Science Day

Science Day: This is really a really cool simple experiment! Learn how density affects submerged objects.

What you will need: A bucket of water filled half way. Two cans of carbonated soda, same size and brand, but one regular, one diet.

Have your child drop the regular soda in the water first. Does it sink? Yes. Have your child now drop the diet soda in the pail of water. Does it sink? No! It pops back up and floats because the density of the diet soda is less than the regular one.

Deviled Eggs: Simple kitchen activity to do with your child.

Recipe for Deviled Eggs- Simple kitchen activity to do with your child.

Boil six eggs. Once eggs are hard boiled I find shells are easier to peel if I put them under cold water first. Cut eggs in half. Scoop out yokes. Put yokes in a mixing bowl. Add three drops of Worcestershire sauce to yokes. Stir. Taste. Add more Worcestershire sauce to your liking. Don't over do it. Mix in mustard and mayonnaise to your liking. Stir. Put yoke mixture in egg whites.

Check out the experiment for Science Day Thursday evening.

Movie Review

Movie Title: The Nutty Professor. Comedy. 1963 version starring Jerry Lewis. This is my favorite Jerry Lewis movie without Dean Martin. In this movie Jerry Lewis shows he can be a one man show. Eddie Murphy stars in another version of this movie in which he plays many of the characters. But Mr. Murphy's main character goes a bit over the top when he turns into a ladies man. The 1963 version is milder.
In the 1963 version, a mild mannered chemistry teacher, Julius (Jerry Lewis), has the social skills of a bumbling buffoon. He goes ape over a woman, but lacks the charisma to win her heart. Or so he thinks. Julius puts his chemistry knowledge to use and creates a potion to make him suave and debonair. He calls his new personality, Buddy Love. But the potion keeps wearing off at the most inopportune times. Will Julius ever find true love? Of course, it's a movie.
Young kids who like cartoon movies might find this movie boring. But older kids should fine it amusing.

Picture book to read with your kids

"What to Expect When the New Baby Comes Home." Part of the What to Expect kids book series. Heidi Murkoff is the author. Pictures by Laura Rader. This is an excellent series. Ms. Murrkoff does a great job explaining situations to kids. Bold typed questions are asked every couple of pages. The answers are given below it. The Word to Parents in the beginning of the book gives helpful suggestions for making older siblings feel less isolated when new baby comes home. Angus the dog is also in this book, giving familiarity to children who have read Ms. Murkoff's other books. If you have a family member or friend who is having a baby I suggest putting this book on the list of presents to buy for them if they are having a second baby shower.

Arts and Crafts Project

Arts and Craft: Clothes pin animals. Basic needs: clothes pin, paint, and little paint brushes.

Clothes pin side down, have your child paint the pin as a dog (Dalmatians looks cool with little black dots), cat, or bunny. Face in front, tail in back. They can paint little paws on the clothes pin. Paint a collar around the neck. Optional: Once pin has dried glue on a yarn tail. Or for the bunny use half a cotton ball for a tail. Your child can cut out little pointy cat ears or floppy dog ears from construction paper or felt and glue them on the head.

Doggy Tip- Dog Days of Summer

Dog Tip- If you travel in the car with your dog make sure on hot days the metal from the seat belt does NOT touch them. Hot metal burns. When it's really hot out try to park your car in the shade. And carry a thick white towel (white reflects) in your car. Place it over the metal part of the seat belt so it will not get as hot.

If you put your dog in the back of a pick-up truck make sure he is safely and securely tied in the back so he can't jump or fall out of the truck. He could be tossed out when you make a sudden stop or take fast turns. So be careful! And don't drive on the Freeway! Make sure metal flooring is not hot on his paws. You can carpet floor with cheap carpet. Or lay a blanket on it.
Personally, I don't recommend putting your dog in the back of an open truck because if the rope is too long it can strangle them if they jump out or fall out with the rope tied around their neck. And there is a chance that going over a bump your dog could have problems with the rope and hurt himself. If you are worried about dog hairs or your dog being muddy and that's why you put them in the back, try putting old towels down in the front and let them lie on it.

Movie Review

Movie Title: Beethoven's Big Break. Rated PG. Comedy-dog movie. An assistant animal trainer is working on the set of a movie when the star of the movie, Frizzy, gets dog-napped. A ransom of 1 million dollars is wanted. The assistant is blamed for letting the dog get stolen and is fired. At the same time this is happening, the assistant's son has a St. Bernard follow him home. He names him Beethoven because the dog likes classical music. The boy's dad doesn't want to keep the dog. On the way to taking him to a shelter the assistant stops by his old work to pick up some stuff. An audition is going on for a new star of the movie he was working on. Beethoven gets out of the car and manages to get the starring role. The assistant animal trainer now gets the job of main trainer, his ex-boss's job. His ex-boss is fired. Which is okay, since unbeknownst to the producer he's the one who had Frizzy stolen. Out of nowhere Beethoven goes and looks for his three puppies. The dad takes Beethoven and his pups home, where they wreak havoc. Beethoven does the same on the movie set. The director thinks Beethoven stealing bacon and jumping on a dinner table is funny so he's a hit. However, Frizzy's dog-nappers steal Beethoven. They send a ransom note to the producer for 1 million dollars.

That's all I'll tell. But the movie has a happy ending. The movie is for kids and adults. The dad in the movie is a single dad and he meets a female script writer. I think that was put in for the adults. Kids should like the shenanigans of Beethoven. His pups are adorable. Which is why I'm sure they were put in the movie. Kids who like big dogs should like this movie. It's not HA HA really funny. But it has it's moments of zaniness.