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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
The Braselton News
Page 11A
Wacky Facts
I Gel, 15 is National Grouch Day,
I The first public television broadcasts were made in
England in 1927 and in the United Stares in 1930.
I The PBS show “Sesame Street” made its
debut on Nov. 10, l%9
— World Almanac for Kids
Chatter Box
“I might be the most unknown famous person
in America,”
Carroll Spin/icy, who has provided voices for Ilig Bird and
Oscar the Grouch, in his book. “The Wisdom of Big Bind
(find l h e Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch):
Lessons from a Life fa Feathers."
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A milk jug, snack
■cups and a
baseball cap,,
topped with
silver foil tape
Stuffed-stocking
ice cream topped
with drinking
straw sprinkles
Vinyl fabric
decorated with a
brown marker
Foil roasting
‘pans
suspended
on duct tape
flexible
duct from
the hard
ware store
Ordinary shoes
made techno
with foil tape
sweet cone
Created with fiberfill, foam and fabric, this ice-cream
cone is truly soft-serve — and very comfy.
RETRO ROBOT
Make your own metallic masterpiece with a few
household odds and ends.
iNCREDiBLY FuN COSTuMES
Use a few simple tricks to turn ordinary household supplies like dryer ducts and stuffed
stockings into costumes that are total treats. The best news of all: Creating these amazing
getups makes the lead-up to Halloween almost as much fun as the big night itself.
Full instructions and printable templates are available at familyfun.com —just search
for the costume’s name. — Fam tty Fun magazine
Milk jug
wrapped
in crepe
pap
Baby pj's
stuffed and
folded into
a carrier
from felt
Mum s pajama
pants and
slippers (worn
by the “baby")
Foam pipe
Insulation arms
and paper
I towel hands
i LOVE MuMMY
This tricky trick-or-treater carries his “mummy,” rather
than the other way around — her sheet-of-cardboard
body is suspended on backpack-style straps.
FAB ‘50s WAITRESS AND A GOOD EGG
No sewing is required 1br the diner diva's uniform —
all the trimmings are glued in place. Her eggs-cellent
companion can be as runny as he likes, thanks to a
lightweight costume that’s easy to get on and off.
Cotton-ball ice
cream with
shoelace sauce
A folded, trimmed and
bobby-pinned piece of felt
Plain tee dolled up
with glued-on felt,
lace trim and buttons
Permanent
marker on
plain white
sneakers
Painted
plastic
bowl
A foam
egg white
hung by
a ribbon
strap
PHOTOS COURTESY OF FAMUYFUN MAGAZINE
In The News |
What’s for lunch?
Food for thought
We asked some Time For Kids kid raponers to get
the local lowdown on changes to school lunch menus,
rules about vending machines and
other news about food in school.
As we suspected, them was plen
ty to report. Every school district our reporters represent
has made changes to try to improve the nutritional value
of what kids eat in school. Here are some highlights:
GETTING FRESH
The first step for schools aiming to upgrade lunch:
more fresh produce.
"We are offering more fruits and vegetables,” J.
Laurie Cartrelt told kid reporter Virginia Lambert,
Cartrelt is the nutrition director for the Fayette County,
Ga, Hoard of [Education.
Audrey F, a sixth-grader at Fayette Middle School has
noticed the change. “Vending machines have been
removed," sire told Virginia, “Now they only serve, like,
apple juice, and (the lunch program) provides more friiit."
Kid reporter Sun one Nelzi asked the physical educa
tion coach at her school, Deborah Mansilla, whether
more fresh food at school will change kids’ health.
“It’s a start,” Mansilla said. “Fating vegetables and
fruit is much better than eating cookies and cakes. What
worries me is how kids cat when they get home.”
SO LONG, SODA
In kid reporter Noah Bjork’s territory, Minnesota,
they call it pop. But the sugary stuff, by any name, did
n’t stand a chance when school leaders took a hard look
at what kids were consuming at school.
1 Wc now only liave skim white, skim chocolate and
1 percent (milk),” Ron Schinners told Noah, Sohirmers
is the head of food service for Independent School
District 77 in Mankato, Miiui. ‘*We got rid of pop,”
Some kids really miss the fizz. 'The best tiling about
the change is that we can still cat pizza,” fifth-grader
Xomora D. told Simone. ‘The worst is that we can’t
have soda.”
LOW FAT. BURGER-LESS BURGERS?
Bread and rolls have gone multi-grain. French fries
arc often oven-baked now. (So can they still be called
fries?) Meat choices are getting leaner, and some meat
dishes are made without any meat
"We serve cur hamburgers with soy meat ... Our
corn dogs arc now chicken dogs with less Fat’’ says Pat
I ,aNovara, the cafeteria manager at Simone's school.
ARE KIDS CHANGING THEIR WAYS?
The reviews arc in for the new, improved school
lunch. Healthful eating has its fans, but some kids are
slower to pick up neu r habits than others.
'“I like that there are more choices, more variety”
Trey Kolcnda, a tburth-giadcr in Illinois told kid
reporter Machaela Jensen,
‘They need a bit more fun foods along with all the
healthy stuff,” Ashley D. told Noah,
“(am still not used to eating the school lunch,” said
Hayly O,, who brings her lunch to Simone’s school
every day. “I still like junk food,”
Third-grader Jeremy Gould of Illinois knows that this
year’s holiday parties will he different than in years past.
"We don’t have doughnuts or anything like that any-
more,” he told Machaela. ‘^We just play games.”
— Martha Pickerill
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Help!
| Try This
Boost a copycat’s confidence
DEAR AMERICAN GIRL: My best friend
never stops copying me! She blows I real
ly hate it, but she does it anyway. I tried
to talk to her about it, but she just $ay$ M
we have the same taste. / can 'i take it ™
anymore. — Coping with a Copycat
■ Ask yourself, “Do ( make fiin of
other people a lot?” If you answered
yes, your friend may be copying you
because she's afraid you'll
lease her about her own taste.
But if that's not it, you might
just be a trendsetter, and your friend likes fol
lowing your lead. Either way, try giving your
friend a compliment every time she wears
something unique. That should help her feel
mote confident about showing her own style.
American Girl’”
DEAR AMERICAN GIRL: My best friend is
biown to be the smartest bd in school.
She's pretty and wears cool clothes.
Last week our school had a contest
where the best song, poem or essay
would win $10. Of course, she won! She
has everything! —Don't mean to be mean
■ You’re friend sounds great. But she
must think you’re petty great, too, or she
wouldn’t be your friend. So
get out of your mean mood
by thinking about why she
likes you. ]>o you tcU great jokes? Are you a
good listener? Just plain fun to he with? Don’t
let your jealousy wreck what makes you special,
Visi/ omerieangiri.com to get or give advice.
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Take the thumbless challenge
Here’s an instant activity to help you gel a
grasp on what separates you from most crea
tures: your diumbs! Write the tasks below on
slips Of paper, put them in a box or hag, and
challenge your pals to pick one to complete
w ithout using their thumbs. Fust to finish
gets to choose a treat
(and eat it with her
hands — thumbs
included!).
Button a shirt
Z Tie your shoes
■ Write your name
■ Drink a glass of water
Z ITnow and catch a ball
DID YOU KNOW?
Like humans, chimpanzees. oranguUms,
and gorillas have opposable thumbs, hut they
aren’t the only animals that can get a grip on
things. See if you can guess which of these
critters have those helpful digits.
A. koala
B. grizzly bear
C. sea otter
D. opossum
— Family Putt magazine
PHOTO COURTESY OF
FAMILY! 1 UN MAGAZiNi
ANSWER: A AND 0. KOALA AND
OPOSSUM. OPOSSUMS HAVE
OPPOSAflte DIGITS ON THilB
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