Articles tagged with: crafts
You don’t have to be Irish to enjoy
St. Patrick’s Day!
by Kerrie McLoughlin
Kids love any excuse to make a day extra special, so why not March 17 of every year? You certainly don’t need to be …
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Beginning Tuesdays, June 14 your Little Kahuna admission is free with the purchase of a Big Kahuna ticket before noon. Activities, crafts and story telling will take place, catering to 2-5 year olds.
I recently interviewed Karen Blessen, one of the founders of the non-profit organization Today Marks the Beginning. Ms. Blessen is an amazing woman who has created many things in her life, but I think that Today Marks the Beginning is her pride and joy. Her enthusiasm, passion and vitality flowed over the phone lines during our hour long conversation last week. Her excitement for the work that she is doing and for the way that she has been able to bring art coupled with an emphasis on social issues and non-violent communication to students in Dallas is evident as she raves about the support of local schools and other organizations, as well as the obvious positive impact Today Marks the Beginning is having on kids.
This is the 25th Anniversary of the Here are a list of websites with fun ideas for remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. at home today. Watch this video of his “I have a Dream” speech with your kids and explain to them the impact Martin Luther King, Jr. had on history and perhaps influenced you personally.
Tomorrow is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and the kids are staying home from school. They’ve already had two weekend days of t.v., computer and Wii or Xbox. Maybe a couple of outings, but it was yucky weather. I know we stayed inside except for a run to the grocery store and a few other errands. I have to work tomorrow and don’t want my kids glued to a screen all day. So I started poking around for some fun crafts to do with what I have at home. Kaboose always has great ideas. I loved these two videos, one using paper plates and the other using a cereal box. Have fun with your kids today!
Heidi (who runs the NTK office but is a super-duper crafter in her spare time) and I spent our lunch hour one day at Michael’s to see what we could find that was inexpensive, creative and attractive to use as a simple centerpiece for the tables. We loved what we came up with and wanted to share it with you here, because we are always looking for inexpensive teacher, secretary or other gifts around the holidays.
