Child Life articles from January 1999

Child Life archives from January 1999

Song for St. Valentine's Eve.(poem)
January 1, 1999... The snow is making valentines Of every bush and tree; Falling, falling on the pines, Making paper valentines For all the world to see. Across the dusk her patterns trace A quaintly drawn design, Till every...

THE SLAW BED.
January 1, 1999... If you had happened to drive along the old post road that leads from New York to Boston two hundred and twenty two years ago this very month, I'm sure you would have noticed the old Graham homestead and wished that someone would invite you to...

VILLAINS AND VALENTINES.(short story)
January 1, 1999... Oh, it's snowing again!" cried Mary Calder, putting down her paintbrush and running to the window to peer out into the deepening twilight. "And it's six o'clock!" said Sue Cline. "I had no idea it was so late. We must go, Nancy!" "Oh,...

Nimblefingers' Valentines.
January 1, 1999... It was the stormy, shut-in week before Valentine's Day that Josie and John found out about "Nimblefingers' Valentines." It had been a most unsatisfactory week of sleet and snow, and it ended by the weather forcing them to stay home from school....

Penguins.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1999... Did you ever see a penguin? He flops his funny feet And struts about and rolls his eyes And tries to look discreet. But he's so very curious that He cannot stand the strain, So he pokes his bill in everything ...

THE PERPLEXED WEATHERMAN A GAME.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1999... Help the weatherman decide which kind of weather to send for the New Year. Two people may play. 1. Choose which side of the thermometer you'll play on. Then make a spinner out of a stiff circle of cardboard, 1 3/4 inches across, with a...

Baked Fondue Party.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1999... Fondues are fun to serve at parties, especially when they are served in individual dishes. And these are the easy kind, because you bake them ahead of time. You can make up different kinds and allow your guests to choose their meat, vegetable,...

The World Almanac for Kids 1999.(Review)
January 1, 1999... The World Almanac for Kids 1999 by World Almanac Books $8.95 U.S./$11.95 Canada Nearly everything a kid would want to know is in The World Almanac for Kids 1999. From sports, movies, and celebrities to geography, cultures, and computers,...

1999 Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia.(Software Review)(Brief Article)(Buyers Guide)
January 1, 1999... 1999 Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia by Grolier Interactive, Inc. $59.95 U.S. Compatible with Macintosh or Windows 3.1 or later (See dealer for system requirements) How could an encyclopedia that has everything possibly get any better?...

Joy Givers' Club.(poems)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1999... Winter I sharpened my skates as I glided across the frozen [H.sub.2]O. The water is crystallized, clear, and as hard as a rock. Snow from the previous days is melting into water from the nice, warm...

Ask Doctor Cory.(question and answer about health issues)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1999... Dear Dr. Cory: I go to gymnastics on Thursdays. Before we do anything, we stretch and warm up so we won't hurt ourselves. But the next day I'm really sore, and for about five days later. Why do I get really sore? Why am I sore so long? ...

A Valentine Vehicle.(craft project)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1999... 1. To make this merry-go-round, trace the pictures onto a sheet of white paper and color them. 2. Glue the sheet of paper to the back of an empty, unfolded cereal box. Let the glue dry, then cut out the pictures. Save the small sketch for...