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Gourd-eous Place Cards
2007-11-19 21:13:00 Yay– it’s almost Thanksgiving! And that means this week Brighter Minds is bringing you fun Thanksgiving crafts! (...) More About: Place , Cards
Learn Words In Spanish
2007-11-15 21:15:00 Hola, As part of this week’s focus on kid’s bedrooms, here’s a few Spanish words you can teach your child. And, you guessed it, they all have to do with the bedroom. Enjoy. (...) More About: Words , Learn , Nish
Mystery Phrase for Kids
2007-11-15 21:04:00 Hey moms and dads, print off this page and let your kid figure out the fun mystery phrase… it might make them want to clean their room! What can you do to clean your room? (...) More About: Kids , Newsletter , Mystery , Myst
Make Your Own Dreamcatcher
2007-11-14 22:16:00 Dreamcatchers are great decorative objects for a child?s room, but according to Native American lore, they serve a purpose too. (...) More About: Make
Decorate Your Kid?s Room with a Neat Butterfly Clip!
2007-11-14 14:03:00 Hi everyone, Every kid wants to find fun ways to decorate their room. Well, I have a cool craft for them to do that will instantly add some cuteness to their bedroom. (...) More About: Clip , Room , Butterfly
Two Kids, One Room: Four Ways to Keep The Peace
2007-11-13 18:29:00 Over the weekend, my parents and I were reminiscing about the good old days when my sisters and I were little. (...) More About: Peace , Kids , Room
Make a Seriously Cool Lunch Money Locket
2007-11-08 19:31:00 Alright guys, I’m just keeping the crafts coming this week! So the last one for this week is this awesome lunch money locket made from a mint tin. It’s a super-easy, super-fun craft AND it will keep your child from losing their lunch money again! Here’s what you need: A small metal mint tin (It should measure roughly 2 by 2 ½ inches. Make sure it has a hinged lid.) Acrylic paint Paintbrush String or metallic cord (about three feet in length) Tacky glue A small plastic animal, fake jewels, stickers, decorations Now, here’s what to do: Wash and dry the tin. Let your child paint it any color he or she likes. Thread the string or metallic cord around and through the tin’s hinges. Pull both ends of the string tight so they fit snugly around the tin and the knot it into a necklace. Glue plastic animals, jewels, or other ornaments to the tin. Let it dry. That’s it! I told you it was easy! Share This More About: Money , Lunch , Cool
Make a Papier-Mache Piggy Bank
2007-11-08 19:11:00 Hello again! Since we are focusing on money this week, and especially on how kids can learn to save money, I thought it would be fun to make a piggy bank. I guarantee your child will love making this papier-mache piggy bank almost as much as they will love using it to keep their money in. Okay, so they probably won’t enjoy putting money in it quite as much as they will enjoy making it… but it’s definitely more fun than a coffee jar with a hole in the top. Give it a try, and let me know how it goes! Here’s what you need: One balloon Lots of old newspaper A paper egg carton Masking tape 1 cup of flour 5 cups of water pink tempera paint one pink pipe cleaner a craft knife plastic googly eyes markers Here’s what you do: First, you need to make the flour-glue paste. Pour 1 cup of flour into a bowl. Then, slowly pour 1 cup of water in the bowl and stir until mixture is thin and runny. Then, in a pot, boil 4 cups of water. Once water is boiling, add in the thin flour-water mix... More About: Piggy , Make , Bank , Piggy Bank , Mach
Raise a Savvy Spender
2007-11-07 03:31:00 Hey everyone, Last week we talked about going green. And that?s what we are talking about again this week? except in another way. This week we are talking about green as in money. (...) More About: Newsletter , Savvy
An Organic Recipe Your Kids Will Go Bananas For
2007-11-01 20:08:00 Hey everyone, I know you’ve probably heard all about why you should go organic, but maybe you never thought of it as a great way to provide the healthiest food for your child. (...) More About: Kids , Recipe , Newsletter , Organic , Reci
Language Arts
2007-11-01 20:06:00 Learn How To Say Earth in Five Language s! Tierra [Tee-air-ah.] (Spanish) Terra [tair-ah] (French) Aarde [ar-day] (Dutch) Terra [tair-ah] (Italian) Erde [air-day] (German) Share This More About: Arts
Turn an old CD case into a fun picture frame!
2007-11-01 17:17:00 Hello again, I hope the paper-making went well for you. I have another great idea on how you can use old stuff you have sitting around the house to make new things. (...) More About: Picture , Case , Frame , Turn , Picture Frame
Make Your Own Paper!
2007-11-01 14:48:00 Hey gang, As part of environmental awareness week here on the blog, I thought it would be fun to learn how to make paper. (...) More About: Paper , Make
It?s Environment Week!
2007-10-30 18:56:00 Hey Everybody, It’s Envi ronment al Awareness Week here on the Brighter Minds Media blog. Why? Because going green is all the rage. (...)
Language Arts
2007-10-25 19:23:00 Learn How To Say Dog in Five Language s! perro [pay-ro] (Spanish) chien [she-awn] (French) cão [cow] (Portugese) cane [cahn-ay] (Italian) hund [hoond] (German) Share This More About: Arts
Help! My Child is Allergic to the Family Pet!
2007-10-25 16:57:00 Does your dog make your child sneeze? Does your cat make his or her eyes water? If so, you?re not alone?around 15 percent of the population is allergic to dogs or cats. (...) More About: Family , Newsletter , Child , The Family
What You Should Know Before Choosing A Family Pet
2007-10-24 15:49:00 So, your family has decided that it is time to introduce a pet into your home. But, it is important to consider which type of pet will best suit your family?s lifestyle and personality. (...) More About: Family , Newsletter
Seven Easy Ways Your Child Can Help Care for the Family Pet
2007-10-23 16:30:00 If you already have a family pet, you probably know that pets can add a lot of joy to your home, but they can also add a lot of work! (...) More About: Family , Care , Newsletter , Child , Easy
The End of an Era
2007-10-19 20:55:00 Join me today as the Brighter Minds blog enters a new age. Marcie, the longtime writer of most of the articles you?ve read here has left us to work for a prominent non-profit agency. (...) More About: Andrew
Language Arts
2007-10-17 17:22:00 Learn How To Say Parent in Five Language s! (...) More About: Arts , Newsletter
Be a Helper - Not a Hindrance!
2007-10-17 17:22:00 Have you ever taken your child and a few friends on an excursion to the park, a museum, or a ball game? Did you find yourself exhausted by the end of the day? (...) More About: Indra
10 Questions for Parent-Teacher Conferences
2007-10-16 18:48:00 There are few things worse than freezing up when someone asks ?so, do you have any questions?? Instead of scrambling to come up with a question off the top of your head, bring your own list of questions. (...) More About: Questions , Conferences , Teacher , Parent , Pare
Preparing for Parent Teacher Conferences
2007-10-16 16:07:00 Whether you?ve been to more parent teacher conferences than you care to count or this will be your first one, the most important thing is to BE PREPARED! You have a limited amount of time. (...) More About: Conferences , Teacher , Parent , Pare , Prep
Language Arts
2007-10-10 14:23:00 Learn How To Say Volunteer in Five Language s! (...) More About: Arts , Newsletter
Wanted: Volunteers!
2007-10-10 14:23:00 There are many ways you can learn about volunteer opportunities, including the following: Check with Keep America Beautiful or other local organizations for community clean-up days. (...) More About: Volunteers , Wanted
Make A Difference!
2007-10-09 16:25:00 Did you know that Saturday, October 27 is national Make A Diff erence Day? (...) More About: Newsletter
Never Too Young? To Volunteer
2007-10-08 15:06:00 Volunteering with children is a great way to help them learn about giving back. (...) More About: Young , Newsletter , Volunteer
Six Tactics to Ward Off Bullies
2007-10-03 13:39:00 To ward off bullies, children need to have a sense of dignity and control. (...) More About: Tactics , Ward , Bullies
Language Arts
More articles from this author:2007-10-02 20:45:00 Learn How To Say Happy in Five Language s! (...) More About: Arts , Newsletter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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