A Day of Disovery For The Kids

Sunday was a great day for the kids as they visited the Museum of Discovery and Science in Ft. Lauderdale. The weather was perfect for the occasion and the atmosphere was warm an inviting as the kids mingle and manoeuvred through the crowd.

Monday was Dr. Martin Luther's Birthday making it a holiday for many, so we decided to take the kids out on Sunday to experience something different of sorts. Not that they have never been there before,but we thought it was the perfect time to take them once again. The exhibition tours were magnificent, while the kids pat and touch the alligator, snake, turtle and more. It was also exciting for my daughter to see a live conch for the first time after eating it so many times. She had a different out look on it after seeing it alive, vowing not to eat it again.

A little expensive, but well worth it for the kids to see and interact with the variety of animals and explore the science exhibits. It's essential for their growth, development and enrichment of the lives of children. It was a wonderful, fun experience manoeuvring the event. All in all, we had a great time as a family outing at the museum.

Enhancing The Brain Of A Kid

By Sanford Hall

Does anything really Work?
 Reading is fundamental for kids, it's one of the basic steps in enhancing the brain of children.  We all have our personal theories about what helps and what hinders our mind's capacity to think. And our culture is rife with fads. There is probably no more engaging question for us to ask ourselves than how we can enhance our mental powers.

Video games are a form of play, a simulation of exciting fight and flight activities that require constantly changing adaptations and multiple, shifting forms of attention. Good players must invoke unconscious and intuitive processing to keep abreast of the action. This is a form of challenge which in turns help stimulate and expand the mind.




To be continued...

Tips for the NEW Year (2012)

By Sanford Hall

Happy New Year everyone! Hope you had a wonderful celebration with your family and friends. It's the beginning of a new year for all, let's hope and pray this year is a wonderful year for each of you. I sure hope it's a much less challenging year for myself.

I have outlined a few goals to achieve this year and hope you have done the same. Number one is to spend much more time with my wife and children this year. Invest more in the stock market, yourself and lastly to quit procrastinating.

I would like to hear some of your goals as well, so give some feed back in the "comment" section and lets' achieve our goals together. Many people tend to set goals at the beginning of the new year but very few achieve them. Be persistent, write down your goals and mark them off as you go along. Let's make this year a goal achievement year. Sing along the praise of a Happy New Year.

NEW Year's Fun Stuff For Kids

By Sanford Hall

  

New Years is here once again and the kids are already excited running around having fun. Today my wife and I took the kids shopping for our annual New Years Party. This is the time of year when we invite the neighbours, family and friends over with their kids to celebrate the new year.

This year we plan to do a few fun things for the kids, such as make them spin drums, balloons, noise maker shakers and the ultimate, favourite and popular glitzy glasses.

Materials for Glitzy Glasses

• template
• Poster board
• Glitter glue
• Glue

Instructions 

 

1. To fashion them, download our template and use it to cut the frame pieces from poster board.
2. Decorate the glasses (we used glitter glue), leaving about a half-inch at the ends of the arms free. Note: Do not use loose glitter, as it might shed and get into the wearer's eyes.
3. When your decorations are dry, glue the arms to the back of the 2012.

The Day After Christmas

By Sanford Hall


Christmas has come and gone, left behind are a tremendous amount of bills to be paid and work to be done. Never does any one given day causes so much expense and unrest which takes months and sometimes years to smooth en out. It's one rat race I wish I could escape, but given the love and dedication to my love ones it's one I will forever endure.

The fun has come and gone and only left are the surmounting bills to be paid left in the wake of the hussy fuss of Christmas. I took great pleasure in the excitement of the kids opening their gifts on Christmas knowing quite well that it will take some time to repay the cost of all the excitement. Millions of Americans come to spend a fortune on Christmas and not taking into consideration how or when they will ever be able to repay this debt. Never over extend yourself when it comes to spending on gifts or using credit cards. Buy only what you can afford, remember there's always a tomorrow.

With Christmas comes surmounting bills, left in the wake for us to repay a daunting task filled with stress and restlessness. Pinching a penny goes a long way, always remember there's a tomorrow. Never spend more than what you have in your pocket.

Christmas Is A Time Of Giving

By Sanford Hall


Christmas is here once again upon us and many will not get to experience it once again and to some it would be a first. This suppose to be a festive time, where everyone celebrate the birth of Jesus. With the poor economic conditions many children will not get to experience Christmas this year.

Nobody or no child should have to go without experiencing the joy of Christmas. As I stood in my kitchen yesterday cooking dinner I began to think as I always do. I thought to myself, what could I do to make a difference for some of the unfortunate kids at Christmas. But I remember, as my wife would always tell me "Sanford you alone can never change the world, so stop trying"! Then low and behold something came to mind. I thought why don't I give my two children, Aaron and Alexa $10.00 each and take them to the store and buy a random gift for a child and take it to some sort of charity within the city we reside.

By doing this helps my children in many ways as well as the children they are giving a gift. I thought it was a wonderful gesture and call upon all readers of this blog to do the same. $10.00 isn't much to brighten the day of some underprivileged children who otherwise would not get to open a gift for Christmas.

As a dad it brings great joy and warmth to my heart to see my children open their gifts on Christmas with excitement flowing throughout their body. This is the excitement I would like for our children to experience. Let's start by doing the same with your children or yourself by giving a gift to a children's charity today!

Last Day Of School For The Kids

Sanford Hall


Today is the last day of school for the kids before Christmas. This means I have to do as much if not all of the remaining shopping for christmas while the kids are not at home or in the way. The malls are crowded this time of the year while everyone does their christmas shopping.

I will be shopping for a few video games for my children XBOX360 and WII. I hope and trust it goes well so I can return home in time to bake them cookies as treats once they return from school today. Cookies are something they enjoy and love, therefore I know it will be something that's surprising and exciting once they return. As a dad, I live for these moments, seeing such wonderful expression on their faces. This is the reason I consider myself the worlds best dad, which makes me dad of the day, every day!