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Jun 3

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June’s AdVenture: Neighborhood Taco Wagon

Welcome to AdVentures, our newest series on the blog.  In this column, we’ll take a closer look at our entrepreneurial venture of the month.  We’ve already hosted a thrift sale and a coffee stand and made and sold homemade chocolate bars as well.  Rumors of future projects such as publishing a children’s book and making custom cakes can be neither confirmed nor denied.  As with all AdVentures, the goal is to have some fun with the kids and learn more about entrepreneurism.

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May 30

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The Future of Learning

One of the primary reasons we launched Shafer…Power! was to ensure our children were learning through fun, creativity and adventure.  (I don’t know about you, but Tiger Mom freaks me out.)  In fact, I’d like to share a few thoughts on the topic of learning and education and would be interested to hear your feedback.

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May 28

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The Bottom Line: May, 2012

The Bottom Line is a series that was first introduced on the Shafer…Power! blog in April, 2012.  Whereas the business definition of bottom line is “the line in a financial statement that shows net income or loss,” here we do a quick recap of our progress toward our goals.  Since “Earn Some Spare Change” is our fourth goal, we’ll provide an update on our actual bottom line as well. Read more

May 23

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Introducing: Learning Toys & Tools (Jigsaw Puzzles)

Several weeks ago, in a post about the Future of Shafer…Power!, I hinted at a new opportunity for the blog.  Today I would like to unveil Learning Toys & Tools – a series we’ve created to accelerate the fun and learning we’ve been enjoying along the way.

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May 20

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Shafer…Power! Chocolate Bars

Inspired by our friends at Mast Brothers Chocolate, the kids and I took a shot at making homemade chocolate bars last Friday evening.  As mentioned in a previous blog, the goal was to have them ready for our community-wide thrift sale which was held on Saturday morning.  And much like our Jesterbucks coffee stand, the project was a massive success!

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