Clean Dirt; An Oxymoron or a Fine Mess

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That is always what I say when the kids are out making mudpies, playing in water puddles, and digging holes. Clean dirt is the stuff children need to play in. There are so many reasons for this according to researchers. I Googled “benefits of playing in the dirt” and there were over 35 million hits.…

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Lick and Stick! Do you remember?

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I am showing my age here, yours too if you remember what those are.   Oh yeah baby the magical things you could get from saving these little green squares. Every so often a catalogue would appear in the mailbox. Oh, the hours we kids would spend going through the toy sections picking out exactly what…

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