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October Contents Fall festivities
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Car seat safety
Healthy habits
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ONGOING EVENTS Centralia Mothers of Pre-schoolers (MOPS) Whether you are a new mom or a mom of a school-age child, you are invited to a place designed especially for you! Here you’ll experience authentic community, mothering support, personal growth and spiritual hope, all to help you be the best mom possible. Meetings are the 2nd and 4th Thursdays (September-May) at the Centralia Nazarene Church, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Childcare available, and your first meeting is free! For more information go to www.centraliachurch.org. Chehalis Mothers of Pre-schoolers (MOPS) We meet at Bethel Church (132 Kirkland Rd) on the first and third Tuesdays during the school year from 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. If you are pregnant or have a child under 6, you are welcome to join us! For more info contact Laura Schouten, 360-219-6693, or email, lauraschouten@yahoo. com, or Nikki Wilson at 360-798-2354. Lewis County Moms’ Group Come join this welcoming, local group of moms and their kids! The group is run by local moms for local moms’ and our members meet together for play dates, crafts, outings, mom’s nights and so much more. For more information please visitmeetup.com/Lewis-County-Moms. October 2012 • Southwest Washington Family • 3
October 6th 43rd Annual Oktoberfest 9 a.m. - 8 p.m., Swiss Park, Frances Outdoor bowling, Swiss dance lesson, dancing, food, horseshoe tournament, pinochle tournament, craft fair, bake sale, beer tasting, Swiss Miss coronation and children’s activities. For more information please visit www.lpss.info/oktoberfest.html. Casper Baby Pants Concert 5:30 p.m., Corbet Theater, Centralia College Chris Ballew (from The Presidents of the United States of America) will be here to play and sing in an interactive concert for your family. Don’t know his silly lyrics yet? Visit babypantsmusic.com so you can sing along too! $1 per person or $5 per family. For more information call 736-9391 ext. 697
Oh PUMPKIN! Please see our list of local pumpkin patches on page 16
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Children’s Day 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Huntamer Park in Woodland Square Join us for a great day of free family fun! This year’s theme is Pirates & Princesses. Cap’n ARRR will be on state at 11:15 a.m., and princesses will be on stage at 12:10 p.m. Come dressed in your favorite costume. Entertainment and events include music, giant slides and bouncers, hands-on crafts, games and more! For information please call Lacey Parks and Recreation (360) 491-0857 or Lacey Library (360) 491-3860. Onalaska Apple Harvest Festival 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., downtown Onalaska Full day of fun for the entire family including parade, music, food, wine tastings, vendors, games and crafts. Admission is FREE! For more information please call 360978-4018 or email at onyappleharvest@gmail.com
Want to know about more October happenings? There are many activities that could not be confirmed as of press time. Please check swwfamily.com for updates/additional local activities!
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Dead Ending Haunt 7 - 11 p.m., Yard Bird Mall, Chehalis This frightful haunt is not the the weary (PG-13 estimated rating), but it will be perfect if you’re not leery. Get haunted October 12, 13, 19, 20, 25-27, 30, 31. $9 admission or $8 with a canned food donation. For more information call Dave at 748-1489.
October 13th
Pumpkin Dash 8 a.m., Tenino Elementary 10k and 5k courses are available in this fundraiser for the Tenino Combined PTA. Strollers and wheelchairs are welcome. Participation in costume is encouraged for all ages! There will be prize drawings for all participants and awards will be provided to the 1st and 2nd place make and females in both races. For additional details please visit teninoschools.org.
Lincoln Creek Grange Cider Squeeze & Oktoberfest 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Mile Marker 7 on Lincoln Creek Rd. Bring apples to make your own cider with the cider press. Don’t forget containers to bring home your yummy cider! Apples will be available for purchase. Have lunch in our German Kitchen. Shop the vendor area. See Riverside Fire Authority’s Engine 6. For more information please call 360-388-1095.
Fall Craft and Nut Sale 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, Chehalis Local craftsman will have goods/art for sale, an assortment of nuts will be available for your holiday baking and gifting and baked goods will be available by the slice. For more information please contact Nancy Simms at 748-6510 or k_nsimms@msn.com.
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Fall Community Garage Sale 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Southwest Washington Fairgrounds, Chehalis Over 250 vendors are onsite and outside. Thousands of treasures to find! For more information please call 360-740-2655 or visit www.southwestwashingtonfair.net
Trick-or-Treat Trolley 4 - 5:30 p.m., downtown Chehalis Trick-or-treat downtown businesses and then hop on the (free) trolley and ride to the Fairway center for treats at their businesses.
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A cat uses its whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through. The whiskers act as feelers or antenna helping the animal to judge the precise width of any passage.
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Cats make over 100 different vocal sounds. (Dogs can make about ten.)
Cats have 32 muscles in each ear and can hear ultrasound frequency.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
Proportional to their size, cats have the largest eyes of all mammals.
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A cat's tongue consists of small “hooks”, which come in handy when tearing up food.
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A Healthy Holiday Isn’t About Trickery or Disappearing Treats by Jodi Kline of Centralia October is a fun time of year. For some, the month means Friday night football games, for others, it is about spending time with family. But when you ask a kid what their favorite part of October is, the response is all too familiar, “Trick-ortreating of course.” And while it is by all means reasonable for October 31st to be the most beloved day of the season for kids, our love of treats can very easily become an excuse for over consuming desserts as we hibernate into winter. But what if this year our focus was a little different? What if, instead of hibernating indoors, we spent more time enjoying our last days of sunshine outside? What if, instead of cupcakes, pies, and candy, we introduced our children to fresh seasonal fruits at snack time? And what if these alternative decisions really made a difference in our children’s health? Our children’s confidence? What if making healthy eating decisions at home helped our children to grow at a healthy rate and insured their doing better in school? I think all of this is possible. But, rather than advocate for sweeping reforms in your eating habits this fall, I want to offer two simple and practical ways in which we can improve our children’s habits.
TRICK-OR-TREATING
Trick-or-treating is a fun tradition that is either a great time for kids to exercise and engage in safe play with friends, or it can be an excuse for kids to consume a month’s worth of sugar, artificial sweeteners, and calories in a single day. So, rather than supplying kids with more candy than they ought to be consuming, why not try to expose them to new kinds of snacks? Rather than being thwarted by seasonal Halloween marketing strategies that aim at filling up your shopping cart with new Halloween themed products, why not choose healthier, more natural, and more cost-effective treats that your children can appreciate daily?
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1 . First, we can limit the amount of candy and treats kids are being provided. 2 . And second, we can increase the number of seasonal fruits and vegetables we offer them as an alternative to our less healthy Halloween treats.
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Setting rules for excess candy acquired at parties and from relatives is a helpful way of avoiding conflict. Explain to your children that all of the candy and treats will be brought together and distributed by a parent.
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Want to skip the treats all together?
• Blend steamed vegetables into spaghetti sauces • Add nutriment packed greens (kale, swish chard, spinach) to smoothies • Stew or blend vegetables into soups
These inedibile options are always a hit. • Playdoh • Crayons • Sidewalk chalk • Glow-in-the-dark bracelets • Bouncy ball • Jump rope • Hacky sack
• Apples • Broccoli • Cabbage • Cauliflower • Cranberries • Figs • Grapes • Oranges • Pears • Pumpkins • Sweet Potatoes • Turnips
These are sure to please the little gobblins. • Microwave popcorn • Sugar free bubble gum • Fig cookies • Mini bags of whole-wheat gold fish crackers • Graham cookies • Bagged pretzels • Ready-to-eat cereal boxes • Fruit leather
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Jody Kline is a dietitian working at Northwest Pediatric Center. A Centralia native, Jody graduated October is a great time of year to experiment with new fruits from Seattle Pacific University and vegetables and don’t have to trick them into eating their in the 2009 with a Bachelors of Science in Nutrition. Following greens. Take your child to the grocery store (many farmers graduation she attended a dietetic markets are still open too) and let her pick out a new and exciting fruit for lunch or a vegetable to prepare with dinner. internship through Washington State University where she worked in Kids really get into this! hospitals and public health clinics around Southwest Washington. Jody conducts nutrition assessments and counsels children regarding • Always have vegetables present at lunch and dinner even if it weight issues, sports nutrition, food allergies, picky eaters and formula is a single canned green bean • Require that all children take at least one bite, an ‘adventure issues. When Jody is not working she enjoys cooking, drinking coffee bite’ and playing with her nephew.
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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, at least 72 percent of the 3,500 observed child vehicle safety restraints being used indicated improper use. When poor use happens, the risk that the child will suffer an injury rises. One of the reasons children are harmed in vehicular accidents is because the child is moved to a larger restraint system or an adult seat prematurely.
Do not leave a child unattended.
A child may shift a parked car into gear and roll into the street from a driveway. Other injuries may include getting hurt from powered accessories in the car, such as moving seats or lift gates.
Keep all limbs inside the vehicle.
It may seem like a game for a child to lean his or her head or arms out of the window while the vehicle is in motion, but such behavior is inherently risky. On narrow roadways or where the car comes close to roadside signs or passing cars, parts of the body outside of the vehicle can be hit and broken or even torn off. SWWF
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Raise awareness in your classroom by discussing healthy eating and increasing physical activity.
Who will you be on Halloween—a pirate, a witch, a robot, a super hero or a princess? Start preparing your costume today.
How much do you Encourage a safer know about farms environment and be and farming? Make healthy at the same a list of all the time by walking with crops that are friends to school grown in your area. today.
In the United States, Make a checklist of today is Columbus all the dangers in Day. But it’s homes that cause Thanksgiving Day fires. Then list the in Canada. steps you can take to prevent fires.
Walk around your Write a story about a Do you know what neighborhood today treasure you might these three words and check out all find hidden in a huge mean: pragmatic, the fall harvest pile of leaves. peloton, provision? decorations. Look them up in a dictionary.
Discuss reptiles today—what might their skin feel like? How do they move. How long are their tongues?
Tonight, write a silly ghost story to read to your family. It must include an onion, a rainy night and a ghost with a bad cold!
At dinner tonight, ask family members to share their best autumn memory.
Ask your principal if you can plan a school clean-up day on an upcoming weekend.
Make a card thanking your teachers for all they do.
Write out an animal quiz with three questions. You must know the answers. Exchange your quiz with a friend and see if they know the answers.
Draw a picture of an autumn day with leaves blowing in the wind.
Make a map of the directions from your house to your school. Mark the features of interest along the way that would help someone navigate.
Today in history, Thomas Edison demonstrated the first electric light. List all the devices in your classroom that rely on electricity to work.
Gather a group of friends and play a game of football at the park.
Read a bedtime story to a parent or sibling tonight.
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Use a tortilla as a base and invent your own pizza. Have a parent help you cook it.
Design a flag for your school or classroom. Do you have a mascot? Include your mascot in your flag design.
Go on a hike,. Collect leaves and then identify the tree using a Tree Identification Guide.
Collect fall leaves and with paper and white craft glue, use them to create colorful animals. Berries, grasses and flower petals will work, too.
Rent a classic Halloween movie tonight like Casper or Halloweentown.
Carve a pumpkin today. Save the seeds and have a parent help you roast them. They make a tasty treat!
Volunteer to help someone today!
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With your family, draw a map of your home. Plan escape routes for every member of the family should a fire happen in the middle of the night. DO THIS TODAY! • Get out of the house! Of course, the hope is that you will never be in a building that catches on fire. But just in case, it is important to plan an escape route and practice it often.
• If you come to a closed door, feel the door to see if it is hot. If it is hot to touch, don’t open it. Turn around and look for a window to climb out of.
Take a look at the plan Mario drew for his home. Using a GREEN crayon, draw a path to escape for each member of the family.
• Whatever you do, DON’T HIDE! Get out of the building any way you can. Sometimes when things get scary, it is tempting to hide, but this is not the time to hide.
If you ever find yourself in a burning building, crawl to an exit on your hands and knees. Smoke rises, so the safest place is close to the floor. If possible, cover your mouth with a damp cloth. This will filter out any harmful gases in the smoky air.
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If there is a fire, NEVER hide under the bed or in a closet. If you can’t get out of the room, scream for help or use what’s hidden in the picture below. Color each shape with one dot RED, and each space with two dots BLUE to see what it is.
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• STAY LOW! If there is smoke, crawl instead of walk.
• Once outside the building, call 9-1-1! Get a neighbor to call if you don’t have a phone. • Whatever you do, DON’T GO BACK INSIDE! Even if your very favorite teddy bear is still in there, don’t re-enter the building. You can get a new teddy, but not a new you!
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BEST PICKS OF THE PATCH! Enjoy everything this season has to offer.
Our list of local autumn attractions and events. Pigman Organic Produce Patch 10633 Steilacoom Road SE, Olympia 360-491-3276; dpigman@gmail.com October 1st - 31st, Monday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sunday, 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. Corn stalks, picnic area and pumpkin patch. Payment: Cash or check.
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Parkerosa Farms Pumpkin Patch 292 Chilvers Road, Chehalis 360-269-2861; rparkerosa@msn.com or parkerosafarms.com September 29th - October 31st Kids will love the pick-in-the-field pumpkin patch, corn maze, wagon rides, fresh eggs and farm animals. You can even try your hand at the apple catapult. Payment: Cash or check. Story Book Farms Pumpkin Patch 5058 Jackson Hwy, Toledo 360-864-4388; storybokfrm@toledotel.com or storybookfarmwa.com October 1st-31st, daily, 10 a.m. - dusk Pumpkin patch (pick-in-the-field), tractor pulled hay rides, restrooms, bouncy castle or moon bounce and school tours by appointment. Payment: Cash & credit cards. The Pumpkin Patch 518 Goodrich Rd., Centralia 360-736-8603 September 29th - October 31st Corn maze, thousands of pumpkins, hay rides (weekends only) and straw pit. School tours by appointment. Payment: Cash, check, debit or credit. WillyTee's Pumpkin Patch 3415 Jackson Hwy, Chehalis 360-880-5411; mrwillytee@gmail.com October 1st-31st, daily, 10 a.m. - dusk Pumpkins, crafts & caricatures for the children. Payment: Cash or check. 16 • October 2012 • Southwest Washington Family
Hunter's Pumpkin Patch 7401 Yelm Hwy SE, Olympia 360-456-0466; www.hunterfamilyfarm.com September 29th - October 28th, daily, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Pumpkin patch, giant corn maze, train, hay maze, giant euro slide, carousel, wagon rides to the patch, giant sling shot, ATV adventure, holiday shop, pony rides, food, small animals and goat walk. Payment: Cash or Visa/Mastercard. Rutledge Corn Maze 302 93rd Ave SE, Olympia 360-357-3700; rutledgecornmaze.com September 21st - October 31st, daily, weather permitting Corn maze, haunted maze, pumpkin patch, horse drawn hayrides to the pumpkin patch, bounce house, corn rooms, gazebo with firepit, concessions and mini golf. Payment: Cash or credit card.
rides, pre-picked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area and farm animals. Payment: Cash, check, Visa/MasterCard. Lattin’s Country Cider Mill & Farm 9402 Rich Road SE, Olympia 360-491-7328; lattinscider.com, September 29th - October 31st, daily, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Apple Festival October 1st - October 31st. Tractordrawn wagon rides to our pumpkin patch from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Find your way through our maze, pick out your own pumpkins, enjoy music, bob for apples and visit our farm animals. Bring your friends, family and cameras! $2.00 per vehicle parking. Payment: Cash, Visa/Mastercard. SWWF
Schilter Family Farm 141 Nisqually Cutoff Rd SE, Olympia 360-459-4023; stephanie@schilterfamilyfarm.com October 1st - October 31st, daily, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Pumpkin patch (pick-in-the-field or already gathered from the field), train rides, corn maze, child-sized haybale maze, corn cannon, tractor-pulled hay
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by Linda Conroy of Centralia Timberland Library
There’s something so likeable about animals. And something very appealing about books with animals as main characters. I think one reason children love books starring animals is that lots of animals are small – just as children are. And, no matter what their size, there’s something faintly ridiculous about many animals. Just think about an elephant’s trunk, a pig’s curly tail, a giraffe’s long neck. These characteristics make looking at animal illustrations a fun thing to do, another reason for animal books’ appeal. But I have to give credit where credit is due – the main reason an animal book is so good is because the author has written a terrific story. The books I’ve selected to highlight this month all feature animals, all have a terrific story and, as a bonus – are funny. Enjoy sharing these books with the children in your life.
Silly Doggy!
written and illustrated by Adam Stower Orchard Books, 2011 best for toddlers through 1st grade
Lily’s always wanted a dog, so she’s overjoyed when she finds one in her garden. It is brown, has four legs, a tail and a snout just like a dog, but it is VERY large. The reader gets the joke immediately: Lily didn’t find a dog, she found a bear. When
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Library books are available in several formats: traditional books, audio books (both downloadable and on CD) and e-books. And don’t forget, books aren’t the only thing you’ll find at the library! DVDs, downloadable music and music CDs, and magazines are available for both you and your children.
Lily takes him inside, her parents seem equally oblivious and insist that they put up posters to find the “doggy’s” true home. The alert reader will have noted the book’s endpapers with a newspaper facsimile announcing the bear’s disappearance from the zoo. Eventually, the bear is reunited with his keepers and all is well. Until the next morning, when Lily discovers a very large “kitty” in her garden. . . . Kids love having inside knowledge and will thoroughly enjoy being in on the joke. They’ll also appreciate the illustrations depicting bear valiantly trying to act like a dog.
Dog in Charge
by K.L. Going illustrated by Dan Santat Dial Books for Young Readers, 2012 best for preschool through 1st grade Dog’s family leaves him in charge of the house when they go to the grocery store. Dog thinks it will be an easy task . . . but the cats have a different idea. Dog wants to sit. But the cats don’t sit. In fact, they run. Dog is forced to give chase throughout the house, encountering multiple hazards: milk in the kitchen, face powder in the bedroom, fireplace ash in the living room. Before he knows it, the house is a mess. Dog is sure he will never get another “Good dog!” or a dog treat. In despair, he downs an entire bag of cat treats and falls asleep. What happens when the family returns? Well, let’s just say the cats redeem themselves. The book’s design is clever, alternating full page illustrations with comic book style frames. The illustrations are saturated with color and humorously drawn. What’s not to like? Nothing! Your child will beg for repeat readings.
I am So Strong
written and illustrated by Mario Ramos Gecko Press, 2011 best for toddlers through 1st grade
Linda Conroy is a youth services librarian at Centralia Timberland Library. Not surprisingly, she loves to read and to share books with children of all ages! She is a mom to a big dog and enjoys spending time with her nieces and nephews.
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Goose’s friends love hanging out with him because he tells great stories — they’re sure to have an imaginative adventure whenever Goose is around. Eventually, though, they get tired of being relegated to supporting roles and suggest they take turns as the hero. Goose is unwilling to concede perpetual hero status and vehemently argues against the plan. They are so busy bickering that they don’t notice Wolf approaching. In a trice, Wolf captures Goose and starts relating his dinner plans. It seems as though Goose’s goose is truly cooked. Quick-witted Goose tries to think of a story to distract Wolf while his friends get to work on their own plan. All ends happily and Goose has a new appreciation of his friends. Keiko Kasza, who also authored Wolf’s Chicken Stew, has penned another winner.
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A conceited wolf strolls through the forest, asking everyone he meets which animal is the strongest. Those he queries – from a little rabbit to the seven dwarves – all emphatically reassure Wolf that he is indeed the strongest animal. Wolf is quite pleased until a “little toad of some sort” insists that his mother is the strongest animal around. After a tirade and tantrum, Wolf concedes that the “toad’s” mother indeed possesses superior strength. Why the change of heart? The “little toad” is actually a baby dragon accompanied by his full-size mother. The wolf’s over-thetop swaggering braggadocio is hilarious. Most readers will appreciate Wolf’s comeuppance, although a few may chuckle uncomfortably, recognizing themselves. The colorful, bold illustrations are the perfect complement to the story.
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Park Your EnginEs!?! Recent surveys show there are fewer young people and more senior citizens behind the wheel in the United States.
people age 70 and older make up the largest group of drivers on the road — even higher than those in their 40s and 50s.
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According to the National Household Travel Survey, members of Generation Y, who are between the ages of 16 to 34, are driving less. From 2001 to 2009, the average annual number of vehicle miles traveled by Gen-Y-ers dropped by 23 percent. Some find the process to be a hassle, others are frightened by the prospect of controlling a vehicle, and others are merely taking a green approach to transportation, choosing bicycles or public transportation. There is also the high cost of owning and fueling-up a vehicle today. On the flip side, researchers at the University of Michigan have found that
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More Spooktacular Fun! We kicked off our paper doll series last month (with our birthday boy and girl) and are now happy to add these costumes to your collection. Enjoy! If you missed the dolls and outfits from our September edition, please visit swwfamily.com where we will be updating the growing wardrobes.
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Day Trip
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Taking a day to go up to Seattle is a rare opportunity for our family. However, last school year when my then 1st grader came home raving about his learnings about King Tut in his reading class, I knew we would have to make the time to go up and see the King Tutankhamun exhibit at the Pacific Science Center.
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Colossal Statue of Tutankhamun This colossal statue of Tutankhamun was found at the remains of the funerary temple of Ay and Horemheb. The belt is inscribed with the name Horemheb, written over the earlier names of Ay and Tutankhamun.
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Tutankhamun’s Golden Sandals
Your admission to the exhibit allows you entry in the main part of the science center, so make sure you leave yourself plenty of time to play. I would recommend purchasing your tickets prior to your visit and choosing a time slot when you would like to enter the exhibit (they have been known to sell out of entries for the day). You can save a little bit of money by purchasing your tickets through Costco.
It was so amazing to see all the artifacts knowing that they are over 3,000 years old! In order to preserve them, there is no flash photography allowed, but you can take pictures. We were told that Seattle is the only location to allow photos to be taken in the last five years.
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GRADE I would recommend visiting this exhibit with children grade six and above, or if you child has an interest in Egypt and the pharaohs. Also spend a little bit more money and get the audio tour to learn even more about these magnificent treasures.
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Tutankhamun Canopic Coffinette Each of the four miniature coffins of Tutankhamun held a different internal organ, and this one originally contained the stomach. Guarded by distinct gods, this container had the protection of both Duamutef and the goddess Neith, deities named in the inscription on the front. The goddess also appears on the underside of the lid, along with a spell inscribed inside the coffinette from the Book of the Dead. Traces around the name of Tutankhamun suggest that the king appropriated this exquisitely inlaid golden container. SWWF
Halloween Goodies Blood Clot Brain Cupcakes • 1 box white cake mix • 1 can cherry pie filling • Frosting
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Monster Cupcakes • Cupcakes • Frosting • Food coloring • Assortment of Halloween candies: Tootsie rolls & pops, large and small marshmallows, fruit snacks, colored Toostie rolls. Use your imagination and create monsters of your own! Mix the colors of frosting you want (using a few drops or so of different food colorings in different cups).
Egg Eyes • Hard boiled eggs • Mayonnaise • Mustard • Salt & pepper • Blue & red food coloring • Green olives • Tooth pick Cut eggs in half. Take yolk out and put in a bowl. Mix up yolks with mayonnaise, mustard, salt & pepper, 2 drops of blue food coloring. Put yolk in egg mixture back in egg halves. Cut green olives in half and place on yolk. Dip tooth pick in red food coloring and make lines on eggs to look like veins. SWWF
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Birthdays
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Vivy W. turns 5 on October 30th!
Alayna M. turns 10 on October 3rd!
Jonathan Z. turns 11 on October 9th!
Adrien Z. turns 6 on October 20th!
Brently A. turns 1 on October 24th!
Kaitlyn W. turns 16 on October 25th!
Danika L. turns 5 on October 11th!
Ellie C. turns 6 on October 4th!
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Birthdays
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Nate D. turns 7 on October 11th!
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by Tiffany Venters of Salkum Who loves Halloween? My family loves to plan our costumes, decorate and eat the creepiest treats we can think up! We throw Halloween parties every year and have compiled some ideas for you to successfully throw a sinister soiree yourself! As the plants begin their steady decline and the summer harvest is winding down, October provides a lovely transition to the chilly holiday season ahead. Kicking off our holiday season is Halloween. There is just something utterly freeing to me about Halloween. Perhaps it’s that this is the one time of year that I get permission to completely ‘deconstruct’ my house and yard and think up the most oddly edible treats. I enjoy celebrating by hosting parties for both children and adults, getting maximum usage out of my growing hoard of Halloween paraphernalia. Toddler Party I suggest letting them wander through several crafting stations set up around your home. Have them paint a pumpkin, add spices to make their own batch of toasted pumpkin seeds, show them how dry ice works and dance to some fun music. We once turned our house into a maze by opening construction bags lengthwise and hanging them from our ceiling to create floating walls and hallways. To create safe ambiance in the halls we used our battery operated LED candles. Toddlers are fascinated by the unusual, but be careful not to scare your impressionable little sweethearts.
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For older kids and teenagers Step up the activity level. Throw a scavenger hunt by splitting guests in groups and giving them each a list of seasonal items to find inside and outside your home. You can add more fun by having them use a digital camera to take a picture as proof for each completd task. Throw in some traditional games like bobbing for apples (outside and fully supervised, of course) and pillow case races for some guaranteed giggles. My favorite game is hanging donuts from a string and having a hands-free donut eating contest. This is sure to provide you with some great photo opportunities! Our annual family party is a whodunit mystery dinner. We keep the games tame to allow our toddlers to serenely roam the house during the game. This year my mother-in-law is hosting and chose a masquerade theme. My daughters, 3.5 and 16 months, can partake in the fun by wearing frilly dresses and making masks while my super niece, Maddy, plays with them. The focus of our party is not about the mystery as much as it is getting together as a family to play a few games, eat good food and make unforgettable memories. Mystery parties have age appropriate plots and come in teen, adult and all female casts for 8 to 100+ guests. You can save time and purchase fully prepared packs that include all instructions, game materials and
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invitations, or you can choose to download the files and create your own game materials. We select the most appropriate theme and plot so that our little ones won’t be afraid of any costumes or the underlying plot of the game. Though Halloween is a great time for it, you can throw a themed party any time of year. I love perusing marthastewart.com’s pages for creative cuisine and bewitching beverage ideas. I make her Lady Finger pretzels and Guaca-Moldy dip because they are so easy and delicious. My father-in-law has made her black chicken wing Bat Wings and they look amazingly real! I had my childhood friend whip me up a batch of creepy colored cake pops last year and they were a huge success! I covered a half-sphere of florists foam with a bag of spanish moss (both available at craft stores) and used it to showcase the cake pops. Make what you can ahead of time so you can simply heat and serve snacks on the day of your party. Decorating is such a fun and important part of the holiday! It may sound silly, but I honestly think about the versatility of household dinnerware, décor and furniture before I make a purchase, asking myself “Can I use this for Halloween?”. I like to slowly unpack my decor throughout the month to not totally overwhelm my kiddos or myself. An easy idea is to buy black fabric and cover your chairs or hang as drapes. Black or white fitted bed sheets can cover a couch, protecting it from party food and giving it a haunted look. Updating your outdoor planters now with autumn
colored annuals, like dahlias, ornamental cabbages and mums, will allow them time to grow in and is a quick and easy way to change the appearance of your home. If you grew corn, or know someone who did, harvest some corn stalks to prop up around your front door or yard. I hung mason jars at varying heights around my front porch with tea light candles glowing inside last year, giving the illusion of hovering orbs. If you’re tired of plain old jack-o’-lanterns, then check out marthstewart.com. They have a seemingly endless list of neat ideas including mini vampire pumpkins. After Halloween is when you’ll find the best bargains on costumes, décor and other seasonal goodies. I love shopping at our local stores and taking advantage of endof-season Halloween steals for future parties. No matter the age group, make sure to designate a spot in the house for pictures to be taken and end the night with prizes. Though they take some time to plan, your preparation is sure to make you party unforgettable. I hope your next Halloween party is spooktacular! SWWF Tiffunny is no Dum Dum and loves to giver her Big Hunk Kisses. These two Smarties live in Salkum with their Sugar Babies. Their Whopper of a garden has grown Good and Plenty this summer. Life is full of Snickers for these Nerds. Tiffany likes to write for SWW Family Magazine, Now and Later.
Halloween Party Timelines Toddler to Teen Timeline 4:00 p.m. Kids arrive 4:30 p.m. Eat 4:45 p.m. Halloween crafts 5:00 p.m. Bob for apples 5:30 p.m. Donut eating contest 6:00 p.m. Potato sack race 6:30 p.m. Scavenger hunt 7:00 p.m. Goody bags and departure Mystery Party Timeline 3-4 weeks out:
Send out pre-invitation (via e-mail to get a head-count) Purchase game Assign characters Plan food and décor 2 weeks out:
E-mail invitation (include costume suggestions and character bio) Buy and prep food Make necessary game materials 1 week out:
Clean Decorate Mail game synopsis and character list to guests Day before party:
Make food Decorate
Creepy colored cake pops
Recipe: ‘Witches Brooms’ are perfect for toddlers. Just fringe one end of Little Smokies with a knife, bake them in bbq sauce and then insert stick pretzels or toothpicks into the unsliced end to make the broomstick.
Day of party:
Set up party a few hours in advance and bring out appetizers 1 hour before guests arrive. Leave a few copies of the synopsis and character bio list out for guests to review. 4:00 p.m. Guests arrive and mingle. Round 1 Clues are handed out. Guests mingle and offer information to other guests. 5:00 p.m. Round 1 game is played (trivia quiz). 5:30 p.m. Round 2 clues are handed out. Dinner is served during this round if doing a sit down dinner. Guests reveal more information while mingling. 6:00 p.m. Round 2 game is played (charades). 6:30 p.m. Solution round is played. 7:00 p.m. Prizes and awards are handed out while dessert is enjoyed.
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