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How to Set SMART Goals: Making the Goal Attainable (and a Goal-Setting Game)

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How to Set SMART Goals: Making the Goal Attainable (and a Goal-Setting Game)

Setting an effective goal means finding the right balance in pushing yourself to grow. Set your goal too high and you might get discouraged. Make it too easy and you may not end up progressing as much as you can. It's great to have big dreams; we just need to divide them into small and simple steps along the path. That's what the "A" in the "SMART" goals pattern is about: creating ATTAINABLE goals. This game is designed to teach that pattern. To play, each person tries to reach 100 points by sliding a penny onto a target with various point values....

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Easy Family Activity Idea: Study about the Mayflower

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Easy Family Activity Idea: Study about the Mayflower

It's been 400 years since the Mayflower set sail to America. Learn more about this important part of our history as your family celebrates Thanksgiving this year. Here are a few ideas.

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Scattergories List: Gratitude Edition—A Fun and Easy Thanksgiving Party Game

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Scattergories List: Gratitude Edition—A Fun and Easy Thanksgiving Party Game

Bring a fun twist to your Thanksgiving gratitude sharing! Play the classic Scattergories game with a Thanksgiving gratitude twist for an easy Thanksgiving party game! We have three fun lists that make it easy!

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Create a Multistep Domino Run

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Create a Multistep Domino Run

Creating domino runs is a classic go-to activity for any occasion. I made them as a child, and I’ve made them with my nephews. But you know what I don’t think I’ve done until now? Made them multilevel! It’s such a simple way to add an extra level of interest to this favorite pastime.

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Bad Poetry Remix—a Creativity Prompt for National Bad Poetry Day

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Bad Poetry Remix—a Creativity Prompt for National Bad Poetry Day

Tomorrow is National Bad Poetry Day, and this creativity exercise will get everyone’s imagination going! Here’s how to play.

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