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by VJ/ENDY STR A K ER H ^SER
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K e h o e h is v is io n o f n o n to x ic ,
n o n s ta in in g c o lo re d
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it ’s t h e ir b u b b le th a t's b e e n
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th e f a m ily r o o m — o rb s o f p in k a n d b lu e th a t le a v e o n ly a h a p p y
t o d d le r in t h e ir w a k e . W h e n b u b b le s p o p , th e m a rk th e y le a v e
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S’m ores-gasbord
Prepackaged s’mores
kits: S’mores-makers
that turn out nuked
versions of the campfire
treats in 30 seconds?
Seems like eveiybody
wants to reinvent a classic.
But for National S’mores
Day (Aug. 10) we’re
thinking just a subtle
addition to the recipe
of graham cracker,
toasted marshmallow,
and chocolate: smear
of peanut butter.
C A FE T E R IA C O N FID EN TIA L
M a n a g in g y o u r k id s ' m e n u m a y h a v e b e e n e a s y o v e r th e
s u m m e r, b u t n o w th a t s c h o o l lu n c h e s a re a ro u n d th e c o rn e r,
y o u 'v e g o t th e “ v e g e ta b le ” k e tc h u p a n d m y s te r y m e a t to
c o n te n d w ith . C h a n c e s a re J a m ie O liv e r is n 't b rin g in g h is
Food
Revolution
to y o u r to w n , b u t d o n 't s t a r t a fo o d fig h t ju s t y e t.
F a rm to S c h o o l c o n n e c ts m o re th a n 2 ,0 0 0 s c h o o ls in 4 0 s ta te s
w ith lo c a l f a r m s to s e rv e h e a lth fu l m e a ls in s c h o o l c a fe t e ria s .
T h e o b je c tiv e is to re d u c e o b e s ity , im p ro v e s t u d e n t n u tr it io n ,
a n d s u p p o r t lo c a l a n d re g io n a l f a r m e r s . V is it
farmtoschool.org
f o r in fo rm a tio n o n h o w to g e t y o u r s c h o o l in v o lv e d .
Pop-Up
Quiz
The average teenager spends
practically every waking minute
outside of school using a
smartphone, computer,
television, or other electronic
device. So says the Kaiser Family
Foundation, which found that
children ages 8-18 used such
devices for more than seven
and a half hours a day. That’s
why we were so excited to hear about GetNoodles. This free
new educational software program interrupts kids’ Web
surfing, texting, blogging, you name it, with pop-ups that ask
grade-appropriate questions in subjects ranging from geometry
to German. Kids have to answer correctly to get back to their
computer activities. Download at
getnoodles.com.
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