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The Art of Writing Santa Letters

by Carrie Snyder, Posted Dec 16th 2009 3:00AM

'Tis the season when Cabin Fever begins receiving frantic phone calls from grandparents. "What do the kids want for gifts this year?" In fact, the unspoken question is: "What gifts do you want us to get the kids this year?" Or more specifically, ...
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Fax, email to replace letters to Santa Claus?

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Nov 13th 2008 6:01PM

According to a recent report I read, the post office receives and distributes more mail on December 17th than any other day of the year. The reason? For one, folks are sending off all their Christmas presents--the 17th is a week before Christmas ...
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Alphabets - thinking outside the blocks

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Oct 14th 2008 9:00AM

If you're tired of the same old alphabets for your little ones (and Sweet Juniper's doesn't do it for you), have a look at this collection of twenty-three different alphabets. There is the well-known butterfly wing alphabet, of course, but also some ...
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Censorship in toys

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Jul 6th 2008 1:00PM

About a month ago my husband was playing around with one of our son's toys and realized it was censored. The toy in question is a Leap Frog brand caterpillar called an Alphabet Pal with letters on each of its twenty-six legs. Among the things you ...
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Russell Crowe's time capsule for his kids

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jul 2nd 2007 9:02AM

As part of the Australian National Trust's time capsule project, actor Russell Crowe has written a letter to his sons that will remain buried at Observatory Hill until the year 2032. The project was launched by New South Wales Governor Marie Bashir ...
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The pen is mightier than the bully

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted May 25th 2007 11:26AM

To say that middle school has been difficult for Olivia Gardner of Novato is like saying the Sahara desert is rather dry. It was so bad that after three different schools, her mother finally pulled her out and is homeschooling her. Olivia has ...
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Princess cards for Nadine

by Jen Creer, Posted May 24th 2006 7:32AM

Nadine is a first grader who lives in Montana. She just turned seven years old. She is undergoing chemotherapy for the second time in her life now. The first time, she had a Wilms tumor on her kidney. The kidney was removed (she was in kindergarten) ...
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