If you saw my blog last week, “Food for Thought,” you know that we recently switched over to organic milk. But the other day, I was looking at the expiration date and noticed that organic milk is good for much longer than non-organic milk. The milk is “ultra-pasteurized” which gives it a longer shelf-life but [...]
Archive for May, 2009
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Friday, May 29th, 2009Make Dad a pirate for Fathers Day
Friday, May 29th, 2009Still looking for something special to do on Fathers Day? If you have a little matey at home who sleeps in his headscarf and eye patch, consider treating him a dad to an afternoon on a pirate ship. And the best part is dad sails free all day on June 21. Urban Pirates, which takes [...]
Free screening of “Bolt” Saturday at Enoch Pratt
Thursday, May 28th, 2009The next movie in the Free Family Flicks series sponsored by Enoch Pratt Free Library will be “Bolt,” presented at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 30, in the library’s Wheeler Auditorium. Bolt is the tale of a spoiled German Shepherd who stars in his own action TV show — until he finds himself alone and on [...]
Mom pride
Thursday, May 28th, 2009Every parent secretly wants their child to shine. The other day, I got a call from my 10-year-old’s writing teacher at school. They are holding a writer’s festival this week and he wanted to make sure we could make it. He said my daughter was one of the best writers in the class. My heart [...]
Out of this world visitor to Science Center
Thursday, May 28th, 2009Today, May 29, Nasa astronaut and Maryland native Richard Arnold will spend the morning at the Maryland Science Center to talk to children about his recent spacewalks and his work servicing the International Space Station in March. Arnold will give presentations about his time spent aboard Space Shuttle Discovery at 10:40 and 11:20 a.m., and [...]
Is there a Five Guys fanatic in your home?
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009OK, last month we highlighted a new hamburger place and all I heard was, “What about Five Guys? When are you going to do Five Guys?” Well, your wish is my command. This hamburger joint has such loyal patrons there’s even a questionnaire on their Web site to find out if you are a true [...]
Art contest promotes kicking the smoking habit
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009If your kids are creative, give them the chance to fight smoking and possibly win a trip to Washington, D.C. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) invites children in grades three to 12 to enter an art contest with the theme “Protecting Children from Tobacco Smoke.” Art will be judged in three groups — grades [...]
Chinasaurs on display at Maryland Science Center
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009If dinosaurs are your child’s obsession, then take note: they plan to invade the Maryland Science Center this spring. “Chinasaurs: Dinosaur Dynasty” opens May 23 and is the largest touring exhibition of authentic Chinese dinosaur fossils, according to a press release. Visitors can see massive skeletons, fossils, claws and dinosaur nests with real fossilized eggs. [...]
Please don’t pee in the pool
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009My Wednesday guest blogger is my co-editor, Cheryl Clemens: I guess common sense has not prevailed on this topic because our government has made it official and requested that Americans not pee in public swimming pools this summer. That’s right, the Water Quality and Health Council conducted a study this spring and discovered that 17 [...]
Motivating kids to do things
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009I was talking to a friend the other day about how to motivate kids to continue an activity and when to let them quit. My friend’s oldest daughter, 10, is willing to try just about anything but after a year or two — she’s usually done. This happens just as she’s on the cusp of [...]