Margaret Menard is a Detroit mom who has found incredible benefits of the Reliv products, in dealing with her child’s severe seasonal allergies.

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Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer’ follows the title character, a Virginia girl who just finished third grade, who’s determined to make this summer the best one yet. She creates a thrill chart so that her and her friends can compete to get the most thrill points; to get points, they must complete the scariest things they can imagine. However, Judy’s plan immediately goes awry when she finds out her best friend Rocky (played by Garrett Ryan) is going to circus camp, and their other best friend, Amy (portrayed by Taylar Hendler), is traveling to Borneo with her mother. Judy becomes even more upset when her parents tell her that they’ll be traveling to California and she’ll be stuck home with her brother Stink (played by Parris Mosteller) and their Aunt Opal (portrayed by Heather Graham), who she doesn’t remember. But Judy is still determined to earn thrill points, despite her other best friend, Frank (played by Preston Bailey), who stayed home with her, seeming less than excited to complete their challenges.

My daughter who is an avid reader and fan of the Judy Moody series, loved this cute movie!  It reaches to a wide range of audiences, even my 6 year old son found it hilarious and entertaining.  He related to the younger brother Stink, while my daughter is already scheming her own ‘thrill chart’ for this summer!   This is a great family film to start your summer off and encourage your kids to read by checking out the entire series of Judy Moody books.

We were given tickets to preview Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer.  My opinions are my own and not persuaded by anyone or anything.

School is almost out and soon you will be looking for some fun things to do when the kids are home! The Metro Detroit area is full of Summer fun!  Check out the listings below for some fun, free events to share with your family!

Borders

http://media.bordersstores.com/pdf/formDoubleDogDare.pdf

Barnes and Noble

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/summerreading/index.asp

Learn Spanish with Bilingual Fun

www.bilingualfun.com/classes.html/

Michigan Libraries Summer Reading Programs

http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-54504_18668_34169—,00.html

EL Johnson Nature Center- Bloomfield Hills

http://naturecenter.bloomfield.org/

Popular Detroit Area Festivals and Concerts

http://www.madmanmike.com/big_events_michigan.html

Kids Concerts Plymouth- Wednesdays at Noon

http://www.plymouthmich.org/events/Good-Old-Fashion-Picnic-Township-Park_ET16.html

Michigan Challenge BalloonFest  Howell

http://www.michiganchallenge.com/

Fun Events at the MetroParks

http://www.metroparks.com/calendar.aspx

As both a mom and educator, I know the importance and often frustration of learning fine motor skills.   I was thrilled to connect with a local Detroit Mommy Denise Finnerty and have the chance to check out her new product “Pre- K Success Kit”.  My son struggled with fine motor skills through preschool and I did a lot of research on my own for activities and products to help him.  This kit is superb in that it supplies you with more than 60 interactive activities and the tools to complete them!  Pre- K Success Kit makes learning fun and interactive, while stimulating the essentials muscles and building fine motor skills.  I introduced the kit with my preschool class this week and they loved it!  My own son really enjoyed doing the pipe cleaners and dough activities.  Although he is now a Kindergartener, he continues to need stimulation and practice with these skills.  This is a great product, smartly packaged, with clear details and explanations. As an educator herself, Denise has created a product that both teachers and parents of preschoolers will love.  Pre-K Success can be a huge asset in building children’s fine motor skills and confidence!  Check out Denise’s article in Metro You magazine titled Your First School Rodeo.

Pre K Success Kit can help your child develop and master their fine motor skills and confidence through the use of their products. Fine motor skills are the coordination of small muscle movements which occur in the hand, fingers and thumb, in coordination with the eyes.  Successfully manipulating these pre-k tools in their home, before they apply them in their own classroom will set your child ahead and start them on the path of self confidence. Our abilities to learn are unique, and these tools combined with fun activities are designed to help every child whether they are facing fine motor skill challenges or not. This kit will also help children with autism whom  are facing fine motor skill challenges to become more confident.

As parents and adults, it is our responsibility to give our children the necessary opportunities and tools to discover for themselves, what it looks and feels like to accomplish, achieve and excel. Mastering fine motor skill development is one of the basic fundamental milestones of early childhood education, and it is our goal to create a path of success for your child that will help them now, and far into the future.

Visit www.preksuccess.com for more info and to order your kit today!

I received a Pre K kit to review.  All opinions I expressed are my own and not influenced by anyone or anything.

Visit Lakeshore Learning in Sterling Heights this Saturday for a FREE children’s craft event to celebrate Earth Day.   On Saturday April 16 from 11 – 3 pm you and your children can enjoy making a cute Earth Day tote bag.  Explore the fabulous Lakeshore store that is filled with awesome learning and teaching tools, arts and crafts, stickers, games, manipulatives, and more!   Check out the Lakeshore website for more FREE Earth Day goodies such as Word Searches and Coupons.

Lake Shore Learning

Sterling Heights

12210 Hall Road
Sterling Heights, MI 48313

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Here are some fun, easy activities to teach Spanish to children and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!

Uno, Dos, Tres!

Practice Números with St. Patrick’s Day Dot to Dots. Encourage kids to count aloud in Spanish as they complete the activities.

St. Patrick’s Day Dot to Dot

http://www.edhelper.com/St__Patrick’s_Day_Dot_to_Dots.htm

Cultural Reading

Celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day with Samantha and Lola Celebra el Día de San Patricio con Samantha y Lola

By Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy

Samantha loves Irish dancing and has learned to dance it very well. Her friend Lola also likes this dance and she especially loves the fancy dress that Samantha wears during her presentations. Little by little, Lola learns the basic steps from her friend, until she is also ready to appear on stage. She makes her first appearance in the show that her school prepares to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Contains an informative section on St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day Word Search in Spanish

http://printables.kaboose.com/spanish-st-patricks-word-search-medium.pdf

St. Patrick’s Day Vocabulary Practice

Ireland – Irlanda

green – verde shamrock – el trébol

pot of gold – el bote de oro

rainbow -el arco iris

In honor of el Dia de San Valentín,  here are some easy Spanish words, phrases, and activities you can learn with your children and express your love!

A great way to reinforce Spanish with your children is to keep the learning natural and relevant. If you plan on making Valentines or decorations this year, incorporate some bilingual fun while teaching Spanish to your kids!

Expressions of love

Encourage kids to write these phrases on their homemade Valentines or make a list for the fridge!

te quiero mucho- I love you very much
te amo- I love you
mi amor- my love
el corazón- heart
el chocolate-  chocolate
eres especial- you are special
el beso- kiss
bésame- kiss me
el abrazo-  hug

Bilingual Valentine Activities:

*Cut out little corazones in different color construction paper. Reinforce color vocabulary in Spanish by sorting and counting.  Hide the hearts all over your living room and give kids commands  ” busca los corazones azules-  look for the blue hearts, etc etc”.*Make a list of familia to whom you want to send Valentines. Make homemade cards and reinforce family vocabulary in Spanish. Write ‘querida prima’ or ‘querido abuelo’.

*Count candy hearts. Sort by color and count in Spanish. Older kids can do adding/subtracting problems using the dulces. Reinforce number vocabulary by asking ‘ ¿cuántos hay?’-  how many are there?. Guess what?  Target now has los corazones in Spanish ( see pic).  I am sure other stores have them too, I was just thrilled to see them at my local Target.  Que bien!

Last month as I was frantically trying to organize gifts, pack, and figure traveling schedules, I was so thrilled to receive a huge box from UPS, along with a gift card from Collective Bias.

This was an enormous help for a busy mom who needed to ship Christmas gifts from Michigan to Texas.  Not only was I able to fill the box with gifts, but also some clothing and travel essentials that I needed once we reached our destination.  With the luggage fees that the airlines are tacking on these days, my family was not interested in overpacking and bringing more luggage than necessary.

The UPS provided box was fantastic, in that I was easily able to send the holiday gifts, and with the extra space, I added some of our belongings that I knew we would need when we reached Texas.   I was so grateful for the Visa gift card that defrayed the shipping costs and allowed me to have a stress free holiday!

Thank you UPS and Collective Bias for a great holiday shipping experience!

It’s winter, you are stuck in the house with the kids and you need SOMETHING to do.  Here is a simple recipe to make fun Marshmallow Snowman:

Need:

Pretzel sticks ( large and small)

Large marshmallows

Raisins

Chocolate chips, gumdrops

Hershey Kisses

To make:

Stick 3 large marshmallows on a pretzel large stick

Stick 2 small pretzels on the sides as arms

Put raisins on top marshmallow as eyes/ nose

Use chocolate chip as button and stick on middle/ bottom marshmallow.

Use the Hershey kisses as a top hat

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