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5 Best Day Trips Within An Hour Of Nashville

by Meredith Pelham

Mon
26
2008

Daytrips are a preschool mom's best friend! Enjoy the day away, without having to lug a pack-and-play or blanky to a hotel. Our family of backyard tourists loves to explore the countryside around Nashville. Here are our 5 favorite day trips, all within an hour's drive: 1. Discovery Center at Murfree Springs in Murfreesboro knocked our socks off. For only $5 admission, preschoolers roam ... Read more >

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Room To Run: Where Preschoolers Burn Off Energy In Nashville

by Meredith Pelham

Wed
28
2008

Sometimes preschool outings feel more like marathons! Give your preschooler room to run, and burn up some of that boundless energy. When my preschoolers are bouncing off the walls, I arrange a playdate at one of Nashville's largest green spaces: Shelby Park Greenway in East Nashville: A lifelong West-sider, I was suitably impressed by East Nashville's flagship green space. Wide paved trails ... Read more >

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Preschool Science: Where's the Wonder?

by Meredith Pelham

Fri
13
2008

My professional background is in science, so you can bet my first child had every field guide and volcano-making kit I could get my hands on. We dissolved ice cubes with salt, watched food coloring travel up a stalk of celery, made bones bend in vinegar. He explained sound waves to my OB at his little sister's ultrasound. I beamed. As we approach our third child's ultrasound, this ... Read more >

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Meredith Pelham

Meredith is a near-native Nashvillian, but she never really knew the city's secrets until becoming a parent. Now she operates with a mental map of every cool playground, musical story hour, and changing table bathroom across Nashville. Her family of backyard tourists are passionate about living well on one income....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. Give Me a Hard One to Guess
  2. Wacky Day
  3. Feelings Journal
  4. Simple Scavenger Hunt
  5. Picture a Good Choice Being Made
  6. Helping Game
  7. Spinning a Spiderweb
  8. Bowl-O-Fun
  9. Fruit Shapes
  10. Clean Up by Color

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