On Saturday, March 28, people around the globe will turn off their lights for one hour to support the fight against global warming. In honor of this, Thunder Hill Elementary in Columbia is inviting the public to an Earth Hour Star Party. From 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. that night, turn off all your lights and [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Earth Hour Party
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009More students could benefit from breakfast
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009More Maryland students could be served by the state’s free and reduced-price breakfast program, according to new national study. In Maryland, only 44 low-income students ate a free or reduced-price school breakfast for every 100 that received lunch. That’s slightly below the national average of 46 percent.E Each year, the Food Research and Action Center [...]
The poop on poop
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009My guest blogger today is my co-editor, Cheryl Clemens: If you have a child, odds are he or she is in, just finished or is about to enter poop-obsessed phase. They talk about it. They laugh about it. They seem able to tap into some aspect of natural life that we, as adults, long ago [...]
Kids sail for half price
Monday, March 23rd, 2009Still not sure how to spend Spring Break? Kids 12 and younger can sail for 50% off the usual fare on Disney cruises between now and May 31. Kids must be traveling with two adults who pay full fare, but the offer is good on 3-, 4- and 7-night cruises on most sail dates. Book [...]
Over the hill
Monday, March 23rd, 2009My 4-year-old started calling me Grandma recently. I have no idea why he’s calling me that, but it makes me crazy. I don’t think it would bother me so much if I wasn’t already a good 10 years older than most of the parents with kids in his preschool class. And while I’ve always taken [...]
Preteens on Facebook?
Friday, March 20th, 2009Like many of you out there, Facebook has become a recent obsession of mine. Over the past couple of months, I’ve had fun finding friends I haven’t spoken to in years, and I’ve really enjoyed the new way to keep in quick contact with my everyday friends. But the other day, I was taken off [...]
Hot tips for visiting popular places
Thursday, March 19th, 2009Yesterday my kids were off from school for a teacher professional day so my daughter’s Girl Scout Troop scheduled a trip to the National Aquarium in Baltimore. Sometimes the crowds at attractions like the aquarium keep me away. But yesterday was a different story. There were surprisingly few people there and we could see every [...]
Recess helps kids perform better
Thursday, March 19th, 2009Students who get recess behave better in school, according to a recent study published in Pediatrics. Researchers studied an equal number of girls and boys nationally ages 8 to 9 and found that a break of 15 minutes or more was associated with better classroom behavior as judged by the teachers, according to the study. [...]
Parents night out on April 3
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009Looking for a fun night out for your child that leaves you a free evening? The Red Branch Theatre Company will present Puff the Magic Dragon from March 27 – April 5 and both of the Friday evening performances will feature a Parents Night Out option. For $20 you can drop your child off for [...]
What my 13 year old taught me yesterday
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009Today’s guest blogger is my co-editor, Cheryl Clemens: Sometimes I look at my children and other members of their generation and ask myself, “These are the people who are going to be feeding me pudding when I’m in a nursing home? They can’t even leave the house with socks that match!” Then there are days [...]