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Attractions in Minneapolis St Paul
Also check outUniverse in the Park which is a free program put on by the U of MN Astronomy Department Every FridaySaturday night they go to a different area ...
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- There are tons go great ideas listed below. Depending on when you are coming, the county fairs are starting soon. I think if you google MN fairs, you can find a list...
- Check out www.gocitykids.com. They have listings of what's going on in the area. You can just pop in your date range and find loads of free/cheap attractions. Enj...
- C., did you try googling attractions in St Paul?? sorry that is the best suggestion I have..and try this website for free stuff- like kids eat free nights. http://twi...
Social Connections
... would need to find a summer camp, or a youth organization that is involved with the same things that he is, be it cars, astronomy, music, or chemistry. ...
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- S., What is your son interested in? Since those with Asperger's Syndrome seem to be focused on the few things they really like and enjoy, it would seem that you wou...
- My daughter has ASp. There is a camp in Ingram Texas near Kerrville that is for aspy kids. It is called Charis Hills and has a website. There are trained in getting th...
- I'd find a parallel activity that involves something he's interested in. Parallel b/c, depending on the severity of Asperger's, sometimes kids are not pleasant or...
Getting My 7-Year-old Intereseted in Reading
what other subjects is he interested in (e.g., astronomy, history, sports, etc.) ? You could try steering him to the nonfiction section of the library and ...
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- I teach 2nd grade, and have some suggestions for books that may get him excited. Check out these fiction series: Bailey School Kids, Cam Jansen, Jigsaw Jones, and G...
- We are reading the Shredderman series right now and my son is loving it. He is the same age, loves to read chapter books. Honestly - I am liking it too. http://ww...
- Take him to Half Priced Books. =) They usually have a wonderful childrens section. Let him pick out ANY 2 books he wants. Tell him that when he is finished reading the...
Stocking Stuffers for Children
My step son is into astronomy so I got an astronomy mag. The girls I used teen mags. They loved them. We also get school supplies. Cool pens etc. ...
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- Hi P., my daughter is 9 years old and this year i am selling Avon and opted to stuff stockings with perfume, minature bubble bath, minature lotion, and chap sticks and...
- How about crayons for the little ones and pens or stickers for the older ones. I don't know if you do Chuck E Cheese, but you could even place some Chuck e Cheese tok...
- How about pencils and other art/school supplies? My kids love to draw and write (ages 3 and 8). Small games like card games and other small handheld ones (not Ninten...
Puerto Rico
My husband is into astronomy, so we went to the Arecibo Radio Telescope- it is an engineering marvel and the drive to get there is really beautiful. ...
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- We went there for our honeymoon. We loved the old forts in Old San Juan, the city itself was not for us. The Caribe Hilton was our big splurge hotel and it was fabulo...
- I highly suggest taking a trip to Vieques... it is a short 20 min flight off the island and it is so peaceful - beautiful ect... well worth a visit. We stayed for 4 d...
- El Yunque National rainforest is amazing!! I went there years ago. Luquillo beach. Make sure they visit Old/New san juan (the capital). I wanna go back now!
Looking for an "Outer Space" Field Trip for Girl Scouts
They have 30-minute programs for field trip groups, and astronomy is one of the topics. (not sure if they do those on weekends, but it's a cool museum for ...
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- Hi C., Good for you getting them focused on science and space! Cernan Space Center should do you fine! Mama S.
- It's not in Plainfield, but the planetarium is awesome. I took my 2nd grade class there last year and they had a blast!
- Hi C., There is a great little museum in Bourbonnais...it is beautiful! It's a little small, but worth the trip. All the Best!
2012 Prediction Has Me Worried
Oct 19, 2009 ... The Mayans were amazing astronomers and they did correctly identify the year 2012 as a year that a Great Celestial Conjunction will take place. ...
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- L., I'd suggest you ask yourself some questions that are bigger than this so-called prediction. There are loads of "end of the world" predictions everywhere, every day...
- There's a really nice video response to the 2012 myth on YouTube here: Part 1 -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUnINDZolDY Part 2 -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...
- what is the 2012 predeiction?
Help Creating a Model of the Solar System
If so, this seems like a good one: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/ astronomy/solarsy... Have fun! :). K. 1 mom found this helpful. Helpful? ...
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- T., Hi there. Like one of the other Moms said go to the Dollar tree or some please that have foam balls then get the paint and make the plants but to make it move...
- Go to Michael's in Bellevue they have the entire thing in a kit. I just saw it last week and if you snag an ad from the Sunday paper there is a 50% off coupon in ther...
- You can get foam balls at Dollar Tree, temper paint is better then latex spray paint. I'm drawing a blank on making it move, unless to can come up with something like ...
Your Baby Can Read
This is why a kindergartener can sound out a long word like 'astronomy' even though they never saw it before (my son did that). ...
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- We love it! Our daughter, a little over 2 had been doing it since last Christmas and still loves the program. She can read about 150 words now and it has really impr...
- Hey A., Glad you decided not to waste your money. The data does not support this kind of early learning for babies, in fact, even if your child learns to read earl...
- It depends on what you mean by "read". Yes, the program works in the sense that a baby/toddler can memorize some short words and therefore read short baby books and s...
Adhd
... reniforcement to match the personality of the child (ex. my water child uses astronomy to enhance his deep thinking but draw him out of his shell). ...
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- check out the following website: www.nativeremedies.com. i stumbled across it a while back in doing some research for options for my 17 year old stepson who has refu...
- Hi T., My son is 10 y/o and was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 5. He has the inattentive type. He's not very hyperactive. Anyways he did well in Kindergarten, b...
- Hi T., sorry to hear about your troubles. I know exactly how you feel, I've been there. It is a hard decision to make. I too struggled with medicating my child for his...
