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Enjoy Hot Chocolate & Ornament Tradition With Adoptive Grandkids
Ornament Tradition and Christmas Past December is here! Christmas is coming! It’s always fun to trim the Christmas tree, especially if you have grandchildren or children to help. I enjoy finding small...
Tea Party Rules
From the Cover of Tea Party Rules by Ame Dyckman: “When Cub follows his nose through the woods, he discovers a backyard tea party . . . with cookies! He is just about to dig in when the hostess ...
Surviving Holidays as a Foster or Adoptive Family: Part 2-Honoring Feelings
Honoring Feelings (Note: This blog is directed more towards the kids and may make a good read as a family.) Even though we have our traditions and spend time with each other connecting, big days are s...
Little Folks – A Guide to Magical Creatures
Note to Parents: Many kids that have gone through the foster care system or adopted have had to give up some of their childhood to survive. Thus, precious time to pretend and enjoy the magic of...
Boy + Bot
Grade: Transfiguring Adoption gave this book 4 out of 5 Hoots based on it’s usefulness to foster and adoptive families. [Learn more about our Hoot grading system here.] From the Cover of Boy + B...
An Introduction To Magical Creatures Around Your Home
Good day to you friend, My family and I are writing this Guide to Magical Creatures Around Your Home in hopes that these creatures will not be forgotten in time. At one time people, would have not tho...
A Foreword for Parents: A Guide to Magical Creatures Around The Home
We Saw A Need With Our Foster Children Our family loves to pretend and play games. When our children were smaller, I created magical creatures that live around our home. Some of this game of pretend c...
The Dipsy Toad – A Guide to Magical Creatures
Note to Parents: Many kids who have gone through the foster care system or who were adopted have had to give up some of their childhoodto survive. Thus, precious time to pretend and enjoy the m...
Halloween Popcorn Balls to Make with Foster-Adoptive Grandkids
Grandpa’s Favorite Popcorn Ball Recipe Popcorn Balls have been a traditional treat for Halloween. Grandpa’s favorite way to make them is the easy way he and his family made them when he was a yo...