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Effort: Some sewing Materials: Blue-gray sweatshirt or jacket with hood Blue-gray sweatpants Blue dye Blue-gray felt Black fur Velcro Glue gun and glue sticks Pink ribbon Needle and thread Scissors Pink felt (optional) Button (optional) Instructions: If you can’t find a blue-gray sweatshirt, you can dye the sweatpants and shirt to make them the same grayish-blue as Eeyore. Sew a small square of Velcro to the seat of the pants (this is where the tail will go)....

Take Bellevue School District in Bellevue, Washington, for example. Administrators have always been quick to address their schools’ staffing needs. When needs arise—say extra hands in classrooms, or more bus drivers—they are filled as soon as possible. But this year officials noticed a trend of more employee absences, and fewer people to fill the spots. They have monitored staffing needs daily since September, and employee absences continued to rise, with the number of missing personnel approaching 20%....

Rules for Teen Cell Phone Usage Without clear guidelines, many teens struggle to handle the responsibility of owning a smartphone. So it’s important to establish rules that will help your teen make healthy choices. No Cell Phone Use Before School Most teens don’t have much time to spare before school, and texting or surfing social media can waste a lot of precious minutes. So start the day off right by saying, “No phones in the morning....

SWAPs are small tokens of friendship that girls exchange with other Girl Scouts they meet. They come in handy when you meet a lot of different troops during events like World Thinking Day, summer camps, and when you travel with your girls. These little goodies don’t have to be complicated or expensive. Instead, they should be hand-made and have a connection to your girls and your troop. They don’t have to look perfect, but they should have personality....

Licensing and Accreditation State governments control the provision of day care, whether by centers or family day care, by enacting regulations that providers are required to follow. Subjects of regulation may include the following: the number of children per staff that may be present; the manner in which children are transported to and from the child�care facility; allowable methods of discipline; the care of a child who becomes ill; how diaper changes are handled; how areas of the facility are sanitized; the training required of facility staff and director; how field trips may be taken; whether and how long children must engage in nap or quiet time; and, what information about each child must be recorded....

When you imagine an Evan he (or she) might be sporty, creative, clever, funny, a friend to many. Perhaps you imagine someone ‘Godly,’ like Evan Almighty. The name Evan is not only classic but it’s quite versatile. How Popular is the Name Evan? The name Evan has been widely used in Wales since the 19th century. As a boy’s name, Evan has been a consistent choice, growing in popularity over the years and placing in the top 100 in 1983 (when it sat at 93rd place)....

What kind of poems appeal to kids? Writer and teacher Matt Sharpe says students of all ages like this exercise. Give it a try with your kids! Think of anyone you know who is older than your parents. Close your eyes, and picture this person. Picture their hair, their skin. Do they have facial hair? Glasses? Makeup? What kind of skirt are they wearing? Shirt? Shoes? Does this person smell like anything?...

Regardless of how strongly you hold your political beliefs and opinions, they may not match the thinking of those closest to you. Here are some ways to handle tough conversations without letting them damage your relationships. How to Talk Politics With Family If you choose to talk politics, these strategies will improve your chances of a civil and constructive conversation. Open Your Mind While political opinions can be strong and lead to emotional exchanges, it’s important to realize that the person you’re speaking to has good reasons for their beliefs too....

After-Pains and the Shrinking Uterus While many expectant parents have not heard of after-pains, most childbirth classes discuss them. After-pains are contractions that occur after labor and delivery. These contractions signal the process of involution, the process of your uterus shrinking back down to its pre-pregnancy size and shape. Your uterus spent the last nine months growing to nearly 25 times its original size. Note that you may continue to look pregnant after giving birth, up until your uterus returns to its normal size....

When you learn to coach your child through a problem, instead of solving it for them or ignoring it, you are empowering him to become independent. You are giving him the ability to smooth out life’s bumps in the road, and thereby be able to travel farther down it. You are showing him a key tool to success. Identify the Problem There are several steps to identifying a problem; the first is to recognize that there is a problem....

Effort: Quick and easy – no sewing required Materials: Dress-up sequined leotard Four-foot boa Sweatpants or skirt Dress-up “flapper” hat with feathers and sequins Onesie or long-sleeved shirt Black patent leather shoes Several small safety pins Scissors Instructions: Cut the boa in half. Have your child put on the leotard, and pants or skirt. Take half of the boa and cut it so it fits around the cuffs of the shirt and the bottom of the pants or skirt....

Praise and Other Incentives for Good Grades The best good grades rewards show how proud you are of your kids. Your praise may be an excited, “Congratulations,” a high five or a hug and kissfest. Praise can also come in the form of putting the report card on the refrigerator where everyone can see it. Or maybe you prefer to show your praise with a free printable certificate. Take a picture of them with their report card and frame it....

20 to 30 minutes Materials Several small funnelsPlastic bottlesWater Directions Set out an array of small funnels, cups, and plastic bottles and work together to transfer the water from one bottle to another. Extensions Pretend you are both making chocolate milk, medicine for a sick doll, or bottles of soda.Add plastic tubing that will fit around the point of the funnel and carry the water directly into the container.Have a pretend tea party together....

If you have the name of a cemetery, check for a Web presence. Cemetery websites range from the minimal to the expansive. Some have a history not only of the cemetery, but of the entire area. Others are lavishly illustrated with drawings and photographs. The site for Cypress Lawn Cemetery in Colma, California, www.cypresslawn.com has brief biographies of the notables buried there, a veritable who’s who of early San Francisco and northern California....

Deeds have almost always been indexed. Land was important. A way to keep track of who owned it was essential. A deed was signed by the seller, who gave it to the buyer as proof of the sale. The buyer usually then took it to the courthouse. The seller or the witnesses came in to court to verify that the grantor signed it. This created a notation in the court minutes (a book recording a day-by-day account of what happened in court) that it was acknowledged, and the court ordered the transfer of property to be recorded....