Friday, January 25, 2008

Nook! Nook!

"Penguin now?" "Penguin now?" "Penguin now?" "Penguin now?" "Penguin now?" "Penguin now?" "Penguin now?" "Penguin now?" "Penguin now?" "Penguin now?"

It started so innocently. I saw the little segments entitled Winter Warm-Ups with Pingu in between episodes of "Choo Choo" (AKA Thomas the Tank Engine) and thought to myself, "kids like penguins, maybe Chloe will enjoy this." The fishing episode triggered 6 straight minutes of belly laughing and now when I go to sleep at night, all I can hear is the little house music number from the show.

I think of it as the "methadone" to treat what was becoming a serious Barney addiction.


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3 (cheap!) things to do with a toddler in the winter

1) Salem Public Library kids' room
370 Essex Street Salem, MA 01970. Telephone: (978) 744-0860
Free, books, toys, lots of room to run around and a very welcoming staff.

2) Bonkers
Even if they are too young for video games, it's still fun for them to run around and the "tot lot" off to the side has tumbling mats, a slide, "hamster trails" and lots of PVC structures that make their hair stand out straight, which is fun.

3) Chuck E. Cheese
Great if you need to go to Market Basket in Danvers and want them to get rid of some energy first.


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