Category Archives: Weekly Features

Try This Tuesday #9: Educational Picture Ring

This week, we are welcoming PsychMamma, who has discovered a great way to extend the use of all those holiday greetings from friends and family! EDUCATIONAL PICTURE RING by PsychMamma Every year we receive a plethora of photo cards and photos when the holiday season rolls around. Jenna loves to look at the pictures and…

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Special Exposure Wednesday ~ Our New Blog Button

Please join me in congratulating Shannon of Gabi’s World as the winner in our first Special Exposure Model Search Photo Contest. Just in case you have not met her, I would like to introduce Gabi who is up there snapping your photo from our new blog button. Too cute. Also join me in congratulating the…

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Try This Tuesday #8: Color Swirl

I have been thinking about ways to expand Try This Tuesday to include some different ideas and perspectives, and one of the ideas I had was to ask some of the participants to “guest post.” So over the next few weeks, several of our readers will be sharing their ideas on this site. For our…

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Heed My Warning ~ Special Exposure Wednesday

Welcome to Special Exposure Wednesday. Vote for your favorite Special Exposure Model from among the four finalists. Yes! Our readers are choosing the winner. This is Wil. Be afraid. Be vewy, vewy afwaid. He will be sixteen one day. Link your photo below and visit everyone remembering to leave comments where ever you go…and that…

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Vote In Our Special Exposure Model Search Contest

People who entered photos…you made this a difficult decision for the judges here at 5 Minutes for Special Needs (who have opted to remain anonymous). The task of choosing only three finalists from the pool of adorable kids photographed for the Special Exposure Model Search Photo Contest was so tough that four finalists, rather than…

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Try This Tuesday #7: Jumping and Running

When I posted about feeding issues last week, many people mentioned sensory processing difficulties as a factor for their child, and I can definitely attest to that being true at our house. My son’s sensory differences affect every area of his life in some manner. One surefire way to bring my son’s energy levels up…

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Special Exposure Wednesday, Popsicle Memory

For details of how to join the weekly fun, please read What is Special Exposure Wednesday? Enter the Special Exposure Model Search Photo Contest. Deadline August 30. Popsicle Memory…Wil, Lee and Mac, summer 2006. Where does the time go? What favorite memory are you sharing this week? Special Exposure Wednesday Participants 1. Gabi\’s World ~…

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Seen Any Adorable Kid Faces?

Have you seen any adorable kid faces? You have? Well snap some photos and enter one of them in the Special Exposure Model Search Photo Contest. Enter a photo of a child living with special challenges that you think would invoke an “Awwww, how delightful. I should check out this Special Exposure Wednesday thing” emotion…

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Try This Tuesday #6: Expanding Food Choices

Although my son has always had a definite dislike of certain textures and tastes, he was a fairly good eater until around his second birthday, at which point he was down to about 5 different foods. Over the last few years, he has slowly increased the number of foods he will eat, but he is…

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Special Exposure Wednesday ~ SOOC Blur

For the details of how to join the weekly fun, please read What is Special Exposure Wednesday? Have you seen a precious face? Capture it in a photo and win our Special Exposure Model Search Photo Contest. SOOC – straight out of camera, no editing – like life. A moment happens. You plan and it…

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