By CoolPlaygroundMommy

I love the theme song to Thomas the Train! Sing it with me, "they're two, they're four, they're six, they're eight. Shunting trucks an...
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By CoolPlaygroundMommy

Grab your calendar and pencil in a few of the following DFW March events!
DFW March Roundup
Egg Hunts
Moonlight Easter EGGstravaganza at 3700 Corinth Community Park ...
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By CoolPlaygroundMommy

My family overnighted in one of Dallas’ downtown hotels as part of our staycation this holiday break. Without missing a beat, we visited the new Klyde Warren Park (minutes away from the hotel).
We loved the clean look; however, weren’t too thrilled with its lack of parking. Nevertheless, ...
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By CoolPlaygroundMommy

If You Look Closely, That's My Daughter In the Very Front With The Blue Hat
We felt mixed emotions after watching A Celebration: The Wiggles! Live In Concert last Saturday. With two kids, The Wiggles were responsible for our first introduction into toddler music nine years ago. Fast...
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By CoolPlaygroundMommy

So Proud of Their Reading Award
With the start of school in a few weeks, be sure to turn in the kids’ reading logs to redeem prizes. This summer, both my daughters and I joined Lewisville’s Summer Reading Program. In all three cases, we were encouraged to log in the number of books or hours rea...
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By CoolPlaygroundMommy

The kids are in their second week of pre-k and third grade. Ironically, I’ve been more tired than ever! I’m lacking sleep and in desperate need of it.
Despite my attempts to get the...
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By CoolPlaygroundMommy

As I was scrolling thru various websites during my lunch hour today, I was giddy to discover a nearby Harry Potter exhibit. As a self professed geekoid, I LOVE anything and everything to do with Harry Potter. In fact, I purchased my very own Harry Potter Slanket and one year, had a Harry Potter b...
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By Jeanne

The first week of school is difficult for students, and for their parents. We have all been there, and some of us experienced that anxiety for the first time this year. What you may not realiz...
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By CoolPlaygroundMommy

Unlike most parents, I’m not ready for our eight year old to start school. After all, it’s still summer and we’ve got the 100+ degree weather to prove it!
We still ...
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By CoolPlaygroundMommy

Last Saturday, we visited the mother of all playgrounds, Al Ruschhaput Park in McKinney. Initially, we confused this park for the nearby soccer complex, but we found the corr...
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