Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Rescue Heroes Movie

Have you ever seen Rescue Heroes the movie?

The Rescue Heroes are based on a group of heroes trying to save people from accidents. In one incident, a crazy Photographer flew into the eye of a storm and got stuck and almost died. He was in a plane. But the Rescue Heroes saved him with the QR Jet.


Max and Maggie in Spring

First I'm going to tell you about the second episode or story in Max and Maggie in Spring.

Maggie comes to Max's house, knocks on the door. Noone answers. So, she opens the door and says: "Max! Where are you?!" And Max says: "I can't hear you, I'm in the shower!"

Max finds out that when you take a shower in April, it doesn't bring flowers. That's what he thought though. He is very disappointed about it but Maggie has a gift for him. And when he opens it... I'll let you find out what she gives him.

Max and Maggie in Spring (Nice Mice)

The Story of the Orchestra

Have you ever heard an orchestra? I haven't. You may have heard one with a piano, a harp, or maybe a flute. But this story has more than just those instruments. Some of them are stringed, some of them you blow on with your mouth and some of them can be as tall as a two story building if it was straight like the contra bassoon. And there are more insruments!

There is the Harpshichord, which plays like a harp but looks like a piano. The Oboe, and there's the Triangle, the double Bass, the Cello, Violins, Violas, and more.

The Story of the Orchestra is a book all about music. And what you like to hear some of the people who played music's names?

One of them was named Beethoven. One was called Mozart. There was Brahms, Bach, Hayden, Vivaldi, Gershwyn, and Tchaikovsky. They all composed Classical music.

Note to parents: I was thrilled to find this book and CD set to help my kids learn about classical music. I am even learning a thing or two! The book prompts you to listen to a track on the CD so that your child can hear the specific composer you're reading about, and even the specific instrument that you're learning about. What a great way to begin your child's education and appreciation of fine music.

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables was a little sad at the end. But first let's start at the beginning. There was this orphan named Anne and she got mixed up with a man named Matthew and a woman named Merilla. Merilla had actually wanted a boy. Matthew was Merilla's brother, but when he found out she was a girl he got really enchanted with her and he didn't want her to leave. So he talked her into letting Anne stay.

Anne had a few mistakes but she turned out great. She learned a lesson in every mistake. And Anne turned out to make a lot of friends.



Complete Anne of Green Gable Boxed Set (Anne of Green Gables, Anne of the Island, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne's House of Dreams, Anne of Ingleside, Rainbow Valley, Rilla of Ingleside)

Friday, June 16, 2006

Easy Ways to Teach Your Children How to Spend, Save and Give

Mommy opened a Dollar Dog savings account for me today. I had $50 that I had saved and earned. Plus the bank gave me an extra $5! Mommy is always talking about how important it is for me to save money and that it's never too early to start.

Easy Ways to Teach Your Children How to Spend, Save and Give

It is never too early to teach your children about the value of saving and giving money. If you start when they are young, they will always have the practice of saving money, budgeting and giving to charity. No matter what their age from two years old to teenagers, there are some basic things that you can do to encourage them to do this.

Start by buying your child three piggy banks. If they are young, get them to help you pick one out. If they are older, you can help them make a bank or take them to a paint your own pottery place to decorate them. Label one bank save, one spend and one give. You should also open a bank account for them so that they can periodically deposit the "save" money into their account as well as larger gifts of money and they can watch their bank account grow.

Each time they get an allowance, you should help them break the money into three groups. You can do this however you want to such as breaking it into thirds or putting 10% in give, 40% in save and 50% in spend. As they get older, they can help determine how the money will be divided.

For the "give" bank, have your child help choose where they want to donate the money. They might choose church. If they love animals, they could give the money to a local animal shelter or use it to purchase food for the shelter. They could buy diapers for an agency that helps new Moms or food for a homeless shelter. Sometimes using the money to buy material items to donate helps children better understand how important their money is to different organizations and exactly how they have helped someone.

The "save" bank can also be broken into long term and short term saving. Some of the money could be saved for college or a car when they are older. However, it is also fun to have them save money for an item that they really want such as an article of clothing or a toy. This teaches them the importance of budgeting money. If there is something that they really want, they might choose to put more money in the "save" bank and less in the "spend" bank. They might also just choose to not use the "spend" money for a few weeks until they spend it on what the really want.

However you choose to spend, save or give, make it a family affair and make it fun for your children. Include them in all the decision making since it is their money, but don't forget that you are the parent and you have the final say if they are not saving or giving wisely. If you can start them on the spend, save, give process at a young age, it will be a habit and value that they will carry with them into adulthood and one that they can pass onto their children.

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