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… Take Your Son to an Art Gallery?
Strictly speaking, it wasn’t JUST an art gallery, it was also a store for trading…
Product Review: Hot Wheels City Robo T-Rex Ultimate Garage
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… Have a Son Who Loves Pink Glitter?
Today was one of those days…. I took my son to the city (we went…
… Celebrate Valentine’s Day in the NICU?
No mommy wants to have her baby in the NICU on Valentine’s Day. No mommy…
… Follow the Learning Path on ABCmouse with Your Preschooler?
Especially during the pandemic, you might have considered online educational programs and asked yourself: “Is…
… Play Doctor with Your Son?
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Product Review: Pop It Fidget Toy
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… Play Starbucks Barista With Your Preschooler?
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… do Arts and Crafts with Polymer Clay with a Toddler?
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Product Review: Bowling Set for Toddlers
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Product Review: Wooden Tetris for Kids’ Strategic Skills Development
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Product Review: Hot Wheels Toxic Gorilla Slam
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… Get a Toniebox and Tonies for Your Kid?
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Product Review: Matching Dinosaur PJ’s for Christmas
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… Visit the Dinos in the Naturkundemuseum Munster?
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Product Review: Playmobil Advent Calendar Christmas Manger Yellow
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… be a Student Athlete in Former Socialist East Germany?
My mother’s brother and one of her sisters with their children grew up, lived, and…
… Work for a Railroad Track Maintenance Training Academy?
I hope this blog will be interactive, so we can learn what we mommies out…
… Go to a German Christmas Market?
We have the “2G rules” at the Christmas market (“geimpft und genesen,” which means “vaccinated…
… Celebrate Saint Nicholas Day in Germany?
To be honest, I wasn’t sure it would work a second time, but it did.…
… Bake Christmas Cookies With a Toddler?
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Guest Post: What is American Homeschooling?
by: Emily Sewell When people outside of the United States think of American homeschooling, I…
Product Review: I am Your Dino Friend
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… Build a Gingerbread Witch’s House?
Today, Lyons Cub built his gingerbread witch’s house–and not just any kind of house from…
… Get Guinea Pigs From the Shelter?
Guess what my over-50 husband wanted for his birthday in 2016? GUINEA PIGS!!! Maybe that…
Product Review: Carter’s Baby & Toddler Clothes
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… Create Pictures With Artificial Intelligence?
In the past, I have shown you how the kaleidoscope app works, how to make…
… Make a Shadow Box With Your Baby’s Hospital Items?
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Product Review: Little People Nativity Scene
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Product Review: Felt Christmas Tree for Baby
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… Make Friends With a Porcupine?
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… Have a Visitor in the NICU?
As a fresh mommy, you are still healing from vaginal birth or your C-section. All…
Product Review: Lego Marble Run
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… Take Your Tot to the Car Repair Place?
Bad things in life happen… Just when we were in pre-Christmas mood and had planned…
… See the Real Llama Llama Red Pajama?
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… Have Saint Nicholas Come Visit Your Toddler?
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… Visit the Wuppertal Zoo?
Big day for Lyons Cub!!! We visited the zoo in the city of Wuppertal on…
… Get to Feed the Fish in a Pet Store?
Today was a special day for Lyons Cub. It was raining, so we didn’t drive…
Product Review: Magnetic Building Blocks
Right next to bristle shapes, I would recommend magnetic building blocks as an educational toy…
… Observe the Otters at the Animal Park With a Toddler?
Ahhh, finally!!! The otters were out. Maybe because it was a sunny day for a…
… Go to the Wild Animals Park With Your Toddler?
Lyons Cub loves parks, like the one with the climbing animals and exercisers, but most…
Product Review: Playdough Barber Shop Set
Lyons Cub wanted to cut hair today–no, not his or mine, thankfully, but that of…
Product Review: Haba Marble Race Track Table
Okay, so here’s something for the big builders among you: Feel inclined to spend many…
… Invest in Health Care Stocks for Your Child?
The time was right a couple of days ago to invest in BNTX shares again…
… Ride on a Toy Helicopter?
Do your kids love those ride-on machines, too? Lyons Cub likes the ice-cream truck, Bob…
… Train on Exercisers With Your Kid?
Also feel like you’re already consuming too many pre-Christmas treats and chocolates? We certainly are!!…
Product Review: Bristle Shapes
Looking for a great educational tool for your toddler builder? Next to Duplo, MegaBloks, and…
Christmas Wish List for Toddlers
It will be Christmas soon! Have you started creating your kid’s Christmas wish list yet?…
Product Review: Toddler Dino Pants for Fall
Does your toddler also have the problem that the pants slide down his butt all…
… Explore a Real Fire Engine With Your Toddler?
Already at 10 months of age, Lyons Cub saw a fire engine, but he didn’t…
… Make Chestnut Animals With Your Toddler?
It’s the beginning of October, and the chestnuts are falling from the trees in abundance…
… Go on the Jumping Spider With Your Toddler?
Already as a baby, Lyons Cub was in love with his door frame jumper. At…
… Take Your Kid to the Elections?
Germany is voting today!!! Angela Merkel has been in power for 16 years (and, in…
… Carve a Pumpkin With Your Toddler?
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… Buy Lithium Shares for Your Child?
I was blessed with a family that never wanted for food, shelter, and money. We…
… Get a Lost Dog Back to Its Owners?
On Wednesday, September 7th, 2011 after an evening meeting at University Baptist Church (UBC) in…
… Climb With Your Kiddo?
Do you also have an active, sportive child that needs constant outdoor activity? I soon…
Product Review: Dinosaur Sweaters
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… Have Inguinal Hernia Repair Done For Your Baby?
Lyons Cub was half a year old when, on our summer trip from Clarksville, TN…
… Play in Teepees in the Forest With a Toddler?
Okay, admittedly, those wonderful teepees were already there, built by bigger kids, maybe from a…
… Bake a Very Hungry Caterpillar Cake?
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… Make Beautiful Baby Pics with Kaleidoscope App
Last time, I’ve shown you how to make hyperbolic tilings of photos, which was great…
Product Review: Mega Bloks First Builders Build ‘n Learn Table
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… Entertain Your Tot With Bubble Wrap, Cardboard, and Foam Mesh Sleeves?
Hey moms, It’s such an easy trick, and it doesn’t cost you anything. You’ve probably…
Product Review: Toy Kitchen and Accessories
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Product Review: Jurassic World Lego Duplo Fun
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Product Review: Radio Flyer Inchworm Ride-On Toy
As a German kid, I had never encountered the inchworm, although I’m a child of…
… Find a Lime Hawk Moth Caterpillar?
When running around on the playground, Lyons Cub stumbled upon something extraordinary–well, for a little…
Product Review: Slime for Toddlers
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Product Review: Plush Rocking Horse
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Product Review: Trihorse Wooden Ball Track
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… Keep a Hybrid Gecko?
They are beautiful; they are frowned upon (if you want to read a lengthy ethical…
… Go to the Funfair With Your Toddler?
The funfair is in town! No, not the Largest Fair at the Rhine River banks…
… Bake With a Toddler?
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Product Review: Banana Blast
Do you have a toddler who hates to lose, too? Lyons Cub definitely needs to…
… Ride the John Deere Tractor Go-Kart?
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… Create a Floor Mat for Daycare as Farewell Present?
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… Hire a Nanny?
She couldn’t replace my late husband, but she did everything my husband would have done:…
… Do Pretend Play on the Mall’s Ride-On Cars?
It’s in the middle of summer, school break has started, but kindergarten is on and…
Product Review: Playdough for Toddlers
It’s self-explanatory–playdough is one of the best sensory toys that helps children grasp different shapes,…
… Feed Chickens With a Toddler?
Montessori education stresses the importance of letting young children interact with animals. Several Montessori schools…
… Get Your Baby a Haircut?
Going to the hairdresser is something special. Ideally, it’s a place where you can also…