LINKS
In addition to the Mothers & More National website links, the following websites are recommended by our local members.
Other local Kansas City area Mothers & More Chapters:
Lee's Summit, MO Chapter
FUN / INFORMATIVE SITES
Child's Symptoms Chart
AOL Dog Match
This site includes a fairly detailed questionnaire as to what
characteristics/qualities you want in a dog. After answering the
questionnaire, the site returns you a list of breeds that match your
requirements.
Child ID Kit
Not the sort of thing parents want to think about, but a very good
form to fill out describing your child.
Safety
This non-political site, sponsored by PAX and approved by the
American Academy of Pediatrics, asks parents to check with the parents of
potential playmates to see if firearms are kept in the house and how they
are stored.
Bedtime Reading
American Library Association's 2001 Notable Children's Books. A
list of librarian's favorites, covering fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and
picture books for all age levels.
Family Finances
Life advice from MetLife. Topics include drawing up a will, planning
for college, choosing child care, and planning for your special-needs
child.
Print Your Own Gift Wrap
www.hp-imagine.com and click on the Town Map; go to Party & Gift Shop.
Vaccines
www.vaccine.chop.edu
www.aap.org
www.crayola.com which has great printable coloring pages
www.wahm.com the online magazine for work-at-home moms
www.parentstv.com the Parents Television Council
www.oldfashionedholidays.com crafts, recipes, traditions,and historic tidbits
www.safekids.com tips, advice and suggestions to help with kids online
www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Internet/ US Dept of Education guide to childrens'
Internet safety.
www.wildsanctuary.com/safari.html
listen to animal sounds from around the world.
www.kids.msfc.nasa.gov
check out rockets and airplanes, games and projects, creation station,
astronauts living in space, club house, and more! NASA Kids is a product
of the Center Operations Directorate at the Marshall Space Flight Center.
www.ccph.com
life around the world. Creative Connections is an
educational service that was founded by Paul Hurteau in 1991 after he
returned to the United States from teaching for two and a half years in
rural western Kenya, East Africa. Creative Connections provides Arts in
Education programming for grades K-8, staff development workshops/courses
for teachers, educational materials, interactive projects and this
educational Website. For example, visit the Amazon River Elementary School
(ARES) in Limoncocha, Ecuador the first Amazon rain forest elementary
school Website on the Internet!! I pulled this info from their website
Editor.
http://www.snopes2.com
Includes a list of all the current rumors, true and
false, surrounding the recent terrorist attacks. This is an excellent
Website to visit when you get that "my cousin's friend's sister said it
happened to her co-worker's mother" e-mail! Other subjects include Disney,
Pregnancy, History, Halloween, and Business folklore, urban legends, and
rumors.
See your house from the sky!
www.Terrafly.com website. Put your address in,
and you should see a flyover of your house and surrounding areas. It takes a
while to download, so be patient. It's neat!
The Ultimate Garage Sale.
www.Unclaimedbaggage.com Exactly what it says.
This company acquires unclaimed baggage and puts it up for sale. They also
have a section at their website where they show a picture of a found item
and ask you to guess what it is. Site is a little slow to load.
www.immunizationinfo.org/database
Get the medical facts about vaccines from doctors at the Children's
Hospital of Philadelphia's Vaccine Education Center and the American Academy
of Pediatrics. The national Network for Immunizations Information's
database gives state-by-state vaccine requirements for school entry.
- Source: American Baby Magazine, March 2001
Photo Tips
Learn to take great pictures at www.photographytips.com or
www.SayCheese.com
Make A Monster!
Go to SesameStreet.com and click on games. Or click on Fun To-Go to
get printable coloring books, activity planners, and personalized printables
such as a health check-up list or a safety page. Click on Baby to get to
age-appropriate activities. This is a really cool website!
Books
<http://www.abebooks.com>
<http://www.logan.com/loganberry/stump.html>
The first site is a massive search engine for used, out-of-print,
and rare books, drawing upon bookstores all over the world. The second site
specializes more so in children's literature, and contains a number of
categories, including "Stumpers," in which readers e-mail to the owner of
the site (a bookstore keeper in Cleveland, OH) descriptions of books they
have forgotten the titles & authors of. The site owner (& many
"Stump-posters") then responds with suggestions as to what the book's title
and author might be.
