Monthly Archives: September 2008

Sure, it’s easy to say “raise a writer” and incorporate these four great project ideas:

Creative Captions
Personal Journal
A family paper
A wish book.

But what do you do when your ten or eleven year old is writing up character sketches and the intro to a story but can’t get past the first chapter? We get Powerpoint presentations [...]

And I thought I was doing swell by making rice crispy treats and sprinkling the leftover half bag of chocolate chips over the pan of treats while it was still warm.
Check out the Halloween Treat Recipes at Parenting.com for more suggestions. Here’s a suggestion for their Frankentreats.
1) make or purchase rice crispy treats. Put them [...]

Not to turn you totally against McDonalds; I eat there often. But here’s an interesting photo of a hamburger from 1996. That is, it’s a current picture of a burger that’s older than my children.

The Presbyterian Church of Laurelhurst is holding its annual UNICEF Carnival on Sunday, October 26th 4 -6:30 pm.
This annual event is a safe non-scary Halloween event for young children.
Everyone is in encouraged to wear a fun costume when they come to take part in
traditional carnival games including: The Fish Pond, Golf, Pumpkin Bowling, [...]

On September 25, Regal Cinemas will reward you for bringing in outside food.
All shows except for “no pass” attractions are subject to this; bring three nonperishable food items and get a ticket and a small popcorn. Especially needed are peanut butter, rice, stews, chili, et ceteral.
I happen to know that Safeway had three cans [...]