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Santa Claus is Coming to Town: Track Santa!
Posted on December 24th, 2008 No commentsHave you been naughty or nice? If you’ve decided to be naughty and save Santa a trip, then read no further.
However, if you were nice, or simply want to watch Santa on his journey, go to Google Earth and watch Santa’s progress across this great world. (You will have to do a bit of downloading, but don’t worry, they make it simple and easy. And just think how cool it will be to show your kids where Santa is. Gee, kids, Santa Claus is coming to town, better hit the hay!):
Interested in more? Try these links:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/tracking-santa-backstory.html
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10128642-2.html?tag=mncol;posts
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It’s All Kid’s Play – Jean’s Children’s Activity Blog
- #398: Easter Tree April 4, 2010Make your own Easter Tree to decorate your home or to use as a centerpiece at your table.To make a basic tree you will need: A branch with many little twigs on it, clay or playdough, small plant pot, and decorations.Place the clay or playdough in the bottom of the pot. Push the branch into the playdough or clay. Once it dries, it will hold it in place quite […]
- #397: Colour Easter Eggs April 3, 2010This is a safe and easy way to colour eggs for Easter.To colour Easter eggs you will need: Hardboiled eggs (cooked in their shells), crepe paper (you can rip up party streams), water, and papertowel.Take small pieces of crepe paper and wet them. Lay them over the egg until the egg is coloured. Set the egg on the papertowel to dry. Once the crepe paper is dri […]