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Learning To Be An Artist When I was a little girl, spending time with my Gram was very special to me. My Gram liked to bake and loved to tend to her flower garden. Usually I would day dream while Gram tended to her flowers, but she would call me over and show me things. She would point out the tiny insects waltzing around her blossoms. She would point out the smallest details on her plants. Although my Gram didn’t know it, she was training me to be an artist. She was teaching me to see the world around me. She would say that most grown-ups go through life without noticing little things. Learning to see the world is how we learn to draw.

Paying attention to details is very important for artists. Practicing drawing is important too! I used to draw a lot of cartoon characters when I was young. This practice helped me to notice shapes. Circles, triangles and ovals, as well as letter shapes. I learned that if I could create simple shapes and letters I could draw things.

Look at the step by step drawing of a cat.

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Practice it several times looking for shapes.

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Marvelous Lionfish

Sometimes called scorpion fish or dragon fish, this bizarre looking Try This! creature is originally from the IndoTry this fun game! Act like a lionsfish Pacific - the islands between Australia and protect yourself by stinging and Asia. There are other species predators. found throughout the world. Now, Have one player be the lionfish in they are commonly found in pets stores to be sold for salt water tanks. the center. Place an object between Lionfish are famous for their venomous spines. Unlike a poison which you must eat, venom is injected. When a predator attacks or they are trying to catch a meal, the lionfish will use their long spines.

Found in rocky reefs, they will live in water up to 150 feet deep! They hang out in caves and under ledges and will lay almost motionless.

A Lionfish for Me? Lionfish are very cool additions to a coral reef tank. Different species may be from 8 inches long up to 15 inches!

Most lionfish like to hide upside down in caves and rock work. After they are used to their tank, they will be more adventurous and say hi!

In a tank, lionfish will eat small shrimp...and even small fish. Once you are a good saltwater aquarist, a lionfish could be your next new friend.

Lionfish have what is called "disruptive coloration".

The stripes on their body help break up their shape, so from far away predators can not tell that they are a fish.

their feet. More classmates can be predators roaming around trying to get the object.

Staying over the object the lionfish must protect it from the predators by tagging them if they get too close.

If a predator captures the object, they become the lionfish.

They have teeth but they are very small. To catch prey, they will corner a fish or shrimp using their long spines. Then, the lionfish will make a lightning quick snap and swallow the prey whole!

These fish are very adaptable. Groups of lionfish have now been found off the east coast of the USA. Scientists think these fish originally came from people releasing their pet fish into the ocean!

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Enjoy The Benefits Of Martial Arts!

The benefits that come from practicing a martial art is that you have a healthier, fit body and mind. You gain agility, balance, coordination and reflexes. Those gains can translate into better performance in sports and in every day life. The true armor that martial arts gives to a student is the strength of self esteem.

Strong values make a stronger person. In martial arts, respect for others is emphasized plus you learn to avoid dangerous situations and feel confident in the ability to defend oneself if needed.

Let’s talk about self esteem. Self esteem is the way we feel and think about ourselves. Healthy self esteem can affect every-

thing we do in our lives.

It promotes a positive “yes I can” attitude. It also enables us with the tools to have the best chance at being a happy and successful adult.

An important part of self esteem is respect. In martial arts training, the student learns to have respect for the instructor and fellow students in the class.

The martial arts instructor communicates with you about what is expected and informs you of your progress in learning. The classroom is also a great environment to meet new friends with similar interests.

Discipline is an important ingredient when practicing martial arts. It takes discipline to consistently focus on improving skills, going to practice and concentrating on the work involved in growing. In addition, as you gain ranking in the martial arts studio, other students will look to you for guidance. You learn to feel confident in your abilities, communicate what you know to others and make new friends. As you move up in rank, you gain a different color belt that shows others how much effort you have put in. It is the philosophy of martial arts that both the body and the mind must be disciplined in order to overcome obstacles that hinder growth.

Another benefit that comes from this disciplined approach is the ability to concentrate on achieving a goal. This can carry on to other areas of your life, including school work. It can also be an important factor as you grow up and face new challenges in your lives.

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Blue Whales Blue whales are the largest animals ever known to live on this Earth. They live in all the world’s oceans occasionally swimming in small groups but usually alone or in pairs. Often, they spend summers feeding in polar waters and then make a lengthy migration towards the Equator was winter arrives. They can cruise the ocean at more than five miles an hour but when agitated, they can reach more than twenty miles per hour!

These warm blooded mammals are very large! They are up to 100 feet long and weigh upwards of 180 tons. Their tongues can weigh as much as an elephant and their hearts as much as an automobile.

Blue whales skin coloring looks blue underwater, but on the surface, their coloring is more a blue-gray. Their underbellies have a yellowish hue from the microorganisms that live in their skin. The blue whale has a broad, flat head and a long body that ends in wide, triangular flukes. The whale’s nostrils are called blowholes.

Most whales have two of them located on top of their head. They breathe voluntarily - humans breathe involuntarily. This means that whales choose when to breathe. They cannot breathe under water because they have lungs like we do. They surface the ocean every few minutes to blow out water and air through their blowhole and take in a breath of fresh air. Whales also have blubber or fat which

keeps them warm in colder water.

A Blue Whale’s diet is mainly composed of tiny shrimplike animals called krill. During certain times of a year, an adult can consume about 4 tons of krill per day. Blue whales are baleen whales.

This means they have fringed plates of fingernail-like material, called baleen, attached to their upper jaws. When they feed, they gulp a huge mouthful of water, expanding the pleated skin on their throat and belly to take it in. Then the whale’s tongue forces the water out through the thin, overlapping baleen plates. Thousands of krill are left behind and then swallowed. The water blows out their blowhole!

Blue whales are among the loudest animals on earth. They emit a series of pulses, groans and moans and it has been thought they can hear each other up to 1000 miles away!

When a baby calf is born, it weighs up to three tons and stretches to 25 feet long. It drinks nothing but mother’s milk and gains about 200 pounds every day during their first six months!

As well as being the largest, the blue whale is one of the Earth’s longest lived animals. The average lifespan is estimated at around 80 to 90 years old.

Between 10,000 and 25,000 blue whales are believed to swim the world’s oceans. Aggressive hunting in the past had drove them to the brink of extinction. Blue Whales are under protection with the 1966 International Whaling Commission. They are currently classified as endangered on the World Conservation Union Red List.

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You Don’t Have To Have A Cold To Get A Cold Sore!

What Is a Cold Sore? A cold sore is a small blister that is reddish or purple. They are usually located on the outer edge of the lip, on just one side of your mouth. Cold sores can appear one at a time or in little bunches.

They are sometimes filled with fluid. A cold sore usually crusts over and forms a scab before it goes away. The cold sore will last a week or two and they usually don't require any special treatment.

These sores are caused by a virus called herpes. Herpes is one of the most common viral infections in the world. The medical name for the specific virus that causes cold sores is herpes simplex. There are two types of herpes simplex infection. Herpes simplex virus one (called HSV-1 for short) is the type that most commonly causes the cold sores.

In fact, HSV-1 is so common that most Americans get infected with it even though they may never have any symptoms. People can catch HSV1 by kissing a person with a cold sore, sharing a drinking glass, eating

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utensils, the same wash cloth, napkin or lipstick to name a few. Keep those things in mind if you don’t want to get infected with a cold sore.

People infected with HSV-1 may get cold sores on occasion for the rest of their lives. After the cold sore dries up and goes away, the virus stays in the body waiting for another time to come out and cause more trouble! When a cold sore reappears, it is often in the same place as the previous one.

It can be hard to tell what might make them come back. Some kids get them from too much stress, a lot time in the sun, or getting sick.

Eating properly, getting enough rest and learning to deal with stress are important things for a kid to do, especially if it’s a kid who will get a cold sore! Sunscreen or sunblock lip balm before going outside in the sun may help also.

If you get a cold sore, most of them will go away on their own with out any special treatment from a doctor. If you do have one, try putting some wrapped ice on the sore. Maybe eating a popsicle can help?

If the cold sore is making a kid sick, then it’s off to the doctor. The doctor may have to prescribe a special medicine that fights the herpes simplex virus.

While waiting for this cold sore to dry up and go away, don’t pick at it. That will only get in the way of your body’s natural healing process.

Plus you don’t want it to spread on other parts of your body or to another person. Also, when you have a cold sore, it’s important to wash your hands regularly.

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We Measure Things Every Day! There are 12 inches in 1 foot. See if you can figure out these problems!

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Play The Cello!

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The cello is larger than the violin or the viola but smaller than the double bass. Like the other members of the violin family, the cello has four strings. It is played in an upright position, held by the knees of a seated musician, resting on a spike called the endpin. The player draws the bow horizontally across the strings, making them vibrate and producing sound.

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Cookin’ Fun Blarney Bars 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 2 large eggs 1 tablespoon milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup quick-cooking oats 3/4 cup toffee pieces 1/3 cup pecans, chopped - optional Blarney Bar Icing About 4 drops green food coloring 3/4 can (or 3/4 cup) vanilla frosting Heat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 9-inch square baking pan. In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and the brown sugar. Blend in the eggs, one at a time. Add the milk and vanilla extract, then blend the wet ingredients again.

Sift in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the quickcooking oats and fold in the toffee bits. Add the optional pecans, and blend the mixture well with a wooden spoon.

Spread the mixture in the prepared baking pan. Press the mixture firmly into the pan, making sure to form an even surface for your bars.

Bake for about 25 minutes, or until a wooden pick may be cleanly removed from the center of the bars. Cool in the baking pan on a wire rack.

While the bars are cooling, prepare the frosting by blending together the green food coloring and prepared vanilla frosting. Spread an even layer of the frosting over the bars, then cut in a diamond shape to serve.

Rules For The Kitchen!

Apple Scones

1. Always ask an adult if you can use the kitchen.

2. Have all the ingredients before you start.

3. Wash your hands before you touch food.

4. Wear an apron or towel to keep your clothes clean.

5. Always clean up when you are finished.

2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons butter 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 cup minced apples 1 egg, beaten 2/3 cup milk 2 tablespoons butter (for topping) 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (for topping)

Pre-heat the oven to 450 degrees. Grease an 8 x 12 inch baking pan. Sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Cut in the butter. Add the sugar and apples. Mix in the egg and milk to make a soft dough.

Knead until ingredients are well-mixed. Spread in prepared pan, and bake for 25 minutes. When done, cut into 2 inch squares. Split each square diagonally. Butter. Dust the tops thickly with granulated sugar.

Serve warm.

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IS YOUR CHILD FAILING ENOUGH? “Do one thing every day that scares you�

- Eleanor Roosevelt

You may think this is an odd question but: Is your child failing, struggling and experiencing hardship often enough?

You can have too much failure in a child’s life and this is not good. We see this sometimes for a few kids here who fail and struggle at everything. But what I want to write about is actually much more common. Often children do not experience enough failure especially at younger ages.

A child is like a tree. The tree needs both sunshine (successes/ positives) and rain (failure/negatives) to thrive. The right proportions of both and the tree will be tall, strong and ourish. But what happens when it gets too much sunshine and little water? What happens when it gets tons of rain and no sunshine? An over protected tree is weak. The slightest wind (or fears) blows it down. The smallest pests (or bullies) destroy it. So your child is really the same.

will be happy to take care of the big ones for you!) Things like boredom. Let them get bored because it is good for their development. Let them skin their knee. Don’t pick them up all the time. Let them solve their own problems. Except for bullying, let them ďŹ ght their own ďŹ ghts. Make them do chores and things they do not like often. Make them eat things they do not like often. Insist they do lots of small things they do not like. Make them stop an activity like video gaming when they do not want to. Make them wait. Teach them to do things well whether they like it or not. I learned a new quote which I love - “You don’t have to like what you are doing to love what you are doing!â€?

So if your child were a tree, how often do you pull out that “parenting umbrella� to protect them from both the sun and rain? Do you have that umbrella open too much or all the time? You might actually be doing more to hurt them than protect them. And if you have that umbrella out too much it just might bring up that “H� word . . . Helicopter Parents!

Put that umbrella away except in emergencies. They need it a lot less than you think. “Prepare the Child for the Road, not the Road for the Child.�

Why is failure good? It is the only way your child can develop the skills, attitudes and character traits vital for success and happiness in life. Courage, persistence, perseverance, tenacity, work ethic are only born through hardship and stress. None of these can be learned by watching or reading or talking about it. They deďŹ nitely cannot be learned with things which come too easy or too fast. These skills develop through the deep emotional experience of failure.

The best thing you can do as a parent is give them smaller doses of failure more often. (We

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