http://sandiegomom.blogsome.com For Del Mar & Carmel Valley Parents - A Collection of Resources Covering Education, Activities, Parks and More Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:24:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I love this site as does my daughter who is 7.  Great games - a hidden picture game, planet blaster, concentration game using math, and bingo and math combined.  Works on all areas - addition, subtration, multiplication, division.  In a fun way. There are also printable worksheets and flashcards; but ... http://sandiegomom.blogsome.com/2010/01/29/123-aplusmath/ This is a great spot, a local hang out. Yummy breakfast, nice mocha and latte coffee choices and plenty of tables.  Sue and I had plenty of hang out time over really yummy breakfast.  Next time I’m coming back for the burrito which looks great and the french toast too. http://www.themission1.signonsandiego.com/3.html      ... http://sandiegomom.blogsome.com/2010/01/29/mission-mission-beach/ This is a really amazing site with multiple sections and a ton of interactive games for math, language, science and social studies.  I think the math unit is particularly strong with great money games and other things ranging from tanegrams to spatial perception activities. http://www.apples4theteacher.com/ http://sandiegomom.blogsome.com/2010/01/27/an-apple-for-the-teacher-math-language-arts-and-more/ I like this site because it combines all elements of math and allows the children to advance levels as well.  The graphic of the runner advancing until it gets a run or an out is great and the kids seem to stay engaged for a bit to see how they ... http://sandiegomom.blogsome.com/2010/01/27/baseball-and-math/ I’ve known about Beach Grass Cafe for awhile, and honestly thought of it as a more expensive brunch and "date night" choice so I hadn’t been there in some time though I did enjoy the food when I’d went. When Sue and I met this past month though, while hunting ... http://sandiegomom.blogsome.com/2009/11/07/breakfast-san-diego-beach-grass-cafe-unusual-and-flavorful-choices/ The Junior League of San Diego is hosting a FREE family event on March 28 from 10am-2pm called Kids in the Kitchen.  It is an interactive health and wellness fair at the Toby Wells YMCA in Kearny Mesa that includes local chefs demonstrating/sampling healthy foods, fitness stations ... http://sandiegomom.blogsome.com/2009/03/18/kids-in-the-kitchen/ The car seat laws are straightforward, but our own comfort level about safety when your child is under 60 lbs but already 6 and older varies.  And again even after they get older and you need to consider when to permit them to leave the booster seat behind.   ... http://sandiegomom.blogsome.com/2008/08/17/carseat-advice/ I don’t usually write about time sensitive things - but I didn’t want to pass this one up.  Del Mar RaceTrack for most of us with little kids is a novelty, but not necessarily something we do a lot with the kids. Little ones don’t have the patience or attention ... http://sandiegomom.blogsome.com/2008/07/12/del-mar-racetrack-family-fun-day-july-20th/ Thanks to a good friend who set up a private session for our playgroup, my 6 yr old just went through self defense, safety training that is well worth the time and minimal fee. Check out http://www.radkids.org/ataglance.shtml  Radkids is a program that is offered at various schools, local centers.  In San Diego ... http://sandiegomom.blogsome.com/2008/07/07/radkids-training-your-kids/ I couldn’t resist a post about this.  Who doesn’t love ice cream and when its free… yum…. Soft Serve, Baskin-Robbins is inviting all expectant mothers to try a free cup or cone of Soft Serve for “Bump Day” on Wednesday, May 21. Moms-to-be can receive a free 3 oz. cup or ... http://sandiegomom.blogsome.com/2008/05/15/free-ice-cream-for-expecting-mommies/