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know that for many June is time for gardening, planning vacations, pool parties, camps and day trips. But for many families it’s a month of preparing for one of your children (okay, young adult) with a transition from living at home to preparing to live away at college. You may be asking yourself, “Have I taught him enough?” or “Is she prepared to leave home?”

I felt the same way when my now, going to be a senior, son left for college. However, I knew he was prepared, because he had a great role model - his father. What was his father to him? Available! His father was there for him; encouraging him, challenging him, embracing him and loving him. His dad supported all his interests with great fervor and admiration. He coached, he spent long hours with him on the golf course, he taught him to understand reason in difficult situations. Especially, with all the decisions of college preparation! He allowed the challenging of ideas, wants and demands offered from our son, and guided him to resolution and finally a commitment.

Now that our son has matured and has his faith and a strong sense of reason to help him when faced with challenges, my husband is now setting a good foundation for our high-school daughter. He is available, supportive, encouraging, and understands that a father has the opportunity to demonstrate to his daughter how a godly man treats a woman, setting the standard for her future relationships with men. He may spoil her a bit, just to set the bar high for future boyfriends.

Ultimately, a young woman’s relationship with her father has a significant impact on her view of men, her view of God and her view of herself.

But I can assure you that “A mother’s love is endless and our work is never done!”

A big thank you to my husband, for being a great role-model for his son and daughter. The best thing a father can do for their children is to show love and commitment to their mothers.

Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. ­— Ephesians 6:4

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TAKE ME TO CHURCH According to a report from Gallup, people who go to church (or mosque or synagogue) regularly are happier than those who don’t. Interestingly, it’s not just the worshipping that makes them happy; it’s the socializing with their fellow congregants. Apparently, close church friendships are more satisfying than friendships elsewhere. Sharing a bond over meaningful beliefs helps boost well-being. See you on Sunday!

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Men are typically meat-eaters and believe that more protein equals more muscle mass. However, that’s not the case unless exercise is involved. Hey, it’s not the steak that’s unhealthy; it’s the portion size and skipping the whole grains and vegetables. In addition, excessive meat eating is linked to heart disease and colorectal cancer in men.

Salmon with a side of spinach and couscous anyone? Say yes, at least 2 times per week.

Eye to Eye Eye contact is important for bonding with children. It also stimulates brain development. Unfortunately, children aren’t getting much eye contact these days because they and their parents may spend too much time locked onto screens. Face to face interaction, as well as touch and observing body language, help children learn to regulate emotion and develop a sense of self.

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BY SARA MARCHESSAULT

6 Ideas to Retain More This Summer

Are you worried about what your kids will lose over the summer?

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hey just spent nine to ten months strengthening reading skills, writing longer sentences, and practicing math that gets steadily more complex. And now that school is out, they have an 8-12 week break in the regular application of those skills.

What can you do over the summer to make sure they retain as much as possible? Well, here are 6 project ideas to keep their skills fresh and ready for the next school year.

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Write and publish an original story. From a young age, we introduce children to the magic of reading.

Many of them fall in love with stories and start making their own books. These handmade books might start with stapling together pictures and progress to writing, editing, and typing. To take this even further, learn to self-publish an original book using an on-demand print service.

The process of writing and editing an original story and learning how to self-publish takes time. It’s a great way to emphasize skills learned in school, and to practice

completing a large project with lots of steps.

Take a kid planned trip.

Ready to put some of those geography and math skills to work?

Invite your child to plan a trip for the family to enjoy.

Planning a trip can include exploring with a map, choosing a location, deciding on a budget, determining the best way to travel, and tracking expenses on the trip. Along the way other skills can be used too. You can use travel guides to decide what to do on your trip. Your kids can

keep a journal of their experiences. They could even experiment with video on this trip. At the end of your trip, go over the miles traveled and review with your kids how well your family stuck to the budget.

Become an expert. Is your kid interested in bugs? Bears? Beans?

What would they love to get their hands into?

Is it time to send away for a science kit to dissect your own frogs? Or is it perhaps an opportune season to put your kid in charge of planning and executing a garden? Have you got one obsessed with flight who would love to learn more about how a plane gets off the ground and into the air?

To learn about anything, you can explore online, or visit your local library. Invite your child to learn about something new, to take notes on that something, and to create a display or report to share it. This might be the perfect time to learn a new software program, such as PowerPoint or Keynotes or Prezi. How can they share what they’ve learned?

Engage in a service project. This usually requires going outside of your general everyday routine. It can be as simple as helping the elderly woman across the street by weeding and maintaining her flower beds, or as in depth as signing up for needed projects with local Non-Profit Organizations for the summer.

How would your child like to give back? Clean up trash in the park? Work with younger kids who need help learning to read? Service is a wonderful way to give back, as well as to practice the application of skills used in school.

Publish a blog or vlog (video based blog).

Maintaining a blog or vlog is a great way of practicing the skills

needed for clearly communicating ideas. Blogs or vlogs can be topic based, where the publisher posts articles or videos on one specific topic, or they can be a public journal that shares the everyday adventures or observations of the creator’s life. Many are some of each. There are free sites that will help a young person start an original blog or vlog. Simply search for “free blog sites” to see several choices. By maintaining a blog or vlog, kids can practice writing, editing, and honing their message. With video this would also include speaking and using video recording equipment. This requires communication and technical skills, both of which are great to practice over the summer.

You can even bring math into play by studying the analytics of a blog.

Make something to sell. Do you have a budding entrepreneur in your midst?

If so, consider what they can make to sell. I know an 11-year old girl who makes stuffed animals and sells them through a local retailer. She is learning about quality, buying supplies to make her product, charging enough to cover her cost and labor, and tracking her profits. What does your child make, or would they like to make, that they could make well enough to sell? This can be a practice in creativity that grows into real-life application of math skills.

What other ideas can you think of for a summer project? When you’re choosing a project for the summer, make sure to let your kids take ownership – and keep it fun! The more fun it is, the more likely they will stick to it, and the more they’ll get out of the experience. By the time fall rolls around, they’ll be ready to jump into a new school year. SP

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nless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard of “13 Reasons Why.” Every third article on Facebook feed is about the Netflix show. (Or maybe that’s just because of the content of my feed and the fact that I follow outstanding news outlets like Pop Sugar and Teen Vogue. That second one is actually surprisingly meaty.)

“13 Reasons Why” is a series based on a 2010 YA novel by the same name. It tells the story of Hannah Baker, a high school student who ends her life by suicide after making a series of audio tapes for the people who hurt her along the way. The tapes are for thirteen people, hence the title.

Some committed small acts against her that snowballed into something big. Others were the kind of trauma that changes a person forever.

The Internet is freaking out. Experts are asking for Netflix to remove the show. My Facebook friends are sharing post after post about the dangers of letting your children watch. However, most of the parents I see freaking out haven’t watched the show themselves.

I have a different perspective. I think all parents, teachers and other professionals working with kids and teens should hit play and binge watch it right now. Get some tissues, a soft blankie and some Ben & Jerry’s ready and dive in.

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WHY ADULTS NEED TO WATCH “13 REASONS WHY” . . .

Your kids are going to watch it. Sure, maybe you forbid them from checking it out. Do you really think that’s going to stop them? They have access to Netflix away from you. They have access to the book.

Their friends are watching it, so they’re hearing about it if nothing else. You can’t keep them from it, so watch it yourself so you know what it’s all about.

These things are happening in your kid’s school. Binge drinking, weed, bullying, sex, sexual assault, cutting, mental health issues, physical violence. These things and more are happening in high schools all over the country. Don’t put your head in the sand. This isn’t just TV drama. It’s real and you need to know about it.

Important issues are discussed. Kids need to know the warning signs of someone in crisis and what to do about it. They need to know these things happen, but help is available.

Teenagers deal with heavy things…and they often don’t have the tools to cope.

Your kids are either dealing with some really big things or know friends who are.

“13 Reasons Why” shows how quickly things can go so very badly for a person.

Many teens don’t have the coping skills

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to deal with what happens to the fictional characters in the show on their own, let alone problems that occur in their own life or with their actual friends. Use it as a starting point to access where they are and help them build the skills needed to deal with hard stuff.

Your kids are going through some serious issues. Use this show to check in. Ask which character they relate to the most.

Ask them if they know anyone like Hannah, Alex, Tony, Clay, etc. Ask what they would do in similar situations. Tell them stories of hard times you went through as a teen.

Use it as a way to connect.

Kids can’t process this on their own. “13 Reasons Why” will make you uncomfortable. It will make you sad. It might even make you physically sick to your stomach.

There are brutally graphic rape scenes.

The suicide scene we all know coming is so much worse than you expect. You will be triggered, but you need to watch all of this so you can help your kids process it.

“13 Reasons Why” is hard to watch, but do it anyway. Then discuss it with the young people in your life. This show opens the doors to incredibly important conversations. Use it as a tool. It could be just the in you need to make a real difference in the life of a kid you care about.. SP

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1 | THURSDAY First Thursday Late Night: Physics

5-9pm. This is the Summer of Science where you can conduct fun, exciting and gravity-defying physics experiments.

Perot Museum of Nature and Science, 2201 N. Field St., Dallas 214-428-5555 www. perotmuseum.org

2 | FRIDAY Family Fun Fridays

10am-2pm. Petting zoo, face painting, music and more. Free with paid admission. Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road, Dallas 214-515-6615 www. dallasarboretum.org

Fair Park “Sparks”

4pm. Free family event includes a fireworks show, fountain show, roving entertainers, live music, artists gallery and a children’s area with face painting and more! Fair Park, 1300 Robert B. Cullum Blvd., Dallas 214-426-3400 www. fairpark.org

Movies At The Park: Free Movies Every Friday in June 8:30pm. Grab a spot on the lawn or relax and dine on one of the numerous patios overlooking the big screen.

Weather permitting. 8020 Park Lane, Dallas 214-365-0222 www.shopsatparklane.com

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12-5pm. Come aboard the Birdwell Island ferry, complete with seagull sounds and clanking ship bells. Fort Worth Museum of Science & History, 1600 Gendy Street, Fort Worth 817-255-9300 www.fortworthmuseum.org

Open House at Eldorado Montessori

10am-2pm. 11600 Teel Pkwy, Frisco 972-334-9444 www. eldoradomontessori.com. See ad in this issue.

Kids Obstacle Challenge

8:30am-2pm. Ages 5-16. Fun and challenging obstacles and lots of mud! MX Park, 4840 Shelby Rd, Fort Worth amelia@ kidsobstaclechallenge.com www.kidsobstaclechallenge. com/dallas

Summer Reading Kick-Off

10am. All ages. Each library has events scheduled. Check your local library for times and details. www.planolibrary.org

The Professor Brainius Show 2pm. Join us for a fantastic show! NorthPark Center, 8687 N Central Expswy, Dallas 940343-5155 www.teamfamily.com

Safari Nights Concert: Trout Fishing 5-9pm. Family friendly eclectic folk music. Dallas Zoo, 650 S. RL Thornton Freeway, Dallas www.dallaszoo.com

Adventures with Clifford The Big Red Dog™

5 | MONDAY Critterman: Extra Furry

3pm. All ages. Meet amazing animals from around the world in an Extra Furry adventure (no snakes). Parr Library, 6200 Windhaven Parkway, Plano 972769-4300 www.planolibrary.org

Summer Sounds Concert Series: Jolie Holliday & Sonny Burgess

7pm. All ages. Spend the evening with family and friends over a picnic dinner enjoying live music. Joe Farmer Recreation Center, 1201 E. Bethany, Allen www.cityofallen.org

Magical Balloon Show

7pm. All ages. Wild and wacky mix of side splitting comedy, mind boggling magic, and the most amazing balloon twisting you have ever seen. Davis

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Library, 7501-B Independence Parkway, Plano 972-208-8000 www.planolibrary.org

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6 | TUESDAY

10am-5pm. Not just GI Joe, no matter what your taste in action figures you’ll be able to find it at the show! Grapevine Convention Center, 1209 South Main Street, Grapevine www. dfwjoeshow.com

Tuesday Family Movies

2:30pm. Ages 5 & up. Allen Public Library - Civic Auditorium, 300 N. Allen Drive, Allen www.cityofallen.org

7 | WEDNESDAY Magician Todd McKinney

2:30pm. Ages 5 & up. Tricks, illusions, and sleight of hand and more! Could get free tickets if you come 30 mins early. Allen Public Library-Civic Auditorium, 300 N. Allen Drive, Allen www.cityofallen.org

LittleBits Design Challenge

3-4pm. All ages. Free tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis. Haggard Library, 2501 Coit Road, Plano 972-769-4250 www.planolibrary.org

8 | THURSDAY A-Kon 28

10am-5pm. All ages. The longest continually running anime convention in North America.

Project: A-Kon, 1201 Houston St., Fort Worth www.a-kon.com

Cool Thursdays Concert Series: Chicago Rewired

7:30-9:30pm. Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, 8525 Garland Road, Dallas 214-5156815 www.dallasarboretum.org

9 | FRIDAY Wylie Summer Reading Club Kick-off Party

9am. All ages. Bounce house, inflatable slide, live music and more. Between Smith Library and Wylie Recreation Center, 300 Country Club Rd, Wylie 972516-6016 www.wylietexas.gov

Family Fun Fridays

10am-2pm. All ages. Petting zoo, face painting, music and more. Free with paid admission. Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road, Dallas 214-515-6615 www.dallasarboretum.org

DFW G.I. Joe and Action Figure Show

Family Cultural FestivalÂ

10am. All ages. Have fun playing games, etc. Allen Public Library, 300 N. Allen Drive, Allen www.cityofallen.org

11 | SUNDAY Survivor Speaker Series

12:30pm. Hear testimonies of Holocaust survivors. Series continues June 21 and June 25. Free. Admission fees for Museum exhibits apply. Dallas Holocaust Museum, 211 N. Record St, Dallas 469-399-5201 DallasHolocaustMuseum.org.

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Dallas Farmers Market Open Daily!

10am-8pm. Food hall and artisanal vendor market.

Dallas Farmers Market, 920 S. Harwood, Dallas, Texas, www. dallasfarmersmarket.org

12 | MONDAY 2017 Summer Chess Camp at UT Dallas

Join beginner, intermediate or advanced chess classes for ages 7-14. Morning (9am-noon) and afternoon (1-4pm) plus extended playing classes available. Other camps Jun 19-23, Jul 10-14 & Jul 17-21. Register at www.utdallas.edu/chess. See ad in this issue.

Summer Sounds Concert Series

7pm. Spend the evening with family and friends over a picnic dinner at the Joe Farmer Recreation Center Amphitheatre, enjoying live music. Joe Farmer Recreation Center, 1201 E. Bethany, Allen www. cityofallen.org

Adoption Information Open House 6pm. Interested in building your family through adopting from foster care? Attend this

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timeout open house. Hope Cottage, 609 Texas Street 214-526-8721 www.hopecottage.org

13 | TUESDAY Tuesday Family Movies

2:30pm. Ages 5 & up. Tickets handed out on a first come, first served. Allen Public Library - Civic Auditorium, 300 N. Allen Drive, Allen www.cityofallen.org

14 | WEDNESDAY Snake Encounter

2:30pm. Ages 5 & up. Comedy, magic, and live snakes from around the world with Daryl Sprout, noted Herpetological Humorist. Tickets handed out on a first come, first served basis. Allen Public Library, 300 N. Allen Drive, Allen www. cityofallen.org

Slime Lab

3pm. Grades 4-8. Let’s make some polymers! Test out ingredients to make different kinds of slime. Free tickets available on a first-come, first-served.

Schimelpfenig Library, 5024 Custer Road, Plano 972-7694200 www.planolibrary.org

Open Riding at The Superdrome in Frisco Texas @ The Superdrome

8am-5pm. Come out to ride your bike in the Superdome!

The Superdome, 9700 Wade Blvd., Frisco www.superdome.com

15 | THURSDAY Captain Underpants: Be Your Own Superhero!

3pm. All ages. Celebrate the opening of the Captain Underpants movie with crafts, games and more! Haggard Library, 2501 Coit Road, Plano 972769-4300 www.planolibrary.org

Crash Course in Comics

3pm. Grades 4-8. Learn the basics to create your own handmade mini-comic. Harrington Library, 1501 18th Street, Plano 972-941-7175 www. planolibrary.org

16 | FRIDAY Family Fun Fridays

10am-2pm. Petting zoo, face painting, music and more. Free

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with paid admission. Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road, Dallas 214-515-6615 www. dallasarboretum.org

Celebrate Eric Carle

10:30am. Ages 3-5 yrs. with an adult. Explore fun art activities inspired by Eric Carle. Allen Public Library - Children’s Program Room, 300 N. Allen Drive, Allen www.cityofallen.org

Late Nights at the DMA

6pm-midnight. Each Late Night offers hundreds of experiences for visitors of all ages. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 North Harwood, Dallas 214-922-1200 www.dma.org

17 | SATURDAY Natural HealthFest Plano 2017 8am. HealthFest will get your health back on track without resorting to fad diets, pills and surgeries. Richardson Civic Center, 411 W. Arapaho Rd., Richardson www.everfest.com

2017 Strike Out Child Abuse - Bowling for Jonathan’s Place 1-3pm. This fun-filled tournament benefits children of North Texas at Jonathan’s Place.

Plano Super Bowl, 2521 K Ave, Plano 972-881-0242 www. jpkids.org

Safari Nights Concert: Ice House

5-9pm. Dynamic, high energy, party hits. Dallas Zoo, 650 S. RL Thornton Freeway, Dallas www.dallaszoo.com

18 | SUNDAY Happy Father’s Day! Café on the Green at the Dallas Arboretum

11am-4pm. Enjoy BBQ paired with local beers and your special guy at Café on the Green and challenge your family to a trivia contest about BBQ and Father’s Day. Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road, Dallas 214-515-6615 www.dallasarboretum.org

Father’s Day at the Nat

1pm. Dads receive free admission with purchase of a child’s admission on Father’s Day. Don Rodenbaugh Natatorium, 110 E. Rivercrest, Allen 214-5094770 www.cityofallen.org

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timeout 19 | MONDAY Art Mystery Game

3-4pm. Grades 4-8. Help the Haggard “Museum of Art” get back into order by solving the mystery of the mixed-up paintings. Free tickets on a first-come, first-served. Haggard Library, 2501 Coit Road, Plano 972-769-4250 www. planolibrary.org

20 | TUESDAY Children’s Day at the Theater: Jack and the Beanstalk 2:30pm. Free. All ages.

Free performance of the classic story of Jack and the Beanstalk, brought to life by Geppetto’s Theater and a colorful cast of marionettes.

Irving Arts Center, 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving 972252-2787 www.irvingartscenter.com

Tuesday Family Movies

2:30pm. Ages 5 & up. Tickets handed out on a first come, first served basis. Allen Public Library - Civic Auditorium, 300 N. Allen Drive, www.cityofallen.org

21 | WEDNESDAY Slick Juggler

2:30pm. Ages 5 & up. Juggling, magic, unicycling, and more!

Tickets handed out on a first come, first served. Allen Public Library-Civic Auditorium, 300 N. Allen Drive, Allen www. cityofallen.org

Cool Thursdays Concert Series: The Limelight Band

7:30-9:30pm. Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, 8525 Garland Road, Dallas 214-5156815 www.dallasarboretum.org

23 | FRIDAY Holistic Festival of Life & Wellness

10am-8pm. Meet specialists licensed in western medicine whose focus is geared toward holistic living. Plano Centre, 2000 E Spring Creek Parkway, Plano 972-941-5840 www. holisticfestivaloflife.com

Movies At The Park: Free Movies Every Friday in June 8:30pm. Grab a spot on the lawn or relax and dine on one of the numerous patios overlooking the big screen.

Weather permitting. 8020 Park Lane, Dallas 214-365-0222 www.shopsatparklane.com

24 | SATURDAY African Music Fest

9am-5pm. Lively performances provide an entertaining backdrop while viewing the artwork of ZimSculpt. Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road, Dallas 214-515-6615 www.dallasarboretum.org

Safari Nights Concert: Rebirth Brass Band

5-9pm. New Orleans brass and jazz. Dallas Zoo, 650 S. RL Thornton Freeway, Dallas www. dallaszoo.com

The Science of Sound

3pm. All ages. Create recycled instruments while discovering the science behind the music. Free tickets available first-come, first-served.

Harrington Library, 1501 18th Street, Plano 972-941-7175 www.planolibrary.org

22 | THURSDAY 2017 Market Street Allen USA Celebration

4pm. The largest and most spectacular community event to say the least! Celebration Park, 701 Angel Parkway, Allen 214-509-4700 www. cityofallen.org

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25 | SUNDAY African Music Fest

9am-5pm. Lively performances provide an entertaining backdrop while viewing the artwork of ZimSculpt. Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Rd, Dallas 214-5156615 www.dallasarboretum.org

26 | MONDAY The Professor Brainius Show 3pm. Have fun with Professor Brainius. University Park Public Library, 8383 Preston Center Plaza, University Park 940-3435155 www.teamfamily.com

27 | TUESDAY Children’s Park at Klyde Warren Park

8am-8pm. Stop by for fun. Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rogers Freeway 214-716-4500 www.klydewarrenpark.org

Fort Worth Cattle Drive

11:30am & 4pm. All ages. The world’s only daily cattle drive clip-clops its way over the brick-paved streets of the Stockyards. Exchange Building, 121 E Exchange Ave, Fort Worth

28 | WEDNESDAY Daily Butterfly Release

12pm. Join us Daily at Noon as we let newly-emerged butterflies out into the butterfly conservatory. Texas Discovery Gardens - Fair Park, 3601 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Dallas 214-428-74766 www. texasdiscoverygardens.org

Movies Movies Movies: Finding Dory

ADVENTURE KIDS PLAYCARE ........................................ 17 972-668-5990 Frisco 972-612-5400 Plano adventurekidsplaycare.com BREITLING YOUTH THEATER........................................... 16 972-658-3915 actingforchildren.org CHILDREN’S TREEHOUSE BUCKINGHAM............................... 16 972-530-8436 treehouse4kids.net J CAMPS............................................ 15 jccdallas.org/camps MINDAMUSIC SCHOOL............11 214-501-9501 mindamusic.com SMU SUMMER YOUTH............. 17 972-473-3412 smu.edu/summeryouth THE GUTHRIE SCHOOL.......2, 9 972-596-6929 guthrieschool.com UTD CHESS CAMP......................18 972-883-4899 utdallas.edu/chess

2pm. All ages. Don’t forget blankets and a snack! Parr Library, 6200 Windhaven Parkway, Plano 972-769-4300 www.planolibrary.org

29 | THURSDAY Cool Thursdays Concert Series: Fleetwood Max NEW 7:30-9:30pm. Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, 8525 Garland Road, Dallas 214-5156815 www.dallasarboretum.org

Visit Texas Sculpture Garden

9am-5pm. Open to the public, this collection celebrates the work of many prominent Texas artists. Texas Sculpture Garden, 6801 Gaylord Parkway, Frisco www.texassculpturegarden.org

30 | FRIDAY Family Fun Fridays

10am-2pm. Petting zoo, face painting, music and more. Free with paid admission. Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road, Dallas 214-515-6615 www. dallasarboretum.org Please note: Although we strive to bring you the most current information available regarding event dates & times, confirming with the event venue before going is a good idea.

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diy bags for dad GOTTA

LOVE ‘EM

These goodie bags are so easy to make and can be filled with treats, notes, or any kind of fun surprise for Daddy!

Supplies:

One evening our entire family was sitting around the table eating a celebratory dinner for our son’s graduation, when our young daughter looked thoughtful and asked, “Daddy, you’re the boss, aren’t you?”

Her Daddy smiled, pleased, and said yes.

The little girl continued, “But that’s because Mommy put you in charge, right?”

- Brown paper lunch sacks - Scrapbook paper - Scissors - Glue - Tape

Here’s what you do: 1. Using scrapbook paper, cut out a tie shape, and glue it onto your bag.

2. Before doing the next step, fill your bag with the goodies of your choice.

3. Simply cut 2 slits at the top of the bag that you fold over to look like the collar of a shirt. Secure them down with clear tape so that the bag can be opened by simply taking the tape off.

— Amanda, age 4 years

www.littlefamilyfun.com

You kidding me?

How is the baby bird like its dad?

He’s a chirp off the old block.

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What kind of exercise do lazy people do?

Diddly-Squats

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dad’s diet Dads, you are important to your family, so take care of yourself by eating healthy and staying active.

These two things can help fight disease and keep you looking young!

Turkey Breast: 3 oz servings, 3 times per week. With this lean meat you’ll get protein and important B vitamins.

Real Men Eat Quinoa: 2-3

servings per week. “Keenwha” is a good protein source and packed with heart healthy unsaturated fats, fiber and B Vitamins.

Black Beans are Best: High in fiber, good carbs, and packed with protein.

The Perfect Protein: Eggs contain all the essential amino acids your body needs. Along with protein, you will also get healthy fats and other nutrients like vitamin D, riboflavin, and vitamin B12. Eat the Yolk too. It’s okay!

Beef: Yes, it’s a powerhouse of muscle building amino acids and it aids with circulatory

health with the help of iron and zinc. 3-6 ounces per serving and choose leaner meats like top sirloin, eye round roast, and top round.

What is waist circumference? It’s the measure of the distance around the abdomen. A high waist circumference is associated with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and heart disease. “At risk when: Men with waist circumference of more than 40 inches; Women with waist circumference of more than 35 inches” www.hhs.gov

Edamame: Soybeans, another perfect food, because they have protein, fiber, and antioxidants, vitamins and minerals.

1/2 cup = 8 grams protein.

Go Nuts. Best nuts for men are

Brazil Nuts, 2 per day. Packed with selenium, a mineral that may protect against prostate cancer and other diseases. Pecans are good for men’s health too; loaded with beta-sitosterol, a plant steroid that may help relieve symptoms of enlarged prostate. 1/2 ounce serving (8-10). And although nuts are a healthy choice by themselves, that can change when paired with sugary or salty toppings or mixes.

Detox Detoxing is something our bodies do naturally. Eat naturally fermented foods such as kefir, yogurt, kimchi and sauerkraut — or take a high-quality probiotic — to help the body manage toxins from microbes that live in the gut.

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tip Weight-training exercises will build strength and extensibility (stretched) in your muscles and connective tissues all at once.