About 20 children in the foster care system attended a pizza party yesterday sponsored by Buck and Johnny's Pizzeria in Breaux Bridge. The kids were asked to use art and poetry to express what being adopted would mean to them. Lavontray, an 8th grader who's been in the system for 5 years now, put his feelings into song and I'm now a teary mess.
By law, registered sex offenders are prohibited from participating in handing out candy to kids on Halloween. I don't know about you, but I'd rather not count on anyone playing by the rules. I want to know definitively what areas to avoid with my kids.
Today, a friend and I were joking around making Cajun versions of classic fairy tales like "Jack And The Beanstalk", "Goldilocks And The Three Bears" and more. After I got home from work, I decided to get on the Google to see if anyone else had the same ideas we did. As I found out, there are indeed quite a few Cajun adaptations of classic children's fairy tales, and they look fantastic.
This is big news if you love good family fun. There is a new entertainment venue being built in Henderson called Cajun Fast Track and it'll be opening later this year.
Zhorie'l Tapo, a first-grader at Plantation Elementary in Lafayette, is one of the grand prize winners for The Leader in Me Student Speech Contest. She, along with students in other age brackets, won a $500 Leadership Grant. Nearly 250 students participated in the nationwide contest.
Some kids in San Antonio were using the back of a pickup truck for a kiddie pool. They had a big blue tarp, and filled it with water. Someone shared a photo in social media, and a lot of meanness ensued. People made fun of them for being poor. Todd Arredondo decided to do a really cool thing..
Sometimes, we just have to let kids be kids: today's Daily Distraction features a brother and sister in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, having fun after the rains stopped.
I had to read this three times and rub my eyes to seriously understand the words I was actually reading. Apparently, little kids in Louisiana have been ticketed lately for not having an occupational license for their lemonade stands.
This App allows you, the parent, to see every electronic device that is logged into your network. It also allows you to set parameters for time spent online.
Let's face it life can be dirty. Here are five little bits of advice or observations if you will that might help clean things up for you personally, professionally, and socially.
The free event is open to the public from 10 AM - 1 PM and gives those who attend the opportunity to meet with nationally certified technicians about correctly installing you child's car seat.