August 3 today

It is the birthday of my granddaughter Dewey who turned 5 today, August 3. It was a fun party we had in her classroom with classmates and teachers. It was simple but fun. Since it was held after their class which ends at 3 o'clock every Friday, snacks were simply burgers, fries, cakes, donuts, yemas, drinks. Of course, the kids wore their zoo hats and went home with a balloon each and a loot.

thought for the day: children need love especially those who do not deserve it

Let us enumerate the qualities that make children lovable:

1. They look cute and adorable.

2. They are clean, respectful, and bright.

3. They mingle well with other kids.

Children who do not have the characteristics above seem to be getting less attention at home and in school. Why? It is the nature of people of love only those who look lovable. Usually when children misbehave they embarrass the parents especially if it happens in front of many people. It seems like on parents can love an appreciate little rascals. However, not all parents give their love and attention to their children. The little rascals will become juvenile delinquents and then move on to become hardcore criminals.

But the basis of it all is love. Parents should love their children even if they are obnoxious. You've got no other choice! They are your children and nobody can ever change that.

let's have a zoo party!

One wild birthday party could be around the theme of a zoo party wherein kids come in animal costumes or just animal hats. You might want to have a purely doggie theme wherein kids will choose to be any kind of dog breed he wants---a dalmatian, a shepherd, or a spitz. I prefer to let the kids choose any animal costume or hat---they could come as alligators, zebras, giraffe, sheep, etc. It will surely be one colorful and noisy party of animals. The games can revolve around this theme like making animal sounds or movements, etc. It's fun, try it!

gift basket, anyone?

Sometimes finding a perfect gift for someone on his/her special day can be a problem. We do not know what he/ she wants and needs. One solution is to organize a gift basket which could contain a number of stuff which he/she will appreciate. The contents of the basket will of course depend on the recipient of the basket. If it's a lady, you can lump in a bottle of cologne, a couple of hankies, a pocketbook, lotion, soap, shampoo, and others. If it's an old woman, you can throw in a shawl, vitamins, some fruits, bags of tea, etc. For a kid, of course, kids always appreciate toys, so you can put in a stuffed toy, some candies, cookies, a pair of socks, a cap, etc.

Whether it's a birthday present or a Christmas gift, a gift basket seems to be the safest and the most practical present.

cute simple invitation cards

It's going to be the simplest birthday for our turning 5-year-old kid. Just this afternoon we pruchased 45 pcs. very cute invitation cards to be given out to her classmates on Monday. Actually, we found regular birthday cards too expensive. These card makers have made card-making an expensive and profitable business. Years back birthday cards were packed in 30's at a reasonable price. Today b'day cards are packed in 4's and at a very high price. As we did our calculations we were considering the use of colorful and attractive stationeries for her invitation but the price wasn't any lower and they were also packed by 6. Whooaaaa! Too wise of them. But we were not that willing to spend a fortune on invitation cards alone, so we thought and thought until we came upon one section in the department store that contained cute gift cards. We examined these gift cards and decided to use them as our invitation cards. There were princess gift cards, Winnie the Pooh, Disney characters, etc. We felt proud and triumphant over our ingenuity. Can you guess how much we spent for those 45 cute cards? They were worth 1/8 the price of real birthday cards.