Halloween Kids Art Contest – Win $30 Gift Card to Michael’s

Halloween Kids Art Contest - North Texas Kids Magazine

North Texas Kids Magazine Loves Kids Art

We’re hosting a Halloween kids art contest for kids up through age 15 and would love to showcase your child’s masterpiece!

We will choose up to three entries that will be featured on our website throughout the day of Halloween, Friday, October 31st. In addition to having their art featured on our website, first place winner will also receive a $30 Michael’s gift card. All winning art and artist names will be posted to our social media pages via announcements. Contest is open to kids up through age 15.

Fall Carnival and Resource Fair for Special Needs Families

Especially Needed Fall Carnival and Resource Fair - North Texas Kids Magazine

Fall Carnival and Resource Fair Oct 25th for Individuals with Special Needs and Their Families

Especially Needed provides resources and fun events to individuals with special needs and their families in the North Texas area.  This non-profit is hosting it’s 5th Annual Fall Carnival and Resource Fair on October 25th, 5pm to 8pm.

Zombie Fest at Dallas Children’s Theater

Night of the Living Dead - Dallas Children's Theater

Night of the Living Dead at Dallas Children’s Theater, October 17 – 31, 2014

You can’t keep a good zombie down! DCT’s Halloween tradition rises again! They’re back…they’re dead…and they’re hungry….The cult classic Night of the Living Dead returns to the DCT stage!  Radiation from a fallen satellite transforms the dead into flesh-eating zombies, and no one is safe. It’s the 1968 black and white, B-movie horror classic brought to life (figuratively speaking)! Full of thrills, chills, and dark satire,  Night of the Living Dead is intended for an audience of teens and adults, 13 years old and above.  The production contains strong language and situations and is not suitable for young children.

Tips for Preschool Readiness

Is Your Child Ready for Pre-School?

Is Your Child Ready for Preschool? Here are Some Clues!

By Kids ‘R’ Kids

The average age for a child to begin preschool is two and a half, however that doesn’t mean that every child is ready at this age. When you begin to notice your child discovering new things throughout the house and seeking new adventures beyond the space and time available at home, it may be a good idea to consider care in a preschool environment. The decision to enroll your young learner into preschool can be difficult, especially if this is your first preschool experience. If you evaluate your situation and believe it is not a good time for your child and family, it certainly won’t hurt to wait a bit longer for your child to begin preschool.

Plano International Festival – 10th Annual

Plano International Festival - German Family

Plano International Festival: Experience the sights, sounds and tastes of the world

Experience the sights, sounds and tastes of the world at the Plano International Festival, from 11 am to 5 pm on Saturday, October 18th, in downtown Plano’s Haggard Park. Enjoy ethnic cuisine, multicultural music and dance performances, cultural displays, a green Village, Family Health Fair, Children’s global village,  a naturalization ceremony and more.  Kids can make free art projects and get their own passports stamped.

Overprescribed Antibiotics Could Lead to C-diff

Overprescribed Antibiotics Could Lead to C-diff

Hospital Council Foundation Initiates Antibiotics Education Push

Coinciding with Talk About Prescriptions Month; area healthcare organizations are on a mission to encourage patients and providers in North Texas to discuss appropriate use of antibiotics to limit C-diff incidences

The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation, which unites North Texas hospital and industry leaders to advance quality healthcare in the region, has initiated an antibiotics education push as part of its recently-launched public awareness campaign about “C-diff,” a type of acute diarrhea caused by the Clostridium difficile bacteria. The bacterial infection, which is linked to 20,000 deaths in the United States every year, is prevalent among medical care recipients who are overprescribed or take unneeded antibiotics.