Tag: connections
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Local kids ring in the new year – at noon
With noisemakers, party hats and flying soap bubbles, the crowd of more than 700 counted down the seconds. It was a raucous gathering to mark the end of 2009, full of loud music and dancing. But when the clock struck 12, it was still broad daylight, and the kisses went only to Mom or Dad.…
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Kids books build appetites for related recipes
A good children’s book is nourishment for the soul, as fine as a bowl of chicken soup on a winter’s day. And food is a key ingredient in children’s stories because for children, food is still all-encompassing. It still fascinates — “What’s in that chicken nugget?” “Why are beans green?” “I wonder how many bananas…
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Kids books build appetites for related recipes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A good children’s book is nourishment for the soul, as fine as a bowl of chicken soup on a winter’s day. And food is a key ingredient in children’s stories because for children, food is…
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Kids take to makeshift “ice” for curling
GREEN BAY, Wis. • Olympic curler Jason Smith found a way to get the attention of 600-plus elementary school students in a hurry. “I have bad news: We are all Vikings fans!” he greeted the kids of Valley View Elementary School first thing Thursday morning. Boos all around. Teammate Jeff Isaacson quickly fixed the situation. “Go…
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CHRISTMAS SERIAL: Chapter 10
The story so far: It’s Christmas Eve, and Rafiki the gorilla and Bomani the meerkat, residents of the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, have been transformed into humans. They’ve made a new friend, a young boy named Micah. Micah sighed. Thinking about his parents often made him sad, and he didn’t want to be sad. Not…
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Kids’ Krafts: Build Snowzilla on a smaller scale
For the past three years, a giant snowman named Snowzilla has appeared in the front yard of a residential neighborhood in Anchorage, Alaska. It has grown each year from a 16-foot-tall youngster in 2005 when it first appeared to an impressive 25 feet last year. Billy Powers, the father of seven children, claims to know…
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CHRISTMAS SERIAL: Chapter 9
The story so far: Malaika the elephant and Uhura the giraffe, transformed into humans for the day, have made a friend. The first stop on the grand tour for Malaika and Uhura was Jean’s house; she wanted to get a heavier coat. “I realize this will not be the most interesting thing you see today,…
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Feeling the heat: World leaders meet to discuss global warming
Last month, the president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, put on his scuba gear and dove 20 feet to the bottom of a lagoon. There, he held an underwater meeting. The purpose of the ocean-floor conference? To highlight the effects of global warming on his island nation. The Maldives, located in the Indian Ocean, is…
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Why you feel cold when you have a fever
Since this is cold and flu season, there’s a good chance that someone in your family has had a fever in the past few weeks. Having a fever can make you feel miserable and creates some odd sensations. Instead of feeling hot, people with fever usually feel cold. They also may experience chills, rapid breathing…
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Handmade toys ‘a testament to the potential each kid has’
What if you had no toys? What do you think you would play with? Most likely, as millions of poor children do around the world, you would end up making your own toys, at least sometimes. An organization called ChildFund International, which helps children in need around the globe, has put together a collection of…