Child Life articles from January 2006

Child Life archives from January 2006

A few words from the editor ...(Editorial)
January 1, 2006... A wise man (1) once said, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." If your history lessons in school seem boring, with lots of dates, places and names to memorize, it may help to remember that people lived, breathed,...

Here comes Tulip Time!
January 1, 2006... This year on April 22, The Children's Better Health Institute hosts the 16th annual Tulip Time Scholarship Games at the Fitness Farm in Indianapolis, Indiana. All swimming, spelling bee, and track events (except the Predicted Time Race and...

"Bee" alive this spring at Tulip Time!(Jack and Jill[R] NATIONAL SPELLING BEE)
January 1, 2006... On the next page are more words to study for the Jack and Jill National Spelling Bee, which will be held at the Tulip Time Scholarship Games on April 22. If you've been reading our magazine for the past couple of issues, you already know that...

Strange chemistry.(Jack and Jill[R] NATIONAL SPELLING BEE)
January 1, 2006... Chemicals--our bodies are full of them, and so are the foods we eat and the vitamins we take. Learning about chemicals can help you stay healthy and active--and may even help you win a college scholarship at the Jack & Jill National Spelling...

Get ready for the Olympics!
January 1, 2006... THE TIME: February 10-26, 2006 THE PLACE: Torino, Italy Mark your calendars for the 20th Winter Olympic Games, this year to be held in the Piedmont-Alps region of northwestern Italy. What a long, glorious history the Olympics have...

The hiding room.(Short Story)
January 1, 2006... Ed. note: This story first appeared in the February 1925 edition of Child Life. If ever there was a girl who wanted the twenty-second of February to come, that girl was Nancy Jane Sutherland. On that day she would be ten years old, and...

Frosty facts.
January 1, 2006... Most snowflakes have six points or sides, but no two snowflakes are exactly alike. An avalanche, a huge wall of snow that suddenly breaks away and slides down a mountainside, can travel at speeds up to 240 miles per hour. On January...

The first Valentine: a play.(Play)
January 1, 2006... Valentine's Day wasn't always celebrated as it is today. Here's one version (of many) of how it came to pass. CHARACTERS: Nell, a young girl in full skirt and petticoat underneath Jeremy, her brother, who wears buckles on his shoes...

How we got our nursery rhymes.
January 1, 2006... Some of the old rhymes you've heard and maybe even recited are based on real people, and some are based purely on a particular author's imagination. Sometimes there is more than one story behind a nursery rhyme. Let's look at a few of the most...

Presidential birthday trivia.
January 1, 2006... On February 20, 2006, we Americans will once again celebrate Presidents' Day. On this day, we honor such men as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln for the great leadership they gave to our country during troubled times. Six other former...

The taste for paste.
January 1, 2006... Pretend you are living 2,500 years ago in ancient Greece. You spent the day playing in the ocean. When you came home, the servant fixed a tasty meal of boiled seal and seaweed. Now it's time to brush your teeth and go to bed. Do you reach...

Poor Richard speaks ... the wit and wisdom of Ben Franklin.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... This year we celebrate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin, the oldest and yet most modern thinking of our country's Founding Fathers. At age 11 he invented the first swim fins; at 16 he introduced the first female character...

Ask doctor Cory.
January 1, 2006... Dear Dr. Cory: After I take a bath or shower, my skin starts to itch. Why? Leah Steltzer Maine Dear Leah: The low humidity in winter air makes it easy for skin to lose its moisture and become dry and itchy. The top layer of...

Chow down: old-time recipes you won't make.
January 1, 2006... Spinach and other green vegetables may not seem so bad after you read these recipes that kids ate in the "good old days." Stewed Eels Stew, gut and wash eels in six or eight waters, to wash away sand. Cut into pieces as long as your...