<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:05:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/steemparents/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Ice Cream Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[My daughter has been making characters out of her food for years now. As an example, she'll arrange her breakfast plate to look like a face, with bacon lips, eggs for hair, biscuit halves for eyes, and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemparents/@methus/ice-cream-art</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemparents/@methus/ice-cream-art</guid><category><![CDATA[steemparents]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2019 01:52:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptHK3w4xbU3SMDsfFVWre2qvkWUixoMRzeeZnsYQqdhV4vgSWZF3bxt8fxVcLE2fQ15euA1VzvCfpNKDtLip6Y2S1VVJHdEAiFj7RCE5gSWpZrsd7NCFk7kko3b75AsY9puG9bKMTTQaTi7ccGtX4yrcqGcbZ6oRx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art Therapy - for kids and adults]]></title><description><![CDATA[When using visual arts materials to not only identify, but also to treat emotional trauma and mental disorders, it can be called Art Therapy. By creating images in drawings, paintings, sculptures and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@bdmomuae/art-therapy-for-kids-and-adults</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@bdmomuae/art-therapy-for-kids-and-adults</guid><category><![CDATA[steemiteducation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bdmomuae]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2019 19:33:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKopgPmA2JfM9mMMjqM3awh68KKWJw6sMhtXxJ6unWqK6ipz8VCB5rQ3434j7TJcSkNWqrShabrsG6CBamSe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The CHEESEBURGER paragraph - writing about a person - Creative writing tips for Grade 4 learners]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you write about a person, organize your ideas into a paragraph.  A paragraph is a group of sentences about one idea.  The first sentence tells a paragraph's main idea. Then a few sentences]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@bdmomuae/the-cheeseburger-paragraph-writing-about-a-person-creative-writing-tips-for-grade-4-learners</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@bdmomuae/the-cheeseburger-paragraph-writing-about-a-person-creative-writing-tips-for-grade-4-learners</guid><category><![CDATA[steemiteducation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bdmomuae]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2019 08:25:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/sML2JBPsdAyGvqSALpZidaRG53ALmroNmd6aeZC2133hmZtQgJR614U4kTVeZyRg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magical things happen when children PLAY]]></title><description><![CDATA[During 'play', children get the opportunity to develop interdependence and to interact and communicate with other children. While sharing affection with others, learning takes place and personalities form.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@bdmomuae/magical-things-happen-when-children-play</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemiteducation/@bdmomuae/magical-things-happen-when-children-play</guid><category><![CDATA[steemiteducation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bdmomuae]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2019 18:49:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqB1dEWa3x8ps6o6yiqrUqAaMGDzwUkZ9nNVKxNXHrXx7A4h3LdMhZ9YyHK723hzcAEX2mq4L33xZfZbQjJh58GkPtNz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rocket launch in the park! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I'm showing off our latest adventure in the park. We launched another rocket and we had an audience to! Click the linky(It's a safe YouTube video). The first pic? That's a little clue for tomorrow's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@edthecanadian/actifit-edthecanadian-20190425t041623415z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@edthecanadian/actifit-edthecanadian-20190425t041623415z</guid><category><![CDATA[actifit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[edthecanadian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2019 04:16:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPcLkHtjKRVWu2N2uvBRfNLKJYb8XFwTBe1sHKPeMdapDeEZmVKGV9ppvpNZosVS3vo1U6AtDZiPKsaG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Easter Eve Tradition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every evening before Easter, the kids dye eggs. I'm not sure why we started doing it this way, but we've done it for probably 8 years now. Ultimately the eggs just sit in the fridge, and then eventually]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemparents/@methus/easter-eve-tradition</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemparents/@methus/easter-eve-tradition</guid><category><![CDATA[steemparents]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2019 03:09:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVoAvXt2X6pMxYAb3q65xMju8wryWxKrsghkQ63HA1J2VsGoUdADyqZuPebjHVxzzFpr3FpgYvcZsLiYoACe2R5EHXvbskDCTT13RB7Wdp4jfDKw4DpyW35d5hW8SjXj3Tbta?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peg + Cat Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Took the family to see Peg + Cat Live. It was put on by one of the Bay Area Children's Theatre touring companies, based out of Oakland, CA. I have seen other productions they have put on, and they always]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemparents/@methus/peg-cat-live</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemparents/@methus/peg-cat-live</guid><category><![CDATA[steemparents]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2019 03:12:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP328vJJHRPN8NANpNHibyohNvrGESfatDc4czbqAHS7qagpv7zZtiRiGH329eDyCBrF9BcMsgcgBoBWLrMRmqMyHtGxN2L9EziWipUN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[LOL Surprise Ruckus Card Game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Had anyone else's daughter (or perhaps a few Steemians) become obsessed with LOL Surprise dolls? My then 7 year old daughter received one as an early Christmas present around Thanksgiving, and then that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemparents/@methus/lol-surprise-ruckus-card-game</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemparents/@methus/lol-surprise-ruckus-card-game</guid><category><![CDATA[steemparents]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 02:25:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP328LPixLk5DxXAxJQQF7mzaX8UMJT2FPV6MhBZnHWxAC4dTiUgmffst6CAhijKrWfHT9NS12FyJLe8qFKu4fvAL8TqdpmYBQ4Lyphk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Home Depot Kids Building Project and an SBI Contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[I took my kids to The Home Depot this weekend for their monthly kids building workshop. This month the kids made a mini easel and whiteboard. Since then, my son has been drawing and erasing and drawing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemparents/@methus/the-home-depot-kids-building-project-and-an-sbi-contest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemparents/@methus/the-home-depot-kids-building-project-and-an-sbi-contest</guid><category><![CDATA[steemparents]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2019 02:20:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP328bxEEHtmxLMDfzWPaJK1jau2WsDjPLSgWhRWcaEQDWHCVvEqTee7yLWtrcwicqoU2EzJGUDKmv6kykWKZngfnCnNvuTEFBGCzAfG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When My Daughters Hold My Hand ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[My youngest daughter asked me to get her a drink of water before finishing up her bedtime routine. Instead of getting the water for her, I invited her to walk with me to the kitchen so that we could get]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemparents/@sumatranate/when-my-daughters-hold-my-hand</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemparents/@sumatranate/when-my-daughters-hold-my-hand</guid><category><![CDATA[steemparents]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sumatranate]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2018 05:15:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm3sWQK3HKkuAMedF1JSX7yKgEqYjnyTKPwrcskmatQKtrapJjijaLG2eZjBiwBZoEN95x3gY2CKL7uHW7VuSKLNiiTsTqKC7JsFd2dSHzHfPsYWaPWoFJDm2RpJ6qc2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today is My Son's Half Birthday]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year, for some reason, my wife and I have decided to start marking the kids' half birthdays. We don't do anything too elaborate, but usually just do some activity that they think is fun, make a bit]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemparents/@methus/today-is-my-son-s-half-birthday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemparents/@methus/today-is-my-son-s-half-birthday</guid><category><![CDATA[steemparents]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2018 01:18:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP328frCEywEmG7mPcQbiF21YYAU2j2Mfw6Rq441LGzTtactxbV7gYFAW58K66LkxuvKRXzb5PEAhXjFFVTVsGNXAzsMAfBCwX9dtpvJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Would You Let Your Child Attend a Sleepover?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The kids have stated to get invites Recently Mini Me 1 and Mini Me 2 have received a few invites to birthday parties that involve a sleepover. Personally I feel they are too young to sleep over at friends]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mummyimperfect/would-you-let-your-child-attend-a-sleepover</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mummyimperfect/would-you-let-your-child-attend-a-sleepover</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mummyimperfect]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2018 22:50:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is homework so hard for the kid???]]></title><description><![CDATA[My son is having a terrible time keeping up with 6th grade homework. Particularly in Social Studies. He loves history, just not the ancient history they are studying this year. So he rebels by not doing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemparents/@mikepm74/why-is-homework-so-hard-for-the-kid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemparents/@mikepm74/why-is-homework-so-hard-for-the-kid</guid><category><![CDATA[steemparents]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mikepm74]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2018 04:14:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where to start?  In your dome...]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the most part all of us insert ourselves mentally somewhere on the social/vocational totem pole. And for the most part all of us have this problem with judging people, we will write or talk about how]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/think/@breakthrough/where-to-start-in-your-dome</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/think/@breakthrough/where-to-start-in-your-dome</guid><category><![CDATA[think]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[breakthrough]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2018 13:59:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjo1P6FmAx4aAFNqtP9BsFE8ehYsJ1dvWi1mm7BNi8LQf3n24FpTeAnKXwcoEjetpGK7RaRqWqYG4NF1yxsQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[To ALL the Steemit Parents - Bullying at School]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi to all my Steemian friends I hope you have all had an amazing week, It's "Black Friday" and I am staying indoors and away from the masses of people. It has been a crazy week, it is full moon]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@kirstenboic/to-all-the-steemit-parents-bullying-at-school</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@kirstenboic/to-all-the-steemit-parents-bullying-at-school</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kirstenboic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2018 07:51:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKkzXhyseBP4PYz11eBDT8sW2oR1a4vfVFS6JTzu2V6WcCpj4BWqgDnDiVE6gmMUgsQVeSwwMcTYJx1HknhuALgvcaSMs5RGcSiPD5byqdMxcBY3i7n1pk2YozSn32dtokAr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putting Together Comics Lego Sets with my Kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[My son had a brief period where he was into Legos. He assembled and disassembled his sets many times. He has since decided it's not really his thing, so I thought I'd see about selling some of his sets.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemparents/@methus/putting-together-comics-lego-sets-with-my-kids</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemparents/@methus/putting-together-comics-lego-sets-with-my-kids</guid><category><![CDATA[steemparents]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2018 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP328LmDwMHaJ1ocCh5GrFaxjzJVLDvodSaNxFGZdt3bLg3wHdSsQNtY5iXBLr6VFN5Hfd8uYQaJfDzKdbMbzcCHsNBN93Djizxo6tLe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little Guy Is Here!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am proud to announce that my son has arrived. Stats 9 pounds 4 ounces - he was the biggest of all of our kiddos 21 inches loves to eat and sleep the most loved little brother in the entire world he came]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemparents/@sumatranate/little-guy-is-here-7c24fc7c0b55cest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemparents/@sumatranate/little-guy-is-here-7c24fc7c0b55cest</guid><category><![CDATA[steemparents]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sumatranate]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2018 22:34:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMzdLosycAbuVgC3j9z14?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tomorrow's The Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last 40 weeks have been leading up to this moment. My wife I will leave the house about 6:45 tomorrow morning and head to the hospital. We will enjoy the quiet morning drive, chat like we always do,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/family/@sumatranate/tomorrow-s-the-day-a3574e3e8c23dest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/family/@sumatranate/tomorrow-s-the-day-a3574e3e8c23dest</guid><category><![CDATA[family]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sumatranate]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2018 21:29:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN4Epus1dov5kKTtQVP5x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animal Tracks in the Corn Maze]]></title><description><![CDATA[We hit a local corn maze this evening, and it had metal casts of animal tracks hidden throughout. I thought it might be fun to post the tracks up and see if you can guess to which animal they belong. There]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemparents/@methus/animal-tracks-in-the-corn-maze</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemparents/@methus/animal-tracks-in-the-corn-maze</guid><category><![CDATA[steemparents]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[methus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2018 03:05:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptHK3w4xbU3SMDsfFVWre2qvkWUixoMRzeeZwZmr6ihYJK8oSmyJ8WBMG8JCe5FCy94Jgex9X9RdehnLuiHLNGTsCSg6KyVGmXUEkDJC6zM83rZv7bjUc3KAKSaSYoGabFxPPrfFvURkB6t2YhbMzTEAQiYgpxNZC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[GET TO KNOW ME]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big shout out to @anomadsoul for putting this contest together...while I may not be in as much torment as some with this HF20...I am enjoying reading through the tag #gettoknowme - I'd like to start out]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gettoknowme/@breakthrough/get-to-know-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gettoknowme/@breakthrough/get-to-know-me</guid><category><![CDATA[gettoknowme]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[breakthrough]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2018 13:34:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WbcMgFJJDGyxV2pxPtntF4UFJaqQViQdKakHEDVjfSRDL7Acsm2KhNCVDa2kcvwywU6a5qgnkyQKUA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>