{"id":1609,"date":"2011-01-01T11:19:04","date_gmt":"2011-01-01T18:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/?p=1609"},"modified":"2010-07-04T18:38:28","modified_gmt":"2010-07-05T01:38:28","slug":"january-is%e2%80%a6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/?p=1609","title":{"rendered":"January is\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\">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<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #3366cc; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\">Astrological Signs<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\">Capricorn: <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\">December 22 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c January 19<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'\">Aquarius: <\/span><\/strong>January 20\u00e2\u20ac\u201c February 18<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><span class=\"headerblue1\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><strong><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: #3366cc\">Symbols<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'\"><strong>Birthstone: <\/strong><\/span>Garnet<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'\">Flower: <\/span><\/strong>Carnation and Snowdrop<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\">Astonish everyone you greet by wishing them a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Happy New Year\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in a multitude of languages. Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s how:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">Bengali: Shubo Naba Barsha!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">Chinese<span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\"> <\/span>: Gung Hay Fat Choy (Cantonese)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">English:<span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\"> <\/span>Happy New Year!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">French:<span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\"> <\/span>Bonne Ann\u00c3\u00a9e<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">German: Happy New Year!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">Greek: Kenourios Chronos<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">Hebrew: L\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Shannah Tovah<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">Hindi: Nahi varsh ka shub kamna<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">Italian: Felice Nuovo Anno<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">Japanese: Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimazu<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">Korean: Sehe Bokmanee Bateuseyo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">Spanish: Feliz Ano Nuevo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: x-small;\">Swahili: Heri Ya Mwaka Mpya!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><strong><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0063c6; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin\">Seasonal Activities<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0063c6; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: #000000\">Wet snow provides one of nature&#8217;s best playgrounds. So head outside, bundle up and enjoy\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mommyandme.com\/activities\/viewActivity.php?momentID=2\" target=\"_blank\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin\">Snow Games<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: #000000\">. <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: #000000\">The excitement of <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mommyandme.com\/activities\/viewActivity.php?momentID=6\" target=\"_blank\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS; COLOR: #ff9900\">ice skating<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: #000000\"> 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&#8217;s no reason why even a very young child can&#8217;t enjoy this invigorating pastime. <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mommyandme.com\/activities\/viewActivity.php?momentID=3\" target=\"_blank\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS; COLOR: #ff9900\">Winter dress up<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: #000000\"> takes you through the basics of keeping little ones warm and dry &#8212; layers, after layer, after more layers! <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0063c6; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin\">For Infants<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0063c6; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: #000000\">Even before they are able to sit up, babies can still get a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mommyandme.com\/activities\/viewActivity.php?ageRangeID=3\" target=\"_blank\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS; COLOR: #ff9900\">Wee Workout<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: #000000\"> with a little help from you. They&#8217;ll love the one-on-one &#8220;mom time&#8221; that exercise brings &#8212; and they&#8217;ll be developing muscle coordination too. <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: #000000\">Mirror, mirror on the wall, who&#8217;s the cutest baby of all?\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mommyandme.com\/activities\/viewActivity.php?ageRangeID=5\" target=\"_blank\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS; COLOR: #ff9900\">Mirror magic<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: #000000\"> helps babies gain self awareness, while feasting their eyes on that beautiful baby in the looking glass. <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0063c6; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin\">For Toddlers and Preschoolers<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0063c6; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: #000000\">Does it seem like your house is full of animals?\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mommyandme.com\/activities\/viewActivity.php?ageRangeID=7\" target=\"_blank\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS; COLOR: #ff9900\">Animal antics<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: #000000\"> will bring out your inner beast while stimulating your child&#8217;s imagination. <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: #000000\">Remember playing <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mommyandme.com\/activities\/viewActivity.php?ageRangeID=8\" target=\"_blank\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS; COLOR: #ff9900\">Clothespins in a basket<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: #000000\">?\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0This old-fashioned game manages to reinforce numbers, improve eye-hand coordination, and entertain little ones all at the same time! <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: #000000\">Discovery games can be adapted to delight children of many ages and ability levels. Challenge toddlers to tell you <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mommyandme.com\/activities\/viewActivity.php?ageRangeID=9\" target=\"_blank\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS; COLOR: #ff9900\">What&#8217;s missing?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: #000000\">, and they may surprise you with their powers of concentration. <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c January 19 Aquarius: January 20\u00e2\u20ac\u201c February 18 Symbols Birthstone: Garnet Flower: Carnation and Snowdrop Astonish everyone you greet by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,32,25,15,12],"tags":[388],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1609"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1609"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3653,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1609\/revisions\/3653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}