Kids

Having trouble getting your kids up for school this week? You might thank Daylight Saving Time. When we remove an hour from our days by springing ahead, it may take awhile for our bodies to catch up.

Here are some facts that will help you—and your family—better understand the history and the rationale behind our annual hour swap.

Take advantage of this series of art sessions designed especially for kids! On the next four "second Saturdays," from February through May, the Crossing Arts Alliance and Brainerd ISD 181 Community Education will offer two-hour art sessions for children and families.

All sessions will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the Franklin Arts Center Cafeteria, 1001 Kingwood St., Brainerd, Minnesota.

'Tis the season for families to spend quality time together. The holidays present a haven of vacation days, sumptuous meals, and gatherings of relatives that bring young and old together to renew and celebrate.

The holiday season is upon us and, as noted in the current Lake Country Journal Magazine (November/December 2009, p. 42), turkey is the favored choice for holiday meals.

So let's have some fun before gobbling up the gobbler—

Mission Statement: Mounted Eagles enhances the lives of program participants, volunteers, and the community by providing a safe and enjoyable environment where individuals with special needs benefit from therapeutic, developmental, and educational equine-assisted activities.

2009 has been christened the International Year of Astronomy, in part because it was four hundred years ago—in 1609—that Gallileo Galilei trained a small eight-power telescope on the Italian night sky and changed history. The earth-centered theory of the universe was gone forever.

American Independence Day, celebrated every year on the Fourth of July, is much more than parades and fireworks. To help children understand why we celebrate—and why it’s important—take a trip to the Internet.

Lake Country isn’t quite the land of the midnight sun—but it’s close! Have you ever noticed how the days get longer and longer in the summer, then start getting shorter and shorter through the fall and winter? Do you know why? The answer can be found at a variety of interesting websites.

What could be more fun than spending a Saturday surrounded by model trains? Browse through aisles filled with trains and displays, from the intricate to the fantastic—antique trains, toys, and hobby items.

It’s easier than you think to make a simple sundial—and the benefits are many. As described in the current March/April issue of Lake Country Journal Magazine (Front Porch: Outdoor Art, p. 14), sundials are quite unique and very useful.

And this family art project also incorporates:
History—the sundial is the oldest manmade timekeeping device.