What are your kids in danger of?

Keep your kids SAFE!

familywatchdog is a sex offender look up site. You just need to type in your address and it will show you if there are any sex offenders in you area. You can also click on the little red squares to see a picture and the address of the person. It will also tell what the offence was. I think that all parents should be prepared. If your kids go out to play you should know who's in your area and who to watch for.

Obviously we should all talk to our kids about these types of things as well. Teach them not to talk to strangers and what not.

I hope this is helpful to you all!!

Great free stuff for your kids

This site is great, you can get free stuff for you kids. Like free formula, coloring books, tableware, baby diary, pregnancy calender for mom, activity books, DVD's, puzzles and much more. There are other categories as well for beauty, health, books, auto, electronics and more. If your a freebie fan, you don't want to miss this site. It's even free to join. So get get some great free stuff for your kids.





Update: I just got great items for my son. Some coloring books, a cartoon on DVD, a bowl and lid, juice cup, fork, and spoon from Mott’s for Tots and KidsHealth, a new baby diary, and lots of other items.
Here are some others that I see there you can get. A pregnancy calender for mom, a free braille bug alphabet card, free emfamil formula, free downloadable music (baby mozart MP3), coloring pages, stranger safety home guide, activity books and so much more.

Also see my free items blog for more great free stuff for moms and kids.
More free items here

Great Breakfast Easy Recipes that Kids will Love

These recipes include lots of fruit and are great sources of vitamins and minerals that your kids need. Your kids will love these recipes. Some of these recipes are from the Dole Food Company, Inc. I choose the dole food recipes because these recipes are a great way to provide your kids with the servings of fruits and vegetables they need. Each recipe contains at least one serving of fruits or vegetables. Your kids should at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Also my son love these and I'm your you kids will too. At least it's worth a try when it comes to balanced meals.

If you have older kids, you might try making these recipes with them.

*What is one serving of fruit or vegetable?
1 medium-sized piece of fruit
1/2 cup raw, cooked, frozen or canned fruits (in 100 % juice)
1/2 cup raw, cooked, frozen or canned vegetable
3/4 cup (6 fluid ounces) 100 % fruit or vegetable juice
1 cup raw, leafy vegetables
1/4 cup dried fruit
Any of these will do.


*Fruity Breakfast Parfait:*

Parfaits can be very fun to make and eat. Just be creative and use your favorite fruits with low fat yogurts and/or puddings and your good to go.

Items:

~Measuring cups
~4 (6 ounce) stemmed sundae glasses, or something to serve your parfait in
~Spoon
~Knife

What you'll need:

~2 cups chopped fresh Pineapple
~1 cup frozen raspberries, thawed
~1 cup low fat vanilla yogurt
~1 firm, medium Banana, peeled and sliced
~1/3 cup chopped Dates
~1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted

Putting it together:

~In sundae glasses, layer the pineapple, raspberries, yogurt, banana, and dates.
~Sprinkle the top with almonds, Serve and Enjoy!
You can add whatever you think would be great and your kids would love.


Nutritional Facts:
Makes 4 servings. Each parfait provides 2 servings of fruit.
Calories: 224
Dietary Fiber: 6
Total Fat: 6 g
Protein: 6
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Vitamin A: 100 international units
Cholesterol: 3 mg
Sodium: 42 mg
Carbohydrate: 41 g
Vitamin C: 39 mg
Calcium: 153 mg
Iron: 1 mg
Folate: 36 micrograms
Dole Food Company, Inc 2004


*Strawberry Banana Waffles:*

Items:

~Cutting Board
~Knife
~Small Mixing Bowl
~Spoon
~Toaster

What you'll need:

~2 medium bananas
~3/4 cup sliced strawberries
~1/3 cup 100% Strawberry fruit spread
~1 teaspoon grated lemon peel, optional
~4 frozen toaster waffles

Putting it together:

~Thinly slice bananas.
~In a mixing bowl combine bananas, slices strawberries, strawberry fruit spread and grated lemon peel. Set aside.
~Prepare waffles according to package directions. Spoon strawberry banana mixture over waffles, serve and enjoy!

Nutritional Facts:
Makes 2 servings. Each serving provides 1 1/2 servings of fruit.
Calories: 328
Total Fat: 8 g
Saturated Fat: 2 g
Cholesterol: 20 mg
Sodium: 442 mg
Potassium: 669 mg
Carbohydrates: 64 g
Dietary Fiber: 7 g
Protein: 7 g
Vitamin A: 1088 international units
Vitamin C: 70 mg
Calcium: 122 mg
Iron: 4 mg
Folate: 88 micrograms
Dole Food Company, Inc. 2004


*Honey "B" Breakfast Shake
* Interesting Fact from the Dole Food Company: Did you know that kids who eat breakfast to better in school?

Items:

~Measuring cups and spoons
~Blender
~Plastic Straws

Ingredients you'll need:

~2 medium bananas, quartered
~1 cup low fat (1%) milk
~2 tablespoons honey
~1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg, optional

Putting it all together:

~Combine bananas, milk, honey, and nutmeg in blender. Cover; blend until thick and smooth.
~Pour into two glasses, insert a straw and start sipping

Nutritional Facts:
Makes 2 servings. Each shake provides 1 sering of fruit
Calories: 220
Total Fat: 2 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 6 mg
Sodium: 63 mg
Potassium: 579 mg
Carbohydrates: 50 g
Dietary Fiber: 3 g
Protein: 5 g
Vitamin A: 315 international units
Vitamin C: 10 mg
Calcium: 139 mg
Iron: 1 mg
Folate: 30 micrograms
Dole Food Company, Inc. 2004

Fun and Educational Sites.

Need a way to keep the kids busy? I know at times I could use some help. The site recommendations here are fun, exciting and educational. You're kids will love these sites.

The first one I want to recommend is call funbrain.com. This site is wonderful. They have four main area of this site: A flash arcade area that help teach math and reading, a area called Classic Funbrain where kids can choose from a variety of number and word game and many more fun games, the 3 main area is called web books + comics where they can choose books and comics to read, and last they have a movie area where your child can get the buzz on movies, kids tv shows and more.
When your child wants to play a math game they are able to choose what grade level they child are at. The reading area gives the child a selection of books and comics to read right there on the computer. They also show an area for kids to learn verb, nouns, adverbs etc. it is called MAD LIBS-JUNIORS. And that's not all this site offers so much more, it gives ideas for the whole family, message boards, printables, recalls, news letters, expert advise and a place to find toys for your kids. This is a great place to be for you and your kids. See what else you will find here:

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This site is great for learning about, animals and there habitats, geography, history, science and astronomy. They also offer arts & crafts, a place to draw or color, games, jokes and stories. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1850/

And of course, there's PBSKids, where kids can go to learn about their favorite shows, play games, listen to music, and color.


At thekidzpage you will find plenty of games, puzzles, activities, coloring pages, clip art & more for children, parents, teachers.. Here the kids can make their own holiday card for school. Right now they have great valentines day clip art.


Kidscom is for a slightly older group of kids. Here they can play games, chat and make friends, create their own music, invitation cards, and scrapbooks, they can write their own stories, build virtual characters, and decorate a virtual house. There is definitely a ton more to do here to keep a your pre-teen busy.


Kidsgames.org offers 950 online learning games for kids 0-10 years, free animated cards, educational software and coloring pages.