The Mom I Want to Be

January is National Oatmeal Month, National Soup Month, National Staying Healthy Month, Blood Donor Month, National Hobby Month, National Tea Month, Book Blitz Month, National Clean Up Your Computer Month

Astrological Signs

Capricorn: December 22 – January 19
Aquarius: January 20– February 18

Symbols

Birthstone: Garnet
Flower: Carnation and Snowdrop

Astonish everyone you greet by wishing them a “Happy New Year” in a multitude of languages. Here’s how:

Bengali: Shubo Naba Barsha!

Chinese : Gung Hay Fat Choy (Cantonese)

English: Happy New Year!

French: Bonne Année

German: Happy New Year!

Greek: Kenourios Chronos

Hebrew: L’Shannah Tovah

Hindi: Nahi varsh ka shub kamna

Italian: Felice Nuovo Anno

Japanese: Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimazu

Korean: Sehe Bokmanee Bateuseyo

Spanish: Feliz Ano Nuevo

Swahili: Heri Ya Mwaka Mpya!

 

Seasonal Activities

• Wet snow provides one of nature’s best playgrounds. So head outside, bundle up and enjoy Snow Games.
• The excitement of ice skating often comes with the surprise of an occasional fall. But falling is part of the fun, and if you approach it with good humor and lots of padding, there’s no reason why even a very young child can’t enjoy this invigorating pastime.
• Winter dress up takes you through the basics of keeping little ones warm and dry — layers, after layer, after more layers!

 

For Infants

• Even before they are able to sit up, babies can still get a Wee Workout with a little help from you. They’ll love the one-on-one “mom time” that exercise brings — and they’ll be developing muscle coordination too.
• Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the cutest baby of all?   Mirror magic helps babies gain self awareness, while feasting their eyes on that beautiful baby in the looking glass.

 

For Toddlers and Preschoolers

• Does it seem like your house is full of animals?  Animal antics will bring out your inner beast while stimulating your child’s imagination.
• Remember playing Clothespins in a basket?  This old-fashioned game manages to reinforce numbers, improve eye-hand coordination, and entertain little ones all at the same time!
• Discovery games can be adapted to delight children of many ages and ability levels. Challenge toddlers to tell you What’s missing?, and they may surprise you with their powers of concentration.