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After School Snacks can be Healthy and Easy

After School Snacks Can be Healthy and Easy

When your kids get home from school you can bet they’ll be starving. Most primary grade students eat their lunch well before the noon hour so by the time they come through the front door, they’re very hungry!

After school snack time offers an opportunity to teach your children about healthy food choices. They could plow through a bag of chips or cookies and they’d feel full. But with just a tiny bit of planning and some smart shopping, you can keep healthy snack options available to your kids for after school.

National Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month - North Texas Kids Magazine

Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month

National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed in America from September 15 to October 15 by celebrating the history, culture and contributions of those whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.

10 Kid Friendly Pumpkin Decorating Ideas

Pumpkin Decorating Ideas for Kids

Kids love Halloween, and one of the best parts about Halloween (besides the candy, of course) is turning a pumpkin into something cool, crazy or scary. The traditional way to do that is to carve out a face or other neat design, but you can’t hand a kid a sharp knife. So how do you get little ones involved in the creation of their dream pumpkin?

1.      Colored markers are the perfect way to draw on whatever you like. Younger kids can scribble (or color in pictures you draw), while older kids can write words, draw cats, witches, whatever!