February 17, 2015 Schools in Duluth, Two Harbors, Cloquet, Carlton, and Esko were included in a recent grant-presentation from the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The mini grants were awarded as part of MNDOT's Safe Routes To School program
February 14, 2015 Valentines Day is here, I thought I would re-visit an old post, and to help the Northland to better understand the history and how to correctly celebrate I have hit the road for another Chris Crossing and asked kids, What is Valentine's Day About? What is Love? Who is Cupid? Surely, they know everything!
February 13, 2015 Duluth Public Schools will be out for Winter Break February 17-20. To help keeps kids busty, the Duluth Public Library has scheduled a series of programs and events each day.
December 16, 2014 'Tis the season for Christmas parties - especially those geared towards kids and families. A special "holiday edition" of the Play Gym free social program for parents and their preschoolers will be held Wednesday, December 17 at the Duluth Heights Community Center.
November 11, 2014 Get your little Pirates and Princesses and go to Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure Presented by Stonyfield YoKids Organic Yogurt. KOOL 101.7 has your chance to win tickets. We'll play "Foreign Film Festival" during the Seven In A Row Morning Show, you listen to the foreign language track of a Disney movie and tell me which movie it is and you are a winner!!
August 29, 2014 Now that all schools will be in session next Tuesday, parents are celebrating that the kids are back in school and out of the house. These parents wrote and performed a song for teachers and bus drivers and talk about the challenges of buying school supplies.
August 12, 2014 Henriette Jonassen is putting her kids to bed, and it's a tough job. All parents know in the summertime when the sun doesn't go down until late, so it's not dark till 9 or later. In Norway, the Sun won't go down till after 10pm, creating an awful time to put kids to bed, especially twins.
August 5, 2014 I think kids are so happy for a couple of reasons, they don't have a care in the world about bills or responsibilities. They are allowed to imagine things and dream big. The last thing is they find great joy in little things.
July 16, 2014 Park Point will be host to a couple of events today that you can take part of or just go to enjoy. The Annual Sandmodeling Contest, and the Water Safety Expo. There will also be some staff from the YMCA to lead with some activities like tug of war, water balloon games, and a treasure hunt. Here's the times for the fun....
July 9, 2014 It's just me and Sam at home and we have been trying to do "boys" stuff. Sam has been making suggestions. Sometimes when you have time off you want to fix stuff or clean stuff, and that's what I was doing when Sam said, "Daddy, when do we do something fun!!??"
June 26, 2014 Summer in Duluth is in full swing though it may not feel like it with the current fog and cooler temperatures. Nevertheless, there are numerous fun activities planned for people of all ages through the Duluth Parks and Recreation division and community partners. The summer line up is filled with lots of free programs that promote active and healthy lifestyles by exploring our city parks and facilities.
One set of parents in Shreveport, Louisiana, is winning the Internet today with a Craigslist posting to sell a vehicle they had promised their son once he graduated from high school.
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