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Home : Birthday: For Kids
Kids are funky, chirpy and joy to-be-with, anytime.
Send your friends/ cousins/ siblings & all the li'l ones close
to your heart, a cute, funny, animated & free greeting card that'll
make them feel x-tra special !
Send Free Online Greeting Cards to your friends & loved ones.
ALL cards are absolutely FREE !!!
http://www.123greetings.com/birthday/kids/
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365
Halloween: Halloween Recipes with Pictures
"Halloween food is largely about the visual
appeal, that's why all of our recipes come with pictures. Every spooky,
gross, creepy, and healthy recipe has been tested and given thumbs
up by our panel of ravenous ghouls (a.k.a. hungry friends and family)…
so you know it will be good." Web developers Lauren and Sean
share their passion for Halloween with this fun site. Visit to snag
recipes for stuffed intestines, bleedy cake, spooky slaw, and spicy
bruised bugs.
http://www.365halloween.com/halloween-recipes/
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Best
Paper Airplane
During the summer of 1950, eight-year-old Michael
O'Reilly watched in amazement as his sister's boyfriend made the best
paper airplane in the whole world. "When he started folding the
paper, I knew this was something different, something special. He
never explained how he did it but every move, every fold, every detail
was burned into my memory." Today, Michael shares the secrets
of the DC-3 paper airplane: how to build it and how to fly it.
http://www.zurqui.com/crinfocus/paper/airplane.html
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Bethany
Roberts: Friendship Poems by Kids
"Today as Valentines go out / To people near and far / This one
I'm sending right to you / To say how nice you are." Children's
book author Bethany Roberts has a huge Valentine's Day section which
includes poems illustrated with animated graphics, stories, songs
and links. Just scroll about half way down this page for the Valentine
Poem pages with names like " Valentine Poems," "More
Valentine Poems," and (yup) "And More Valentine Poems!"
Unfortunately many of the offsite links have gone bad.
http://www.bethanyroberts.com/ValentineStoriesandPoems.htm
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Britta:
Halloween Recipes
Britta ("Webmistress of the Dark")
reveals recipes for dozens of her Halloween specialities, along with
a photo archive of her annual Halloween shindigs. "You can see
in the photos that over the years of being a Halloween Hostess, I
have not only created more recipes, but also added spooky signs describing
what my eerie edibles are, which I think add to the fun. How else
would anyone know they were eating scabs, not just dried cranberries?
;)"
http://www.britta.com/HW/HWr.html
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Brownielocks:
Silly Valentine Poems for Kids
Brownielocks presents a compilation of poems (attributed to a variety
of authors) and a collection of original valentine rhymes written
by Brownielocks herself. "Popsicles are cold / Cocoa is hot /
I'm sending you this incognito / because I like you a lot." I
got a big chuckle out of these rhymes, which Brownielocks calls "silly,
corny, dumb." She also calls them limericks, but because they
do not have an a-a-b-b-a rhyming pattern, they are not.
http://www.brownielocks.com/valentinepoems.html
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Building
a Simple Bead Loom
In this class we'll be making a frame loom. It's simple, compact,
and lightweight, and you won't believe how easy and affordable it
is to build. The one I made for illustration purposes here took 30
minutes to put together, and cost under $10 using all new materials.
It will accommodate a project up to 10" wide and 6" tall.
http://rogue.northwest.com/~ahawley/loom.htm
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Children's
Crafts and Ideas - Ages 2 to 4
Children's
Crafts and Ideas - Ages 5 to 8
Children's
Crafts and Ideas - Ages 9 to 12
We strive to become the largest known
free craft site in the nation. With all of your help, we will achieve
that goal as well as remaining totally free. We believe there are
allot of talented people out there that may just be very excited about
sharing their knowledge with others as well.
http://www.craftsnhobbies.com/nmem/categories/children-age-2-4/mn.html
http://www.craftsnhobbies.com/nmem/categories/children-age-5-8/mn.html
http://www.craftsnhobbies.com/nmem/categories/children-age-9-12/mn.html
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Coloring.com
http://www.coloring.com/
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Cool Kids
Gif Animation Art Gallery
The Exhibitors of the Kids' Cool Animation Gallery were given the
Award of Elegance by Picture Perfect Studio for their artistic merit.
See animations done by kids just like you!
http://www.kaleidoscapes.com/current.html
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Crayola Coloring Book
http://crayola.com
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DLTK's Printable
Crafts For Kids
DLTK's Crafts for Kids features a variety
of fun children's crafts, coloring pages and more including projects
for holidays, educational themes and some of our children's favorite
cartoon characters.
http://www.dltk-kids.com
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Elvis
Impersonators?
We've grafted "The King's" hair
on a few famous people. Does the hair make it more difficult to recognize
them? Click on each face to unmask the celebrity.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/wig/elvis.html
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Encouragement
Cards
Each one of us go through difficult times in
life. The road may be very long and rough... but it becomes shorter
& easier to tread upon, when we have the love & support of
good friends. So reach out to your friend/ loved one who's goin' through
tough times & encourage 'em with these these warm, cute &
free greeting cards !
http://www.encouragement-cards.com/
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Family
Fun: Halloween Recipes
Family Fun divides their Halloween recipes into
snacks, cakes, party food, meals and treats. But I'm not sure why
some recipes are in one category, and not the other, so if you are
looking for something specific, you'd best scan the entire list. If
you sign up for a free Family Fun membership, you'll get access to
a personal recipe box, where you can save your favorite recipes, and
a printable shopping list (I love this feature!)
http://spoonful.com/halloween/halloween-recipes
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Hands on Crafts for Kids
Welcome to Hands on Crafts for Kids,
the home of fun & creative craft projects for kids 7-12
http://www.crafts4kids.com/
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Happy Halloween from
Ben & Jerry's
Ben and Jerry's have pages of fun activities
for you to enjoy.
http://www.benjerry.com/halloween/
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I-Craft
Looking for a new project? You've come to the right place! We've got
a wealth of ideas for craft lovers of every stripe and skill level.
So pick a project that appeals to you — and Discover Life's Little
Pleasures.
http://www.i-craft.com
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Joseph
Palmer's Paper Airplane
Joseph Palmer's planes are "designed to
fly," not look like real airplanes. As a paper airplane purist,
none of his designs require cutting, taping or weights: just a single
sheet of 8.5" by 11' paper and your fingers. There are only four
designs here, but the illustrated instructions are excellent, and
judging by visitor feedback, all of them are great flyers.
http://www.josephpalmer.com/planes/Airplane.shtml
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Love
Poems: Valentine Poems
"Celebrate St Valentines Day with Shakespeare, Keats, Shelley
and Lord Byron love poems. What can be more romantic than a Valentine
poem or message using the words of a great poet?" Although most
are probably too sophisticated for elementary students, these classic
love poems will make great Valentine's Day reading in high school
English class or to spark a conversation around the dinner table at
home. "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more
lovely and more temperate." William Shakespeare, Sonnet 18.
http://www.love-poems.me.uk/valentine_index.htm
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PageWorks, Kitty's
original image animation
A great site with lots to do and see
http://www.snowcrest.net/kitty/hpages/
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Poem
Source: Kid Valentine Poems
Not just another compilation site, Joanna and Karl Fuchs share their
original poetry with us at PoemSource.com Some of these poems are
for kids to give to family members (moms, dads, grandparents, aunts,
uncles and cousins) and others are for giving to kids. "Valentine
I see you / A lot when we're at school / And every time I see you
/ I think you're very cool." The Fuchs generously allow personal
use of any of their poems, but do ask for attribution that includes
their URL. For more of the Fuchs' Valentine's Day rhymes, follow the
link to the main valentine page near the bottom of this kid-specific
page.
http://www.poemsource.com/kid-valentine-poems.html
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Welcome to All- Mousepad Fun
n' Games!!
Hi! I'm vikimouse and this is my little hole
on the web! If you're new to the MousePad...Pleased to meet'cha!!
And if you're a return guest--Glad to see ya again!!
http://www.vikimouse.com
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| Cooking and Food |
25
Tips for Better Brown Bags
We've collected a file of tips to make brown
bag lunches more exciting, safer and more convenient.
http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/egg/egg0997/25tips.html
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All
Recipes: Kids
With 1250 recipes, the kid section of All Recipes
is huge. The layout is busy, but packed with features such as nutrition
details, recipe scaling, recipe emailing, and printing in a variety
of formats including 3"x5" and 4"x6" cards. If
you sign up for a free membership, you'll be able to store your favorites
in a personal recipe box. And to integrate writing into the kitchen
experience, members can submit recipe reviews. For the very easiest
recipes and articles about cooking with kids, look in Kids as Chefs.
http://allrecipes.com/recipes/everyday-cooking/family-favorites/
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Back-to-School
Lunchbox Goodies
Although good ol' peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
are actually a nutritious lunch choice, many kids tire of the same
thing day after day. Let's take a look at how to liven up those school
lunchboxes, so they don't end up in the trashcan!
http://homecooking.about.com/od/specificdishes/a/lunchboxgoodies.htm
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Celebrating
Christmas: Gingerbread House 101
"From
very simple designs for busy moms and dads to challenging art projects
for those artists among us, we've got it all. ... Let the decorating
begin!!!" Celebrating Christmas offers a potpourri of gingerbread
house advice, from how to plan a gingerbread party to recipes for
gingerbread tree ornaments. Highlights are six gingerbread house blueprints
(including a log cabin, chapel, country store and Victorian) although
you will need to enlarge the patterns before using them
http://www.celebrating-christmas.com/recipes/gingerbread-house.shtml
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Cooking With Kids
Welcome to Cooking with Kids!
We hope we you will enjoy it and come back often!
http://www.childrensrecipes.com/
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Easy
Kid Recipes
"Mom chef" Clarissa shares her dual
passions of kids and food with this easy-to-navigate recipe collection.
In addition to the expected (such as sections devoted to Breakfast
and Easy Lunches), Clarissa has four recipes for pet treats, and ten
for play dough. Other great clicks are her free monthly newsletter,
articles (especially the one on homemade baby food) and popsicle recipes.
Homemade popsicles are a perennial favorite at our house. Like most
homemade items, they are both healthier and cheaper than store bought.
http://www.easy-kids-recipes.com/
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Flickr:
The Gingerbread House Showcase Pool
I'm
trying really hard not to say "a picture is worth a thousand
words," but if you are fishing for gingerbread inspiration, what
better way to find it than at this collection of more than 600 gingerbread
house photos? To find specific kinds of houses, you can search within
the pool with the search function in the upper right-hand corner.
You can find more gingerbread pix by following tags such as "gingerbread"
or "gingerbreadhouse."
http://www.flickr.com/groups/500111@N25/pool/
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Halloween
Treats
Here are some Halloween recipes to help make your
holiday a fun and tasty one!
http://www.holidays.net/halloween/recipes.htm
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Highlights
Kids: Design Your Own Gingerbread House
To
add a little computer fun to today's topic, this pick is an online
game. Decorate your virtual gingerbread house with the usual Candy
and Icing, or go crazy with silly Food and Stuff such as a whole fish,
a tennis ball, or alphabet blocks to spell out your name. Move items
onto the house by clicking once to pick up, then again to release
onto your house. Controls include Rotate, Resize, Flip, Start Over,
and Print (so you can hang your finished creation on the refrigerator
door.)
http://highlightskidsplus.com/Magazine/Dec05/h1magazineFlashObjects/h11205DecemberArtist.asp
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The
History of Eating Utensils
Presented by the California Academy
of Sciences, this online history of eating utensils is both stimulating
and educational, with brief presentations on individual utensils and
their evolution, as well as images of specimens from various cultures
and periods. Learn, among other things, what Louis the XIV had to
fear from the knife and what he did about it, and how it changed the
shape of that instrument forever. Equally worth considering, chopsticks
have also evolved over the course of five millennia. Called "kuai-zi"
in Chinese, for quick little fellows, chopsticks were first joined
together and only gradually came to be separated and made of less
and less precious materials. Learn all about them and the rest of
the instruments used by humans to eat gracefully in this brief online
history. Better yet, if you are fortunate enough to be in the Bay
area, visit the exhibit in person at the California Academy of Sciences.
http://www.calacademy.org/research/anthropology/utensil/
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Honey
Magic for Kids
You can make a shake, you can make a snack.
Just start with honey and you can make magic!
http://www.honey.com/recipes/kidsrecp/index.html
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Lunch
Box Recipes for Kids (or Adults!)
A healthy approach for the lunch bunch: Mix a lean protein with whole
grains and fresh garden goods, then add a sensible treat.
http://www.cookinglight.com/food/lunch-box-recipes-kids-00412000072333/
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Just
Kid Recipes
With headings like Gross, Fun, and Frozen Treats,
kids are sure to find many recipes to delight them among the 410 at
Just Kid Recipes. For example, berry blue Jello with suspended gummy
fish is called a Jello Aquarium. Think of how cute this will look
in individual clear plastic cups at a birthday party! Each recipe
page has a link to a printable version (sans ads and menu items) at
the bottom.
http://www.justkidsrecipes.com/
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Kids in the Kitchen
Kids around the world submit their favorite
recipes for the yummiest, messiest food.
http://www.scoreone.com/kids_kitchen/
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Kid's
Recipes
Your home for great kid friendly recipes,
meal ideas and cooking advice.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/everyday-cooking/family-favorites/Main.aspx
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Kid's
Recipes from Kikkoman
Have fun in the kitchen with these simple
and tasty recipes. Won't the family be surprised? But don't forget
to clean up!
http://www.kikkoman.com/contents/edu/kidsmenu.html
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Sack Lunch
Savvy
I met my daughter at her school one Friday and
had the experience of eating with several of her friends. If you get
a chance, you should do the same. I learned many interesting things.
http://www.stretcher.com/stories/960902a.cfm
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Snacks for
Kids
Here are some very simple treats you can pack for your next hike,
whether it's around the block or up and over the closest hill.
http://www.osweb.com/kidzkorner/treats.htm
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