H-E-Buddy Summer Reading Club

Here's another book reading club to help encourage your children to continue reading throughout the summer. It's called the H-E-Buddy Reading Club and your child will receive some cool prizes just for reading ten books.

Participation is easy:

"Read 10 books. Parents are allowed to read to their children if they are
too young to read.

List each book you read. Have your parents initial by the books on the H-E-Buddy Reading Club form.

Send your completed form to H-E-Buddy's Summer Reading Club."

When your child finishes, they will receive an H-E-Buddy Reading Club certificate, t-shirt and a 20 point sticker.

To learn more about the Reading Club and print out the form visit the H-E-Buddy Summer Reading Club

You must have your form postmarked by August 6, 2008.

After you have finished downloading and printing out your H-E-Buddy Summer Reading Club form make sure you visit the H-E-Buddy website.

There you will find other clubs for your children:

The Healthy Buddy Kids Club
H-E-Buddy Birthday Club
Max (Pet) Birthday Club

You can also find coloring pages, word search, fun online games and some quick, easy and healthy recipes for the kids. I tried the "Frozen Yogonanas" and my kids loved them. Next will be the "Chex Vanilla Chunks"!

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Barnes and Noble Summer Book Club

The Barnes and Noble Summer Book Club is a fun and easy way for your children to earn free books. Your children can read any eight books, write about their favorite part of each book in the tear page (print out tear page on Barnes and Noble website), bring completed page to a Barnes & Noble bookstore between May 29th and September 2nd, 2008. Your child will then get to pick a free book from a list of titles.

Information from Barnes & Noble: "Fostering a love of reading and its rewards, the Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program is popular with students in the first through sixth grades and educators throughout America.

Participation is fun and easy way for kids to earn free books. They simply read any eight books — library books, books borrowed from friends or books bought at Barnes & Noble — write about their favorite part, and bring a completed tear page to a Barnes & Noble bookstore. Children then choose their free book from a list of paperback titles.

In the summer of 2007, Barnes & Noble gave away more books than ever before, 10% more than those given away in the summer of 2006. The theme of the 2008 Summer Reading program is based on books by the popular children’s author, Andrew Clements."

I don't know how many free books your children are entitled to, last year it was two. I will post when I find out. If anyone has any further knowledge of this program, please share with us.

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Teen Chat Decoder

Parents here's a little help in understanding your kids online chat.

Information from Teen Chat Decoder: "Understanding your kids online chat gets harder everyday, and the acronym and abbreviations that they use in their instant and chat messages don't make it any easier for parents.

By using the Teen Chat Decoder online acronym database, parents can "stay current" with the lingo and chat abbreviations that their kids use everyday."

Don't understand: AFAICT, just click it into the decoder and you will learn that it means "As far as I can tell".

Other useful information you can find while at the Teen Chat Decoder website includes: chat room safety tips, acronym dictionary, online safety sites. parental control software, and the teen chat decoder that you can download to your desktop.

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Memorial Day Coloring Pages

A wonderful and safe Memorial Day wish to all. Enjoy these Memorial Day coloring pages.

Flag 1

Flag 2

Flag 3 - with stars

Free Summertime Bowling for Kids

With summer vacation just around the corner, this one might be right up your child's alley. The first ever “Kids Bowl Free” program is designed as a fun, safe way for kids to spend the summer by bowling two free games a day, everyday, all summer long.

Information from the Kids Bowl Free website - "Select bowling centers and schools around the country are participating in the first ever “Kids Bowl Free” program. This program is designed by bowling centers to give back to the community and provide a safe, secure, and fun way for kids to spend time this summer.

Children whose age does not exceed a limit by a participating bowling center are eligible to register for 2 free games a day, all summer long, courtesy of the participating bowling centers along with the schools and organizations. There is no cost to participate and there are no strings attached."

They are also offering a Family Pass which provides the same "two games a day" package for up to 4 adult family members for a one-time payment of $19.95.

FYI: This is for select schools and bowling lanes listed in the program (USA only as of this posting). You can check their website to see if your location is available.

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Burger Rush Game

Information from Real Arcade: "Aspiring chef Heidi is convinced burgers can be fine cuisine too - and she's out to prove it! Join Heidi on her quest to create the perfect burger at five original restaurants."



"Burger Rush is an innovative matching game with a tasty theme. Serve up burgers to taste to your customers. Use your earning to improve your restaurant: Order new ovens, buy treats for your customers, or acquire tasty new recipes. If you like Stand O'Food come back for a second helping with Burger Rush!"

This is a cute little PC matching game. You can download it for free as part of a promotion from Chili's and Real Arcade just for watching a quick fifteen second Chili's commercial.

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Free Disney Enchanted Call

Parents, here's a chance to get a free Disney Enchanted call for your child.

For those of you that don't know what a Disney Enchanted call is, it's a free call from a Disney character where you get to schedule the call for a certain date and time. You can schedule it to be on a birthday, holiday or any other special occasion you would like.

Now I'm not sure what character will call, as I haven't set mine up yet, but I have done calls like this before and it's usually Mickey, Minnie, Ariel or it might be a character from the Enchanted movie, being it is an Enchanted call (If anyone has done the call, please let us know).

You will receive an e-mail which confirms that you redeemed a free Disney Enchanted Call (please allow 24 hours to receive the code and instruction) which explains how to set up your call.

FYI: You must set-up your call within 90 days. It may be scheduled to take place any time within one year of the set-up date. Available to the USA and Canada except Quebec, Canada.

To get your free Disney Enchanted Call:

Log in or register at -

http://disney.go.com/disneymovier...page2.html

Click the "Members Benefits" tab at the top of the page and then click on the "Special Offers" link. You will then see the offer for the Free Disney Enchanted Call.

You will have to hurry for this is a limited offer while supplies last.

UPDATE: Expired.

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The Magic School Bus Gets Cleaned Up

The Environmental Protection Agency is offering free copies of a new book from the "Magic School Bus" children’s series

Information from the EPA: "In “The Magic School Bus Gets Cleaned Up,” the children and Ms. Frizzle explore the pollution emitted from their own diesel school bus and learn about how to reduce the emissions as they find themselves traveling through a diesel engine. The children learn about idle reduction and ways the community can help reduce the health risks from diesel exhaust. At the end of the book, the "Magic School Bus" gets its own pollution control device, a diesel particulate-matter filter."

The EPA will let your order up to twenty copies (great for brothers and sisters, or for your child to bring into their classroom) with both the book and the shipping free.

If your interested in ordering The Magic School Bus Gets Cleaned Up, visit the EPA website.

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Mother's Day Coloring Pages

A day for honoring MOM! How about some nice Mother's Day coloring pages that you can color and give to your loving mother. You can even make cards out of them.

All the pages listed have been downloaded and printed out by us and as of this posting have been computer safe and printer friendly.

Let the coloring begin.

Happy Mother's Day - Boy and girl with breakfast tray

Mom with Dad - mom with crown and ribbon

Best Mom - mom with flowers, crown and ribbon

Teddy Bear - I love mom

Love for Mom - heart

Happy Mother's Day - cat

Mother's Day Cake

Mom Smiling - with crown, flowers and ribbon

We Love Mom - bears

World's Best Mother Award

Boy and Mom - boy giving mom a heart



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Star Wars E-book and Audio Book

Do we have any children who are fans of Star Wars? If so, as a special gift to Star Wars fans, Del Rey and Random House will be offering a free download of Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Betrayal.

You can download this in several formats, including PDF, audiobook, and e-book.

Information from the Random House website: "Have you ever wondered what happened to Han, Luke and Leia after the events of Return of the Jedi?

Now, in BETRAYAL, the legacy that began with Anakin Skywalker has finally come full circle. Join Han, Luke, Leia, and the other heroes of the New Jedi Order in their epic struggle to maintain peace in the galaxy, as a new threat rises from the most unexpected of places."

Star Wars download

FYI: This offer expires at midnight, May 13, 2008.

May the force be with you.

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Free Comic Book Day - May 3, 2008

Here's an FYI for any of you with children who like comic books. Today is Free Comic Book Day at participating retailers. A nice opportunity for your children (or you and the hubby) to pick up some of their favorite comic books.

At select locations, some of the different comic book creators from a variety of publishers will make special appearances.

Quote from Free Comic Book: "One of the goals of Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) is to reach out to those individuals unfamiliar with the comics specialty market, not to mention a comic book shop. So, every year those behind Free Comic Book Day launch a massive promotional campaign that heralds the event and spreads the good word of comics to potential readers everywhere.

The annual event is the perfect opportunity to introduce your friends and family to the many worlds of wonder available at your local comic book store. From super-heroes to slice-of-life to action/adventure and beyond, Free Comic Book Day has a comic book for everyone!"



This is a worldwide event and you can locate a participating retailer by clicking on the "Store Locator" link at their website. For further information on this event visit the Free Comic Book Day website.

If anyone does attend the Free Comic Book Day, please share your experience with us. Have Fun!

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