We wanted to extend a congrats to our friends who have launched this Free app for casual gamers. As a mom without alot of time, i find it great to relax with some games after work or when the kids have gone to bed. What do you guys think about casual social games? Do you like to play games such as Farmville or Zynga Poker or Words with Friends? I like to play poker alot as it stimulates my mind and gives me something to challenge myself.

Wild Wild Poker Free2Play – Casual Gaming is giving away Free $2000 coins for all new players! Click here to join with Facebook Now to redeem. BestofKidsites.com will do a promo with them soon and we will give one of our parents readers $50,000 Free coins! Please stay tuned, LIKE the game and support small game developers!

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Wild Wild Poker Alpha to opens its doors – Feb 6, 2012

The World’s First Video Poker Free2Play app, Wild Wild Poker, opens its doors and welcomes new poker players to come try out the game for free. All new users recieve $2000 Free coins and more promotions daily during their grand opening.

Launching on the biggest social network platform in the world (Facebook), the latest poker app is scheduled to be released on Feb 6, 2012. Facebook currently has over 200+ poker related apps and 700+million users worldwide in over a hundred different countries. “We chose to develop our Wild Wild Poker app for Facebook because we believe we are offering a product that is fun and unique,” says a rep from Lucky Lady Games. “…we didn’t want to just be a copycat in this space, so we chose a game we loved and put our own spin on it. A few collegues think this move was rather risky for our first game launch, but we welcomed the challenge and here we are. We are very excited and interested to see what responses we will recieve from players.”

Wild Wild Poker puts a different spin on the social poker community by offering the world’s first Free2Play app that focuses on Video Poker. Though many social casino games offer video poker as a part of their suite, none focus specifically on Video Poker.

Creative and well produced, Wild Wild Poker features a playful backstory with gaming elements that include ransom collection, progressive jackpots, instant wins, in-game power boosters and real-time statistics tracking. The alpha release is minimal and has 30% of the completed game.

A few key gaming elements which will be released during their BETA round are listed on their website at http://www.wildwildpoker.com.

The development team at Lucky Lady Games is comprised of industry veterans. Creativity and technology does not seem to be a concern for this team but rather the marketing.

Lucky Lady Games co-founder, Sandra Wong, explains: “This is nothing out of the ordinary with new game studios. Most of us don’t have big marketing budgets like Zynga to buy users into the game. We must rely on great communication and utilize our social marketing techniques. We of course hope that our own social networks and the community will show their support by trying us out and sharing it with their friends.”

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My children are totally obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine! Why? Because he is awesome…we just recently had a thomas the tank party for my son’s 2nd party and i attempted to create Tidmouth Sheds. Here is a photo of my cake and game ideas!

Thomas the Tank Engine Birthday Party table cake

For games we did a pinata, Hot COAL game (similar to hot potato except we used a black lump of coal from one of my son’s toys) and whoever has the coal when the music stops gets a prize. We wanted to do last guy standing but the kids are small so they all cheered whoever had the coal so we changed the game. We also did, pin the train on the tracks, which i printed names of all the kids and then blind folded them and whoever got their train on the track won a prize!

Thomas Birthday Games

Here are some cool facts about Thomas for all the hard core Thomas Fans which i found really interesting:

Letter to Christopher

Dear Christopher,
Here is your friend Thomas the Tank Engine. He wanted to come out of his station yard and see the world. These stories tell you how he did it. I hope you will like them because you helped me to make them.
Your Loving Daddy

The Story of Thomas & Friends
Our story begins in 1917 in the sleepy village of Box in Wiltshire, England. A young boy lies awake in his bed, listening to steam engines huffing and puffing along the nearby Great Western Railway. To the little boy tucked up in bed, listening to the engines, it sounds very much like the trains are talking to each other. The young boy is Wilbert Awdry – later to become the Reverend W. Awdry, the creator of “The Railway Series” and the most famous tank engine in the world –Thomas.

Many years later in 1940, when Wilbert was married, he found himself passing on his love of railways to his own son, Christopher Awdry. In 1943, when Christopher was confined to his bed with measles, Wilbert amused his son by improvising stories about the steam engines from his own childhood. And so began the adventures of Edward and two other engines, Gordon and Henry. These original stories were told over and over again until, pressed by Christopher to be more consistent with the details, the Rev. W. Awdry finally scribbled the stories on scraps of paper.

It was only due to the persistence of his wife, Margaret, that the Rev. Awdry eventually offered his scribbles to a publisher, and his first book, “The Three Railway Engines” was published by Edmund Ward in 1945. At Christmas of that year, the Rev. Awdry made his son Christopher a simple wooden toy engine that was later christened “Thomas.” And so Thomas the Tank Engine was born. At Christopher’s urging, his father began to make up stories about Thomas too. “Thomas the Tank Engine” was published the following year and steamed onwards. The Rev. W. Awdry invented a fictional setting for the stories – the Island of Sodor – and wrote a new book every year until his twenty sixth and final story,
Steaming Across Generations

In the following years, the Rev. Awdry enjoyed his semi-retirement, responding to thousands of letters from the fans of his books. In 1983, following in the footsteps of his father, Christopher began writing stories for the amusement of his son Richard. “Really Useful Engines” was the first of 14 books by Christopher Awdry that have entertained a second generation of Thomas fans. Around that time, Britt Allcroft, a television producer, had been filming a documentary on a preserved steam railway. She found herself fondly reacquainted with books she had enjoyed in her childhood and was inspired to bring them to the television screen.

“Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” chugged onto ITV television for the first time in Britain, in October 1984 and the series became an instant hit. Within just a few months, 8.5 million people were tuning in to watch. More people were watching Thomas than were viewing the popular sports programs on other channels. Children and adults alike were besotted by the little steam engine and adored the beautiful railway models in the series. The next stop for Thomas was America in 1989 when Thomas and his friends pulled into the PBS television station. Canada’s YTV also took Thomas on board and the tank engine saw no signs of stopping there. Thomas puffed his way over to Japan in 1991, to Germany by 1997 and he has now appeared in 130 countries all around the world.

In 2000 Thomas became the first steam engine to star in his own movie. “Thomas and the Magic Railroad” was a feature length film that delighted audiences in cinemas everywhere. Today, Thomas is entertaining a third generation of children with a new series of “Thomas & Friends” from HIT Entertainment. With a theme park in Japan, countless games and toys, hundreds of “Day Out With Thomas” events in Britain, Canada, America, Thomas Land in the UK and Japan and a brand new website, the little wooden model made by Rev. Awdry over 65 years ago has come a very long way indeed. Everyone who loves Thomas the Tank Engine hopes he’ll be going full steam ahead for many more years to come.

My husband sent me a pretty good common sense article today on MSN personal finance about a guy writing about his retirement at 30. It’s all pretty much common sense and I think everyone should read it as it is most likely doable by all if people just put their minds to it. Stop trying to keep up with the Jone’s, don’t live within your means, but BELOW them!

There is nothing to prove to anyone but yourself and as you get older the superficiality of stuff really doeson’t matter anyhow.

Regardless, here is the article, and you can read more on msn finance:

“I have been asked many times to provide some more gritty details on how I became Mr. Money Mustache at such an early age. Commenters and email writers have asked me to provide salaries and savings amounts through the years, as well as describe any windfalls or unusual maneuvers that made it all possible.

I have hesitated to share the details until this point, mostly because I didn’t keep a written record through the years and it seemed pretty complicated and imprecise in my mind. Also, it’s embarrassing to walk around in your monetary underwear in front of thousands of people. But many financial bloggers have graphs of their net worth right on the front page, so the least Mr. M. can do is provide a vague summary of some ancient history.

And for my own benefit, it is worth sorting things out just for the record, so doubters can be convinced, voyeurs can be entertained, and aspiring Mustachians can compare their own progress. So here it is, my best effort at retelling the story.

Year 0 (1997): The full-time working career begins. Mr. Money Mustache has just finished a grueling computer engineering degree and is now ready to party. He gets right to work in early May, skipping even the university graduation ceremony because he doesn’t want to miss any work (he had already moved to a new city 300 miles away from the university). Age: 23. Starting salary: $41,000. Student loans: zero — due to low spending, about $10k of help from parents, and good high school and summer jobs.

But also absolutely ZERO net worth. No bank balances, never owned a car, just a bike, a backpack, and a diploma.

Year 1: In this first year I foolishly started out by buying a three-years-new 1994 Ford Probe GT sports car for $16,000 with tax. And I borrowed money from my older sister to do it (what a clueless young man!!!). It took most of the first year to pay off that loan. I also flaunted my new salary around town with frequent bar and restaurant hopping, purchases of computer equipment and furniture, accessories for my car, and a trip to a resort in Mexico.

Fortunately, I did enroll in my employer’s retirement savings plan. I also worked like a crazy company slave, enjoying weekends and late evenings in the office. Because of this, and a rising tech market in general, I got a raise to $57,600 at some point in the first year, resulting in a Year 1 ’stash: $5,000 (in a retirement account).

Year 2: Through both of these first two years, I lived with roommates by sharing a series of nice houses, which we called Nuthouse 1, 2 and 3. The rent averaged about $350 per month, plus some negligible share of utilities. With the unnecessarily expensive car paid off and the higher salary, I was able to save more: $5,000 into the retirement account, $3,000 into an employee stock purchase plan, and $10,000 in cash. Year 2 ’stash: $23,000 ($13k cash/shares, $10k retirement).

Year 3: This was late 1999, and both the job and stock markets were on fire. I got a new job and moved to the United States for a salary of $77,000. I drove the ol’ Probe GT down to Boulder, Colo., and used the local newspaper to find another nice roommate situation, so my rent was only $400 a month.

I decided to buy a house — but was disappointed to learn that I would need $47,000 in cash for a down payment on a starter home, which would cost a minimum of $235,000. I cashed out the stock purchase plan shares from Year 2, which were now worth $10k, and saved up a few of my new higher paychecks. After a few months in the new job, I had the down payment. Year 3 ’stash: 67k ($47k home equity, $10k retirement, $10k cash).

Year 4: My future wife graduated from her longer and more meandering education up in Canada and decided to join me in Boulder. She drove down in her 1993 Civic hatchback, and hunted for a job. She found one for $44,000. And I was recruited to another nearby high-tech company for the ridiculous salary of $83,000. Now things were getting crazy in the income department, although we weren’t thinking about early retirement yet. During vacations, we toured much of the U.S. including Hawaii, and took a trip to Australia and New Zealand at some point too.

I saved 20% of my salary in the 401K and got a $5k match from the company, as did the girlfriend. We both started Vanguard accounts to capture any extra cash. We also made some extra mortgage payments occasionally. Year 4 ’stash: $150k.

Year 5: We both scored raises. I earned $100k including company bonuses, and she earned $60k. I was also working heavily on the house renovations this year. We hosted many great parties at that house, and life was grand. That year, I foolishly took a $10,000 step backward by buying a brand-new motorcycle. But the investment gains on stocks started accumulating, adding about $10k to our earnings this year. So we still ended up increasing the savings by close to $100k after tax. Year 5 ’stash: $250k.

Year 6: Salary went up slightly because of an unexpected company bonus, and girlfriend earned a raise to $65k as well. And we didn’t buy anything silly that year. In fact, I finally wised up and sold my car, and we became a one-car couple. I didn’t miss the second car for a moment. Investment gains on the existing savings contributed another $20k. It is complicated to remember what portion of income was taxable salary, and what was nontaxable gains inside of retirement accounts and such. But a reasonable estimate of the total is Year 6 ’stash: $365k.

Year 7: No increases in salary, but similar amazing earnings and moderate spending, combined with $30k of investment gains. Year 7 ’stash: $490k.

Year 8: A raise to $70k for the now-wife(!). Meanwhile, I actually switched to four-day-per-week work that year in exchange for a 20% pay cut — my first test of the waters of early retirement. But it was still a bumper year for me due to cashing out stock options, stock purchase plan, and annual bonus. My earnings must have been something crazy like $125k that year. Investment gains $40k. Year 8 ’stash: $600k.

Year 9: I quit my job!!! And I started a small house-building company as a semi-retirement job. It earned me about $50k in the first year, and wife still worked for part of the year until the baby came, earning $60k. In addition, we moved to a new town and bought a cheaper house, renting out the first house for a very high positive cash flow due to a low mortgage and its increased value.

At this point in the accounting, we will add in the appreciation of this house — which was about $100,000 after subtracting for the cost of the materials I used to renovate it. About $50,000 of this was due to market appreciation, and 50k due to renovation appreciation. Investment gains continued at about $35k. Year 9 ’stash: $720k.

Sometime during Year 9, we declared ourselves as “retired!” as we quit full-time work to care for the baby. The rent from the previous house was more than covering the mortgages on both houses. However, part-time work also trickled in after the first few months of baby raising. Eventually we moved one more time to our current house and had two rentals. Eventually both rentals were sold and the gains were put elsewhere. And I became even wiser and sold my motorcycle, to free up both cash and garage space for my greater love: my workshop. Year 10 ’stash: 800k or so.

Mixed in with those later years, but left out for clarity, was this house-building business of mine. It was a firecracker of success in the first year, then a firehose of disaster in the second year. I’ll save the details for another time, but the end result is happy: I’m just stuck with one newly built house, which we rent out, that is tying up a certain percentage of our retirement savings.

Nowadays I do not build full houses and try to sell them. I closed the old company and the Mrs. and I started a cozy new two-person company that does whatever we want it to do. Custom renovations and finish work only for local, nice people on my side, and real-estate sales for local, nice people on her side. This low-stress career agrees very well with us, and keeps me from sitting on the couch typing to YOU all day.

Some people will say, “But wait! You just said you still work sometimes! That’s not retirement!” To these people, I can only say, “You’ll see.” Because when you quit your corporate job, you end up with even more energy, which means you want to do more stuff! If some of this stuff happens to earn you money, so be it.

I define us as retired, because that is a novel word to throw around for those under 50 that sounds much more interesting than “financially independent.” Also, the cash flow from investments is much higher than our spending, so work is only done for fun and on our own terms. For example, this year I stopped taking on carpentry work altogether and just started typing my blog and doing other unpaid work like school volunteering. Other years, I may accidentally earn hundreds of thousands of additional dollars by starting another company. Who knows!? Even then, Mr. Money Mustache will still be retired, so there.

Since Year 10, several more years have passed, and because the rental house pays all bills and we still do some work on the side when the boy is in school, the investment gains and income have just been building on themselves. We also paid off the mortgage on the primary house.

So, even if we refuse to let ourselves do any more enjoyable part-time work from this point onward, at some time in our lives we will either have to drastically increase our spending, or more likely, do some generous and worthwhile things with the surplus money to put it to good use.

Frugality plays a part
Isn’t that weird? That I would rather give money away completely, than spend it to hire a bunch of guys with noisy gas mowers and leaf blowers to cut my lawn for me every week so I could sit inside and watch them? Yes, folks, I point this out to show how frugality can grow on you, to the point that you’d rather live an efficient and self-sufficient life even if money were not an object.

I’m sure the questions will come about where these investment gains came from. Most of it was just plain old dollar cost averaging and dividends. And the amount saved from capital gains is still small compared with the amount saved from old-fashioned not buying things. The fundamentals of this plan mostly involved the two of us living on a shared $30k to $40k of spending money per year, including housing costs, and saving the rest. The biggest single factor producing this low living cost was probably deciding to live close to work and not commute excessively by car.

Other people will scoff at the high salaries involved, compared with the U.S. median level. I won’t deny that. More normal salaries, of course, would require some adjustment to this plan. You might decide to settle down in a house that costs less than the $400,000 that is tied up unproductively in my current house, for example. Or you might decide to work as late as 40 or even 45! But in almost any middle-income situation, retirement is something that can be earned drastically earlier than age 60-65, if you start early enough.”

You can read the article here: http://money.msn.com/retirement-plan/article.aspx?post=dd544488-f716-496b-b314-8e25b69e7aa9

Both my kids are addicted to soothers! One is 3.5 years old, the other just turned 2. I know alot of people keep telling me to get them to stop and right away, but soothers have been my godsend considering most of the time I am a single mom and i work from home. I guess this is selfish, but you know, i dont get alot for myself so this is a gift i give myself.

My oldest however is primed about giving up her soother on her 4th birthday. I dont want to stress her out but i know it is time as I dont know if it will be bad for her teeth and gums.  She loves it so much though and she is my baby so i would like to do what is best for her.

I guess one of the reasons she has been using it so long is because when her brother was born, he got one and we just sort of let her have it too, so it is fair.

I have researched a few places online about Weaning and these answer seems quite good:

“Like your son, many young children use the sucking of a pacifier as a comfort mechanism; it helps to calm them down, and is soothing especially when they are tired. There is nothing wrong with this, and most children have less of a need to suck as they get older.

I do recommend that, just as you have done, the pacifier use be confined to the crib, once children have turned a year old. Children can then use it when they want to settle down and go to sleep, they don’t use it at all the rest of the day. The only problem with this is that then children truly associate their pacifier with falling asleep, and they almost can’t fall asleep without it.

You can break this association, and I would do it abruptly, rather than try to limit the time he is using the pacifier. You’ll have two or three bad nights, and then the whole thing will be over. For children of about two or three years, I recommend that you pick a date, and tell your child that he is going to stop using the pacifier because he is a “big boy” now. Remind him a couple of days beforehand, and again the day before.

On the appointed day, collect all the pacifiers, and have your child go with you as you “give away” the pacifiers to a baby. You can use a friend’s new baby, a baby from church or preschool — it doesn’t matter, as long as he can see that there really is a small baby. It’s best not to have a baby that he will see regularly, or knows very well. Then have him leave the pacifiers in a little bag with the baby (obviously, the baby won’t really use these used pacifiers, but he doesn’t know that).

You should then go to get some predetermined “reward” (a new older kid toy, a special outfit, etc.). Most two or three year olds will go along with all of this pretty well. Kids under two might have some difficulty actually giving their pacifiers to a baby, in which case you might just want to plan on throwing them out.

The difficulty begins that first night or with the first naptime. The child will get in the bed and then realize there is no more pacifier. You will have to remind him that he can’t have it anymore. You won’t have to worry about giving in, since you’ve gotten rid of the pacifiers! It will likely take a good hour or more for the child to now fall asleep, because he doesn’t know how to without the pacifier, and needs to learn a new way to fall asleep. Be prepared for tears and screams, but don’t scold him, just support him as he works his way through this.

Usually, by the third or fourth night, he will have learned how to fall asleep in a short time again, though don’t be surprised if he still asks about the pacifiers. The one thing you have to make sure of is that you don’t substitute yourself as the new “object” that he needs in order to fall asleep. You want him to learn how to fall asleep on his own. Read more on FamilyEducation: http://life.familyeducation.com/toddler/sleep/42317.html#ixzz1iN3RnnhO“

What are the disadvantages of using a dummy?

Using a dummy for long periods can result in middle ear infections:

Sucking may back-track bacteria from your baby’s mouth into the narrow channels between his ears and throat (Eustachian tubes).

If your baby uses a dummy a lot, it may affect the structure of his mouth. This may result in mucus not draining so well along the Eustachian tubes.

Limiting the time your baby uses his dummy will guard against ear problems. Perhaps just let him use it to settle himself to sleep.

Using a dummy may affect your baby’s health in other ways too. Babies who use dummies seem to be prone to more chest infections and tummy upsets. The exact cause hasn’t been established, but using a dummy has been linked to an increase in:

vomiting

fever

diarrhoea

colic


The longer your baby uses a dummy, the more likely it is to cause changes in the way his teeth grow. This can result in an overbite or crossbite, where the top and bottom teeth don’t meet properly. This is especially the case if your child uses his dummy until he’s three or four.

The same goes for thumb-sucking, though. The British Dental Health Foundation recommends avoiding the use of dummies and discouraging thumb-sucking.

Using a dummy may affect your baby’s speech development. Encourage your baby not to use his dummy while he’s trying to talk or make sounds.

Will using a dummy interfere with breastfeeding?

It may do. Unicef and the Department of Health say it’s best not to give your baby a dummy until you’ve established breastfeeding. This usually happens by the time your baby is between six weeks and eight weeks old.

It’s also recommended that you use a dummy only for settling your baby to sleep. That way your baby won’t waste valuable time sucking on his dummy instead of at your breast.

Dummy use has been linked to earlier weaning off the breast, and breastfeeding exclusively for a shorter length of time. However, we don’t whether this is because dummies interfere with breastfeeding. There could be other reasons why mums stop breastfeeding.

For example, if you are having problems breastfeeding you may find yourself relying more on a dummy. Or you may use a dummy because you made the decision to stop breastfeeding.

Other experts believe that if you use a dummy:

Your baby may find it hard to switch between the different types of sucking needed for the dummy and your breast.

You may miss your baby’s cue that he wants to feed and use a dummy to calm him instead.

Your breasts may not get enough stimulation. This could cause a fall in your milk supply. The belief that they don’t have enough milk is the main reason that mums give for stopping breastfeeding in the first six months.

I’ve decided I do want to use a dummy. What else do I need to know?

Dummies can give you a break when your baby’s distressed. If you’ve decided it’s best for everyone if your baby has a dummy, here are a few tips:

Use an orthodontic or flat dummy. There is some slight evidence that this might be better for your baby’s developing mouth than a cherry dummy.

Keep the dummy as clean as possible. Sterilise it as you would any other bottle-feeding teat.

Check dummies regularly. Cracks, splits and holes can trap germs. If you find any problems, buy a new dummy straight away.

Never dip the dummy in sweet foods. Don’t coat your baby’s dummy in foods such as honey or juice to stop him crying. Honey can harm your baby, and sticky, sweet food and drink can cause tooth decay.

Wait until your baby really needs a dummy. For example, if your baby has colic or you want to settle him. Don’t let his dummy use become a habit.

Wean your baby off his dummy before he turns one. It will be easier to do it then, than when he’s older. He should have stopped using a dummy before he’s four.

Help, my baby refuses to give up his dummy!

If your baby is using his dummy all the time, or is not giving it up as soon as you’d like, try these ideas:

Gradually decrease the times when you let him use his dummy.

Only let your child have his dummy at certain times, such as bedtime, or when he’s ill.

Happy New Year with the Family!

Who says just because you can’t go out and drink all night you can’t have any fun? With all the news about gangs and people shooting up nightclubs, we rather avoid a crowd and stay home!

Maybe we are old now, (of course we are parents!) but we can’t wait to spend the night counting down with the kids.

We plan to start the new year right by spending the last few days of the holidays together in creativity!

Here are some ideas I might be trying with my family this year, and maybe you can with yours too:

1) Reminisce Favorite moments of the past year! It’s great to think of all the great moments, why not relive them together before making room for new memories.

2) Try creating a family photo album together. Scrapbooking is a fun family event.

3) Plan your resolutions together! Talk about what the future may hold and all the dreams and aspirations each person has. Get the conversation going and give everyone a turn! Be encouragine of ideas. Talk about each other.

EG. Who will get the best grades? Who will learn the most stuff? Where should we go on vacation this year?

4) Learn about Each other! Ask questions such as what is your favorite color right now? If you had 3 wiches what would u use them for?

5) Dance dance dance! Put on some music and get your boogie on…then vote on the best dance moves!

6) Play Boardgames!!

Whatever you decide to do, don’t forget to laugh and tell each other I LOVE YOU!! Happy New Year from us at Best of Kid Sites!! XOXOXO

What little girl doesn’t love princesses?! Here are some facts to share with your little girl We will be doing our trip to Disneyland soon and can’t wait to see the face on my own little princess. Her favorite is Cinderella! What is yours?

Princesses

Ariel PrincessDisney Princess Facts:

Disney Princess Facts:

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Arial

Homeland: Atlantica

Eye Color: Blue-Green

Hair Color: Red

Father: Triton

Mother: Athena

Sisters: Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Atina, Adella and Allana

Daughter: Melody

Husband: Prince Eric

Best friend: Flounder

Film Appearances: The Little Mermaid, Return to the Sea, Ariel’s Beginning

Aurora aka Briar-Rose

Eye Color: Violet
Hair Color: Golden

Age: 16

Parents: King Stefan and Queen Leah

Husband: Prince Phillip

Best friends: Flora, Fauna and Merryweather

Film Appearances: Sleeping Beauty

Belle

Belle Beauty and the Beast

Homeland: France

Eye Color: Hazel

Hair Color: Brown

Father: Maurice

Love interest: The Beast

Film Appearances: Beauty and the Beast, The Enchanted Christmas, Belle’s Magical World

Cinderella aka Ella

Cinderella

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Color: Golden

Step-Mother: Lady Tremaine

Step-Sisters: Anastasia and Drizella

Husband: Prince Charming

Friends: Mice, Birds, Horse, Bruno

Film Appearances: Cinderella, Dreams Come True, A Twist in Time

Jasmine

Jasmine

Residence: Agrabah

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Color: Black

Father: Sultan

Love interest: Aladdin

Best friend: Rajah

Film appearances: Aladdin, The Return of Jafar, The King of Thieves

Mulan

Mulan

Homeland: China

Eye Color: Dark brown

Hair Color: Black

Parents: Fa Li and Fa Zhou

Love interest: Shang

Best friends: Mushu, Crikee, Little Brother

Film appearances: Mulan, Mulan ll

Portrayed by: Ming-Na

Pocahontas

Pocahontas

Eye Color: Dark brown

Hair Color: Black

Father: Chief Powhatan

Love interests: Kocoum, John Smith and John Rolfe

Best friends: Nakoma, Meeko, Flit, Percy
Film appearances: Pocahontas, Journey to a New World

Rapunzel

Rapunzel

Eye Color: Green

Hair Color: Blonde

Love interest: Flynn Rider

Best friend: Pascal

Film Appearances: Tangled

Snow White

Snow White

Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Stepmother: The Queen
Love interest: The Prince
Best friends: The Seven Dwarfs
Film appearances: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Tiana

Tiana

Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Love interest: Prince Naveen
Best friends: Ray, Louis and Charlotte
Film Appearances: The Princess and the Frog

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I’ve tried a few of these recipes and yum yum!! Great site and collection… here are the links for favorite Xmas recipes:


Sides

Green Beans with Tomatoes

Marinated Mushrooms

Matzo Ball Soup

Potato Pancakes

Roasted New Potatoes



 

Appetizers & Drinks
 
 
Angels on Horseback

Bite-Size Crustless Quiches

Button Ham Biscuits

Cauliflower Provençal

Champagne Reception Punch

Country Pate

Cranberry Punch

Cream Cheese Log

Flaming Cafe Brulot

Herbed Cheese Spread

Holiday Cheese Ball

Hot Chocolate Espresso

Marinated Sandwiches

Maryland Crab Cakes

Nutty Cheese Ball

Orange Eggnog Punch

Plaza Tea Sandwiches

Sangria

Sausage Bites

Shirley Temple

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Spiced Nuts

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Garlic-Roasted Lamb

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Almond Tuiles

Candied Citrus Peel

Chocolate Fruit and Nut Truffles

Chocolate Fruit Clusters

Chocolate-Almond Bites

Chocolate-Pecan-Bourbon Cake

Christmas Fruit Mince

Christmas Plum Pudding

Christmas Pudding

Coconut Macaroons

Cranberry Lebkuchen

Divine Divinity

Fruited Bread Pudding

Gingerbread People

Indian Pudding

Jewish Noodle Pudding

Kourambiedes

Macadamia Biscotti

Mamie Eisenhower Fudge

Old-Time Peanut Brittle

Orange Shortbread Fingers

Panforte

Peanut Brittle

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Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

Stollen

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Sweet Spiced Nuts

Traditional Christmas Cake

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Walnut Maple Pie

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Save money while Christmas shopping this year & get things people actually want!
This article has great tips about go about shopping for gift this year. Avoid the tacky and the knicknacks and actually purchase something people will be wowed about!
“Everyone knows that the Christmas season is all about giving and that no one should be concerned about how much a particular gift costs. But let’s face it: most of us also have to worry about our budgets while we are doing our Christmas shopping.
While there are truly some people to which money is no object, the reality is that most of us simply cannot afford to purchase everything we want during the Christmas season. We all have to make some concessions while we do our Christmas shopping and keep our eyes open for great deals. Fortunately there are always lots of bargains you can take advantage of during the Christmas season.
Finding bargains while Christmas shopping is actually quite easy.
Although most stores hold sales throughout the year, just about every retailer offers significant bargains in the weeks just before Christmas. These retailers know shoppers will be out in full force during this time, so they offer their best deals hoping to attract them.
The best way to ensure you are receiving the best possible deals while you are Christmas shopping is to spend some time window shopping well before the Christmas season. This will give you a good idea of what types of items are currently being sold. It also gives you a good indication of the regular prices of these items. This information can be used when Christmas shopping to determine just how much you are saving by purchasing sale items just before Christmas.
Ask yourself: are you really saving money, or is the store’s Christmas season discount exaggerated? The only way to know for sure is if you’ve already seen the same items at the same store months earlier, and noted its original retail price.
When shopping for bargain items at Christmas, be aware of the return policy on sale items. If possible, get the sales associate to write the return policy right on the bill of sale.
While you might think the gift is a great idea at the time, you may realize it is not such a good idea later. What if you learn that the gift-ee has already treated themselves to the same item? Or you may find a defect in the product and want to return it. However, if there was a no return policy on the product you will not be able to get your money back.
Even if you decide to keep the item, the recipient of the gift may not like the item and may wish to return it. However, if you bought it in a sale where no returns were allowed, she may not be able to return the gift.
There is, however, one aspect to shopping for Christmas bargains which all shoppers should understand: just because an item is on sale does not mean you should purchase the item. (I know: that’s a tough one!)
Some Christmas shoppers get caught up in the idea of purchasing a bargain item which has been greatly reduced in price but it may be an item they do not really need and that their recipient might not really want. When this is the case it is a better idea to not purchase the item. You will be saving money by doing this.
Think of it this way: you may find a warm wool coat which is reduced in price by 75%. This may seem like a bargain that is too good to pass up — but if you live in a warm climate and will never wear the coat it is actually a waste of money. You may be only paying 25% of the original price but if you do not buy the coat at all you will not be paying anything!” — From Christmas Presents for Conservaties.com
Also comparision shopping via online is also a great idea. This will give you a general idea of how much things cost!
Happy Holidays!!
Save money while Christmas shopping this year & get things people actually want!
This article has great tips about go about shopping for gift this year. Avoid the tacky and the knicknacks and actually purchase something people will be wowed about!
“Everyone knows that the Christmas season is all about giving and that no one should be concerned about how much a particular gift costs. But let’s face it: most of us also have to worry about our budgets while we are doing our Christmas shopping.
While there are truly some people to which money is no object, the reality is that most of us simply cannot afford to purchase everything we want during the Christmas season. We all have to make some concessions while we do our Christmas shopping and keep our eyes open for great deals. Fortunately there are always lots of bargains you can take advantage of during the Christmas season.
Finding bargains while Christmas shopping is actually quite easy.
Although most stores hold sales throughout the year, just about every retailer offers significant bargains in the weeks just before Christmas. These retailers know shoppers will be out in full force during this time, so they offer their best deals hoping to attract them.
The best way to ensure you are receiving the best possible deals while you are Christmas shopping is to spend some time window shopping well before the Christmas season. This will give you a good idea of what types of items are currently being sold. It also gives you a good indication of the regular prices of these items. This information can be used when Christmas shopping to determine just how much you are saving by purchasing sale items just before Christmas.
Ask yourself: are you really saving money, or is the store’s Christmas season discount exaggerated? The only way to know for sure is if you’ve already seen the same items at the same store months earlier, and noted its original retail price.
When shopping for bargain items at Christmas, be aware of the return policy on sale items. If possible, get the sales associate to write the return policy right on the bill of sale.
While you might think the gift is a great idea at the time, you may realize it is not such a good idea later. What if you learn that the gift-ee has already treated themselves to the same item? Or you may find a defect in the product and want to return it. However, if there was a no return policy on the product you will not be able to get your money back.
Even if you decide to keep the item, the recipient of the gift may not like the item and may wish to return it. However, if you bought it in a sale where no returns were allowed, she may not be able to return the gift.
There is, however, one aspect to shopping for Christmas bargains which all shoppers should understand: just because an item is on sale does not mean you should purchase the item. (I know: that’s a tough one!)
Some Christmas shoppers get caught up in the idea of purchasing a bargain item which has been greatly reduced in price but it may be an item they do not really need and that their recipient might not really want. When this is the case it is a better idea to not purchase the item. You will be saving money by doing this.
Think of it this way: you may find a warm wool coat which is reduced in price by 75%. This may seem like a bargain that is too good to pass up — but if you live in a warm climate and will never wear the coat it is actually a waste of money. You may be only paying 25% of the original price but if you do not buy the coat at all you will not be paying anything!” — From Christmas Presents for Conservaties.com
Also comparision shopping via online is also a great idea. This will give you a general idea of how much things cost!
Happy Holidays!! 






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Halloween is fast approaching.  Nine helpful kids’ Halloween Party ideas below (courtesy of Kaboose Party Online – Disney) — chock full of Halloween invitations, games, and more — on how to make your Halloween celebration a big, creepy, crawly success.
Step 1 – Halloween Party Guest List
Step 2 – When, Where, and What Time?
Step 3 – Halloween Party Invitations
Step 4 – Halloween Party Food and Refreshments
Step 5 – Halloween Party Games/Activities
Step 6 – Halloween Party Decorations
Step 7 – Halloween Party Supplies
Step 8 – Halloween Costumes
Step 9 – Halloween Party Favors




Everything you plan for your scary Halloween party — from the date to the activities — depends upon who you are inviting. Most likely not all your friends will be able to attend. When making your list make a side note of people you would like to come if some on your initial list cannot attend. When the guest list is complete you will probably already have a good idea of who will be able to come and who will not. With this knowledge you’re ready to move to step two.


Your first decision will be when to have your kids Halloween party. If Halloween falls on a weekday, consider scheduling the party for the weekend before or after so you have plenty of time to set up and your guests won’t have to worry about getting up early for school the next day. If Halloween is on a weekend, keep in mind that many children go trick-or-treating with family or friends on Halloween night. So, unless you plan to take your guests on their quest for candy, you should pick a night other than the 31st.
Also keep in mind those things already going on in the community or elsewhere that may conflict. Cross off dates that will not work and go from there. Keep your guest list in mind and choose a date that should work for the majority.
Where to hold your party is often a matter of how many guests you plan on attending. If there are too many guests for your home, or parking is poor in your area, consider asking a friend if they would be interested in co-hosting a party with you. It’s fun to plan with a friend and you usually get a wider variety of people that attend. Please make sure, if you do this, that you do not leave the clean-up to your friend. Follow through with the party from start to finish.
Timing is everything they say! If this is a kid or teen party make sure curfews are obeyed and parents are aware of when their youngster will be arriving home or should be picked up. If an adult party is the plan take into consideration the needs of your guests. Questions you may ask yourself are:
What time are most people home from work?
Will my guests need time to get a babysitter?
When will most of my guests need to take their sitters home?
Will I need to serve my guests a meal, or will they have time to eat before the party? (Be sure to let them know if you’re planning on serving a meal)


If your party has a theme, you may want to make a Halloween party invitation that goes with it. For example if you want all your guests to dress up as some kind of famous monster you are planning on being Dracula, your invitation could be in the shape of a Haunted House and the language of the invitation would be as if Dracula were speaking. You can also use some of our coloring pages as a start for making your own invitations. You can also find spooky invitations at Birthday in a Box.



Some creative, homemade Halloween Party Invitation ideas include:
Halloween party invitations can be very simple or elaborate; the only limit is your imagination! If you have the time to make your own invitations, here are a few ideas you can try:

Ghost Invitation – Place a white handkerchief out on a table, and write the invitation information in a spiral around the edges, making sure to leave the center white. When done, wrap the handkerchief around a lollipop (written side out). Fasten with a ribbon or rubber band at the neck of the lollipop, and dot two eyes with a black felt tip marker. Send your ghost invitation in a padded envelope.


Gravestone Invitation – Cut a gravestone shape out of grey construction paper. Write R.I.P in big letters at the top. Write your invitation information underneath. Fold your invitation in half lengthwise, sprinkle a little black and orange confetti in the middle, and mail your guests a fun surprise!


Pumpkin Invitation – Punch a hole in the corner of a card-style invitation, and tie it with black or orange string to a mini pumpkin (available at most grocery stores). Hand-deliver each guest’s invitation.


Candy Invitation – Hide card-style invitations in small jars filled with candy corn. (Pickle jars or small jelly jars work well.) Hand-deliver your invitations to each guest.

If you are mailing invitations send them out at least two weeks before the party. Hand delivery works well if you are planning last minute, or would like a quicker response on your RSVP. Follow-up with a phone call to those who have not RSVP’d you five days prior to the party. Address any concerns your friends have and try to get a commitment one way or the other. When a friend declines, politely express your disappointment AND understanding. Take note of that guest side list you made in the beginning and fill in the holes.


What would a party be without food? Check out Revolting Recipes to get some great ideas for things like Spider Cakes, Dracula’s Blood Pudding, and Halloween Hand Treats. You might even let the guests make some of their treats… Unless your party is formal, paper and plastic are probably preferential for easy clean up. Don’t forget to have plenty of party ice on hand.
Here are some other icky Halloween party recipes and food ideas:

Serve finger foods that come in Halloween colors, such as orange slices, Cheetos, baby carrots, cheddar cheese cubes, Ho-Hos, black licorice, and blackberries. Make fruit kabobs by alternating purple grapes and cantaloupe on wooden skewers.


Use your favorite Halloween cookie cutters to cut soft sandwiches, such as peanut butter & jelly or tuna fish, into spooky shapes, like ghosts, bats, and pumpkins. You can also use mini cookie cutters to cut pumpkins out of orange cheese slices and ghosts and skulls out of white cheese slices to serve with Ritz crackers.


Create spider treats by inserting eight pretzel sticks (four on each side) into the filling of Ritz peanut butter crackers. With a dab of peanut butter, set two raisin “eyes” on top. (To accommodate children with peanut allergies, make your own cracker sandwiches using plain or flavored cream cheese as the filling.)


Prepare chocolate pudding in clear plastic cups. Stick a vanilla wafer “gravestone” in each cup, with one half beneath the pudding surface and the other half sticking up, and draw an outline of the grave in green cake decorating gel.


Place chips and dips like salsa and guacamole in bowls on the food table. Prop small plastic spiders and rats up on the bowls.


Wrap one half of cocktail sausages in thin strips of a four tortilla. Place a dab of ketchup on the other end to look like a toenail. Call these “monster toes”.


Serve a spooky punch like Swamp Juice. Empty a 13-oz. package of Kool-Aid into a punch bowl. Add 1 cup sugar and 8 cups water, and stir until dissolved. Stir in 1 can frozen orange juice concentrate. Just before serving, add 4 cups ginger ale and 3 scoops orange sherbet. This will create a putrid green color that will look awful but taste delicious! Add small plastic spiders or raisins to serve as “bugs” for an extra creepy effect!

For an extra special treat, make each guest a creepy, crawly cupcake! What you will need:

1 chocolate cupcake per guest
Canned chocolate icing
Chocolate sprinkles
Red skittles
Black string lace licorice

To assemble:

Frost the cupcakes with chocolate icing.
Roll the tops of the cupcakes in chocolate sprinkles to create a “hairy” look.
Press two red skittles in the center of the cupcake to serve as eyes.
Cut eight 4-inch pieces of licorice per cupcake for the legs. Bend each “leg” in half and crease. Push the end of each leg into the cupcake (four on each side).
Serve!

Check out these other fun Halloween recipes:

Ghost on a Stick
Ghosts in the Graveyard Cake
Fudge Spiders
Orange Ice Cream Jack O’Lanterns


Games and activities are the key to a fun Halloween party. You can put out some printable activities and pencils and crayons for young guests, or might want to supply them with their own Halloween Tic-Tac-Toe Gameto customize and play.



Maybe some ghoulish games would keep things moving – if so, check out our page of putrid party games.
You could have everyone gather round in a circle, darken the room, and read them a spooky story, like One Halloween Night (complete with gross props to pass around).
Or maybe you’d like to set up some simple crafts projects – like letting folks make their own ghosts, spider bracelets, or more…. here are some super easy to make crafts just for you…
Here are some more Halloween party games and activities:
Feed the Monster
Your guests try to toss bean bags into the monster’s mouth in this popular game.
Mummy Wrapping Game
Watch as your little monsters turn a guest into a mummy!
Kitty Costume Activity
With simple craft supplies, your guests can create their own cat mask, collar, and tail…
Pirate Hat Craft
Have your guests create pirate hats to wear during the party and take home as favors…
Monster Dash
Your little monsters will love our version of Red Light/Green Light…
Bobbing for Apples
A classic Halloween favorite!
Create a Scarecrow Contest
Test your guests’ speed and creativity with this timed contest.
Haunted Halloween Walk
Guests will love this chilling twist on the traditional cake walk.
Spider Web
Test the players’ teamwork as they try to untangle their strands of yarn to get to their prizes.
Paper Plate Mask
Have your guests use their creativity to create masks of their favorite silly or spooky characters.
Witch Hunt
Send your guests out on a scavenger hunt to find as many witch hats as they can.
Printable Halloween Coloring Page
Your guests will love decorating our Printable Halloween Coloring Page.


Turn your home into the spookiest place ever! Here are some creative ideas for Halloween party decorations:

Create artificial mist! Fill buckets halfway with water, and add dry ice. There should be enough water to cover the dry ice, and the proportions should be 2 parts water to 1 part dry ice. Warmer water will create thicker smoke, but it will disappear quickly. Cooler water will create thinner smoke, but it will linger longer. Place the buckets around the party area, but make sure the children can’t get into them. Dry ice is dangerous when touched.


Inflate a variety of white balloons with helium. Cover each balloon with a small white sheet or square cut from an old sheet, and draw eyes and a mouth on each with a black marker. Float the ghosts around the party area. For extra eeriness, insert a glow stick in each balloon before inflating.


Cover the party food table with a black or orange tablecloth and a selection of scary items such as plastic bugs, rats, and skulls.


Drape orange and black streamers from the ceiling in the party area.


Cover shoeboxes with brown or black construction paper, and line the inside of each with red felt. Lay plastic or rubber skeletons inside, and set the “coffins” around the party area.


Make your own window coverings by cutting silhouettes of cats, bats, pumpkins and spiders out of black construction paper or felt. Tape the cutouts to your window, and then cover the entire window with white paper or a sheet. Make sure the white covering fits the window exactly. Place a light source behind the window to make the scary silhouettes visible from the street.


Purchase neon black lights, and place them in the party area. This will create an eerie glow and make all the white items in the room – like the mist and ‘ghosts’ – really stand out.


Keep it simple with crepe paper and balloons or go all out and create your own Haunted House. For an easy Haunted House get some blank newsprint/butcher paper and hang from ceiling to floor in the party room, hallways and kitchen. Now your walls are your canvas! Before you hang it, paint the paper in dark colors, with creepy scenes. Add cobwebs in the corners that stretch across the ceiling, complete with spiders. Hang bats from the ceiling. Paint a skeleton onto a wall with glow-in-the-dark paint.

Turn your kitchen into a mad scientist’s laboratory. Perhaps you’d like to have some mystery drawers guests can reach into and be surprised. Don’t forget the scary music and sound effects.




Stock up on Halloween party supplies, including plates, silverware, tableware and more in a Halloween design. 

You also may want to pick up a movie or two in case you need a calming activity to help overly-rowdy kids settle down a bit. Some excellent child-friendly Halloween movies include:

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966, unrated)
E.T. (1982, rated PG)
Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005, rated G)
Casper (1995, rated PG)
Monster House (2006, rated PG)
Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005, rated G)
Hocus Pocus (1993, rated PG)
Ghostbusters (1984, rated PG)
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh (1996, unrated)
The Little Vampire (2000, rated PG)



Buy them at the store or make your own costume creation.



Thank your guests for coming with fun Halloween favors like plastic pumpkins filled with candy, spider rings, and glow sticks. Or, let each guest choose their own Halloween headwear to take home, such as a cowboy hat, firefighter helmet, princess headband, or other great favors at Birthday in a Box.

Above all we hope you have a safe, happy Halloween!!!







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Ants

ants have six legs

Ants only have 60 day lifespan

Ants are made up to three body parts

Ants can be red, brown and black

If ants our size its faster than a racehorse
Baboon

Baboons can weight up to 100 pounds

Baboons lives in Savannas

Baboon are also called Nyani

Baboons wakes up around 7 am

Baboons are like monkeys
Badger

Badgers are the fastest digging animal on earth

Badger can dig faster than a person with a shovel

Badgers home is called a sett

Badgers can eat up to 200 worms a day

You can find Badgers at your own backyard!
Bat

Bats can eat up to 1000 mosquitoes in a hour

Bats are more like humans than animals

Bats can have wings up to 6 feet!

Bats are warm blooded

Did you know that bats help grow your food?
Beaver

Beaver milk is thick as toothpaste

Beaver use its tail to turn in water

Beaver flaps their tail when they are scard

Beaver lives in dams that are in the water

The word Beaver means chew
Bears -

Bears can weight up to 800lbs

Bears are very fast and can sprint up to 40km/hour

Bears hibernate through the winter time.

Bears like to eat berries, fish, fruits and roots

There are many different types of bears
Bees

Bees wings can mve 11,400 times a minute

Bees make their buzz by their wings

Bees live in a family of 60000

Bees make honey

We can find bees hives in trees
Beetle

Beetle are the largest insects

Beetles have six legs

Beetles can grow up to 85mm

Beetles can see under water

We use color beetle wings to make our jewelers
Birds

Birds heart beats 1000 times a minute

Birds can reach speeds up to 100 mph

Birds only some can fly

Birds bone are hollow

There is a bird almost anywhere you go!
Buffalo

Buffalo only eats grass

Buffalos can weight up to 2000 pounds

Buffalos adults are 6 foot tall

Buffalos have horns

Buffalos babys are born in may

Not much buffalos are around anymore
Butterfly-

Butterflies start off as catepillars

Butterflies come in many different colors

Butterflies can see red, green, and yellow.

Butterflies can fly up to 12 miles per hour.

There are about 24,000 species of butterflies in the world.
Camels -

Camels have 2 humps

Camels have 2 toes on each foot

Camels can last a long time without water

Camels can drink up to 100 litres of water in ten minutes

Camels have a double row of long curly eye lashes to keep out sand and dust

You can find camels in the desert
Cats

Cats heart beat twice as fast as yours

Cats can read your mood

Cats can have up to 8 kitten at once

Cats have 290 bones in their bodys

You can get a cat at a pet store
Cheetah

Cheetah can run up to 70 miles per hour

Cheetah weight up to 140 pounds

Cheetah lives up to 20 years

Cheetah are also called Duma

Cheetah are the fastest land animal
Chickens

Chickens lay up to 300 eggs per year

Chickens lose its feather when its mad

Chichens will still be alive onces its head is cut off

Chickens is made of 75% water

A baby chicken is call a chick
Cobra

Cobra are the only snakes that build a nest like a bird

Cobra eats other snakes

Cobra venom can kill a elephant

Cobra are shy and hide when people are around

Cobra lives up to 20 years

You won’t find any Cobra in your backyard
Cockroach

Cockroach 3 weeks without its head

Cockroach won’t die even if you crush them twice

Cockroach are actually cover in spikes

Cockroach can grow up to 6 inch!

Cockroach can live anywhere as long as there is human

Mostly all the Cockroach found are in your kitchen
Coyote

Coyote is a member of the dog family

Coyote are playful

Male coyotes are larger then female coyotes

Coyote pups are born from April to mid-May

Coyote can communicate by many diffrent ways
Crane

Crane goes to southern Goergia and northern Florida during the winter

Crane usually return in early March

Crane normally lays 2 eggs

Crane eggs hatch in early May

The crane is the tallest bird in Michigan
Crocodile

Crocodiles are reptiles

Crocodiles are carnivores

Crocodiles can live up to 80 years

Crocodile lay eggs

Africa has lots of crocodile
Crow

Crows are smart birds

Crows feathers are darker then ravens

Female crows lay about 4-7 eggs in their nest

Crows makes their nest out of twigs and grass

Crows eat bugs and worms
Deer

Deers don’t eat meat

Deers can run up to 40 miles per hour

Baby deers are called fawns

Fawns usually are born in June or July

Many deers can be found in Vancouver island
Dogs

There are many types of dog

Dogs can only see black and white

Chocolate can kill dogs

Dogs can live up to 15 years

Dog is mans best friend
Dolphin

Dolphins are the words smartest creature

Dolphin Hunts in groups

Dolphins flap their tail on water when they are mad

Dolphin are knew to saved people

Dolphin use echolocation to navigate

next time you go on a boat you might get to see a dolphin!
Donkey

Donkey can live for 25 years or more

Donkeys are cousins of horses

Donkeys eat dry grass

Donkeys have a strong sence of direction

You would find a donkey at a zoo
Dove

Doves are medium white birds

Dove have a small pointed tail

Doves have a wing spand of 24 cm

Doves symbolize love

If you have a pet Dove you can teach it tricks
Duck

Duck have long yellow beaks

Ducks come in big and small size

Ducks the most common one you see is Mallard

Duck ducks fly long distance to find a breeding location

When you go to the park mostly all the ducks there will be Mallard
Eagle

Eagles when they are young they have brown feathers

Eagles takes up to six weeks to build their nest

Eagle takes four weeks to hatch

Eagle can see up to half a mile

Bald eagles are not really bald
Eel

Eels are like under water snakes

Eels can grow up to 2 meters

Eel means sharp fish

There are over 200 types of EeNot all Eels shock you

Not all Eels shock you!
Elephant

Elephants stomp when they walk

Elephants sleep standing up.

Elephant They poop 80 pounds in one day

Elephants run up to 24mph for short distances

One elephant is 20.000 pounds!





Elk

Elks are also called red deer

Elks are found in mountains

Elks live up to 10 years

Elks are 4-5 feet tall

Elks look like deers but their not.
Falcon

Falcons have a large powerful eyes

Falcons are the fastest birds

Falcons are meat eatters

Falcon nest up on cliffs

A falcon egg is brown
Ferret

Ferrets are a type of weasel

Ferrets are endangered species

Ferrets comes out only at night

Ferrets has round patches around its eyes

Ferrets are a type of meat eater!
Finch

Finch grow up to 6 inch

Finch lives in citys

Finch are quiet birds

Finch are song birds

Some Finch can live up to 20 years!!
Fish

Fishs can be your pet

Fish been on earth for over 450 million years

Fishs can lives up to 50 years if you take care of it

Fishs lives in salt water and some live in fresh water

You can eat fish and chips at your local restaurant
Flamingo

Flamingo are pink beacuse they eat shrimps

Flamingos are large birds but can fly

Flamingos have eyes larger than its brain

Flamingo weight up to 7 pounds

the only defence they have is to fly away
Fox

Foxs in a group is called a skulk

Foxs have up to 4 pups

Fox only eats meat

Fox is the smallest member of the dog family

Fox are fast animals!
Frogs

Frogs have long tongue

Frog’s tongue are sticky

Frogs use their tongue to catch their preys

Frogs can eat meat

Large frogs will even eat mice
Gerbil

Gerbil live 2-3 years

You need to clean gerbil cage every 2-3 weeks

Gerbil looks like hamsters

Gerbil have a tail

Gerbil are house pet
Giraffe

Giraffe have long necks

Giraffe are tall

Giraffe only sleep for 1-12 minutes

Giraffe usually walk and gallop
Goat

Goat eat grass

Goat make goat milk

Goats usually live 9-12 years

Goats are mammals

You can use goats milk to make cheese
Goldfish

Goldfish are small,colourful fish

Goldfish can be diffrent colours

Most goldfish can live up to 20 years

Goldfish can be pets

Their are diffrent breeds of goldfish
Goose

Goose can live up to 20 years

Goose wingspan is usually 50-67 inches

Geese eat plants and grass

Felmale goose lay about 4-8 eggs

The Canadian goose are large birds
Gorilla

Gorilla are like humans

Gorilla usually eat fruits leaves

Gorilla only produce one offspring about every Forth year

Gorillas can live more than 50 years

Gorilla are big monkeys
Guinea Pig

Guinea Pigs are household pets

Guinea Pigs are known as cavy

Guinea Pigs over 8 months are adults

Guinea Pig can have 1-7 offsprings

Guinea Pigs are kind of related to cows
Hamster

Hamster usually have from 4-12 young at one time

Hamster gets its name from a German word for storing food

Hamsters can stuff alot of foods in his cheeks

Hamsers live up to 5 years

The first hamster was found in Isreal
Hawk

Hawks are meat eatters

Hawks have quick turning skills to catch their prey

Hawks have a wing span up to 133 cm

Hawks weight up to 1460g

If you hear the sound “kree-eee-ar” its from a hawk
Heron

Herons makes “kuk-kuk-kuk-kuk” noise

Herons male and female looks the same

Herons have long legs

Herons have a long dark pointed bill

A Heron is a samll wading bird
Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus lives in Rivers and swamps

Hippopotamus are able to hold their breath under water

Hippopotamus only eats plants

Hippopotamus are 13 feet long

A Hippopotamu can weight up to half a ton!
Horse

Horses use to be only 30 CM 50 million years ago

Horses feels safer when they are in a herd

Horses talk to each other by face expressions

Horses sleep standing up

A wild horse is call a mustang
Hummingbird

Hummingbirds only weight 5g

Hummingbirds heart beat about 250 times per minute while resting

Hummingbirds eggs are roughly the size of small jellybean

Hummingbirds usually die within their first year

Hummingbirds have a long bill
Hyena

Hyenas eat meat

Hyena are part of the dog family

Hyena are usually 90-190 pounds

Hyenas are born with their eyes open

Hyenas have strong jaws
Jaguar

Jaguar are carnivores

Jaguars live 12-15 years

Jaguars are part of the cat family

Jaguar are orange and black

Jaguar are the longest living cats
Jellyfish

Jellyfish are known as jellies and sea jellies

Jellyfish can be eaten

Jellyfish bodys are made up of more than 95% of water

Jellyfish have no brains

You can see jellyfish in the aquarium
Kangaroo

Kangaroo travel in mobs

Kangaroo have big feet

Kangaroos have pouch to carry their offfspring in

Kangaroo babies are called joey

There are kangaroos in Australlia
Ladybug

Ladybug have black spots

Ladybug spots fades as they get older

Male ladybugs are usually smaller then the female

Female ladybugs lay 1000 or more eggs in their lifetime

Ladybugs are tiny
Leopard

Leopards eat meat

Leopard can live up to 21 years

Leopards weight 66-176 pounds

Leopards can live 15-20 years in the wild

Leopard usually hunt at night
Lion

Lions usually live 12 years in the wild

Lion sleep 20 hours a day

Male lion have a mane

Lions weight 330-500 pounds

Lions are big cats
Llama

Llamas can live 15-29 years

Llama weight 200-450 pounds

Llama are vegtarians

Llamas don’t bite but spit

Llamas are intellagent
Lobster

Lobsters can be diffrent colours

Lobster’s body have 19 parts

Some lobster can live up to 50 years

Lobsters have teeth

Did you know that there are blue lobsters?
Mink

Mink are 420-620mm long

Minks have rich glossy fur

Mink are aggresive animals

Minks are black with a white chin

Minks can be seen along fresh water shoreline
Monkey

Monkeys eat bananas

Monkeys can use their tails like their arms and feet

Monkeys usually give birth to one baby

The largest monkey is a boboon

Baboons walk on four legs
Moose

Moose eat plants

Moose meat is very tasty

Moose usually live for 15-25 years

Moose are part of the deer family

Moose live in every province in Canada
Mosquito

Mosquitos are not all alike

Mosquitos carry many diseases

Mosquitos eats all sorts of things

Mosquitos have poor eye site

You will be able to find Mosquitos everywhere in the summer
Mouse

Mouses can jump down 12 feet without any injury

Mouses came from asia

Mouses have tails long as their body

Mouses see best in the dark

If you leave food on the ground then you will be sure to find Mouses
Ostrich

Ostrichs can not fly

Ostrichs belong to a family of birds

Ostrichs are the second fastest animal in the world

Ostrichs can live in very cold weather

It is not true that people say Ostrichs bury their heads in sand
Otter

Otters live in costal waters

Otters are mostly found in alaska

Otters live in fresh water and salt

Otters eats all type of shell fish

You can find sea otters in the wild and in aquarium
Owl

Owls are the night hunters

Owls lays up to 12 eggs

Owls can grow up to 75cm

Owls have flight feather which allow them to fly at night without sound

You will be able to find owls sleeping at farms
Ox

Oxs are the height of humans

Oxs weight from 400-900 pounds

Oxs lives in tundras

Ox hair is two feet long

In winter ox can dig in the snow for food
Oyster

Oysters breath like fishes they have gills

Oysters pearls are made from protein and calcium

Oysters are mostly found in the pacific ocean

Oysters gets oxygen from carbon dioxide

There is no way you can tell a male Oyster to a female
Panda

Panda first appeared 2 to 3 million years agk

Pandas live in South china

Pandas lives in high mountain arenas

Panda likes to eat bamboo

Today scientist still donesn’t know what made the Panda
Panther

Panthers are almost same as a leopard

Panthers are large, powerful meating animal

Panthers are also called cougar, pma and catamount

Panthers are native to asia

A full grown Panther can leap 20 feet
Parrot

Parrots have a lifespan of 80 years

Parrots can grow up to 100 cm

Parrots weight up to 3.5 pound

Parrot can be taught to talk

You can find Parrots in all type of colors
Pelican

Pelican lives up to 25 meter

Pelicans weight up to 30 pounds

Pelicans have a 10 ft wingspan

Pelican can hold water in his mouth

You can find Pelican living in swamps
Penguin

Penguin are birds

Penguin can’t fly

Penguins have thick fat to keep them warm

Penguins will only have 1 mate for the rest of his life

You can find Penguins in the North and South pole
Pheasant

Pheasant can weight up to 4 pounds

Pheasant have a length of 20 inch

Pheasants can run up to 10 mph

Pheasants can fly up to 45 mph

The first Pheasant came from China
Pig

Pigs are smarter than most animals

Pigs roll in mud to keep cool

Pigs eat any type of foods but meat

Pigs are actually the cleanest animal around

Fleas don’t like pigs because their skin is so thick that fleas can’t get to the blood
Pigeon

Pigeons been around before humans

Pigeons are found throughout Canada and Usa

Pigeons can be message carriers

Pigeons fly in flocks of 30

It is really hard to find a Pigeon nest
Pony

Pony runs up to 46 mph

Pony are small horses

Ponys are use for hunts and events

Ponys can live out doors in any seasons

The smallest Pony found was only 48 cm!
Quail

Quail are more colorful than the female

Quails are up to 11 inch long

Quails lives up on mountians

Quail makes the sound “Chi-wa-ka”

The first Quail was found in South America
Rabbit

Rabbit babies are called kit

Rabbit can be litter train

Rabbits can not vomit

Rabbits meat i low in fat

You can keep Rabbits as a pet
Raccoon

Raccoon babies are also called kits

Raccoon weight up to 40 pounds

Raccoons in a city maybe up to 8000

Raccoons rhymes with baboon
Rat

Rats have poor vision

Rats don’t have thumbs

Rats spread disease

Rats are mostly found in brown

You are never more than 10 feet away from a rat
Raven

Ravens can be white but its rare

Ravens can live up to 13 years

Raven have a wing span of 4 feet

Raven weight up to 2 pounds

People say if a Raven leave the Tower of london, British kingdom will fall
Reindeer

Reindeer have lifespan of 8 years

Reindeer milk are high in protein

Reindeerprefer snow over water

Reindeers antler are for dominance

Female Reindeers dont have antler
Rhinoceros

Rhinoceros live up to 40 years

Rhinoceros are also called faru

Rhinoceros are vegetarian

Rhinoceros live in savannas

You can find Rhinoceros living in water holes
Sea Lion

Sea Lions live the the cool north water

Sea Lion pups weight 40 pounds when they are born

Sea Lion have one pup each year

Sea Lion stay with their mother for one year

A Steller sea lion is the largest Sea Lion
Shark

Sharks have two rolls of teeth

Sharks can regrow their teeth

Sharks can be found in any seas

sharks have been around for 400 million years

One of the most feared shark is the Great white
Sheep

Sheeps have a population of 1 billion on earth

Sheeps wool have been used since 500 years ago

Sheeps grow 2 teeh a year untill they have eight

Sheeps can live up to 15 years

People use Sheeps for races
Skunk

skunks have a odor defense

skunk are found in woodlands

skunk grow up to 40 cm

skunks weight up to 1.1 pound

Don’t go too close to skunks or they will spray you
Sparrow

Sparrows are first found in England

Sparrows eats all type of seeds

Sparrows makes really messy nest

Sparrow can me household pets

The number two urban pest are Sparrows
Spider

Spiders are not insects

Spiders have eight legs and two body parts

Spiders have silk spinning glands called spinnerets

spiders have fangs

Mostly spider have six eyes
Squirrel

Squirrel are found in most of the world

Squirrel are all different size

Squirrel mostly live in trees

Squirrels start mating when they are a year old

Did you know Squirrel eats bird eggs
Swans

Swan are highly intelligent

Swans respond in kind to gentle

swans have sharp vision and hearing

swans have a mate for life

There is less than 1000 swan in north america
Tigers

Tigers are the largest of the big cats

Tigers are at the top of the food chain

Tigers in a zoo can live up to 20 years

Tigers are first found in Asia

A tiger pee to claim their land
Toad

Toads first came from Ireland

Toads are protected by the UK law

Toads in a group is called Knot

Toads will eat other toads

You will be able to find Toads are found in swamps
Turkey

Turkey is North America most famous bird in North America

Turkeys are not able to fly

Turkeys lives in the woods

Turkeys have fancy tails too

Did you know Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the turkey the bird of America
Turtles

Turtles have been on the earth for more than 200 million years

Turtles can live up to 100 years

Turtle shell is made of 60 bones

Turtles lives in warm water

A some turtle is able to out run a human
Weasel

Weasel is a small furry mammal

weasels live in holes

weasels are brown but have white under parts

weasels are able to live anywhere in Canada

Although weasels are small it have really sharp teeth
Whale

Whales adults are 50 ft

Whales baby are 16 ft when born

Whales can weigh up to 3 tons

Whales talk by slaping water with their tails

The biggest Whale is the blue whale
Wolf

wolf is the largest in the wild canine family

wolf has 42 teeth

wolf has rounded ears

wolf has extremely powerful jaws

At one time a wolf can have up to 7 pups
Wombat

Wombats are mammals

Wombats are marsupials

Wombats are native only to Australia

Wombats look somewhat like a little bear

Most Australians have never seen a wild wombat
Worms

worms has no arms, legs or eyes

Worms live where there is food, moisture, oxygen

Worms can sense light

Worms can eat their own weight

If a worm’s skin dries out, it will die
Wren

Wren have a lifespan of 6 years

Wren are a size of a tennis ball

Wren weight less than 0.75 oz

Wrens are mostly found in pairs

You will never see a Wren in cold weather
Yak

Yak can live in -40 degrees

Yak won’t be full size untill they are 8

Yak poo is used for fuel in trees

Yaks calf is born every year

A Yak will be able to live in almost any weather
Zebra

Zebra stays in a group

Zebra stripes are used to confuse other animals

Zebra weight up to 500 pounds

Zebras like to live in plains

A Zebra can see better in dark






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