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		<title>Strange Cats: Meet Toffee Crunch!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a saying that you will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. Given that my chances of convincing the spousal unit that we should have a nonstrange cat were nil, we compromised on fostering cats. I liked the idea of helping adorable kitties who were traumatized or unsocialized [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tryptophantastic.com/?p=248</link>
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		<title>Top Secret DIY Summer Camp-At-Home&#8211;Ideas Needed!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that you&#8217;ve made it through the large-font title, which my kids can see over my shoulder, I&#8217;ll admit to planning an at-home summer &#8220;camp&#8221; themed around Webkinz. Why? Because my kids love the organization and immersion of a planned camp, but such things are expensive. Also, they love Webkinz. [There are no hyperlinks, ads, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tryptophantastic.com/?p=242</link>
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		<title>Book: Glues, Brews, and Goos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve mentioned before that even our small library has a children&#8217;s nonfiction section worth browsing, and that it&#8217;s kind of fun to look through the books there. Recently I found one of those library books that makes the transition between something you look at for your three week loan time, and placement on a wish [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tryptophantastic.com/?p=235</link>
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		<title>Couch to 5K-style playlists</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been doing my exercise inside this summer because I&#8217;m such a humidity-phobe, but surreptitiously eye the runner lifestyle. A couple of my friends have used the Couch to 5K system, which is a running guide to progress from being a new runner. James at spotifit has started creating playlists for this purpose; one uses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Activity: Summer Ice Sculptures</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Playing with ice and kitchen gadgets makes a nice respite in July Background Grab a few small bins or large disposable food storage containers and freeze water ahead of time for a fun summer activity getting wet and &#8220;sculpting&#8221; ice. This is one that is perfect to start the night before, but with minimal effort [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tryptophantastic.com/?p=212</link>
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		<title>Purchase: Gear for Kitchen Chemistry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Even if you never try any exotic kitchen chemistry, chances are your kids ask to make goop, or play with baking soda and corn starch, or even mix all the ingredients in your cooking shelf together. If you&#8217;re like me, you&#8217;re content letting them use your good measuring devices, or scrounge for clean recyclables, despite [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tryptophantastic.com/?p=196</link>
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		<title>Activity: Gel Glue &#8220;Batik&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Background Proper batiking requires melted wax and chemicals, neither of which are good for children. But kids still can have fun watching their design &#8220;resist&#8221; the dyes using gel glue. Younger kids might enjoy creating a freehand, random design best, and thus won&#8217;t be frustrated if their slightly clumsier hands cross colors over their lines. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tryptophantastic.com/?p=150</link>
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		<title>Summer (fun) begins!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not a teacher, but I play one at home. Thus is my usual attitude towards the fun of summer, teacher supply stores, and the 372 section of the library (the one for elementary education, where all the manuals, idea books, science activity guides, etc. get placed), and the end result of planning educational activities [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tryptophantastic.com/?p=144</link>
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		<title>My Mom (by Emma)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Shortly after typing up the previous entry, I found Emma&#8217;s preschool riff on Mother&#8217;s Day. Dated 5/6/09 I think my mom is 35 years old. [she overshot a little] My mom&#8217;s favorite color is green. [sure, why not!] I like it when my mom cooks macaroni/ravioli I like it when my mom takes me to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tryptophantastic.com/?p=113</link>
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		<title>My Mom (by Katya)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cleaning my desk (yes, shocking) I found this set of prompts Katya answered for first grade last year. My Mom My mom is a great mom. My mom likes to cook a smootie. [smoothie] My mom knows I&#8217;m cute. My mom says clean your room. My mom can nurcher her child. [you figure it out! [...]]]></description>
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