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Some alternative kinship programs primarily provide financial assistance, others focus on providing non-financial, supportive services, and still others provide a combination of financial and non-financial services. This section describes how caregivers learn about and become involved in the alternative programs we visited and then describes the types of services they receive through these programs.
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The alternative programs visited rely on referrals and outreach to reach relative caregivers and provide their service offerings. Child welfare agencies and, to a lesser degree, TANF agencies are the primary referral sources for the alternative kinship care programs visited. Many programs also receive referrals from other community agencies or from caregivers themselves. Some programs conduct outreach efforts in order to reach a broader group of families.
As part of the initial program start-up and implementation in Florida and Kentucky, it was necessary to identify and recruit kinship families who would be eligible for the new programs. This was handled by training child welfare workers on the new programs' eligibility requirements, followed by identifying and contacting those families which appeared eligible.
Denver's program is the only TANF-administered alternative kinship care program visited and receives the bulk of its referrals from TANF workers. Child welfare workers receive training about TANF's grandparent program, but the program is still in its infancy and interaction with the child welfare division has yet to be formalized. In San Francisco, the Kinship Support Network receives about half of its referrals from child welfare. Two child welfare workers are on-site at the Edgewood center enabling easier referrals and coordination.
In two states visited, judicial practices affect how kin are served by alternative programs. In Kentucky's child welfare alternative program, relatives are supposed to assume temporary custody of children placed with them, so the children receive less supervision than children who are in state custody. However, some judges have allowed kin to participate in the kinship program, but have ordered the child welfare agency to assume custody. In some parts of Florida, judges are reluctant to adjudicate children placed with kin, instead allowing the kin to care for a child "voluntarily." These caregivers are unable to obtain the relative caregiver payment.
Kentucky's support group program uses schools to identify children whose legal guardians are relatives rather than parents. Resource coordinators send out notices of support group meetings and provide information at school open houses to inform relative caregivers of support groups. Some advertise the support group program through radio, television, newspapers and community calendars. A support group in Oklahoma also distributed informational brochures to schools and other organizations as a form of outreach.
In San Francisco, the Kinship Support Network heavily relies on word of mouth for referrals in addition to referrals from the child welfare agency. The Kinship Support Network is well established and known in the community and its outreach activities include interaction with the schools, churches, community meetings, providing flyers to the county Department of Human Services, and advertising meetings in community newspapers.
Initially, Denver's program conducted presentations at churches, District and City Attorneys' Offices, and the schools. The program's manager also made local radio and TV appearances. Denver's popular and politically active grandparent support groups are also a source of referrals. At local family resource centers, advocates who receive training on the grandparent program are a source of community referrals.
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Thirteen of the 23 alternative programs initially identified as not providing subsidized guardianship do not provide financial assistance. However, financial assistance is a key component in many of the programs we visited (see Table 4). In programs providing a monthly payment, the payment may continue until the child reaches the age of 18 or 21. Some programs, in addition to providing a monthly payment, provide emergency financial assistance or financial assistance targeted for specific items, e.g., furnishings, school clothing.
|"I felt so low when I had to apply for benefits. But I knew it was for my [grandchild]."
For programs providing a monthly payment, the rates vary along a continuum with the highest equal to the foster care rate and the lowest set at the TANF child-only rate. In Pittsburgh, A Second Chance licenses relatives as foster parents and they receive monthly payments equal to the county's foster care rate. Florida's program provides a monthly payment close to the foster care rate (relatives do not become licensed foster parents). Denver's program provides a supplemental payment in addition to the TANF child-only payment, creating a monthly payment closer to the foster care rate.
|Financial Assistance
|Monthly financial payment
|Emergency financial assistance
|Other (school clothing allowance)
|A Second Chance, Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA)
|Yes. Payment equal to foster care rate.
|Yes. Quarterly clothing allowance and program has child clothing bank.
|Grandparents and Kinship Program (Denver County, CO)
|Yes. Payment for one child is close to foster care rate, 3 times as much as TANF child-only. Payment for more than one child is less than foster care rate.
|Relative Caregiver Program (Florida)
|Yes. Payment approx. 76% of foster care payment, twice TANF child-only payment (65% of foster care rate when clothing allowances and other payments to foster parents taken into account).
|The Kentucky Kinship Care Program (child welfare)
|Yes. Payment is 50% of foster care rate, 160% of TANF child-only rate.
|Yes. One-time start-up payment up to $500 per child. Preventive assistance funds up to $500/family once per year.
|The Kentucky KinCare Project (support groups)
|The Kinship Support Network (San Francisco, CA)
|No. However, majority of clients are receiving foster care payment.
|No. Program has child clothing bank and food bank.
|Subsidized respite care
Kentucky's child welfare alternative program recipients are eligible for a one-time, start-up payment of up to $500 per child and preventive assistance funds of up to $500 per family per year. In addition, kin served by A Second Chance in Pittsburgh are eligible for a quarterly clothing allowance and may receive financial assistance to meet emergency needs. Denver participants are also eligible for a clothing allowance ($1000 per year per family) and emergency financial assistance (no set limit).
In San Francisco, the Kinship Support Network has an on-site food bank, and children's clothing, toys and car seats are offered to kinship families. Kentucky's kinship support group program does not provide any direct financial assistance but the support groups are intended to increase grandparents' awareness of and access to financial support programs.
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Financial payments are just one type of service that alternative kinship programs may provide. The programs we visited often include a case management component combined with an array of other types of supportive services. Some programs' service offerings are more comprehensive than others and some focus on providing services primarily designed to meet the needs of the adult caregivers while others focus more on addressing the needs of the children.
In Florida's Relative Caretaker Program and Kentucky's child welfare alternative program, supervision appears to be less intensive and for a shorter period of time. The goal of Florida's program is to close cases within six months; however, child welfare caseworkers are reluctant to do so when family needs remain unmet. Kentucky's kinship care program initially set a two-month period for case management but has extended this period to six months.
Denver's program targets TANF child-only kinship families and provides limited case management services to some at-risk families. All relatives in the program who are caring for children involved with child welfare receive case management services from the child welfare worker. The program in Florida and Kentucky's child welfare alternative program are designed to close the child welfare cases after a six- to twelve-month period (though still retain the monthly financial payment to kin)
|"[The support group's] been a god-send, I hear other people's stories and I think, 'That's my story. That's exactly where I am.' And thank God we now have a group, now we have someone to turn to.... If I didn't come to the meet-ings, I wouldn't know about a lot of things. And it's just [knowing] that we are not alone in all of this, that we all have similar stories."
In San Francisco, Edgewood's Kinship Support Network provides case management services to families referred by the child welfare agency (as well as other families needing additional supports). Case management includes visiting the relative's home once per month, meeting more frequently with clients if needs or circumstances warrant more intensive interaction, making referrals to other programs and services as needed, and advocating for clients in a variety of settings (e.g. accompanying the caregiver to court or to the child's schools). There is no limit on the amount of time families can receive case management. Case management services are terminated once a family has reached their case plan goals or case management is no longer needed. However, at any time families may request reinstatement of case management services if a crises occurs and they feel they need the additional support. It is also important to note that kinship families involved in the child welfare system receive monitoring and supervision by their child welfare worker in addition to the case management services provided by Edgewood's Kinship Support Network.
Alternative programs visited recognize the emotional toll that caregiving takes on many relative caregivers, especially grandparents. Kin are unexpectedly shouldered with the responsibility of taking on a new caregiving role later in life or caring for children in addition to their own. Many of the services provided to relative caregivers (e.g., support groups, transportation, child/respite care) are designed to relieve the isolation experienced by kinship caregivers.
|"And right away I knew this [support group was] what I needed. I came in there full of denials and I had all kinds of things that [I was] keeping from the other ladies-not being able to admit that my son was a drug addict, not being able to admit that my family wasn't this ideal family and it was very difficult for me to lay myself out to the people but none-theless I did and now I talk more than any-one."
Most of the alternative programs visited organize or facilitate the development of support groups for relatives (particularly grandparents) caring for kin. Support groups offer caregivers a source of emotional support and practical information. Both kinship caregivers participating in the focus groups and program staff considered support groups a valuable and helpful service.
Kentucky's support group program operates 29 groups and uses the groups for distributing information about available services in addition to providing a supportive sharing forum. For example, officials from Kentucky's State Children's Health Insurance Program have presented at several support group meetings. Denver's program contracts with a private provider, Catholic Charities, to organize its relative caregiver support groups. In Denver, group facilitators noted that the support groups initially focused on meeting primary needs such as food and housing by bringing in community partners who donate monthly food baskets. Over time the support groups have evolved to address parenting skills, dealing with the adult children's substance abuse, loss and grief issues, defining roles and legal issues with experts invited to discuss these issues.
|"If it had not been for this group, I would not have known what to do. I would never have lasted."
Support groups differ by whether they are led by professional facilitators or whether they are more loosely organized. The Kinship Support Network's kinship support groups in San Francisco--known as Grandparents Who Care--are peer run by a caregiver who has received facilitator training. A coordinator oversees all the support groups. Kentucky's support groups are tailored to meet local needs. Some of the groups have developed internal leadership with the grandparents running the program.
The San Francisco Grandparents Who Care support groups are held throughout the community in churches and schools and are held both during daytime and evening hours. There are groups for Latino caregivers and one for Korean caregivers. Pittsburgh's program provides support groups for caregivers, children and birthparents. Denver currently has support groups running in three communities with plans to expand into two largely Latino neighborhoods. A program staff member was also organizing a support group for grandfathers.
Three important supports which kinship care programs can offer are respite care, transportation assistance and child care assistance. Child care is often provided as a way to enable caregivers to engage in activities which provide respite or attend support groups. In addition, access to child care subsidies can enable caregivers to combine caregiving responsibilities with employment.
Respite care may be provided through a variety of arrangements. Denver's program organizes some group activities which provide needed respite for caregivers. The Kinship Support Network in San Francisco provides organized activities for children, fulfilling the dual objective of providing developmentally appropriate activities for children and affording caregivers a respite period while children engage in these activities. For example, adult caregiver group activities, such as an outing to the mall, are often scheduled to coincide with children's activities. In Pittsburgh, A Second Chance provides both emergency respite (a range of one hour to ten days is offered) as well as a grandparent respite cooperative. Older kinship caregivers in Oklahoma can receive vouchers to purchase respite care services through the Oklahoma Respite Resource Network. This network represents a collaborative state agency, including the Division of Aging Services, to provide funding for respite services. Caregivers may select the respite provider of their choosing so long as the provider is 18 years or older and does not live in the same household.
Some programs attempt to alleviate transportation problems for caregivers. Pittsburgh's A Second Chance program provides extensive transportation to caregivers and children. The program provides transportation for children's visitation with birth parents, medical and other appointments, and for recreation activities. In Denver, the alternative kinship program provides transportation assistance in the form of city bus tokens.
Relative caregivers often have little information on the availability of child care in their community. Several of the alternative programs attempt to provide or coordinate with other programs for child care. In Florida, one of the major benefits of the relative caregiver program is that caregivers can obtain subsidized child care (on a sliding scale) until the child turns 12 years of age. In comparison, state policy requires Florida's TANF program to limit child care assistance to a six-month period for relatives in child-only assistance units. The Kinship Support Network includes after school tutoring three days each week and provides child care during support group meetings. Kinship Support Network families involved with the public child welfare system are also eligible for child care through that agency for one year if the caregiver is working or in school or the child has special needs.
Alternative programs visited are less likely to provide an array of services for children. However, children in kinship families involved with child welfare agencies--Kentucky's child welfare alternative program, Florida's statewide program, and A Second Chance in Pittsburgh--are eligible for many services to address their needs (e.g., Medicaid, mental health). Programs not administered by a child welfare agency are recognizing the needs of children being raised by relatives. Denver's program provides referrals for children's activities including referrals to Big Brother/Big Sister programs and payments for special talents (i.e., music lessons, registering for sports teams). The program is also trying to address children's mental health needs through referrals to therapists.
The Kinship Support Network provides some services specifically for children including recreation activities and an after school tutoring program.
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Two of the programs visited, A Second Chance in Pittsburgh and Edgewood's Kinship Support Network in San Francisco, offer interesting examples of how community-based organizations can work alongside the traditional child welfare and TANF agencies to provide comprehensive services for kinship care families. Both are private agencies with contracts from public child welfare agencies. In Pittsburgh, A Second Chance employs a strength-based approach, focusing on the positive rather than negative aspects of a child's extended family. Staff also stress the cultural responsiveness of their service delivery model. Staff defer to the kinship triad (the child, birth parent, and kinship caregiver), and build services around the client. For example, staff will modify their workday to accommodate a family's schedule. Staff also stress that kin can make the difference for their own family unit, families are the change agents, staff merely facilitate. A Second Chance program also focuses on reunification with the birth parent; 60 percent of kinship care children in the program return home within six months of placement. The program involves birth parents extensively.
In San Francisco, Edgewood's Kinship Support Network aims to provide services to kinship families that are not intrusive, building upon families' strengths, and involving families in planning for their children. The overriding objective is to keep families together if at all possible. After an assessment of needs, case management is provided if it appears that the caregiver would benefit from the individualized attention and support. The program has no limit on the amount of time caregivers can receive case management and the length of time varies by individual. The Kinship Support Network's model recognizes that caregivers' situations and circumstances are dynamic and there may be periods after case management has ended when it makes sense to reassign a case manager.
Many of the Kinship Support Network's case managers are kin caregivers themselves. In the early years of the program, virtually all of the case managers were kin caregivers who shared the same socioeconomic and demographic characteristics as the participants. This model, in which staff understand what the families are going through because they have been through some of the same experiences, promotes an empathetic and trusting relationship between caregiver and case manager.
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24. We have very limited information on the support services provided by subsidized guardianship programs, but do note that many provide some support services beyond finanicial payment.
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Dd will be 6 the beginning of March and this year she wants to invite more than one friend to her birthday party. Last year she invited her best friend and her mom and then we had close family. It was pushing the limits of our small house.
She has been to quite a few parties of classmates such as a gymnastics party, princess party, rock star party, ect. Now these parties had like every single person from her class at it including their parents. There is no way that I can afford to do something like that right now. It is hard to tell dd that she can't have a party like that.
So now I am left trying to decide something that we could do and I have no idea. The real bummer is that it is winter here and cold and will be cold when her birthday is so it's not like we could go to a park.
Any ideas? Thanks!
When we were in a somewhat similar situation with our ds, we opted to have a really quiet family party on his real bday, and then had a "six and a half" birthday party: because it was in may we could do it outside. Going to a public parc, bringing cut up watermelon and some other fruit, home made cake, games can be really easy like relay races or just let the kids play! the key is to scout out a really good park.
So, could you do an outdoor party where you live in September?
Also, on invites, I typed them up and instead of a start and finish time, I specified a "drop off" and "pick up" time. The parents got the hint! Otherwise, you could have a birthday potlatch? Have people sign up to bring a dish each, like crunchy snack, fruit, drinks? It depends on your area and how comfortable you are with the fellow class parents.
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It depends on how many kids she wants to invite. Are you saying you absolutely can't do it in your house? Is there a local rec center? We have quite a few inexpensive rental options through our city's Parks & Rec.
We did a really cute tea party for my DD's 5th bday that wasn't expensive. You can scout thrift stores for fancy tea cups -- then those are the favors as well. Lots of finger food (I cut PB&J sandwiches with cookie cutters, among other things) and some crafts and you're set.
Hope you figure out something that works!
p.s. Another thing to consider -- if she's having a friends party, don't invite your family to that one. If it's kids only, then maybe you can have it in your house.
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I agree with the pp to not try to have classmates and family all at the same time if your place is small. Why don't you figure out the number of friends (just kids) you could comfortably host and tell dd to choose that many people to invite. That's what we do. We always do a separate "family" b-day party on the evening of the actual birthday (we do dinner).
Last year for dd's 7th b-day we did "make your own sundaes". I bought a couple of flavours of icecream, and some toppings. The kids loved it!
I think your best bet is to come up with a theme, based on dd's interests, and then brainstorm (with our help, if you like!) some low-budget ways of "doing" that theme. We're always on a pretty low budget around here, but with a little creativity have managed to have some really cool parties.
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Do you have any Michael's craft stores close by? They have a birthday party option that is relatively inexpensive. You probably wouldn't be able to invite the whole class but she could choose 5 or 6 friends and it wouldn't be too expensive. We do low-cost b-day parties around here to and we did Michael's parties a couple of years in a row. They were always a hit.
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My daughter went to a cute tea party birthday party that she really enjoyed. She was invited to bring her favorite doll, and the children made little crafts (doll sized) and then they celebrated with a doll/child tea party. The crafts also served as the take home favors. I can't remember all of the crafts they did, but for example, they decorated tiny wooden circles with markers for "cookies" for the dolls. American Girl publishes books on tiny crafts and foods, so perhaps that would be a source of ideas. Making matching bead necklaces and bracelets for participants and dolls might also work.
I think she wants to invite 4 girls for sure. Then she wanted to invite one of her cousins that lives in town. He's a boy, so I don't think that he would have much fun. Then she said she could invite a boy from school so there would be two boys.
But I do like the idea of having a separate family birthday. I suppose we would invite the cousin to that one, that makes more sense.
And her sister is turning 2 a week before so we would celebrate them together with family.
I don't think dd would go along with having a half birthday, although I like that idea. There are lots of nice parks around and it's nice here in September. But I think that option would be out.
It probably wouldn't be too bad with 5 max girls from school here at our small house. But I wouldn't want the parents to come, that would be tight.
Make your own cupcakes and sundaes sounds like a good idea.
Also, the Michaels one sounds fun. Will have to call and check on cost as the web doesn't show the price.
Tea party sounds fun too.
Will have to run some of these ideas past dd.
Thanks for the help!
Any other party ideas or money savers?
We do the ice cream sundae bar for DD1's bday every year - she has a core group of friends over for a sleepover. DD2 has generally had park parties where DH organizes some games and they play on the playground equipment. We have also had a good response with "science" parties - we made oobleck http://www.instructables.com/id/Oobleck/ and did Coke & Mentos outside http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/original-mentos-diet-coke-geyser Everyone really enjoyed those - girls and boys and kids from 3 to about 8.
There are lots of instructions online for cool decorated cakes, which saves money over ordering from a bakery. I'm not much of a baker, though, so I have generally done pretty simple ones. One memorable one was for DD1's insect bday party - put chocolate cookie crumbs on the cake for dirt and top with plastic insects. I did say simple! :-) It can get much more complicated from there.
One fun party favor we did was burn copies of a CD of the birthday kid's favorite music. I guess I just dated myself with the CDs! (Must have been at least 5 yrs. ago) We have also done small coloring book & cool pencil. One popular one was a wooden wand. You can do easy ones with ribbon and dowels. Cute and fun to play with. I personally enjoy giving party favors, although I know a lot of people don't.
You're getting good tips here!
Mom "D" to DD1 "Z" (15) and DD2 "I" (12) DH "M"
One year for DSD 14's 7th b-day (november b-day so too cold outside), we did a spa b-day party. I got a container of green face mask stuff from Target and put it on the girls' faces. We painted toe nails and finger nails and took silly pics w/the green faces. We had b-day cake and pizza and it was a blast. DSD 14 still talks about it. Very cheap.
Also, you should check in to places around town that do b-day parties. They may not be as expensive as you think. We did DSS 11's 8th b-day party at an ice skating rink. The room was free for two hours, the b-day boy skated for free and it was $10/head per kid. He had 7 friends I think. Oh and two grownups could skate for free. I bought a large cheese pizza and made the b-day cake. Cheap party and he LOVED it.
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DD had a pajama/pancake party when she was 6... we had it at 10AM on a Saturday so the kids just got up & came over for breakfast. I got lots of interesting toppings for the pancakes (including whip cream in a can, which was a huge hit) The parents liked it because it wasn't in the middle of the day and they still had lots of time to do whatever their family was doing for the weekend. It was a pretty low-key party... I didn't do any games but there were balloons and they played with them a lot. The kids had fun... how often do they get to have 4 or 5 friends over on the same day? That's a big deal. Some of those really big parties seem like they're too overwhelming for kids.
~Teresa, raising DS (Jan. 02) and DD1 (Jun. 04) and DD2 (Dec. 11) with DH.
Cheap entertainment we've done includes:
Treasure hunts where they have to find and follow clues. Depending on how their literacy skills are you can make them pretty simple or fairly complex to figure out.
Old stand-bys such as: hot potato, freeze dancing and musical chairs are also fun. Really, I often just blow up a bunch of balloons and the kids love chasing them around (even in a small living room). I've set up a volleyball "net" across the middle of the floor (yarn, strung between 2 chairs), and had them play volleyball sitting on their bottoms (kicking with feet not allowed). Allow 15 minutes for everyone to come, 20 minutes running around with balloons, 20 minutes with organized games, 10-15 minutes with an easy craft (e.g., create something out of popsicle sticks), and 20 minutes for cake/ice cream/presents. If there's time left, you might play twister or something else. I've found that 90 minutes is a great time period for a 7 year old birthday.
My daughter went to the most fun birthday party just recently. It was a sledding party! She drove most of the kids and some parents wanted to drive their own, but they went to a sledding hill, went sledding, then went back to their house for hot cocoa and cake. It would be even better if you had a sledding hill within walking distance.
We did a tie-dye party for DD's 6th in October. The kit was about $16 at JoAnn, and it more than covered the shirts for the kids we had there. I bought a couple of packs of Hanes T-shirts, but you could always just ask the kids to bring something to tie-dye. Just cover everything in plastic and tell them to wear old clothes-- and make sure you pick up a box of latex gloves! We sent everyone home with a knotted up shirt in a plastic baggie and washing instructions (the dye has to sit for 24 hours). Only a few parents stayed; most dropped off, which was great-- we are short on space, too.
DD just went to a fun party for a classmate, too-- the birthday girl invited 4 friends to join her (the mom had a car w/ a 3rd row seat, so she picked them all up after school) at the local beauty college for hairdos and manicures. Then they went back to her house and had a fashion show-- they all brought their favorite dress-ups and the mom took pictures. The whole princess/ beauty queen thing is not really my favorite, but these little girls had an absolute ball.
Re: too many people in your house-- could you specify "drop off at 3, pick up at 7" or whatever on the invitations? That's what the beauty school party mom did.
Wow so many good ideas ladies! I asked dd about make your own sundaes and she was very excited and wants to do it. Then I said how about decorating cupcakes? She was even more excited and now cannot decide between the two.
I really like the idea of a sledding party, but unfortunately we have no snow. None. And we are in northern WI! Not sure if mother nature will give us any this year!
Would love to do the tie dye, but maybe when she is a bit older.
I do think that specifying drop off and pick up times will definitely be a part of the invitation. Sad to say that the entire class plus one or two parents isn't going to be happening for us.
What do you all think of gifts? Dd keeps saying so and so is getting me this and they're getting me this for my birthday. None of the parties we've gone to have we brought a gift. We did a couple times bring a book, once for a book exchange and the other time for a book donation.
We certainly do not need any more toys. But when dd says about her friends getting her something, I kinda think it's cute.
I don't think you can get around presents. It's generally considered polite to bring a gift to a bday party, though in my circle of friends it's not mandatory (and is discouraged when finances are a problem). If you get lucky, parents will ask what she wants/needs but by six, parents often let their child pick the gift.
I agree that decorating cupcakes or making sundaes is always a hit. One thing I've done that the kids had fun with was decorating picture frames, which they get to keep as favors. Then I use a digital camera (even the one on a phone will do in a pinch!) and print out pictures of the guest and birthday child to send home with them for the frame. Ideally it's printed out while it's there, but it can always be sent later. If you do thank you cards, that would be nice in the card.
Decorating cupcakes always seems to go down well when I've done it with kids, that siad it doesn't take some of them long to spoon on a blob of icing and add sprinkles. Drawing with the little tubes of icing does take a while so they might be a good option to get.
I usually put the decorated cakes on a paper plate and cover in cling wrap to send them home. Goodie bag sorted!
Threading a bead braclet or making a friendshi braclet of some sort might work. We thought about decorating t shirts for DDs 7th party, as we already have fabric pens.
If you're happy with some TV how about movie night. Pick a DVD and get some pizza and popcorn to eat while watching it.
My soon-to-be-five daughter has a similar request. In her case, she wants a party either at the YMCA or one of those "bounce house" places - both out of our price range. The compromise we settled on was a party where she could invite all of her class and then a "bounce house" date with just her best friend. Our house is too small to hold everyone, but we have a church down the street that is letting us rent their community hall, which has a kitchen attached, for $50. My plan is to go to the local Toy Library for a parachute and some other toys that would make for good group games. She wants it to be a "fairy" birthday, and I found some large, wearable cardboard wings at a big-box craft store for about $1 each - decorating those with markers, glitter, feathers and ribbon will serve as a craft activity and as a "favor".
I think sometimes when you ask your child what might make the party special, the answer might be very simple and doable. When I asked my daughter what would make it a fancy party, it turned out that she really wants a decorated cake from the grocery store, rather than one of my homemade ones or the cupcakes I usually make. I remember as a child all I really wanted to make my birthday special was lots of balloons. I think that ultimately a party in a church basement will be as special to her as an expensive party at a YMCA as long as there are lots of luridly colored buttercream roses involved.
We have always allowed gifts. I chalk it up to a great opportunity to teach thank-you card writing!
Mom "D" to DD1 "Z" (15) and DD2 "I" (12) DH "M"
Good thread. We have a policy of number of invitees equal to child's age at birthday. Keeps the numbers low.
For dd's 4th birthday, we had a grab bag gift exchange for party with friends at our home. This way I did not feel like I had to go overboard on party favors (I sewed a headband for each girl). Daughter wasn't super keen on the gift exchange at first ($10 or less), but that was a non-negotiable for the party. I don't want her to have a strong association that party means presents. The other girls who attended really liked getting to go home with a gift and other parents were also supportive of the idea.
In addition, when DD attends friends birthdays, we have recently been giving "science experiments" as gifts. Most recently we have given the baking soda/vinegar volcano experiment. It was a hit! My daughter helps my husband prepare the gift (check the ratios and the appropriateness of the container for making the volcano) and it gets her more involved in the gift. We'll probably give a different experiment every year; so 2012 will be volcanos, 2013 something else, etc.
At ds's school that is the norm more than not and I love it. We do presents for close friends and those who don't have no gift parties but most of the invitations ask for no gifts.
Decorating cupcakes always seems to go down well when I've done it with kids, that siad it doesn't take some of them long to spoon on a blob of icing and add sprinkles. Drawing with the little tubes of icing does take a while so they might be a good option to get.
I usually put the decorated cakes on a paper plate and cover in cling wrap to send them home.
my local grocery store does events and at Halloween they had decorate your own cupcakes - they frosted them and put them into quart plastic container (ones that you would get deli salads in) and the children dropped on the toppings- very easy- no mess and popped the lid one and took it home- the containers you can ask to buy and they are great reused for homemade play doh- the cupcakes are the perfect size and didn't move around inside- you could sent it home and attach a play doh recipe to the container or have her think up other uses and make a sign and attach it to the container
We lived in Indiana and my son's birthday is in Jan. One of the birthdays he remembers most is his Laua party. We lived in family housing at a university and had a 600 sq ft apartment and 3 boys. It was very small but when we look at pictures there were about 10 kids that were there. I made pineapple upside down cake and we had a coupon for free pizza and we got ham and pineapple. We bought and made decorations and played games related to the theme. There was snow outside but we had warm fun inside. It helped make up for a couple of his birthdays that were during snowstorms and few people were able to come over.
There is no reason for parents to be coming to your daughter's party. If you have family over that could be at a different time than the party. When you send out invitations state that the party is kids only and you might suggest kids wear clothes they can play games in.
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The coalition, which is spending upwards of six figures on the ads, is made up of AFSCME, the National Education Association, and SEIU. The targets in the TV ads include Senators in Colorado, Missouri and Virginia – which includes Democrats Mark Udall, Michael Bennet, Claire McCaskill, Jim Webb and Mark Warner. The House-specific ads are radio spots, and the targets there are all Republicans – Jo Ann Emerson in Missouri, Mike Fitzpatrick and Patrick Meehan in the Philadelphia suburbs, and Don Young in Alaska.
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- Black and white wood block engraving from The Australasian Sketcher, 9 August, 1888 p. 121, published by Wilson & McKinnon, Melbourne. Five different scenes show the installation of various aspects of the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition, 1888.
The 1888 Melbourne Centennial Exhibition opened at the Exhibition Buildings on the 1 August 1888 and closed at the end of January 1889. Unlike the 1880 International Exhibition, which had had a slow start but built throughout the course of the exhibition to be a highly successful and acclaimed event, the attendances at the Centennial Exhibition were somewhat flat, the Exhibition's opening being seen as the high-point. In part, this hinted at the slowing economic situation that would tip into the Depression of the early 1890s.
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- Black & white wood block engraving from The Australasian Sketcher. Five different scenes show the installation of various aspects of the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition, 1888. At the top of the page the illustration shows the Victorian Court being installed. Workmen are unloading cartons from a temporary tramway and assembling the booths. An official in suit and hat is directing their work. Parts of the hall are visible in the background. Below this is an illustration of a one of two kiosks being erected in the grounds of the Exhibition Building, the western lake on Rathdowne Street in the foreground, and the dome of the main building visible in the background. The third illustration shows the New Zealand Court and the New Zealand Midland Railway exhibit. A formally dressed lady and gentleman stand at the entrance with a workman. Below this is another view of the exterior of the Exhibition Building. A team of workers are beautifying the entrance while a gentleman in suit and hat gives directions. Horse drawn carts are being unloaded. The fifth illustration shows the United States exhibit in the process of being unpacked. The caption reads 'We Can't Be Ready In Time'.
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SELINSGROVE, (Pa.) – As the heat index soared to 111°F the week of July 31, 19 first-year students, five upper-class mentors and three staff members from Susquehanna University spent a week working with homeless people and studying the causes of homelessness in America. The second annual Summer SPLASH (Students Promoting Leadership and Awareness through Service with the Homeless), previously called Summer Plunge, included work projects at Haven Ministry, a homeless shelter in Sunbury, Pa., as well as several sites in Washington, D.C.
In the nation's capital, participants volunteered at the 1,350-bed Community for Creative Non-Violence, the largest homeless shelter in America. Walking several miles each day in the extreme heat sensitized participants to the rigors of life on the streets, not only in cold winter months but also in dangerously hot weather.
"SPLASH is a great way for incoming students to launch their SU careers. They benefit in at least three significant ways: they develop new relationships with a few classmates, upper class students, faculty and staff; they have meaningful encounters and conversations with some of God's children whose experiences differ greatly from theirs; and they commence the practice of serving to learn and learning to serve that is a core part of a liberal arts education in the 21st century," says university chaplain Mark Wm. Radecke, coordinator of the program.
Because it is a service-learning event combining volunteer projects with academic learning and reflection, students kept a daily journal, read articles related to homelessness, participated in daily reflection sessions led by the upper class mentors, and attended a presentation on homelessness by David Ramsaran, associate professor of sociology at Susquehanna University.
While in Washington, participants visited Meredith Lovell, a 2002 graduate of Susquehanna now serving as associate pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, and a formerly homeless resident of the church's five-bed shelter to learn more about the congregation's ministry with homeless men. They also visited the offices of the Lutheran Volunteer Corps and toured the N Street Village, a service and advocacy agency assisting homeless and low-income women.
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It's a bit soon to say, but.. I think I have to give my vote to the one on the Vita.
Love that dang D-Pad, it just feels.. right.
How about everyone else? Which console controller or handheld has your favorite directional pad?
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SNES is the only correct answer.
Listen...I just played 2 SNES games in a row, one quite long. I don't recall what it was like when those were relatively new controllers, but both the ones that I have require quite a lot of force to push down the d-pads. I found that my thumb hurt quite badly after some longer sessions, so I started experimenting with taking the rubber out of an N64. Unfortunately that didn't improve the situation much.
The original NES controller seems to have held up better in my experience, I'd lean towards that.
You people are nuts. Its the Saturn Model 2 D-pad.
That Vita Dpad is quite nice. Though it is a bit on the small side. I never played the SNES so I can't say if that had a good dpad or not but I was fond of the NES controller. I've also always liked Sony's 4 button dpad.
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Playstation brand D-Pad for me. It's never failed me in a fighter.
Pretty much this. It is remarkable how well the Vita one is as well. Executing combos in Mortal Kombat is as easy as it is with a DualShock.
Playstation brand D-Pad for me. It's never failed me in a fighter.
I really like the Playstation d-pad.
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Finally. This weekend is the biggest toy event of the year, Toy Fair 2013. We should be seeing all sorts of new items that will be on sale sometime this year. What are you all excited to see.
For me I am interested in...
1. Hasbro's Star Wars 3 3/4 figures. With Build A Droid cancelled I want to know what will be coming and when.
2. Hasbro's Star Wars 6 inch line. While I do not plan on buying this line, I am curious about how they will look and what we are getting.
3. Transformers Masterpieces. I am always curious as to which pieces we are getting.
4. Borderlands figures. NECA has so far dropped the ball on these. While the Psycho and Claptrap figures are amazing the fact that Borderlands 2 came out 5 months ago and we have not seen more figures is very disappointing. I am starting to wonder if they still have the line or if they lost it.
5.NECA's offerings. As disappointed as I am in NECA's Borderlands line due to lack of product, I do enjoy NECA action figures. I a hoping we will see some Pacific Rim figures.
6.Mc Farlane Toys. Since I stopped collecting Halo figures McFarlane has not been making any money from me. I saw that they acquired the Assassins Creed license, but could they have got others coming (say Borderlands)? Also I am hoping to see figures based on the older Halo games, like 1 and 2.
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How good is your Klingon? I need a translation!
I had a chance to meet Marc Okrand at a small sci-fi convention a little over a week ago (
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Anyway... Okrand signed my "Klingon for the Galactic Traveler" book in Klingon, but I can't figure out the translation with my Klingon dictionary or Google! For anyone who can translate it and provide a source(s) for said translation, I'll give you a signed copy of Armin Shimerman's (DS9's Quark) book "The Merchant Prince."
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A long-time BRABUS customer had their Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series tuned BRABUS-style. While all components used are available to other customers, this particular car, called the T65 RS, is a one-off.
Performance equipment includes two special exhaust manifolds with integrated turbine housings, two high-performance turbochargers, four intercoolers housed under the carbon fibre scoop and a special BRABUS stainless-steel high-performance exhaust system. The engine's electronics received some reprogramming.
As a result maximum power is now 588kW (788bhp/ 800PS) achieved at 5,500rpm. Peak torque is an astounding 1,420Nm (1,047 lb-ft) available at 2,100rpm, but is electronically limited to 1,100Nm. BRABUS says the 1,795kg (3,957 lbs) T65 RS will run from 0 - 100km/h in just 3.6 seconds, reaching 200km/h in 9.8 seconds. A top speed of over 330km/h is possible but this was electronically limited to 320km/h.
The custom interior boasts a special soft, breathable black leather and Alcantara combination, power comfort seats, precision-sewn red seams on some elements and stainless steel scuff plates with an illuminated logo.
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Is it possible to make the most powerful production Mercedes of all time, the SL 65 AMG Black Series, even more powerful, faster, more spectacular and exclusive? BRABUS can! Equipped with T65 RS tuning the high-performance model delivers even more power and becomes even more elite. T65 RS tuning bumps power output to 800 hp (788 bhp) / 588 kW. With it the two-seater accelerates from rest to 200 km/h (124 mph) in just 9.8 seconds and reaches a top speed of more than 330 km/h (206 mph). In the upholstery shop at BRABUS the interior can be clad in a sporty yet elegant combination of the finest leather and Alcantara, giving it an even more striking ambiance. Further BRABUS options are special paintjobs such as the matte black shown here or the customization to customers' individual specifications that'll make it a true BRABUS one-off with custom-designed personalized logos on the illuminated scuff plates and the speedometer.
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The T65 RS engine delivers 800 hp (788 bhp) / 588 kW at 5,500 rpm and an even more impressive peak torque of 1,420 Nm (1,047 lb-ft), available already at a low 2,100 rpm. Peak torque is limited electronically to 1,100 Nm (811 lb-ft).
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Julie Alarcon, 50 of Windsor Vt. finished the Lake George Marathon in her best time ever. She credited her speed and endurance to focusing during the race on paying tribute to the runners and the family members who were killed or injured during the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing. Incidentally, Alarcon has lost 70 pounds since she started running several years ago.
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The American Academy of Emergency Medicine will host its 16th annual scientific assembly from February 15-17 in Las Vegas at Caesars Palace. An innovative pre-conference course on emergency ultrasound will be held on February 14th. If you will be attending the AAEM assembly, or consider an ultrasound course to be a good prelude to a romantic evening with that special someone, please consider registering for the course! A detailed course description for this CME course can be found here.
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This young woman presents to your Emergency Department with a history of cramping, abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding today.
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In 2006, Senator William Frist introduced legislation to recognize October 15 as Emergency Ultrasound Day. While well-known traditions exist for Thanksgiving, Halloween, and Talk Like a Pirate Day, there is no consensus on how best to celebrate Emergency Ultrasound Day.
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What a great time to be in Boston! The 2009 ACEP Scientific Assembly is over, and there were lots of updates for the ultrasound community. New coding guidelines from the section, Ultrasound Section election results, Sinai alumni news, and more after the jump!


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After fighting sleep for hours I decide to stumble my way to make coffee and open my computer that is fully charged for the first time in months. Its four in the morning and my body is living somewhere between Africa and the US time zone. My first sip of coffee doesn't taste like the gray gritty coffee that I am used to from the island. If I was still living island life it would be 12pm, I would be finishing up my first paddling session and probably playing water volleyball while lunch was being prepared. Now I am in a house in the states trying to type up a blog that will some how recap all the awesome adventures I have experienced in the past month while in Africa.
Posted On: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - Chaconians
Finding the perfect tent is something every growing outdoor family has to figure out. Usually more than once. Now that we're a family of 5 humans and 1 canine we had to upgrade. We put a lot of thought into our tent selection, so I thought I'd share some of the things we considered when purchasing our new tent.
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So 2012 has come to a close, was it a great adventure year for you? It was for me, and I'm looking forward to 2013. Every year people seem to make resolutions around this time, to tell you the truth, I usually do not. Instead I love to stay prepared for the opportunities that may come my way. Sometimes being prepared means that certain opportunities will inevitably show up, such as in the case of going on say, a permit required backpacking trip, but sometimes that can also mean taking off for an unexpected week in Yosemite because a friend's friend bailed on them.
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A few months ago I joined in with a few other Chaco Ambassadors to make this 'day in the life of a Chaconian' video. I took the stance of a Chaconian Mom. A little 'me time' a little 'play time' and some outdoor adventure. The stuff that makes for a great day.
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Last year was rough. A hard pregnancy, a new baby, a move, a change in jobs... But we're back in business this year and excited to set some outdoor resolutions!
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Chaco takes great pride in our loyal Chaconian following. This season we are very thankful to have such a tremendous community of adventurers. Chaconians are the heart and soul of Chaco, breathing life into the shoes as you explore, teach, reach and perform.
The Chaco Ambassador Team helps carry our Chaconian message, through competitions, outdoor education and worldly travels these ambassadors organically spread the Chaconian vibe and inspire more people to seek adventures near and far. Below a few of the Chaco Team members share their thankful thoughts with us. Please feel free to do the same in the comments section below this post.
Follow all the Chaco Ambassadors here on the Chaco blog and on our Chaconian social places- Facebook and Twitter. Together, they represent all of us - our goals; our destinations; our life of adventure! Adventure on Chaconians and stay tuned as we follow the Chaco ambassador team.
EMILY SUKIENNIK: This thanksgiving I am thankful for my boyfriend, Mark, who has turned out to be the most generous, kind, and supportive person in my life. I am also thankful for the desert which provides me with clarity and strength.
A competitive athlete, Emily challenges herself by walking across a one-inch wide piece of webbing suspended high above the ground. She's looking to surpass the women's world highline record and gain attention for her sport. Read more about Emily at www.emilysukiennik.com.
LINDSEY WILSON: I'm thankful for all the dirt, mud, bugs, leaves and sticks I clean out of my house on a daily basis. It means my kids have been outside enjoying all the right things! :)
Lindsey Wilson is an environmental educator, outdoor fanatic and mom. She is founder of outsidemom.com, a blog dedicated to providing inspiration and tips for making family adventuring fun, easy and accessible.
EILEEN RINGWALD: I'm thankful for the wonders of the earth, and the love of my family and friends. I'm also thankful for the different opportunities life has given me in the past year, life is an adventure on which I am happy to be!
Born and raised in Southern California, Eileen's spent much of her life scrambling on trails and rocks and growing her love for hiking and climbing. She took this love of adventure and formed Rockgrrl.com, a climbing and outdoor community.
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Electric's simplistic approach to frame design puts function first. Proprietary construction techniques and quality materials complement our design strategy. Each Electric goggle frame has been engineered with performance and comfort in mind. Proper frame design is the backbone of our goggle program.
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First, let me Say that Electric really cares about their customers and stands behind their product performance 100%. That being said, after confirming some minor fit and finish issues with a prior set of EG1's, I was shipped a pair of EGB2's as replacement after some helpful correspondence regarding descriptions of my face shape and riding style.
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