Child Life articles from April 2000

Child Life archives from April 2000

THE HIGHWAY OF ART.(Poem)
April 1, 2000... WE'RE about to depart For the Island of Art, To visit the people of fame, Who gave us the best As the ages progressed, And carved on the future their name. When of them we learn, We eagerly yearn To...

Antonio Van Dyck and His Master Rubens.(an episode from the life of Van Dyck, as a student)
April 1, 2000... MARK, all of you--the Master is away!" "Aye, thou stupid, who does not know that? And dull enough it is without him!" "Nay, but heed me, lads--he hath forgot to lock his own studio door." The ten or twelve boys scattered about the...

OUR STREET.(Poem)
April 1, 2000... Our [streets] has [houses] in a row, and when I'm walking to or fro, each [house] will look at me and say a greeting to me, in its way. There's one that always wears a [smile] and seems to say, "Come in a while." Another looks demurely down and...

MICHELANGELO AND THE SNOWMAN.(episode from the life of a young Michelangelo)
April 1, 2000... YOUNG Michelangelo stood looking out on a new world. The snow had fallen all night upon the roofs of Florence, that most beautiful of all Italian cities, and in his short life he had never seen the low roofs and tall towers, the churches and...

CHIPS CHUMS.(a secret Mother's Day gift)
April 1, 2000... 1 It was Mother's Day and very early in the morning. Dick had a secret and wouldn't tell even Bab or Chip about it, though they teased and teased. 2 Then he disappeared, and the chums had to go into the woods without him, for they all...

Raisin Bran Bread.(Recipe)
April 1, 2000... Many of you have written and asked for another baking lesson. Isn't it jolly how we all like to bake things? This month we are making raisin bran bread, the yummiest brown bread you have ever eaten. Doesn't that sound good? And we have the...

THE HARES' HIDDEN HOARD.(game)
April 1, 2000... ANY number of people may play. You will need ten dimes or small buttons. Lay the open magazine flat on the table. Each player in turn holds the dimes about a foot above the game board and drops them on it. All dimes that fall inside the...

Busy Time.
April 1, 2000... Make a Windmill Draw a four-inch square, as shown in Figure 1. Cut on the lines drawn in the square. [Figure 1 ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Now fold the corners A, B, C, and D and pin them through the center dot, as shown in Figure 2....

A Child's Book of Art: Discover Great Paintings.(Review)
April 1, 2000... This book is like going to the art museum, only tons more fun! Many times stories lie hidden in fine art paintings, and the author describes the tools for locating the secret clues that tell the story. In the portrait of the Marquise de...

Hey, Kids! Come Craft With ME.
April 1, 2000... What better way to appreciate art than by creating some yourself? These eye-appealing, easy-to-do projects will no doubt trigger more ideas of your own. You can use familiar motifs from Mary Engelbreit's artwork, such as cherries,...

Our Workshop.(how to make a miniature golf course)
April 1, 2000... Miniature Golf Course Try making your own miniature golf course, and I promise you that it will be popular not only with your family, but also with your friends. Everybody enjoys miniature golf. In Figure 1 of the diagrams, there is a...

Scrambled Easter Eggs.
April 1, 2000... Unscramble the letters inside each egg to find an Easter word. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Answers 1. basket, 2. rabbit, 3. bonnet, 4. grass, 5. lilies, 6. eggs, 7. Sunday, 8. chicks.

Artist at Work.
April 1, 2000... This artist is starting to work on an illustration. Can you help him find his art equipment? He is missing: * a felt pen * a palette * scissors * a compass * a pencil * a paintbrush * an angle * a tube of paint * a jar of...

Dressing Up.(Poem)
April 1, 2000... Walking up the hard, creaky stairs, Turning the rusty doorknob, Feeling the cold chill as you walk into the small, musty attic, Standing on tiptoe to turn on the bright yellow light bulb, Going...

Rain, Rain.(Poem)
April 1, 2000... Pitter-patter, raindrops falling Down on Brett and me. Thunder and lightning all around us-- It's really making quite a fuss! Pitter-patter, it's quite rainy, We're all wet, as you can see! Bethany...

Moonlight.(Poem)
April 1, 2000... I see my face in the moonlight stream. To me it seems so nice. I sit there eating a bowl of spice. The smell of honeysuckle fills the air. A slow night breeze rustles my hair. The moon is asleep--...

It's All Up to You.(Poem)
April 1, 2000... Your life begins, and you see lots of things: The sun, the moon, and the stars. You think of all the things that will happen to you in life, But never figure out what they mean. You might look...

Springtime.(Poem)
April 1, 2000... Springtime is so pretty; It reminds me of a newborn kitty. Everything is opening up, Just like the eyes of a newborn pup. All the trees are blooming with fun, And people are happy, everyone. ...

Elizabeth Blackwell: The First Woman Doctor.
April 1, 2000... "Mother, I've finally decided on a career," announced twenty-four-year-old Elizabeth. "I'm going to study medicine." Mrs. Blackwell accepted this statement calmly. "Are you sure, dear?" she asked. "Remember the bull's eye?" Oh, I...

The Art of Fine Art.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... If you're an art lover, you're certainly not alone. Millions of kids tackle art projects in school, community centers, or private studios. Can't get enough of hands-on art? Warm up your fingers and boot up your browser. These Web sites...

Going for the Gold.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Peter Vidmar to Visit the Fitness Farm Peter Vidmar was a quiet kid while he was growing up in Culver City, California. When he was eleven years old, his parents saw an ad in the paper for experimental, Olympic gymnastic training. This...

Tulip Time 2000 is almost here!(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... In just a few days the games begin. Load up your family and trek out to the Fitness Farm at 2345 West 44th Street, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Registration is at 10:30 A.M. Eastern Standard Time and the events start at 11:00 A.M. All...

In the swim.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Can you slice through water with the best? Swim to win and you could earn a college scholarship. Kids will compete in four different age groups: ages 6 and under; ages 7 to 8; ages 9 to 10; and ages 11 to 12.

Tulip Time talent.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Have you perfected your performance? It's almost show time! Whether you sing, dance, act, play an instrument, or do dramatic recitations or comedy, it could all lead to the big time--and a college scholarship. Come early to the Fitness Farm on...

Fine, feathered friends.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Do you know your birds? If you can identify and correctly spell the names of the following birds at the Fitness Farm on April 29, you could earn a college scholarship. Robin Blue Jay Cardinal Goldfinch Sparrow Tufted Titmouse...

Not easy being green.
April 1, 2000... You do have to study to be little green-savvy, but the payoff will be great, right? Identifying these leafy denizens of nature and spelling their names correctly at the Fitness Farm could earn you a ticket to study some other trees--at a nicely...

Blooming scholarship.
April 1, 2000... Spiff up your flower finesse with a book from the local library and you'll be set. Identifying and spelling the names of these flowers correctly at the Fitness Farm will be a snap--and might just earn you a college scholarship. 1....

Spell-bound.
April 1, 2000... Do you know your dendrites from your synapses? Or your nucleosomes from your genomes? See if you, too, are a Word Wizard, just like Wendy. She'll be conducting the Scholarship Spelling Bee at the Fitness Farm on April 29. A college scholarship...

Ask Doctor Cory.(allergy; hearing loss; baby powder)
April 1, 2000... Dear Dr. Cory: Sometimes my nose gets runny and stuffy. What causes runny and stuffy noses? Scott Heslen Columbiana, Ohio Dear Scott: If you are experiencing a regular stuffy and runny nose in late spring or early summer, you...

Jokes & Riddles.
April 1, 2000... What does a 2,000-pound canary say? Here, kitty, kitty! Kyle Hume Saltcoats, Saskatchewan Canada Who wrote the song that starts, "Oh, say can you see"? An eye doctor! Jacob Mills St. Michel, Minnesota What is a baby's motto?...

GRANDMA GADABOUT AND PEEP-PEEP.
April 1, 2000... 1. TRACE all the pictures onto a sheet of white paper and color them. 2. Glue the sheet to the back of an empty, unfolded cereal box. Let the glue dry thoroughly. 3. Cut out all the pictures. 4. For Grandma Gadabout, push an...