Feature Articles
by Sherida Mock This month, we put the spotlight on Brandon Medina, who graced the cover of our September 2005 issue. Turns out, Medina has never put down the soccer ball. He is one semester away from a bachelor’s degree in sports science and athletic training, and...
Feature Articles
Our local school districts are ramping up for kindergarten registration, and many parents will be deciding whether or not their child is ready for kindergarten. Some will choose to keep their child in preschool for another year, even though they are technically old...
Feature Articles
When most people think about the benefits of sleep-away camp, they think of fun and friends—and with good reason. Where else can a child ride a horse, create a ceramics masterpiece and water ski, all in the same day? Camp is also a friend-making machine. My mother...
Feature Articles
Every February 14, thousands of students celebrate Valentine’s Day with a classroom party. They exchange Valentine’s cards, make a craft and play a few games. As a Room Mom, you might find it hard to come up with ideas that the kids have not seen before. If you are...
KidZone
It’s almost time for Valentine’s Day! What a great way to show those you love how much you care by creating something special, like a stained-glass heart made from melted crayons. Supplies: Crayons (light and bright colors work best: pinks, purples and reds)...
Humor
Valentine’s Day is near, which means all stay-at-home parents who watch daytime TV have something to look forward to: Valentine’s Day commercials. There is just something so American about watching the same ads every year, recycled with new actresses—the blond or...
Films
Into the Woods, rated PG Starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick, James Corden, Chris Pine, Christine Baranski, Tracey Ullman and Johnny Depp Austin Family critical rating: 4 of 5 stars Austin Family Family-Friendly rating: 5 of 5 stars There’s much to...
10 Things to do
Local school districts are beginning to register children for next fall’s kindergarten classes. Most experts agree that the following are signs of general kindergarten readiness: Understands and follows two- and three- step instructions. Goes to the bathroom...
Austin in Action
Austin ISD, in partnership with the E3 Alliance and the Get Schooled Foundation, announced that Lyndon B. Johnson Early College High School won the high school fall attendance challenge for Central Texas. The school placed 13th in the nation. LBJ celebrated on Jan. 22...
Austin in Action
Harlem Globetrotter Zeus McClurkin surprised Barron Elementary School students on Jan. 20 to speak about the Globetrotters’ “ABCs of Bullying Prevention” program. The program was designed in coordination with the National Campaign to Stop Violence to help reduce...
