Archive for December, 2008

Organizing a School Classroom Party

Before the party
It s always a good idea to talk to the teacher before you start planning your party or purchasing items. You may plan everything ahead of time and then come to find out that a student has an allergy or that certain decorations aren t allowed. Here are some good questions to start [...]

Girls Camps Let Girls Just Be Girls

Parents of pre-teens and teens are often loathe to allow their young daughters to attend co-ed summer camp. Fortunately, there s a very good alternative. Girls camps let girls enjoy all the traditional summer camp fun without the interference of boys or the worry on the part of their parents.
Most girls camps are set up [...]

Child Pirate Activity Making a Pirate Costume

Pirates are popular this year due to the release of Disney s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man s Chest. Boys and girls alike can participate in this child pirate activity making a pirate costume. A pirate costume does not need to be expensive or difficult to make. For ideas look up [...]

I Go Ice Fishing and Find Big Foot Stranded on the Ice

The other day I got up my courage, jumped into an extra pair of longjohns, and took off for the Salmon Creek Reservoir to fish through the ice.
A couple of years ago one of the girls in my Sunday School class told me she went ice fishing with her family in Southern Idaho and that [...]

Kids Still Love Lego

One of the most popular of all the kids toys in their toy box, Lego continues to be a hit with children of all ages. If you think of Lego as the old standard sets, you may need to reconsider. No longer just a plain set of interlocking blocks, Lego now offers a wide [...]

Send a Message with the Flight 007 Game - A Fun and Easy Paper Airplane Game

If you ve got a secret to blab or a note to pass to a fellow spy, the Flight 007 Game is just the trick you need… Simply, fold a paper airplane, using any design you want (but the more complex the better - The Karate Kid is a good one to make - follow [...]

Child Safety Products

In today s fast-paced world, child safety issues are becoming so common. A lot of programs and rules for child safety are in fact passed and approved by the government and private organizations for every adult to consider. Along with the introduction of these rules, a number of stores selling child safety products [...]

Listening To Students: A Matter Of The Heart

Want students to listen and learn better? Create a better listening attitude towards learners.
A learning attitude from students starts with a listening attitude from teachers. Listening tells students that you care.
Children know that listening is an act of the heart. The ears hear but the heart listens. The ears hear but the [...]

Teen Summer Camps

There are different summer programs for teenagers. These summer camps are as unique as each individual teenager. If you are interested in joining a teen summer camp, the best way for you to locate the type of camp that you would enjoy is to find the camp that would suit your interests.
Many teen summer camps [...]

Picking a Prom Dress

Prom dresses are one of the main things on a teenage girls mind in the spring. They want the latest styles in prom dresses and they certainly don t want the same prom dresses that their peers are wearing. Individuality and exclusivity are two of the most important factors that these girls consider [...]