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Does Your Child Have a Story about Saving Money or How They Use Their Allowance Money?

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If you child saves money or gets an allowance and is between the ages of 6-18 and has a great story about saving money please contact us right away.  Maybe your son or daughter is saving money to buy a big ticket item, or possibly saving money to donate it to a cause close to your family's heart.  If your child has a great money story please email me your name, child's name and age, city you live in and a sentence about your child and money.

Starting to Homeschool Mid-Year

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Did you know that December and January are big months for starting to homeschool? Of course, the biggest surge of new homeschoolers usually falls in August or September. This is a natural time for beginning because it aligns with the traditional start of the school year, and gives parents an opportunity to feel as though they are keeping in line with public or private school students.

The Holidays are Time to Make Memories for a Lifetime and Teach a few Lessons

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The hustle and bustle of the holidays are here. For many of us the frenzy has begun- decorating, shopping, wrapping, holiday parties, school parties, baking, and overly excited children.  It can make for a stressful time of year.  I love the holidays and everything that comes with it- the Christmas music, decorations, holiday treats, family time, and special memories.

Bunbun Book Giveaway Contest- Reading to Your Kids Encourages Early Literacy Skills and a Love of Learning

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Here at ZiggityZoom.com we want to encourage parents to read to their kids every day! We want kids to get excited about listening to stories, learning to read, and telling stories. We want kids to connect to stories and the characters they read about.

To enter our Bunbun Book Giveaway Contest Sign up and leave a comment about our site for this post!
All entrants will receive a printable ZiggityZoom coloring book by email! Your information is not shared or given to anyone.
Contest runs from October 19, 2008 and ends November 5, 2008. Giveaway is OVER-WInner will be contacted Nov 10-12th.

We have tons of reading and early literacy activities and tools on our site.
Check out our online interactive stories at:Check out our Interactive Stories-here

Or let your child draw a picture or a picture and a sentence if they are a bit older using our Tell a Story Template

Fast, Easy, and Healthy Family Meal- Make a Bean and Veggie Whole Wheat Wrap in 5 Minutes

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Healthy Bean and Vegetable Whole Wheat Wrap
Do you need an idea for a quick, easy meal that does not require cooking? Well these wraps are super nutritious and easy as 1-2-3 to put together and get on the table. My kids love wraps and this one is definitely healthy and filling.

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Today's Activity-Make a Monkey Bank, Teach Your Kids How to Save Money, Play Hide and Seek, and Fast Black Bean Soup

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Teach Your Kids to Save Money

Monkey Bank
Now more than ever is a perfect time to teach your kids about saving money. Make this great Monkey bank with your preschooler or prek student.

Money Matters- Lessons to Teach your Kids about Money- Saving, Spending and Donating
This is a great article to help parents teach kids about saving money, donating to charity, and allocating money for spending.

Fun Kids Game

Hide and Seek Kids Game
Let your kids have fun while learning their numbers-let your kids play hide and seek with Zoomer.

Sky's the Limits- ZiggityZoom has opened its doors to sharing great products with you using Open Sky

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I am a mom, a wife, a cook, a runner, a friend, a small business owner and a woman.Along my adventure called life, I sometimes discover great products, or items that get me excited- things I really love or think are huge time savers or just plain adorable.Because I love sharing things I find that I think other moms, wives, friends, women, cooks, and our families will love I have become a Open Sky Seller.

What that means is anything I share and you are just as excited about and want to buy it-you can purchase it directly from our website and every purchase comes with a Happiness Guarantee, and let’s be honest life is really about the Happiness.So why shop somewhere else when you can shop Happy here? Here is Open Sky’s Happiness Guarantee: “When you shop at OpenSky, we guarantee your happiness. You may return any purchase, for any reason and in its original condition, within 1 year for a full refund. And we'll pay for the shipping!”

If you love checking out great products for yourself, your kids, a friend, your kitchen, innovative products or gizmos, or stuff that is just plain adorable then check back often to see what I find.
Basically, anything I find that I love I can make sure everyone else knows about it and its available from a place you trust- our site.

The shopping environment is secure and your information will not be shared with anyone.

Today's Activity-Toys, Games, Puzzles, Costumes You Can Make for Free and A Easy, Quick Dinner Recipe

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Today's Activity- a Great Activity for Every Day of the Week
At Ziggity Zoom we have lots of activities, games, coloring pages,fitness and searching games and educational worksheets. We also have great ideas for easy dinners and snacks. Come check out our daily tips, ideas and activity every day for a new idea to inspire you to have fun and teach your kids new things!

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