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FAMILY ARTICLES

by Kas Winters unless otherwise noted

"Providing BOOKS and RESOURCES

to Help Your FAMILY   Thrive"

FAMILY BOOKS  ▪  FAMILY RESOURCES

Kas Winters

"Mother of Family Ideas"

FAMILY ARTICLES ON-LINE

Articles by Audience:

OF INTEREST TO WOMEN:

▪ An Alleluia Day

▪ Appropriate behaviors for adult flirtation: Never too old, and a lot wiser…

▪ Bake a Lamb Cake

   by Sally D. Ketchum

▪ Breathe in, Breathe out

▪ Celebrate Family Traditions

▪ Coping with Fears and Phobias

▪ Don’t make his Valentine pink

▪ Family Health - Dealing with Obesity

▪ Festive Veggie Wreath

▪ Field of Dreams - Farm Markets

   by Sally, the Garden Guru

▪ Game Day Food

   by Sally D. Ketchum

▪ Game Day Slow Cooker Chicken Salad

▪ How One Family Keeps in Touch

   by Our Senior Staff Writer

▪ The Knitting Scene

   by Our Senior Staff Writer

▪ Make a Snuggle Bunny

▪ Make an Advent Wreath and Light the First Candle

▪ Make "Bear-Hugs" for friends

▪ Let Sleeping Babies Lie

▪ Rejection

    by Don Grothe, counselor

▪ Reminiscing: Childhood Memories

    by Sally D. Ketchum

▪ Small Space Gardening

    by Sally the Garden Guru 

▪ Summer Garden Tips

   by Sally, the Garden Guru

▪ Weeds

    by Luanne Torblaa

▪ When it is time to look a gift horse in the mouth?

    by Sally D. Ketchum

▪ The Winter Garden: 

Look out the window

   by Sally D. Ketchum

▪ A Woman for All Ages

    by Eileen Birin

▪ The World's Greatest Drug Store

    by Gary W. Diekmann, DC

OF INTEREST TO PARENTS WITH BABIES:

▪ Help Siblings Adjust to a New Baby

Kick the Diaper Habit Now!

    by Elaine D'Ippolito

▪ Let Sleeping Babies Lie

▪ Make a Snuggle Bunny

OF INTEREST TO PARENTS:

▪ Bake Some Holiday Cookies

▪ B B Q Marinade

▪ Beaded Pipe Cleaner Ornaments

▪ Build Upon a Child's Experiences

▪ Celebrate Children

▪ Celebrate Christmas by Being a Santa to Others

▪ Celebrate Family Traditions

▪ Collect Bugs and Other Critters

▪ Coping with Fears and Phobias

▪ Create a Family Celebration

▪ Create Your Own Adventure

▪ Creativity

    by Sally D. Ketchum

▪ Cut-Out Cookies

▪ Discuss Ways to Stand-Up for Yourself

▪ Do a Good Deed

▪ Do You Know a Child who is Being Bullied?

▪ Encouraging Children to Write

▪ Encourage Young Writers Day

▪ Every Day Learning

▪ Family Health - Dealing with Obesity

▪ Family Ways to Celebrate the Holiday by Giving to Others

▪ Find Pictures of Polar Bears

▪ Fun with Friends

▪ Get Organized in a Timely Manner

▪ Get Outdoors and Do Something to Protect the Environment

▪ Glue and Glitter Ornaments

▪ Good Study Habits Help Students Get the School Year Off to a Good Start

    by Sally D. Ketchum

▪ Have a Family Flag Ceremony

▪ Have a Hot Chocolate Pajama Party

▪ Have a Lincoln's Birthday Dinner

▪ Have fun with Flowers

▪ Have Fun with planning a Brand New Year

▪ Honor Family Members Who Have Passed Away

▪ How Many Ways Can You Tell a Story?

▪ How to Help Children, who have  Hereditary Disorders, Thrive

    By Don Grothe, counselor

▪ How One Family Keeps in Touch

   by Our Senior Staff Writer

▪ Learn a Magic Trick

▪ Learn Something about the Significance of Kwanzaa

▪ Learn Some Magic Tricks

▪ Learn to Take Care of the Earth

▪ Learn to be Independent

▪ Lenten Activities

▪ Let Sleeping Babies Lie

▪ Make a Chinese Lantern

▪ Make a Circle of String

▪ Make a Clay Menorah

▪ Make a Good Noise (For New Year's Eve)

▪ Make a Healthy Eating Chart

▪ Make a Kite of Your Own

▪ Make a Rain Gauge

▪ Make a Rocket and Launch It

▪ Make a Snowman, even if You Have to Use Marshmallows to Do It!

▪ Make a Snuggle Bunny

▪ Make a Tooth-Brushing Chart

▪ Make "Bear-Hugs" for friends

▪ Make flowers from egg carton cups

▪ Make Mother Goose Paper Plate Puppets and Read Rhymes

▪ Make Your Own Book

▪ Make an Advent Wreath and Light the First Candle

▪ Make an Inventor's Kit

▪ Make Cherry Tarts

▪ Make Mardi Gras Masks

▪ Make Paper Snowflakes

▪ Make Shadow Picture

▪ Make Time to Play

▪ Make Valentines

▪ MRSA Bacteria

    by Elissa Thompson, MSW, LCSW

▪ A Note About Safety

▪ Pamper Your Pet

▪ Parents--Teach Your Kids

    by Phil & Gwen Waring

▪ Plant Veggies in the Kitchen

▪ Play a Game of "Gossip"

▪ Play a Quiet Game

▪ Play Some Circus Games

▪ Play Space Ship "Let's Pretend"

▪ Put Out Your Shoes and Fill Stockings for Others

▪ Read a Little House on the Prairie Story

▪ Read Christmas Stories and color in Holiday coloring books

▪ Read with a Friend

▪ Rejection

    by Don Grothe, counselor

▪ Reminiscing: Childhood Memories

▪ Retell the Story of the Roses (Our Lady of Guadalupe Day)

▪ Salt Dough Ornaments

▪ Sing in Rounds, Sing in Harmony

▪ Single Parents Treat Yourself

▪ Strawberry Spray for Sweet Dreams (Scary Dream Control)

▪ Surprise Someone with Flowers

▪ Take a Stone-Kicking Walk

▪ Take Advantage of Mistletoe

▪ Take a Walk with an Umbrella

▪ Tell a Bear-y Good Story

▪ Tell a Continuous Story

▪ Tell Jokes, Silliness & Fool's Foods

▪ Tell Tall Tales and Discuss Telling the Truth

▪ Try a Science Experiment

▪ Try some Calligraphy and Read the Declaration of Independence

▪ Use a Star Chart

▪ Use an Advent Calendar

▪ Use Gumdrops and Toothpicks as a Building Set

▪ The World's Greatest Drug Store

    by Gary W. Diekmann, DC

OF INTEREST TO SENIORS:

▪ Appropriate behaviors for adult flirtation: Never too old, and a lot wiser…

    by Shmarye Primack

▪ Grandma's Goodie Bag

▪ Grandma's Toy Stove: A Gift for Generations

▪ Honor Family Members Who Have Passed Away

▪ How One Family Keeps in Touch

   by Our Senior Staff Writer

▪ The Knitting Scene

   by Our Senior Staff Writer

▪ The Monster Button

▪ Photo Opportunities: Recycle Those Old Pictures

    by The Family Writer 

▪ Late Summer Gardens

    by Sally D. Ketchum

▪ Small Space Gardening

    by Sally The Garden Guru 

▪ Summer Garden Tips

   by Sally, the Garden Guru

▪ Surprise Someone with Flowers

Weeds

    by Luanne Torblaa

▪ When it is time to look a gift horse in the mouth?

    by Sally D. Ketchum

▪ The Winter Garden: 

Look out the window

   by Sally D. Ketchum

▪ A Woman for All Ages

    by Eileen Birin

▪ The World's Greatest Drug Store

    by Gary W. Diekmann, DC

OF INTEREST TO EDUCATORS:

▪ Beaded Pipe Cleaner Ornaments

▪ A bit of Irish literature: Limericks, satire and the beginning of modern prose

   by Sally D. Ketchum

▪ Build Upon a Child's Experiences

Creativity

    by Sally D. Ketchum

▪ Discuss Ways to Stand-Up for Yourself

▪ Do You Know a Child who is Being Bullied?

▪ Encouraging Children to Write

▪ Encourage Young Writers Day

▪ Every Day Learning

▪ Get Outdoors and Do Something to ▪ Protect the Environment

▪ Glue and Glitter Ornaments

▪ How Many Ways Can You Tell a Story?

▪ How to Help Children, who have Hereditary Disorders, Thrive

    By Don Grothe, counselor

▪ Make a Circle of String

▪ Make a Healthy Eating Chart

▪ Make an Inventor's Kit

▪ Make a Rocket and Launch It

▪ Make Your Own Book

▪ MRSA Bacteria

    by Elissa Thompson, MSW, LCSW

▪ Pinecone Ornaments

▪ Plant Veggies in the Kitchen

▪ Read a Biography of a President

▪ Read a Little House on the Prairie ▪ Story

▪ Read the Constitution

▪ Rejection

    by Don Grothe, counselor

▪ The World's Greatest Drug Store

    by Gary W. Diekmann, DC

OF INTEREST TO COUPLES - A LITTLE ROMANCE

▪ Appropriate behaviors for adult flirtation: Never too old, and a lot wiser… by Sally D. Ketchum

▪ Look for Ways to Say "I Love You"

Love Letters

▪ Make "Bear-Hugs" for friends

▪ Make Valentine's Day Everyday

   by Sally D. Ketchum

▪ Romantic Pampering

▪ See How Much I Love You

▪ Summer Love: Take time to be together

▪ Surprise Someone with Flowers

▪ Take Advantage of Mistletoe

FAMILY HEALTH

▪ How to Help Children, who have

▪ Hereditary Disorders, Thrive

    by Don Grothe, counselor

▪ Make a Healthy Eating Chart

    by Kas Winters

▪ Make a Tooth-Brushing Chart

▪ MRSA Bacteria

    by Elissa Thompson, MSW, LCSW

▪ The World's Greatest Drug Store

    by Gary W. Diekmann, DC

Articles about Family Activities:

RECIPES

& FUN WITH FOOD:

Recipes

▪ All-American Apple Pie

▪ Bilbo's Tea-Time Bread

    by Cappy Gallant

▪ Blueberry Bread Pudding for Two

    by Portia Little

▪ The Breakfast Experience:

    Mushroom-Bacon Quiche

    by Sally D. Ketchum

▪ Camp Cooking - Dutch Oven    

    Fruit Cobbler

    by Bob Maxwell, Scout Leader

▪ Chocolate Bread Pudding TDF

▪ Citrus Spinach Salad

    by Portia Little

▪ Cut-Out Cookies

▪ Don’t make his Valentine pink

    by Sally D. Ketchum

▪ Fantastic Fudge Pie

    by Portia Little

▪ Fettucine Alfredo

▪ Game Day Food

   by Sally D. Ketchum

▪ Game Day Slow Cooker Chicken Salad

▪ Gazpacho Cold Mexican Soup

▪ Good 'n Easy Scallop Bake

    by Portia Little

▪ Lemon Butter Cookies

▪ Linguine with Puttanesca Sauce

▪ Luxury or Necessity Counter Attacks: Black and Tan Frosting for Cookies

    by Sally D. Ketchum

▪ Make a Spring Salad with edible flowers and fresh greens

▪ Make Your Own Charoset

▪ Mark’s Venison Marinade

▪ Pike's Peak Pepperoni

▪ Pitzells

▪ Pretzels

▪ Resurrection Cookies

    From Donna Pogue

▪ "Ramona's" Chocolate Chip Cookies

▪ Scalloped Potatoes

    by Portia Little