Russian 5-year-old boys tunnel out of school playground sandbox on Jaguar quest - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

Austin Powers has Mini Me and 007 has Baby Bonds, it seems. Two would-be secret agent Russian 5-year-old boys tunneled out of their school playground sandbox, reported the Tampa Bay Times on September 9. The point of the intrepid kiddies' mission? They were on a Jaguar quest. If you thought it would be dangerous for two kindergartners to hunt wild cats, you would be right. But the lads' target was not jags as in ferocious felines, but rather, the luxury car kind! But these were "good guy" escapees: they were not planning to steal the vehicle. They intended on buying the sports car. The precocious pair of gearheads traveled over a mile to visit a showroom which was selling Jaguars.  Russian 5-year-old boys tunnel out of school playground sandbox on Jaguar quest - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

Back to school sales: Shop for Halloween, Christmas gifts, stocking stuffers - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

 Hate back to school shopping? Then make it multitask, shopping for holidays, too. Shop back to school sales for Halloween, Christmas gifts, stocking stuffers, birthday presents and other holiday gift-giving. Save gobs of money and time. Get cool candy alternative Halloween treats at back to school sales. Stock up on stocking stuffers for Christmas. Who says you have to give candy at Halloween? Buy cheap pencils, stickers, crayons, glue sticks, pencil sharpeners and give them! Or give healthier back-to-school snacks: fruit snacks, granola bars, crackers and popcorn. School supplies make awesome, inexpensive stocking stuffers. Fill kids' stockings with markers, scissors, calculator and other useful stuff.

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Free printable military soldiers cutouts, weapons, vehicles coloring pages

 August 14, 2015 represents the 70th anniversary of V-J Day, that ended WWII. Teachers and homeschool parents, educate students on war history using realistic military coloring pages and cutout paper soldiers. Here are free printable military soldiers, weapons, vehicles to color and cut out. Coloring pages are historically accurate, detailed, challenging and educational. Most are labeled with details on war, country of origin and time period the soldier represents.   Free printable military soldiers cutouts, weapons, vehicles coloring pages - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

McDonald's Happy Meal Minions toys say WTF? Parents swear Minions curse at kids

Do McDonald's Happy Meal Minions toys say WTF? That's what some claim. And not only the F-bomb, parents swear Minions curse at kids in other ways, reported MSN July 9. The cute little

vitamin-B shaped Minions are accused of muttering"Well, I'll be d**ned." Listen to the Minions video here at Youtube. What do you hear? Are Stuart and Dave really blurting obscenities at children?  McDonald's Happy Meal Minions toys say WTF? Parents swear Minions curse at kids - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

Free printable Fathers Day cards, Father's Day crafts printables for dad

When Father's Day rolls around, it's sometimes hard to know what to get dad. Children may find themselves with little cash to buy something. Here are free printable Father's Day greeting cards and crafts to make at home. Dad will love your creativity and thoughtfulness.Free printable Fathers Day cards: Father's Day crafts and printables for dad - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

 

Free printable Mother's Day greeting cards to color

Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May, on May 10 in 2015. Looking for free printable crafts to make with children for Mother's Day? Here are free printable cards that kids can color themselves and give to mom. Children free proud when they can make things for mom.  Free printable Mother's Day cards, coloring pages, crafts, printables for mom

Free printable play money, consumer math printables, preschool practical life money math activities

 Pi Day, March 14, celebrates math. Money math is a favorite with kids. They love play money. Kids learn math skills pretending grocery store or consumer math. Interacting with play money, children learn to count, add, subtract, multiply, divide and skip count by fives, tens and twenty-five. Making change teaches counting backwards.



Consumer math is great way to demonstrate positive and negative numbers. Positive numbers are money you have. Negative numbers can be thought of as money you owe. Money math teaches fractions, decimals and percent, using credit, interest, fees, sales an discounts as examples.



Here are links to free printable play money. Print play money and use in preschool learning centers: house, store, bank and practical life. Use free printable play money in math, marketing, life skills and economic classes. Using play money helps prepare special needs students for real-life experience and transitions.

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