Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Movie Review: Back to the Future II
Movie Title: Back to the Future II. Rated PG. Adventure-Comedy. Not as good as the first film, but watchable. Marty needs to go to the future, 2015, to stop his son from being bullied into committing a crime. While in the future Marty gets an idea. He takes a sports almanac to take back to the past to be able to bet on races that have won. Doc tells him he shouldn't do it. Meanwhile Marty's father's old nemesis gets the same idea as Marty. He steals the Delorean and takes the sports almanac to his young self back in the 1950's. This alters all their futures. Marty and Doc must go back to the 1950's to retrieve the almanac to redo the future. Interesting plot, but Marty's son is annoying as a wimp. What I did like was the flying skateboards. Marty has a really cool scene riding it though town to escape the boys bullying his son. It's interesting that someone thought we might have flying cars by 2015. I serious doubt this will happen. But it was fun to watch.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Make a Stove Top Hat: Arts and Craft Project
Black top hat. What you need. Three pieces of black construction paper. Scissors. Glue stick or tacky glue. Pencil.
What to do: For main, stove pipe, part of hat- Roll one paper together with longest sides touching. Put on your child's head to see how wide hat should be. You want it to pop up six inches above their head to be a stove top hat. After determining how wide hat should be, using a glue stick/tacky glue, glue one or two inches of one side into the other. This is the main part of hat. For the cover: One hole side up, put the main part of hat onto another sheet of black paper. Draw a circle around it, then another circle adding an extra inch or two. Cut around the additional inches circle. Fold down sides of first pencil mark. The additional inches on paper was done so you can glue this part INTO hat. You can also staple it in. For a brim: First draw a circle around hat on last piece of black paper. Then using pencil circle again adding an inch or two inside first circle. Cut on second circle mark. Fold on first mark and glue inside hat. Now make the actual brim by drawing a circle around extra paper left, that now sticks out of hat. Cut to brim size you want. Read this a few times and try on sample paper.
What to do: For main, stove pipe, part of hat- Roll one paper together with longest sides touching. Put on your child's head to see how wide hat should be. You want it to pop up six inches above their head to be a stove top hat. After determining how wide hat should be, using a glue stick/tacky glue, glue one or two inches of one side into the other. This is the main part of hat. For the cover: One hole side up, put the main part of hat onto another sheet of black paper. Draw a circle around it, then another circle adding an extra inch or two. Cut around the additional inches circle. Fold down sides of first pencil mark. The additional inches on paper was done so you can glue this part INTO hat. You can also staple it in. For a brim: First draw a circle around hat on last piece of black paper. Then using pencil circle again adding an inch or two inside first circle. Cut on second circle mark. Fold on first mark and glue inside hat. Now make the actual brim by drawing a circle around extra paper left, that now sticks out of hat. Cut to brim size you want. Read this a few times and try on sample paper.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Simple Rainy Day Artwork
Copy Art. What you need: Plain and colored paper. Glue. Scissors. Colored pencils/crayons.
Sit down with your child in a room they want to copy.
Step 1: On a piece of paper have two columns: A- People, objects, and pets your child would like to draw. B- People, objects, and pets they would like to cut out. Step 2: On white construction paper have your child draw the objects/furniture/people from column A where they appear in room.
Step 3: On colored paper have child draw, then cut out objects, etc… from column B. Glue these cut-outs on the white construction paper where they are in room.
Sit down with your child in a room they want to copy.
Step 1: On a piece of paper have two columns: A- People, objects, and pets your child would like to draw. B- People, objects, and pets they would like to cut out. Step 2: On white construction paper have your child draw the objects/furniture/people from column A where they appear in room.
Step 3: On colored paper have child draw, then cut out objects, etc… from column B. Glue these cut-outs on the white construction paper where they are in room.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Stair Safety
It might be funny in a movie watching a dog slide across waxed wood floors, but in reality a dog can break a hip or a leg if they fall. If you have wood floors, protect your floor and your dog. Buy dog socks with RUBBER pads. Your dog might not like them but it's worth a try. Your floor won't have as many nail marks from skidding. Another suggestion: If you have wood stairs, don't wax or over wax them. Also, think about installing a carpet runner on it. While visiting someone I saw two dogs, as well a child in socks, slip on slippery wood stairs. Tile stairs are dangerous, too. Teach your child to be careful on stairs. No rough housing on stairs!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Movie Review: Back to the Future
Movie Title: Back to the Future. Rated PG. Adventure-Comedy. I think the movie is for older kids, twelve on up. It has about 5 offensive words, but what's worse is there's a scene with a boy trying to get a girl in a car for the wrong purposes. (Who wants to try explaining that to their eight or nine-year-old?)
The movie plot is interesting and it's well paced. The film keeps your attention throughout it. I enjoyed Back to the Future both as an older kid and as an adult. The movie is about high-schooler Marty McFly (played by Michael J. Fox) who has a dad with a confidence problem. The dad has a low opinion of himself due to the town bully whose been bothering him since they were kids. Marty is friends with the town eccentric, Doc. He's an inventor who creates a time machine inside a DeLorean (car). He plans to drive into the past or future in style. As Doc is showing Marty the car, a van full of Lebanese comes after Doc. (He was supposed to make them a bomb that actually worked.) Fleeing the Lebanese, Marty gets in the car and drives back into the past. He meets his parents and changes the course of their future. A classic scene is Marty's mom calling him Calvin because that's what his underwear tag says. Overall Back to the Future is a fun movie.
The movie plot is interesting and it's well paced. The film keeps your attention throughout it. I enjoyed Back to the Future both as an older kid and as an adult. The movie is about high-schooler Marty McFly (played by Michael J. Fox) who has a dad with a confidence problem. The dad has a low opinion of himself due to the town bully whose been bothering him since they were kids. Marty is friends with the town eccentric, Doc. He's an inventor who creates a time machine inside a DeLorean (car). He plans to drive into the past or future in style. As Doc is showing Marty the car, a van full of Lebanese comes after Doc. (He was supposed to make them a bomb that actually worked.) Fleeing the Lebanese, Marty gets in the car and drives back into the past. He meets his parents and changes the course of their future. A classic scene is Marty's mom calling him Calvin because that's what his underwear tag says. Overall Back to the Future is a fun movie.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Tissues- Have them in handy places
During cold season have boxes of tissues, in reachable places, in many places in your home. Children do not like to go to the kitchen to get a tissue if they're busy playing elsewhere. They’re more likely to use a tissue if one is near by. Otherwise they might use their shirt, back of hand, or sleeve. If your child has a lingering cold put a little pack of tissues in their backpack for school use. Also, have tissue in your glove compartment. You can refill the tiny packages with more tissues from bigger boxes. Thus, saving you money.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Qualities to being a Good Parent 2- 11 more
1) Spend time with your child alone, and as a family unit.
Pen, not pencil, in a time to do something special with your child. Read to them at night, go on a walk together. Get to know your child. Also, do things as a family. Eat dinner together, play a board game together, even play handball together... By doing this you are creating a family bond. Kids who do not deal much with their parents or sibling(s) can be clueless as to what families actually do together. Give your child a basis.
2) Show your child how to solve life problems.
If you don't teach your child how to deal with problems in the correct manner, who will teach them? Problems can range from how to deal with friends who are mean to how to lose a game without having a melt down. Life can he hard, teach them how to handle it as best as possible.
3) Instill the idea of moderation. I.e. Food. TV. Computer games. You can't have everything all the time.
4) Teach good eating habits. Monkey see, monkey do.
5) Teach tolerance towards others by your own behavior.
6) Teach your child about finances.
It's no joke when a woman says, "Oh I have no head for finances. My parents never taught me." Children should learn how to budget their money. They shouldn't spend money on things they don't have money for. Credit card debit can be like a black hole. It's hard to get out of.
7) Teach your child responsibly.
From pitching in with chores to turning in their homework on time. Your child's boss later in life is not going to believe their dog ate the company's project report.
8) Teach an appreciation for life.
If you complain and whine about life and what it dealt you, you are instilling negativity in your child. There are things to appreciate. From art to nature to your pet dog to the right of having a fair trial in the U.S.
9) Teach your child about safety.
The world is not perfect. You need to teach your child to protect themselves. This can be from the danger of matches to not going anywhere with a stranger, no matter if the person says that they are hurt, you the parent is hurt, or the puppy in their car is hurt and can they help.
10) Give your child a warm, safe home environment.
Your material goods come second to a child's basic needs. Food, clean clothes, and shelter. Also, a child should not have to fear living in their home. No child should be exposed to, or have to worry about, being verbally or physically abused by anyone in their home.
11) Let your child grow and go when the time comes.
One day your child might want a spouse. It's hard to have a good marriage with a parent-in-law poking in your business all the time. Children and adults need to learn to make their own decisions. Just because a minor decision your child picks is different then what you would pick doesn't automatically mean it's the wrong choice. Dealing with parent guilt is not fun.
Pen, not pencil, in a time to do something special with your child. Read to them at night, go on a walk together. Get to know your child. Also, do things as a family. Eat dinner together, play a board game together, even play handball together... By doing this you are creating a family bond. Kids who do not deal much with their parents or sibling(s) can be clueless as to what families actually do together. Give your child a basis.
2) Show your child how to solve life problems.
If you don't teach your child how to deal with problems in the correct manner, who will teach them? Problems can range from how to deal with friends who are mean to how to lose a game without having a melt down. Life can he hard, teach them how to handle it as best as possible.
3) Instill the idea of moderation. I.e. Food. TV. Computer games. You can't have everything all the time.
4) Teach good eating habits. Monkey see, monkey do.
5) Teach tolerance towards others by your own behavior.
6) Teach your child about finances.
It's no joke when a woman says, "Oh I have no head for finances. My parents never taught me." Children should learn how to budget their money. They shouldn't spend money on things they don't have money for. Credit card debit can be like a black hole. It's hard to get out of.
7) Teach your child responsibly.
From pitching in with chores to turning in their homework on time. Your child's boss later in life is not going to believe their dog ate the company's project report.
8) Teach an appreciation for life.
If you complain and whine about life and what it dealt you, you are instilling negativity in your child. There are things to appreciate. From art to nature to your pet dog to the right of having a fair trial in the U.S.
9) Teach your child about safety.
The world is not perfect. You need to teach your child to protect themselves. This can be from the danger of matches to not going anywhere with a stranger, no matter if the person says that they are hurt, you the parent is hurt, or the puppy in their car is hurt and can they help.
10) Give your child a warm, safe home environment.
Your material goods come second to a child's basic needs. Food, clean clothes, and shelter. Also, a child should not have to fear living in their home. No child should be exposed to, or have to worry about, being verbally or physically abused by anyone in their home.
11) Let your child grow and go when the time comes.
One day your child might want a spouse. It's hard to have a good marriage with a parent-in-law poking in your business all the time. Children and adults need to learn to make their own decisions. Just because a minor decision your child picks is different then what you would pick doesn't automatically mean it's the wrong choice. Dealing with parent guilt is not fun.
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