Niall learned how to make beautiful waxed tissue stars at school, so I went in search of instructions online; it was a very difficult task! Here’s a red one that Niall made:
How to Fold a Tissue Paper Star Ornament
These stars are made from coloured wax paper, commonly used for making paper kites. When [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Kids’
February 15, 2009
Paper Stars…
March 11, 2007
Movie Review Sites (pre-screeing for kids)
Over the years, two sites, Screen it! and Kids In Mind, have been very helpful to me in previewing movies — without actually having to watch them myself — when deciding whether or not I think that I want my children to watch them.
The Screen It! site is a little difficult to find one’s [...]
January 25, 2007
Chicken Nuggets: processed or home made?
Which would you choose?
NOTE: This video is no longer available at Youtube, however, it is available right here at Shoutfile!
Processed food is a huge problem in our “Western society” in my view; educating people, especially young people, is key to avoiding processed food. The demonstration performed by Jamie Oliver [...]
January 25, 2007
Snowflakes!
This is the coolest web site about snow…it has everything from amazing photographs of snowflakes to information about snowflake physics. Created by created by Kenneth G. Libbrecht, Professor of Physics and Chairman of the Physics Department at Caltech, it is an exciting site for children and adults!
Update February 8th, 2007: Dr. Libbrecht was [...]
