OK, now we have done all the carving… what to do with all those seeds?
A little research brings up an overwhelming array of information. I don’t know about you but I just want something simple and healthy and maybe a little fun and different for the kids to try. Let’s simplify.
According to Wikipedia: [...]
Can you say Jack-O-Lantern? Do you like to try out your designs first? How about a little safe and fun “carving” art for the kids? Check out this site and let the kids go. Fun, eye hand coordination and fine motor skills all at the same time!
Thanks Merri for finding this [...]
From Wade Denning & Kay Lande’s Halloween Games, Songs and Stories (Golden Records, LP-242, 1969)
Thanks Merri for all your help!
A new picture of the brain is gaining adherents. Perhaps the brain is not like a computer, but more like an orchestra, with billions of neurons cooperating to produce the symphony we call thought.
Check out the full article The Music of the Brain by Eric J. Lerner
Let’s keep working on creating and strengthening all those [...]
Another great article from the Omaha World-Herald.
Making a pitch for music. Music is a mind-builder.
Research has found that playing a musical instrument activates parts of the brain involved with logic, creativity and emotions, said Lance Nielsen, president of the Nebraska Music Educators Association and a Lincoln high school band teacher.
By contrast, people solving math [...]
We are having a Mom’s Night Out and EVERYONE is invited. Please join us and bring a friend.
Tomorrow
Wednesday, October 17
7pm
Pearl Street Pasta
Call if you have any questions. You all deserve it.
Dads, I’m sorry to exclude you but clearly I am not the one to organize a Dad’s Night Out. If someone whats [...]
From the Oxford Eagle 10/12/07
In celebration of National Teen Read Week, the Lafayette County & Oxford Public Library will give anyone ages 13-18 the chance to “read away” their fines. Once the teens meet the criteria for the program, they simply have to read for two hours in the library.
The effort is designed to [...]
The cough and cold season is here, and we have important information to share about infants’ and children’s cough and cold medicines. These medicines are generally recognized as safe and effective when used as directed. Most parents use these cough and cold medicines appropriately.
However, we have become aware of rare instances of misuse leading to [...]
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