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An Afternoon of Monarch Fun at Hidden Oaks Nature Center

Hidden Oaks Nature Center held one of its popular teas on Sunday afternoon. With so many participants to Tag Monarch and tea, a table was needed to allow everyone to have a place to enjoy tea and snacks similar to those found in the region of Mexico, where monarch butterflies overwinter.

Tag Monarch began with tea and handicrafts that gave the young participants a chance to decorate a butterfly and a hat to scratch butterfly. Suzanne Holland, deputy director at Hidden Oaks, led the educational presentation, which includes a description of the life cycle of a butterfly.Holland showed a short video taken in 1999 when she visited Sierra Chincau monarch reserve in Angangueo, about 80 miles northwest of Mexico City. Hearing of the wings of thousands of butterflies fluttering in the video was very impressive.

Toys: Disposable or Keepsakes? (and Sponsor Highlight)

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Great products!I was recently talking to my sister, a Montessori teacher child on the way Avery has trouble concentrating on one task for long. She recommended putting some of his toys away, then cycling through them as she grows weary of those who left. So I went through everything and eliminated many of them. It was amazing the difference that he did. I think it was just before overstimulated with all the choices! Just a few years ago, I was a student living the simple life. Macaroni and cheese was my idea of a good dinner.Now I'm married to the coolest guy I know, raising a precious baby boy a year old and loving every minute. Join me here as I attempt to understand how the balance of household chores, being a woman and a mother, while retaining a sense of reason.