Whoa! They Might Be Giants is coming to town! They are on a mini, three date, “kid’s” tour of NY and PA to support Generation Schools, a non-profit urban public school pilot model designed to have teachers working with handfuls of children instead of roomfuls. Sounds radical…and wonderful! They surely […]
Today is Take Back Your Time Day. This sure seems like a worthwhile idea:TAKE FOUR WINDOWS OF TIME.Between Take Back Your Time Day (October 24th) and January 1st, we invite you to choose any four time periods (“windows of time”) for slow, quiet, life-renewing activities, as an individual or with […]
The OWTK family pumpkin has been carved. My wife did the honors, as she usually does, and performed admirably. Here it is in all it’s menacing glory! JeffOWTKhttp://www.owtk.com
The new theater season is in full swing, and many theaters are once again offering both traditional and new/original children’s productions. Philadelphia finest theater with a full menu of high quality children’s theater, The Arden, will be performing Ferdinand the Bull and Roald Dahl’s The Big Friendly Giant this season. […]
OWTK is lucky enough to have a sincere pumpkin patch located just a couple miles from our home. This past Saturday morning, after our weekly trip to the West Chester Grower’s Market, we headed over to get caught up on our favorite Autumn activity – Pumpkin Picking. While we enjoyed […]
At our local Trader Joe’s store, in Wayne PA, there is a new addition to their TJ Kids program – a storewide scavenger hunt! Kids pick up a colorful map of the store then proceed to search for wooden placards painted with a variety of different animals. At each station […]
Everyone favorite lollipop is having a contest! Kids age 13 and older have the opportunity to nominate someone they know who has, through their kind words, actions, or generosity, made the world a little bit better of a place to live. The nomination are due by August 31, 2006 and […]
WheresGeorge.com is a U.S. currency tracking “game” that may be a lot of fun for your older kids. The idea is pretty simple. You register a bill ($1, $5, etc) by entering it’s denomination, serial number, and series. You then add your zip code and any extra info about the […]
