Basil Kids
Celebrating Mother’s Day w/A Mother’s Day Beverage
Today was an exciting day for me! I was able to try out a new product that has become one of my new favorites - the IMUSA Citrus Juicer! I love going out to breakfast or brunch and one of the things that I always order first is fresh squeezed orange juice if it’s on the menu bec...
Read MoreARTHUR Stands Up to Bullying in All-New Episodes
Arthur and Friends Promote Kid-Friendly Dialogue About Bullying in Two New Episodes Airing May 6 & 10 on PBS KIDS ARTHUR, television's longest-running children's animated series, kicks off its spring season with a week of all-new episodes, including two devoted to the issue of bully...
Read MoreMikhail’s Plate: Rocky Mountain Popcorn Company
My plate this month is actually a bag, inside of a cardboard box… A bag of Rocky Mountain Popcorn and I love it! Recently I was sent a tin of popcorn from Rocky Mountain. I thought it was going to be the regular tins that you see at Christmas time, the ones I get every year. The...
Read MoreBaby Gourmet, Not Your Ordinary Pouched Baby Food…
Vanilla Banana Berry Risotto, Tropical Banana Berry , Juicy Pear and Garden Greens. Sounds pretty good, right? There are several differentiators between Baby Gourmet and other pouched baby food on the market. Baby Gourmet offers not only superior taste, but also the thoughtful combos i...
Read MoreShare Our Strength
What do you want to be when you grow up? About Share Our Strength Share Our Strength’s goal is to end childhood hunger in America. Working with others, we believe we can do this by 2015. It’s not enough to make sure America’s children have enough to eat; we must make...
Read MoreYogaVibes Launches Online Yoga Classes for Kids
How can parents prepare their kids mentally and physically for transitioning back into school? How can parents ease their child’s mind and facilitate calmness? YogaVibes’ solution: Give kids the gift of yoga. It’s September. That means the new school year is upon us. The kids have n...
Read MoreKids Book: Ambition’s Not An Awful Word
Ambition’s Not An Awful Word By Zack Zage; Illustrated by Adam Watkins Get ready for a fantastical trip around the world of imagination with an ambitious boy named Zack! This inspiring and hilarious tale contains humorous rhymes that compare and contrast astoundingly v...
Read MoreBack To School Safety Tips for Young Cell Phone Users
Can you hear me now? According to research, 22 percent of young children own a cell phone (ages 6-9), 60 percent of tweens (ages 10-14), and 84 percent of teens. Now that it's back-to-school time, many parents make the decision to arm their kids with cell phones. Parents generally say t...
Read MoreNew Survey Reveals Top Sports Injuries Among Youth Athletes
Illinois athletic trainers report the five most common conditions their high school athletes sustained in the last school year were knee injuries, shoulder overuse, back pain, wrist injuries and concussions. That’s according to a six-month study conducted by the Illinois Athl...
Read MoreSchool Children Provide Safe Drinking Water to Indian Villages
Deprived communities now have healthy water to drink, because of a school’s mission donation to build water wells through Children’s Hope International Foundation It was a happy celebration when thevillageofManyamreceived their new water well. Several women and childre...
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