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Provides instructions to children on making paper flowers for their mothers. Materials needed; Cutting and gluing.

Presents a guide for making a bee patchwork for children.

Presents a guide for making festive barrettes for children.

Presents a guide for making a leapfrog hopscotch for children.

Cites ways on how to make leafy placemats for children. Need to trace or draw a leaf onto colored felt or construction paper; Arrangement of leaves into a rectangle; Lamination for protection.

The article offers ideas to beat children in various games. In hangman, flummox the child by coming up with words that have few real vowels. Do not move to the sides of the board in checkers. According the World Rock Paper Scissors Society, rock is a primal, aggressive throw, scissors are crafty and paper is quiet power. Go first when playing tic-tac-toe. Put the X in one of the four corners.

Offers tips for men on fatherhood. Support of fathers for their children who are involved in games; Ways to avoid boredom.

Provides steps for making a bunny face on paper plates in celebration of Easter during the month of April for children. Use of a paper plate, bristol board, glue and scissors.

Provides instructions to children on how to make egg-design garlands for Easter. Cutting out egg shapes from colored scrapbook paper; Decorating with glued-on paper cutouts; Glueing raffia to the back of eggs.

Focuses on excitement of children during snowfall. INSET: Paper snowflakes.

Describes the author's childhood jubilation in discovering flowers and tells why she's always longed to put the experience on paper. Author's desire to celebrate in words the hours she spent with her mother; Author's relationship with her mother.

Two charts are presented that list caloric content of candies and chocolates likely to be given to children during Halloween.

The article presents suggestion for setting up a table for children on the Thanksgiving Day. One should set a tree on which children can write down what they're thankful for this year on stamped tags and then tie to branches. One should place a rug beneath the table to create an illusion of an outdoor room. Gift bags should be filled with rubber stamps and pads and then parchment paper should be laid on the table so that children can play.

Discusses the process of making a heart flower pot for children on Valentine's Day. Painting of a terra-cotta pot with a bright color; Use of a foam ball in the pot; Pushing a straw into the foam bal to make flower stem; Use of construction paper for the petals and grass.

Discusses the process of making heart pins for children for Valentine's Day. Cutting out of heart shapes from bristol board; Strips of colored tissue paper applied with Mod Podge.

Presents a tip for preventing toddlers and preschoolers from unbuckling car seat restraints. Use of duct tapes.

Focuses on how children can make a chore helper. Design of the jar to place the chores listed on paper.

Provides instructions to children on how to make bunny-design table decoration for Easter. Rolling equal lengths of colored paper; Glueing tubes together; Cutting out two matching ears.

Provides instructions to children on how to make a clip-on rabbit for Easter. Cutting a rabbit shape from colored paper; Decorating face with paint or markers; Attaching a pompom tail and fabric bow tie.

Presents three ways on how to make eating an enjoyable moment for kids. Creating a turkey made up of fruits; Having the children draw while they wait for their meal; Writing thankful notes on a paper-made ship.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of sending his children to a soccer camp in Italy.

Provides insights on the soil used in gardening, which nurtures the things grown in it. Growth of plants stuck in the soil such as cacti and seedlings; View that the garden is a special place for children.

Offers tips for mothers on how to deal with children's little problems. Way to keep an ice cream cone from leaking; Bubble gum in hair; Broken crayon.

Cites ways on how to make a fun foam bookmark for children. Ways on how to keep track of books read; Use of decorative scissors to add a patterned edge; Direct writing on the foam with a permanent marker or pen.

Presents opinion on the U.S. educational system. Information on the academic performance of children who study a musical instrument before the age of 10; Importance of creative ideas; Significance of Jane Healy's book "Failure to Connect HOW Computers Affect Our Children's Minds--For Better and Worse."

Presents the authors thoughts on children and how to teach them to be healthy.