Seabiscuit. Horse movie. Drama. Rated PG-13. Based on a true event.
I loved this movie. But little kids, age six or seven might get bored, plus it's Rated PG-13, so skip watching it with them. The movie wasn't made for little kids. Movie takes place during the Depression. Three men team up and take an underrated horse to the top. The movie is about the men's lives as well as the horse. It's an underdog, or in this case underhorse, wins the day flick. Which back in the Depression was important for morale. People were captivated with the story of Seabiscuit. You’ll root for this horse when he races.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Science Day Food Project: See how rock salt can help make ice cream
Make Homemade Ice Cream
(This is a great Father’s Day Project).
What you need:
1- Plastic freezer strength zip lock bag, storage size.
2- Another plastic freezer strength zip lock bag, gallon size.
3- ¼ cup of sugar.
4- ¼ cup of whole milk.
5- 2/3 cup of heavy whipping cream.
6- 1 teaspoon of vanilla.
7- Rock salt.
8- Ice.
9- Spoon and bowls.
What to do:
1- Have your child pour sugar, milk, whipping cream and vanilla in smaller zip lock bag.
2- Stir ingredients with spoon.
3- Make sure you seal this bag completely. This is important. Triple check if you must. You do not want rock salt to get into this bag!!!
4- Now pour about 3 ½ cups of ice into larger zip lock bag.
5- You the parent carefully sprinkle about ½ cup of rock salt over the ice.
6- Put smaller zip lock into larger zip lock bag.
7- If you have gloves, let your child put them on first.
8- Shake bag. Keep shaking for around twelve minutes. You might need to help shake bag, or two or more children can help shake.
9- After twelve minutes of shaking take smaller bag out of larger bag. Fully wipe the outside of smaller bag with paper towel before opening it. Throw away larger bag.
10- You can eat the ice cream now. Or put ice cream in new zip lock freezer bag, freeze, and eat later.
(This is a great Father’s Day Project).
What you need:
1- Plastic freezer strength zip lock bag, storage size.
2- Another plastic freezer strength zip lock bag, gallon size.
3- ¼ cup of sugar.
4- ¼ cup of whole milk.
5- 2/3 cup of heavy whipping cream.
6- 1 teaspoon of vanilla.
7- Rock salt.
8- Ice.
9- Spoon and bowls.
What to do:
1- Have your child pour sugar, milk, whipping cream and vanilla in smaller zip lock bag.
2- Stir ingredients with spoon.
3- Make sure you seal this bag completely. This is important. Triple check if you must. You do not want rock salt to get into this bag!!!
4- Now pour about 3 ½ cups of ice into larger zip lock bag.
5- You the parent carefully sprinkle about ½ cup of rock salt over the ice.
6- Put smaller zip lock into larger zip lock bag.
7- If you have gloves, let your child put them on first.
8- Shake bag. Keep shaking for around twelve minutes. You might need to help shake bag, or two or more children can help shake.
9- After twelve minutes of shaking take smaller bag out of larger bag. Fully wipe the outside of smaller bag with paper towel before opening it. Throw away larger bag.
10- You can eat the ice cream now. Or put ice cream in new zip lock freezer bag, freeze, and eat later.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Arts and Craft: Easy Father's Day Gift
Super simple Father’s Day gift.
Find a rock the size of a fist. Have your child paint it. They can paint designs on it or squiggles. They can paint Dad’s face or a smiley face on one side. On the other side they can write, “#1 Dad” or “Super Dad.” The rock can be a paper weight or door stopper. Whatever your child chooses it to be the painted rock makes a nice gift for Dad for Father's Day.
Find a rock the size of a fist. Have your child paint it. They can paint designs on it or squiggles. They can paint Dad’s face or a smiley face on one side. On the other side they can write, “#1 Dad” or “Super Dad.” The rock can be a paper weight or door stopper. Whatever your child chooses it to be the painted rock makes a nice gift for Dad for Father's Day.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Movie Review: Eragon
Movie Title: Eragon. Fantasy-Adventure. Rated PG. Based on the book by Christopher Paloini. Seventeen-year-old farm boy, Eragon, finds a blue stone in the woods. To his surprise it hatches into a dragon. The dragon, Saphira, and Eragon bond. He becomes her dragon rider. Together they save a young woman in distress and a kingdom. Great adventure movie. Fun and exciting dragon scenes. Boys will definitely like it!
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Parenting Article: Looking for the Good in Your Child
The Miracle that Happens When You Look for the Good in Your Child
When you find a good characteristic or trait in your child, share it with them. They’ll take it to heart. Tell them about a positive action they did that you liked. You can say, "I liked how you stuck up for your brother when other kids pick on him." Maybe your child only did this once, but since you are proud she did it, she will be more disposed to do it again. She'll take pride in her kind actions. Think well of your child and it will come back to you. Be cruel to your child and it creates hate and resentment. If you need to get your child to stop a behavior, you can share it in a constructive manner. “If you want Janey to play with you, you should play nicely. Share the building blocks with her. If you take them away and stick your tongue out at her it makes her feel bad. And she doesn’t want to play with you. I know you can share. I’ve seen you play nicely before.” Here you have set the tone for how to be nice, twice. By repeating positive behavior you want it reinforces it.
Don't manipulate your child into doing something by saying, "I only want what’s best for you," when you really mean, "You'll be better off and happier if you for fill my desires for you." Love your child now, not the child you desire or fantasized about before they were born. Your child is not an extension of you, like an arm or leg. They are their own unique person. They are not a mirror image of you, even if they look like you when you were younger. They have their own thoughts, temperament, and dreams. Look for the good in them today and you'll see a better child tomorrow. But don't give undo or false praise. This creates a selfish child.
Two family ideas that can build harmony in the home:
Number 1: For one week, every day, make a true effort to find something good in your child. Tell them what it is. After a week see if their behavior has changed in any way. Note how. Do this for another week. Note the results. See if their attitude towards you has changed.
Number 2: Pick a special plate or bowl. Once a week let someone in your family have it at dinner time. Whoever gets the plate gets nice things said to them from everyone around the table. Examples of things to be said: "You’re a fun brother to have." "I like how you did your homework yesterday without having me to tell you to get started on it." "I think you are a creative person."
Get going on positive reinforcement!
When you find a good characteristic or trait in your child, share it with them. They’ll take it to heart. Tell them about a positive action they did that you liked. You can say, "I liked how you stuck up for your brother when other kids pick on him." Maybe your child only did this once, but since you are proud she did it, she will be more disposed to do it again. She'll take pride in her kind actions. Think well of your child and it will come back to you. Be cruel to your child and it creates hate and resentment. If you need to get your child to stop a behavior, you can share it in a constructive manner. “If you want Janey to play with you, you should play nicely. Share the building blocks with her. If you take them away and stick your tongue out at her it makes her feel bad. And she doesn’t want to play with you. I know you can share. I’ve seen you play nicely before.” Here you have set the tone for how to be nice, twice. By repeating positive behavior you want it reinforces it.
Don't manipulate your child into doing something by saying, "I only want what’s best for you," when you really mean, "You'll be better off and happier if you for fill my desires for you." Love your child now, not the child you desire or fantasized about before they were born. Your child is not an extension of you, like an arm or leg. They are their own unique person. They are not a mirror image of you, even if they look like you when you were younger. They have their own thoughts, temperament, and dreams. Look for the good in them today and you'll see a better child tomorrow. But don't give undo or false praise. This creates a selfish child.
Two family ideas that can build harmony in the home:
Number 1: For one week, every day, make a true effort to find something good in your child. Tell them what it is. After a week see if their behavior has changed in any way. Note how. Do this for another week. Note the results. See if their attitude towards you has changed.
Number 2: Pick a special plate or bowl. Once a week let someone in your family have it at dinner time. Whoever gets the plate gets nice things said to them from everyone around the table. Examples of things to be said: "You’re a fun brother to have." "I like how you did your homework yesterday without having me to tell you to get started on it." "I think you are a creative person."
Get going on positive reinforcement!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Book Review, A True Picture Book: Naughty Nancy
“Naughty Nancy,” by John S. Goodall. A true picture book. Using only illustrations this book tells the amusing tale of a little mouse who is a flower girl. Mr. Goodall does something unusual. He uses a small picture after a larger picture thus enlarging what you see. Don’t get this? Then pick up the book and see for yourself what I mean. It’s worth it. It’s a really cute book.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Movie Review: Jumanji.
Movie Title: Jumanji. Fantasy-Adventure. Rated PG. Based on a children's book written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg.
The movie starts off centuries ago with two boys burying a locked box. It contains something that should never see the light of day. Fast forward to1969. A boy named Allen Parish finds the locked box in a construction site. It contains a board game. Allen and a girl he goes to school with start playing the game at his house. Allen rolls the dice and is soon sucked into the game. His friend runs away scared. Fast forward again to 1995. An aunt and her niece, Judy, and nephew, Peter, move into Allan's old home. Peter and Judy (Kristen Dunst) find the magical board game and start playing. When they role the dice a strange thing happens. They meet Allen Parish (Robin Williams) who got trapped in the game 26 years earlier. He's all grown up and a jungle man to boot. Joined by Allen's girl friend, who he played the game with a long time ago, the four of them set off to finish the game. Whenever they roll the dice something from the game magically appears. They have run-ins with rhinoceros, a herd of elephants, huge spiders, annoying monkeys, crocodiles and a hunter who's after Allen's hide. The foursome also brave a monsoon, an earthquake, and quicksand. This is a great adventure movie. I loved it.
The movie starts off centuries ago with two boys burying a locked box. It contains something that should never see the light of day. Fast forward to1969. A boy named Allen Parish finds the locked box in a construction site. It contains a board game. Allen and a girl he goes to school with start playing the game at his house. Allen rolls the dice and is soon sucked into the game. His friend runs away scared. Fast forward again to 1995. An aunt and her niece, Judy, and nephew, Peter, move into Allan's old home. Peter and Judy (Kristen Dunst) find the magical board game and start playing. When they role the dice a strange thing happens. They meet Allen Parish (Robin Williams) who got trapped in the game 26 years earlier. He's all grown up and a jungle man to boot. Joined by Allen's girl friend, who he played the game with a long time ago, the four of them set off to finish the game. Whenever they roll the dice something from the game magically appears. They have run-ins with rhinoceros, a herd of elephants, huge spiders, annoying monkeys, crocodiles and a hunter who's after Allen's hide. The foursome also brave a monsoon, an earthquake, and quicksand. This is a great adventure movie. I loved it.
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