Some Fun Holidays

Hi! This is Alia. I just finished reading a book by Megan McDonald and Peter Reynolds. I turned to a page called Candyland and I found some of the funniest holidays!

Celebrate Sweets All Year!

January

3rd-National Chocolate-Covered Cherry Day

26th-National Peanut Brittle Day

February

15th-National Gumdrop Day

March

24th-National Chocolate-Covered Raisin Day

April

12th-National Licorice Day

22nd-National Jelly Bean Day

May

15th-National Chocolate Chip Day

June is National Candy Month!

16th-Fudge Day

July

20th-National Lollipop Day

28th-National Milk Chocolate Day

August

10th-S'mores Day

September

13th-International Chocolate Day

22nd-National White Chocolate Day

October

30th-National Candy Corn Day

31st-National Caramel Apple Day

November

7th-National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day

December

7th-National Cotton Candy Day

26th-National Candy Cane Day

I hope you have fun celebrating these FUN events!

A Holiday Wrap-Up

This time of the year is when everyone is cleaning up their houses. When you have some free time, this recipe can come in handy. You may need some help from an adult, but that is okay. Here is an easy way to finish off the holidays.

Alia's Candy Cane Hot Chocolate Recipe

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  Hot Chocolate mixes


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  Candy Canes (peppermint)


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  Marshmallows (optional)


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  Mugs


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  Warm or boiling water (This is the part where the adult comes in.)

You start by getting the water ready. If you want boiling water then an adult can supervise it while on the stove top. If you would like warm water, microwave the water in your mugs. The next step is to pour the hot chocolate mix in the water and stir with your candy canes. After it has been stirred, let the hot chocolate sit for a while. While it is sitting, add marshmallows and let it cool off. Finally, your delicious treat is ready. You can keep the candy cane in the drink to make it EXTRA minty. Happy Holidays!

Post contest!

Well, the photo contest didn’t work very well (we only got 3 votes; 4, 6, and 2 won). I’ve decided to do a POST contest instead. You’ll email us your posts at powerofkidslp@gmail.com about how to make your family strong. There isn’t an actual date for the end of the contest, so I’ll just tell you it’s over, when we have a lot of entrees (Don’t worry, I’ll give you a warning when it’s almost time).

Photo contest!!!

The Photo Contest is over. Apparently, we didn't get more pictures, so we'll have to end it. Send us the number of your favorite one, and we'll tally up the votes and see who won! (The entries are below.)

Entries for the Photo Contest

For this contest, we want to get some cool pictures. Here are some of the ones that we have receive:

PS Don't send us your favorites yet; more pictures are coming.

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Photo Contest

We are going to do a photo contest!  We want you to send in pictures from three different categories: scenery, humor, and kids.  Please no one younger than 5 and no one older than 12.  Please e-mail us your pictures at powerofkidslp@gmail.com and you'll have a deadline for submitting your pictures.  That day will be August 31, 2010 but, September 31, 2010 will be the end of the voting and the end of the contest.  E-mail us to tell us what pictures you liked the most.  Only pick 3 that you like- don't vote for the picture that you submitted. We'll make a slideshow of all the wonderful entries and you'll be able to see if you've won or not.  The Prize- you'll have that satisfaction of seeing that your picture won.  Have fun!

My Mindstorm!

About a week ago at my grandma's house, I got on the computer with my mom and dad and ordered a Lego Mindstorm from eBay. It got here a few days ago, and ever since then I've been making cool suff. It felt rally good when I got it because I worked for it.So far, I've made a ShooterBot, a robot that can shoot colored balls (That's the one in the video), a little pistol (which is just the front part of the ShooterBot), and now I'm making a SumoBot (see video). Here are some pictures and videos: PS My SumoBot is NOT one of the ones in the SumoBot video, but I did build the 'bot in "ShooterBot with RoomGuard program".