“Shrek 3-D” (DreamWorks Home Entertainment, $16.95 DVD) is a two-DVD set that includes the original movie “Shrek” plus the 15-minute bonus feature that picks up _ in 3-D _ right where the first movie ends. The honeymoon has barely begun when Shrek’s blushing bride Fiona is kidnapped by Lord Farquaad’s henchman. Rated G. Available May [...]
Archive for May, 2004
Miracles on ice and ogres in love
Thursday, May 6th, 2004Picnickers’ paradise
Thursday, May 6th, 2004Spring flowers are blooming and it’s time to relish the warm, fresh air and feel the tickle of grass between your toes. What better way to indulge than a picnic? Here are some splendid spots to visit, whether it’s peanut butter and jelly in a paper sack, gorp on the go or a fancy spread [...]
Totally tubular
Thursday, May 6th, 2004swimwear for tots
The big talk
Thursday, May 6th, 2004From 4 to 14, how to broach the topic of sex
Cicadamania
Thursday, May 6th, 2004Share the wonder of one of nature’s rarest visitors
Thanks Teach
Thursday, May 6th, 2004By Nancy M. Jackson arents appreciate teachers. They take the kids off their hands for seven hours _ and on some cold winter days, that alone would be enough. But they also send those same kids back home able to identify an adverb, understand subsets and name the capital of South Carolina. And teachers accomplish [...]
Cicada mania
Thursday, May 6th, 2004by Cheryl Clemens after nine years in Catonsville, Seattle natives Sue and Davin Henrikson are packing up their three children and returning to the West Coast in June _ but not before they get the kind of big, Baltimore send-off that only occurs once every 17 years. “We’re so glad we’ll get to experience the [...]
The road to PARENTHOOD
Thursday, May 6th, 2004When I tell people that I’m expecting my third child soon, their eyes dart down to my (relatively) flat stomach and then back up with a questioning stare. “How far along are you?” is the inevitable question, and I explain that this time around, we are adopting. So, I’m not “expecting” in the traditional sense. [...]
THE BIG TALK
Thursday, May 6th, 2004When health teacher Jessica Morrison organized a parents’ night at Harper’s Choice Middle School in Columbia in late February, she was hoping for a respectable turnout. She got a remarkable turnout. “We had 80 people there _ that’s a lot of people even for a back-to-school night,” she recalls. Morrison figures the big turnout was [...]
Aquarium opens dolphin play zone
Thursday, May 6th, 2004It’s always a challenge to keep 3-year-olds happy and occupied. But what if you have three and they each weigh an average of 300 pounds? That’s the challenge at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, where three young dolphins _ Spirit, Raven and Maya _ are part of the new interactive dolphin show “PLAY!” Just like human [...]