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Hip Socks for Baby
Baberoo Organic Hip Socks let your baby wear organic, and be hip too! Made of certified organic cotton and manufactured using environmentally friendly processes, these socks are great for the earth and for your baby’s tender feet. Coming in styles like cool high tops, first clogs, animal prints, and many more, each pair of socks has anti-slide soles to stabilize babies’ little feet and elastic ankle bands help to keep them on. Four pairs are packaged in delightful gift boxes, making them a great shower or baby gift. For retail outlets or to order online, visit baberoo.com.
For other reviews of great baby items, feature articles, and local resources, pick up a copy of Treasure Valley Baby Magazine. The magazine is available free at many area locations as well as online at treasurevalleyfamily.com.
Sandwich Month
Parents and children love sandwiches all year long, but during August this favorite food deserves some special attention. Here is a fun sandwich recipe provided by Snacktivities! 50 Edible Activities for Parents and Children by MaryAnn F. Kohl and Jean Potter (Gryphon House).
Mix ‘n’ Match Sandwich Faces
Ingredients
Two kinds of bread, such as wheat, white, or rye, two slices per person
Choice of sandwich spreads, such as egg salad, tuna salad, or peanut butter
Choice of additional foods for decorating, such as raisins, carrot pieces, green pepper pieces, celery slices, egg slices, almonds, olives, mushroom slices, cheese shapes, and apple pieces
Tools to cut or design foods for decorations, such as knife, small circle cutter, vegetable peeler, and apple corer
Toothpicks
Fork
Serving Tray
Process
1. Choose two pieces of bread for each sandwich.
2. Spread a sandwich filling on a slice of bread. Top with another piece of the same kind of bread and cut in half horizontally.
3. Help your child design eyes and a nose on the top half of the sandwich by pressing decorating foods into the bread. Design a mouth on the other half of the sandwich for the lower part of the face.
4. For fun, place the mouth sandwich halves beneath each eye and nose half, but do not match the bread types. Place mismatched halves together so the faces will be all mixed up.
5. Everyone chooses a top half and a bottom half that they like that matches or does not match, and places it on their own sandwich plate. Enjoy!
Being Green
Green Stuff for Kids: An A to Z Guide to What’s Up with the Planet by Tanya Ha (Melbourne University Press) is a young readers’ guide to what’s up with the planet and what they can do to make a difference.
Jam-packed with fun facts, eco-activities, information, and green tips, this book covers a huge range of environmental issues and hot topics, including air pollution, biodegradability, climate change, e-waste, litter, natural disasters, recycling, and water conservation.
Put into action the book’s eco-tips, such as how to save energy and water, how to recycle properly, and how to avoid buying products made from threatened species. Green Stuff for Kids is all about exploring green issues and finding out what makes the planet tick.
Top High Schools
Boise, Borah, Capital, and Timberline high schools have received awards for being named among our country’s top high schools. All four of the Boise School District’s traditional high schools appear in Newsweek magazine’s annual listing of America’s Best High Schools. The four schools are listed among the top six high schools in Idaho to earn this national recognition.
Of the 27,000 high schools throughout the United States, just over 1,600 public high schools made the list. Each year Newsweek ranks public high schools throughout the nation according to a ratio of the number of rigorous Advance Placement and/or International Baccalaureate and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school, divided by the number of graduating seniors. The complete Newsweek article and rankings can be found at newsweek.com/feature/2010/Americas-best-high-schools.html.
For other information regarding teens and high school students, visit www.treasurevalleyteen.com.
Kids Eat Free
As summer begins to wind down, back-to-school season will soon be in full force. To help make the transition from lazy days in the sun to waking up early for classes, IHOP is offering a back-to-school “Kids Eat Free” promotion during the month of August. The promotion is designed to give parents the opportunity to keep up fun summer routines such as dining out, without having to break their budget.
IHOP’s “Kids Eat Free” dinner promotion runs every day, August 1–31. Families who dine from 4–10pm daily will receive one free kid’s meal with each adult entrée purchase. The free meal is valid for kids 12 and under on IHOP’s Just for Kids menu; other discounts do not apply.
Area IHOP restaurants include: 3599 Federal Way in Boise, 7959 W. Emerald in Boise, 3525 W. Fairview Ave. in Meridian, and 1420 Nampa Caldwell Blvd. in Nampa. For general information, visit www.ihop.com.
Fun at the Zoo
August is a great time to visit Zoo Boise. The Wallaby Walkabout, a new exhibit which opened in June, is an exciting and interactive new way to experience the zoo. The exhibit, which features Parma and Bennett’s wallabies and a pair of kookaburras, is a large open space with a fenced walkway that allows you to wander about with the wallabies. They are docile and curious animals, and are a wonderful new addition to the Zoo Boise family. For details go to www.zooboise.org.
Congratulations!
The Hoelscher Family of Meridian was one of four Grand-Prize winning families of The 39 Clues™ “Race to Win” Sweepstakes based on The New York Times bestselling multi-media adventure series. They won a four-day/three-night stay in New York City to compete in The 39 Clues Scavenger Hunt for a secret bonus prize presented by series authors Peter Lerangis, Jude Watson, and Gordon Korman at the Scholastic Store in July.
Travel Entertainment
One last summer road trip? Do you have a few more long hours in the car or the airport? The Wheels on the Bus Sing-Along Travel Kit (Scholastic) can provide some help. Scholastic’s travel kit, packed in a cardboard box with Velcro closure and a plastic carrying handle, includes two DVDs with a total of over two hours of read-along stories and songs, a 45-minute CD of fun songs, a box of four crayons, and a 34-page activity book. Popular children’s stories in the two Scholastic Storybook Treasures DVD collections include many favorites, with each story featuring animated artwork from the book and narration and/or songs performed by talented artists. Also included is a booklet loaded with games and activities to support early math and reading skills, crayons, and helpful travel tips for parents. Great for ages 3–8.
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