PBS and CVS Pharmacy are joining together to create another contest, called All Kids Can. Children ages 6-12 are invited to create a special needs character for Arthur’s popular cartoon that airs on PBS. The deadline for the contest is March 31, 2009. Click here for details.
This is a post that I did last Summer, and I think it bears repeating:
Wouldn’t it be great if there was a library that had all the children’s classics online, from all over the world, available to view for free? I recently found out about the International Children’s Digital Library (ICDL), a non-profit organization that does just that. To visit, go to their site and select “Read Books”. You can select by age group, language, and even book cover color!
THE ICDL’s goals are loftier than helping you save some money on books, though. The library is the main activity focus of the ICDL Foundation, a charity that offers books to children in poor and war-torn areas. When families have to move from one country to another, the kids’ books are often left behind. As a result, the children (who may have to learn a new language) don’t get to read the classics that are familiar to them in their home country. The ICDL hopes to bridge that gap by “building a collection of books that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world.”
Confession time. I regularly volunteer to read at my kids’ school, and I sometimes wonder how I stack up against the other moms and dads who lead story time. Is my voice exciting? Do the kids like my stories? How can I be a better reader, and help the kids become better readers, too?
I never asked anyone for feedback, though it’s always been something in the back of my mind. But a few minutes ago, I found this neat video from Scholastic that actually shows the best ways to read to your child. The fact that they had to make a video about it seems silly, but watching it was really, truly helpful. Now, I know I can hold my own with the other mommy readers out there. So, here it is. Go ahead, you know you want to see it. I won’t tell.
CVS Caremark (the charitable arm of CVS Pharmacy) and VSA Arts have announced a Call to Art for children ages 5-15. The winning selections will be part of nationally touring art exhibit. Participating art teachers may win $1,000 for their classrooms.
There’s no entry fee. Please read the full details of the art contest here before submitting any work.
Julian Kreusser could probably tell Arnold Chipper a thing or two about how to cook real food. According to Oregon Live, Julian is the five-year-old host of Big Kitchen with Food, a local TV program that airs on Portland Community Media. In each episode, Chef Julian talks about such culinary concepts as how to mix smoothies, fry eggs, and master the chocolate chip zucchini muffin. Wonder if he’d be interested in featuring a Chipper Kids Sweet Bread Treats recipe?
