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Advent: A Time of Anticipation
December 23, 2009 – 7:20 am | One Comment

When I became a mom, I wondered when Macey would start to understand and anticipate holidays. I wondered when she would start remembering holidays from one year to the next. I now have my answer. …

Chocolate Babka Recipe, Russian Christmas
December 10, 2009 – 7:17 am | One Comment

From the all knowing Wikipedia: It is a spongy yeast cake that is traditionally baked for Easter Sunday in Poland, Belarus, Ukraine and Western Russia. Darra Goldstein, professor of Russian at Williams College says “babka …

Russian Holy Supper
December 9, 2009 – 7:30 am | 2 Comments

Did you know that Christmas used to be banned in Russia? After the 1917 Revolution Christmas was banned. Not until 75 years later, in 1992, was Christmas allowed to be openly celebrated. However, most of …

Grandfather Frost
December 8, 2009 – 7:49 am | No Comment

If you have adopted from Russia then you surely know about Grandfather Frost, or Ded Maroz…the Russian version of the man in red. He comes decorated with traditional embroidering and edged with the same snow …

Grown in My Heart’s Top Ten Charities
November 18, 2009 – 11:33 pm | 2 Comments

We, at Grown in My Heart, came up with a fabulous toy list….It was one that included all of the toys your kids would want. It had the culture toys, the new trendy toys, the …

Jack Prelutsky: It’s Christmas!
October 7, 2008 – 1:46 am | No Comment
Jack Prelutsky: It’s Christmas!

Christmas is just around the corner and Jack Prelutsky, Children’s Poet Laureate, has a new collection of Christmas verse ready to hit the shelves.
It’s Christmas (Mulberry Read-Alones)
Listen to Jack read Reading at the Huntington.