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The movie “Where The Wild Things Are” has gotten lots of press lately, and it seems the film made something like $32 million in just one weekend — must be good, huh? Christine Spines of PopWatch found out for herself by taking her two sons, one 5 years old and the other 15. Her assessment: [...]

My third-grader came out of school on library day last week armed with a kid’s cookbook — Company’s Coming: Kids Cook! He excitedly flipped through its 199 pages as we walked to the car, pointing out all the yummy-looking photos and very-simple recipes — he zeroed in on the Sweet Ending Pizza, Peach Melba Float [...]

Time is a tickin’, and if you haven’t yet returned your kids to the classroom (or the homeschool room), the first day of school is probably not far off. Which means summer is just about over. Time to take stock: Was it a good one? Did you do everything you set out to accomplish? What [...]

Inspired to take a long weekend run? Be careful — it’s hot out there.

How To Run in Hot Weather on Howcast

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This one’s for the kids — something to help them earn a little extra summer cash — although we suppose you could get your own stand up and running too.

How To Start a Lemonade Stand on Howcast

Tomorrow: How to Prevent and Recognize the Symptoms of Swine Flu

With six weeks leading up to the start of school, I told myself and my boys that we’d be hitting the books a bit, just to get ready for the first and third grades. I bought some workbooks, scoured the Internet for ideas, and we actually did a day or two of work. Then we [...]

If you’re in the market for making math more fun, you’ll want to check out the latest in addictive puzzles — KenKen. Invented five years ago in a Japanese classroom, KenKen (it means “cleverness squared”) features a a new Will Shortz Presents KenKen series of books ($8 each). Log on to KenKen.com to get a [...]

Since you can’t eat healthy all the time — eating sweet treats on occasion is OK, you know — you’ve got to check out these cute cupcakes from Family Fun. The B is for Baseball variety caught my eye, since I have two little sluggers who are winding up their seasons right now. For all [...]