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Technology for Children: Bringing Businesses and Children Together

...rade school. These young children live in your house, work on your iPad or computer, download games and music from iTunes, or play on their gaming devices. They are the "It" generation of consumers who are expected to rise up and push companies to create products that meet their needs. They're different from the older generation or the baby boomers. Young People drive and push content and product development. They are ten steps ahead of the twenty...

Teaching Students How to Use Social Media

...mselves look better on their college transcripts. Get Them Involved in the Community Reaching out and helping the community always looks good on college resumes. Students can form their own charity organizations or activities online. For instance, they can do something as simple as starting a “like” campaign on Facebook, where they can get sponsors to pledge money for every “like” received on a story, picture, or multimedia project, which can then...

The Fool-Proof Gingerbread House Recipe

...all ingredients are melted and smooth when stirred. 2. In a separate bowl, combine the flour and the salt. Add syrup mixture and stir until the dough comes away from the sides. The dough will be quite stiff, like playdough. 3. Remove the dough from the bowl and wrap in plastic. Let rest at least 30 minutes at room temperature. 4. Cut parchment paper to fit your baking sheets. (For gingerbread baking I traditionally turn my cookie sheets over and b...

The Luxury of Reading: Appreciate and Donate

...more books to the villages!” said @akonthego. “Not everyone has access to free books. It can foster creativity and imagination!” said @Lizinka2001. “All families should have access to literature. Find a local organization, school, or center and just donate,” said @GloriaMalone. “That book might be the only one that a child owns. For low-income families, books may be a luxury they can’t afford,” said @LatinMami. Donate your used books and help tho...

Halloween Craft: How to Make a “No Tricks, Just Treats” Jar

...utting vinyl or drawing Pumpkin faces onto your capsules. For the vinyl, I downloaded the dingbat: Punkinheads, which can be downloaded HERE. I measured how big I wanted my vinyl face and cut it using my Silhouette. 2. From there you will fill your capsules with goodies. For the Pumpkins: Cheez-Its, Mini GoldFish, Reeses Pieces, Candy Corn, etc. For Frankenstein: Mint M&Ms, Green Sixlets or M&Ms (found at the candy store), Pistachios, etc. For a G...

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