Child Life articles from March 2005

Child Life archives from March 2005

Totem hidden picture.
March 1, 2005... There are fifteen items hidden in the picture. Can you find a purse, a mug, a tie, a fork, a bottle, a match, a pair of scissors, a light bulb, a knife, a fish, a hatchet, an apple, a pencil, a moccasin, and an acorn? [ILLUSTRATION...

Something for everyone at Tulip Time!
March 1, 2005... We not only exercise the body at the Tulip Time Scholarship Games, now in its 15th year, but we also exercise the mind. This year we have our Jack and Jill National Spelling Bee and the Thomas Kinkade Kolorful Kids Cover Contest, as well as our...

"Bee" alive this spring at Tulip Time!(Jack And Jill National Spelling Bee)
March 1, 2005... On the next page is the final list of words you will see in these pages for the 2005 Jack & Jill National Spelling Bee, held at the Fitness Farm April 16 during the Tulip Time Scholarship Games. If you've been reading our magazine, you know the...

Child life cover contest entries.
March 1, 2005... Bradley R. age 8 Florida [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cheyenne A. age 9 Michigan [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sarah L. age 10 Kentucky [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Janie C. age 10 Missouri ...

A summer camp for budding artist.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... What exactly is the Youth Art Camp that this year's Cover Contest winners get to attend? Every summer since 2002, the Herron School of Art in Indianapolis, Indiana, offers kids (kindergarten through tenth grade) a fun, interesting program that...

A short history of Herron.(Herron School of Art)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... The Herron School of Art began in 1877 as the Indiana School of Art, the state's first school to teach art as a profession. In 1883, the school became the Art Association of Indianapolis. In 1895, John Herron, a rich farmer and landowner,...

Runners, take your marks!(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Competitions for footraces are by age. In the past, we have run each race in a rolling order as follows: 6 & under: 200 meters 7 & 8: 400 meters 9 & 10: 800 meters 11 & 12 (boys): 1 mile 11 & 12 (girls): 1 mile 12 &...

Soccer players, shoot your best shot!(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... In the Hot-Foot Soccer Tournament, entrants start on the goal line of the soccer field and run to a series of three balls. After successfully shooting one of the outer balls through the goal, entrants must do the same with the other outer ball....

Tennis players stay on target!
March 1, 2005... In our Target Tennis Tournament, entrants hit tennis balls to various spots on the tennis court to make points. The court will be divided into sections, with each section having a point value. Contestants will be fed ten balls to alternate...

Know your trees: tree identification event.
March 1, 2005... All kids age 12 and under can enter the Tree Identification Event. There will be two groups: those ages 6 and under and those 7 to 12. To compete, all you need to do is walk the grounds of the Fitness Farm to find which tree has leaves that...

B-ball players, hit the hoop!(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... In our Hot-Shot Basketball Tournament, you try to score baskets from five different positions on the court. Each player gets two shots. The 9-12 age group shoots to a ten-foot-high goal, and the 8-and-under group shoots to a goal eight feet...

Feel lucky on the links?
March 1, 2005... How about competing in the Accu-Shot Golf Tournament, where participants try to sink puffs from various distances? We will award scholarships by age group for the best score. Each participant is given seven holes to putt. In case of a tie,...

Swimmers, lap it up!
March 1, 2005... Feel like getting wet? The Swimming Tournament will be held in the indoor natatorium on the Fitness Farm grounds the day of the Tulip Time Games. So even if the weather is bad, don't feel shy about bringing your trunks and swimsuits! The...

Come tickle the ivories in our piano contest!
March 1, 2005... All age groups can compete in the Piano Contest. We provide the piano, but you provide the music. Remember, you only have five minutes in which to play, so be selective. You may elect to play your own composition, if you have one. We...

Curtis Institute: learning by doing.(Curtis Institute of Music)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Now celebrating its 80th year, The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is widely considered to be one of the world's finest schools of music. When Mary Louise Curtis Bok first opened the institute's doors in 1924, she made...

It's all in the game.
March 1, 2005... Hidden below are names of some of this country's most popular nondigital games: board games, card games, tile games, pencil-and-paper games--you name it! Look up, down, backward, forward, and diagonally. Then write the unused letters in order...

Spiral art.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... With only a pencil and ruler, you can make intriguing spiral pictures. Draw a line of any length on white or pastel-colored paper. Draw another line the same length but not making a corner to the first line. Make small dots at evenly spaced...

It's deep down here!(Short Story)
March 1, 2005... Hi! My name's Em. Today I decided to dig for gold in my backyard. I went to my garage to get a shovel. I finally found one behind the picnic blanket. I went behind Mom's lilac bush and started digging. Pretty soon the opening was barely...

Ask Doctor Cory.
March 1, 2005... Dear Dr. Cory: In the December 2004 issue you stated that there is no cure for allergies, but there really is one. Although not always 100 percent effective, allergy shots con cure your allergies. I am writing this for Wendy because she...

Just Imagine.(Joy Givers' Club)(Poem)
March 1, 2005... Just Imagine The grass is green and the sun is bright, So spread out your wings and take flight. Explore thoughts, dreams and hopes, Even if it's about milkshakes or goats. Dreams are neat, so dream while you can ...

Limerick corner.(Joy Givers' Club)
March 1, 2005... Can you write a limerick for our back-page Mini-Poster? You may send as many entries as you wish, but they must be postmarked by April 29, 2005. (Sorry, we can't return entries. Sending them on a postcard is easiest--and cheapest!) ...

No body knows ...(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Can you name all the parts of the body that contain only five letters? (Plural words do not count.) We found twenty. How many can YOU find? Crank up your brain and get thinking. Oops--we just gave you the first one! [ILLUSTRATIONS...