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Inside This Month's Issue Of The Dabbling Mum

Arts 'n Crafts | Business | Interviews | Parenting | Parties | Recipes | Reviews | Writing

Build a business

biz15 Rules Of Etiquette You Should Know Before Networking Online

While the Internet has been around for years, not everyone has had the pleasure of interacting via online groups, forums, listservs, or message boards; let alone social sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Improve your writing writer

How To Read An Editor's Mind, part 2

Aside from using the magazine's writers' guidelines to get inside the editor's mind, we can also read the published articles in the magazine, itself. Knowing the article topics, article types, and outline format can help you pitch your article to that editor.

Grow a family

familyHelping Reluctant Readers: A Guide for Parents

Hearing the words, “I hate to read!” can be a parental nightmare, conjuring up images of below basic standardized test scores, remedial classes, or worse–dropping out of school and not going to college. Yet, it is a universal reality that many parents have reluctant reading spawn–even those parents who firmly classify themselves as voracious readers.

Create with your kids

artPop Up Mouth Card

Children love using paper to create fun projects they can share with the whole family, and this talking mouth pop-up card is the perfect project for small hands.

Discover an artist

imaginationInterview with Jean Ann Berkenpas

Jean Ann Berkenpas grew up with an artist for a step-father. As an artist, her step-father made sure that art was a part of her family's culture…teaching Jean Ann that art is a natural way of self-expression and a wonderful form of entertainment. Though she's never had formal training in art, she understands that practice and repetition are necessary to developing her skills as an artist.

Plan a party

partiesHost A Backyard Carnival

Thanks to video games, computers, and television, the amount of time children spend outdoors is diminishing. But you can change all that! Encourage outdoor activity by hosting a carnival in your very own backyard

With a carnival themed event, your kids will get to interact with other children, play outdoors, eat concession style foods, and win fun prizes!

Cook with the family

cookingLeftover Dance

When I looked in the refrigerator, all I saw were the leftovers of leftovers. The day before I'd already turned the leftover rice and carrots into stir-fry by adding frozen peas and soy sauce. The green beans were a mushy mess from re-heating. The kidney beans didn't seem to go with anything and I couldn't even remember what mystery ingredients I had used to make the gooey, green sauce.

Discover an author

typewriterCarla Ulbrich Carla Ulbrich is a humorous singer, songwriter who took her personal experience and wrote a book. Her book, How Can You NOT Laugh at a Time Like This, is a culmination of music, humor, creativity, and personal history.

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