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Preschoolers LOVE to talk about love, and there is no better time to discuss it than in February. Your preschooler will get great cutting experience while making homemade Valentines. Your preschooler will adore delivering these sweet remembrances to the mailman, the neighbor, Mommy and Daddy, siblings, teachers and maybe even a bus driver! Try printable iron-on fabrics for your Valentine's Day cards or other nostalgic gifts for the grandparents. February is all about love, so love every minute with your tiny sweetheart.

There's something fun to celebrate in every month, and of course in February, we all are thinking about the same thing. Clearance sales! Or maybe not... Valentine's Day is a great day to celebrate all of the people in your life that you love, not just your significant other. Remember making Valentines in grade school and putting them in the homemade mailboxes made out of shoeboxes and crepe paper? It's fun to bring back those fun memories and share them with others. Don't miss out on our most recent addition to the ValentinesDayFun website: Printable Valentines! Break out the glitter and glue, some butcher paper and a shoebox and make a great mailbox to put your Valentines in. You'll be glad you did!

Your little one is a whole year older now. What plans do you have for the coming year? Will she graduate in preschool? Is she getting ready for Kindergarten? Maybe you have a child with special needs; she will get extra time to meet her milestones! A new year means new goals and new dreams. Let us help you start the year with fresh fun and new ideas.

We did it! We made it through 2011, and we're stronger and better for it. Now on to new horizons for 2012. What are your goals? What are your dreams? How can you be realistic but optimistic at the same time? Let's see if we can help. If we look to history, we can often find the answers we're looking for. Some famous figures were grounded in reality, but dared to dream too, such as Paul Revere and Betsy Ross, or even J.R.R. Tolkien. The opening of Ellis Island is a great symbol of people using Hope to drive their ambitions and dreams. Read on for more inspiration to fire your goals.

Ho Ho Holy Smokes! It's time for the holidays! Your little one has grown so much this year, and now that her favorite holiday is coming up, she can ask you for the things that mean the most to her. She wants you to read to her, and do crafts, and take photos, and put up decorations, and make fun snacks and tell her about her favorite winter miracle. Below find hints and ideas that will make your together time a wonderful time of the year.

There is a chill in the air this month. Unless you're in Antarctica, though, it's probably not too bad yet. Antarctica was formed as a scientific preserve in December of 1959. Winter Solstice, the official beginning of winter, starts on the 21st of this month. Besides the cold, December is also a time of magical holidays. Hanukkah begins on the 20th, and of course, Christmas is the 25th. Hibernate with your family for the holidays by choosing some great indoor activities that keep you warm in spite of the winter's chill.

Sit down; take a deep breath. You have four weeks until Thanksgiving! The traditions you start now with your preschooler will stay with her for the rest of her life. How about some great ideas to make Thanksgiving the family holiday you've always dreamed of? We've got crafts, party ideas, recipes, decorating and more.

November is a month that sparks the imagination. It all starts with November 1st, National Author's Day! November is a great time to curl up with a book, but especially November 9th, National Young Reader's Day. So many wonderful things happened in November throughout history: Marie Curie's birth, 8 million American women voted for the first time, King Tut's tomb was discovered, the Lewis & Clark expedition reached the Pacific, and a number of your favorite authors were born. But none of our luxuries could be enjoyed without the sacrifices of Veterans. Make it a special day for a Veteran in your life on 11/11/11!

Mac Users Learn How To Use Lion Though Video Mac App
The Video Guide to Lion is a new way to learn how to get the most from your Mac. Instead of a traditional book or a set of tutorials on a DVD, it is an application that can be purchased in the Mac App Store.
Targeted at new Mac users, or users who have just upgraded to Lion and are looking to learn about its new features, the Video Guide to Lion is a series of 21 video tutorials that can be watched right on a Mac inside the application.
It is a product from MacMost, the same web site that features more than 600 tutorials on how to use Macs, iPhones and the iPad. But the videos in the Video Guide to Lion are exclusive to those who buy it.
"I wanted to come out with a way for people to learn Lion, but I didn't want to do another book," said Gary Rosenzweig, the producer of MacMost. "Since all Lion users have the Mac App Store, it seemed to make sense to create a product that could be sold right there."
The more than 2 hours of instruction includes topics like manipulating files, using Finder windows, learning about Mission Control, file sharing, browsing the web, using Mail, and accessing system preferences.
Once a user has purchased the Video Guide to Lion, it will download to their Mac and can be run at any time. They can jump around between the videos, pause them, and resume them later. The videos are all recorded in high definition and show the user exactly what to do while Rosenzweig explains the different features of the Mac.
"Video instruction is the best way for many people to learn," said Rosenzweig. "When you can watch the video right there on your Mac, you can try things out for yourself as the video plays, or pause it to try them."
To get the Video Guide to Lion, Mac users can simply run the Mac App Store from their Dock and then search for it. They can also get a direct link by going to http://macmost.com/video-guide-to-lion.

It's true, October is practically sitting in your lap! Did you know that October is Dental Hygiene Month and Computer Learning Month? It's also International Dinosaur Month, among others. See for yourself here. Your preschooler is growing so big. He can hold his own toothbrush, but probably still needs help reaching those back teeth. With all that Halloween candy on the horizon, you're going to want to keep up with his dental health! Your preschooler also can play on the keyboard and probably already has some favorite sites to play on on the Internet. Let's give you some more ideas for keeping him entertained and learning and growing.