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Top Stories: ➊ – 8 Things Moms Must Know About Braces and Kids (Wednesday), ➋ – Artist At Work: A Puppeteer’s Dreams of Long John Silver (Tuesday), ➌ – Old Fashioned Halloween Popcorn Balls (Monday), ➍ – Dallas teacher pay system hailed as national model but not everyone is happy (Thursday), ➎ – What Nobel Prize winner Donna Strickland tells us about the hurdles for women in science (Monday)

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Free Halloween Printables If you re looking for free Halloween printables to make labels, tags, cupcake toppers, party invites, you ll love the free printables offered on many websites. You ll also...

8 Things Moms Must Know About Braces and Kids

North Texas Kids 10/10 1:29A NTKids

What Parents Need to Know About Getting Braces for their Kids For millions of families around the country, braces and childhood tend to go hand-in-hand. This leaves many moms with lots of questions...

Artist At Work: A Puppeteer’s Dreams of Long John Silver

Dallas Children's Theater Blog 10/9 11:47A DCT-Staff

Kathy Burks Theatre of Puppetry Arts Adds A New Dimension to the Classic Story When the collaborating companies first started reimagining the classic tale of Treasure Island , each company presented...

Art&Seek Jr: October Fun For Fall’s Fleeting Days

Art&Seek Jr 10/9 3:01A Therese Powell

I was going to hang my little DIY ghosts in the tree yesterday, but decided to wait since there s a decent chance of rain this week. They re made of fabric and tulle with black marker for eyes and I...

Homemade Halloween Fruit Snacks

North Texas Kids 10/9 2:15A NTKids

DIY Halloween Fruit Snacks Getting children involved in making their own Halloween treats is one of the best ways to get children less interested in harmful packaged candies, and more interested in...

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Our culture teaches girls not to talk and boys not to feel

DMN Education Front Blog 10/14 9:00P David Brooks

Dallas ISD needs more resources to continue on its improvement track

DMN Education Front Blog 10/13 9:00P Todd Williams

Related: Dallas ISD wants more money, but do schools really need it? DMN Education Front Blog

Krum ISD audits high school after administrators are accused of tampering with their kids' grades

DMN Education Front Blog 10/12 3:12P Sara Coello

Dallas, we have a duty to kids and to ourselves to fund good education

DMN Education Front Blog 10/11 9:00P Michelle Vopni

Yes, teenagers have the right to refuse to say the Pledge of Allegiance in school

DMN Education Front Blog 10/11 9:00P Brian Owsley

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Dinner Roll Sandwiches

Jennifer Cooks 10/10 5:34P Jennifer

Try these Hot Dinner Roll Sandwiches today! Sweet Hawaiian Rolls filled with ham, swiss and special sauce, toasted to melty perfection! I can tell you that my Thanksgiving was fantastic. There was...

Avocado Toast - Two Ways

The Bakers Mann 10/4 3:00A noreply@blogger.com (The Baker's

Avocado Toast Caprese Style Last night I had the strangest dream. I was riding in a car with Elizabeth’s old soccer coach and we were driving in New York City. We were driving west and he crossed 3...

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Dallas Single Mom 10/12 5:50A Teia Collier

Dallas Single Mom In this post, I will sharing the details an affiliate program that we use here at Dallas Single Mom. We do receive proceeds from this company. Pretty regularly, I get asked about...

Food, Family, Football – Fun

Days of a Domestic Dad 10/11 10:29A Colby

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx.com. It is no secret that this Dallas resident likes the Cowboys. The whole family does and especially our 12 year old...

5 Things You Can Do to Make A Kid-Safe Pool Area

Dallas Single Mom 10/11 10:21A Teia Collier

Dallas Single Mom Dallas Single Mom is happy to share this Guest Post about creating a safe pool environment from Dallas Concrete Artisians. Having a swimming pool in your backyard is one of the best...

Flannel and Denim are My Fall Favorites #WearOrganicCotton #prAnaFall18

Days of a Domestic Dad 10/11 7:31A Colby

I absolutely love wearing Flannel and Denim clothing that is comfortable, stylish and made of natural materials. Cotton is my go-to for comfort. Organic cotton is even better....

The Tech Side of the 2019 Toyota Avalon

Days of a Domestic Dad 10/11 3:34A Colby

We decided to take the new 2019 Toyota Avalon on loan to test drive it and research all of the features. There were some things that really stood out to me that I am happy to...

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Beaches Turks and Caicos, here we come!

My Crazy Savings 10/9 4:47A Courtney Solstad

Hubby and I are heading to Beaches in Turks and Caicos next week and I couldn t be happier. I NEED THIS! The change in scenery refreshes my soul. As a busy mom of four, I can...

National Pizza Month – PieFive Giveaway #NationalPizzaMonth

My Crazy Savings 10/2 11:49A Courtney Solstad

October is National Pizza Month, and Pie Five is one of my favorites and now has 14 inch pizzas with unlimited toppings! Check out the one hubby and I created! What I love...

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Aiden & his reptiles.

The Wiegands 10/11 4:44P CaseyWiegand

The next Steve Irwin. Lizards and snakes in his pockets, frogs coming home in his lunchbox, packing little cages to run around with on the playground at school. Since he was little enough to...

Little Girl Butterfly Hair.

The Wiegands 10/10 3:53P CaseyWiegand

Step ONE: Brush through hair, detangle. Step TWO: Put up in a Ponytail. STEP THREE: Separate into three parts. STEP FOUR: Clip over the 2 parts on each side ( almost looks like a bow). I spread the...

APPLE PARTY.

The Wiegands 10/2 8:14A CaseyWiegand

Finally sharing a few pics from Apple's birthday party! She turned six the same week that she started Kindergarten. All the mama feels bursting up inside me. My hardest stretch in motherhood is in the...

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PTA Ideas for Kicking Off the Year!

Crafty Texas Girls 10/2 10:30P Samantha Conner

Probably the most busy time in the PTA world is the beginning of the school year. PTA volunteers are organizing school supplies, teacher luncheons, membership drives, meetings with administration,...