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07/14/2009 11:23 AM
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July 2009 Newsletter
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Summer Activities
Now that your children are out of school, are you looking for some new
ideas? The summer
kids activities page has ideas for summer projects.
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07/09/2009 12:21 PM
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Robot Week Day 5
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For the final day, we made a few changes. The first time, all the
robots had trouble pushing the statue up the ramp. The changes for this
year were partly to see if anyone could actually complete the whole challenge
for the final day.
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07/04/2009 12:38 PM
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Robot Week Day 4
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We simplified the Library challenge this year. The robot had to use a
string to go around the basket and return to the entrance. Then the teams
had to pull on the string to retrieve the basket with the key.
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07/02/2009 12:03 PM
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Robot Week Day 3
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Our morning started out with the teams finishing their robots to complete the
crystal challenge. In the afternoon, we started the library challenge.
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07/01/2009 02:30 AM
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Robot Week Day 2
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We made a lot of changes to the second challenge. In the book, this
challenge has robot robot crossing the room on a string (vine) to drop pebbles
into a container. Once there is enough weight in the container, the
next door is opened. During our first Mayan
Adventure, the teams amazed me with how easy they found this
challenge. So we came up with something a little bit different.
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06/30/2009 11:58 AM
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2009 Mayan Robot Week
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It's Mayan Adventure week again!
We've got nine kids on three teams who will spend the week building and
programming robots to explore a Mayan Tomb. Over half the group was part
of our first Mayan Adventure week in 2007, so we've made a few changes to
keep it interesting for everyone.
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06/25/2009 03:14 PM
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June 2009 Newsletter
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There's lots of new stuff for you on the Creative Kids at Home
website.
Father's Day
Sunday June 21st is Father's Day. Find out about the history of Father's
Day, and then plan some activities with Dad.
You'll find lots of ideas that kids can plan on their own to do something
special with Dad, and even some ideas for children who will be spending Father's Day
without Dad.
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06/04/2009 10:46 PM
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Following White Caterpillars
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Our caterpillars turned into butterflies, who laid eggs, and then we had more
caterpillars.
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05/05/2009 02:37 PM
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May 2009 Newsletter
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We're raising butterflies again this year. There are some great photos and step by step reports in our blog. You can read all about it and check out the photos of all stages of
butterflies.
If you click on the tag for Butterfly, you'll get all the entries right from when the larvae arrived.
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04/15/2009 02:53 PM
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White Caterpillar
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We're raising caterpillars for the third year in a row. I was surprised by
how much I was looking forward to their arrival.
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04/09/2009 01:51 PM
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April 2009 Newsletter
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Easter
You can find lots of ideas to make
your own Easter Baskets and to plan a treasure
hunt.
With younger children, try this idea for no
dye Easter Eggs. Older children and make
their own colors and even try to make Ukrainian
Easter Eggs.
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02/10/2009 10:22 AM
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February 2009 Newsletter
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Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day is next week. It's not just a day created by
card companies. Find out why we celebrate Valentine's
Day and get ideas for crafts and gift ideas, like how to make your own
Valentine's Day Cards
or even a paper
Heart Chain
for Valentine's Day decorations.
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01/14/2009 06:58 PM
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January 2009 Newsletter
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Ideas for Reusing Things
Don't throw out last year's calendars, cards and magazines. Here are
some ideas to
Reuse your pictures
How about making a Picture Frame
from old puzzle pieces?
It's a great way to reuse a puzzle when a few pieces are missing. If you
are looking for more of a challenge, try some of these
Crafts from Recycled Items
to create art or toys.
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12/23/2008 12:01 PM
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Christmas 08 Newsletter
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Christmas is less than a week away. Even if you don't celebrate
Christmas, this is a wonder opportunity to spend time with the children in your
life.
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12/06/2008 10:05 AM
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December 2008 Newsletter
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December is a busy time of the year. There are many wonderful
events and it's hard to pick and choose which ones to be part of.
As the days grow shorter in the northern hemisphere, try making some
beeswax
candles. You do have to buy the sheets of beeswax and some wicking,
but they are quite simple and safe to make with young children. For those of you in the southern hemisphere,
don't forget to check out our
summer kids activities pages. You'll find lots of ideas for
summer crafts.
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