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Things to Do on Holiday Break with our Families!

12/16/2016

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It’s that wonderful time of year where many of us are so lucky to be able to spend more time with our families.  With school closed, we have to keep both us and our children busy with fun and engaging activities.  This gives us a chance to do things we otherwise might not have time to do – like baking, doing charity work and fun craft projects.  If we’re lucky enough, perhaps we’ll see a little powder and be able to enjoy sledding on the 9th Street hill in Prospect Park!

Here are a few ideas to keep you all busy during this time of year.

1) Cooking & Baking:

* We recently updated our Pinterest Page with several festive meals, snacks and sweets that are kid-friendly (some are even healthy)!!!  Who knows…maybe if you dress up your veggies to look like a Christmas tree, your child will want to eat them?!   It’s worth a shot!  https://www.pinterest.com/drcaoparkslope/fun-holiday-recipes/   


* Here is a link to fruit-filled holiday dessert recipes that your child can help you with, and doesn’t require the use of an oven:  http://www.popsugar.com/moms/Fruit-Filled-Holiday-Desserts-42609490#photo-42609527


* For non-holiday themed recipes that are great year-round, I love the recipes in Pretend Soup and Salad People, both which are for preschoolers and up.  The popovers are a huge hit in this house!


2) Charity Work:  We recently shared a blog about the different charities we can get involved with in the NYC area (http://www.southslopepediatrics.com/blog/giving/).  Now we’d like to share the charities that South Slope Pediatrics is working with, in hopes that we can get our SSP families involved in as well.  This is a great way to teach our children about how this season is about giving and helping others!


* Jonah’s Just Begun:   Dr. Cao’s best little friend Jonah is suffering from a very rare disease, San Filippo Syndrome, and needs our help to fund research to save his life.  Let’s help raise money to find a cure!!!  Donate here:  https://app.mobilecause.com/form/vCJQEw


* Toys for Tots:  We have a box out in our lobby and are collecting all new toys and books, which will be given to children in need.  This cause is very special to Dr. Cao as they helped his own family when he was a child.  Please come by and make a donation if you can!


* Little Essentials:  We will also have a box in our lobby for Little Essentials, a Brooklyn based charity who helps children living in poverty by providing urgently needed resources and parenting education to families in crisis.  Please stop by with any new book or toy and help this local cause!


* Love in a Safety Pin:  Dr. Cao and your SSP Team has recently embarked in a courageous journey to ensure that our values of inclusion, tolerance, kindness and LOVE stay strong.    We have declared South Slope Pediatrics a safe haven for those who might find themselves harassed or bullied on the streets of Park Slope.  Please, join us by claiming your Love in a Safety Pin free sticker and by donating what you can to our campaign so we can produce and mail the stickers to the rest of the country.   Donate here:  https://www.gofundme.com/love-in-a-safety-pin


3) Crafts:   Looking for fun indoor activities during this cold weather that spark a bit of creativity?   Here are links to easier crafts that the smaller ones can get into:
http://www.parenting.com/gallery/christmas-crafts-kids  From felt snowmen to deer made of cardboard to traditional cut-out snowflakes, there are plenty of crafts on this list (26 in total)!
http://mylifeandkids.com/25-fun-easy-holiday-crafts-kids/ 


25 holiday crafts including fingerprint christmas lights, santa beards, santa slime and shredded paper snowmen!
http://www.emmaowl.com/reindeer-footprint-christmas-cards-all-you-need-is-a-shiny-nose/#_a5y_p=4586085 


Footprint Reindeer Cards…genius.
http://www.growingajeweledrose.com/2013/11/shivery-snow-paint-recipe.html 


Icy Cold Snow Paint – this looks like a lot of (messy) fun!
http://handsonaswegrow.com/28-winter-crafts-kids/ 


Handprint penguins, puffy paint polar bear faces and snowy owl pine cones are a few of the 28 winter crafts you can try.


And…let’s just say you’re exhausted from all of these activities and you need a little down time.  Maybe a holiday show is a way to relax and cuddle with our little ones!  Here are a few favorites for kids 3 and up:

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* A Charlie Brown Christmas
* Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
* Frosty the Snowman
* Lights: The Miracle of Chanukah
* Merry Christmas, Olivia
* Curious George, a Very Monkey Christmas
* Mickey’s Christmas Carol
* Shalom, Sesame: Chanukah Special
* Dora’s Christmas Carol
* Elmo’s Christmas Countdown
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!!
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    Jen Valu is the mom of 2 small children who were SSP patients. She enjoys spending time with her family, especially the silly dance parties and creative time with her kids. Recently relocated to the suburbs, she misses Park Slope terribly but appreciates the sanity that has come along with space and a yard. "Embrace the crazy" is her motto.

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