Paintings on Stamps
Reviewed October 14, 2000 by Sylvia K., a teacher from Rotterdam, The Netherlands who is affiliated with the site. The site shows images of art on stamps, which is the main topic of this whole site. It focusses especially on painting on stamps, from rock carvings till paintings of Salvador Dali and René Magritte.
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Nickelodeon Big Help
"Nickelodeon holds their Big Help-a-thon in April, when thousands kids from all across the country call in to pledge community service hours to projects such as "Make your mark. Help your park." But there is plenty of material here that is useful year round. What I like best are the step-by-step instructions on choosing an undertaking, getting help from grown-ups, and spreading the word about your project. Click on How to Help Toolkit. You’ll see the clickable list of seven steps on the left-hand side."
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Mystery Box
"The Mystery Box combines philately, geography, history and travel into a unique "collection of mystery stories springing from the evocative images of postage stamps and their curious histories." The stories range from fiction to real-life unsolved mysteries. My favorite clicks were the mini-quizzes on Stamp Whys. "Can you find the image hidden in these stamps? Examine the four stamps carefully. When taken as a group, there is an image hidden within. What is that image?""
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My First Garden
Reviewed by Jane Scherer, a teacher from Urbana, Illinois, who is affiliated with the site. "A fun site for kids to learn the basics of gardening as well as plan their own flower or vegetable garden. And for kids without land there are great ideas for small container gardens."
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My First Garden
"Take a walk around your yard and look for spots that have good sunlight, are easy to get water to, and aren’t in the way of somebody else trying to have fun in the yard. My First Garden from the University of Illinois Extension is blooming with step-by-step gardening instructions for elementary kids, and the parents and teachers helping them. Best clicks are Garden in Unbelievable Places (how about planting in your old tennis shoes?) and a downloadable, reproducible Garden Journal template."
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Mulawa Magic
"Mulawa" is an Australian aboriginal word meaning "shadow of trees" and it "is what we call our two [Australian] acres ... it is near tropical Townsville and is an idyllic place to live." The authorintroduces his eight tricks humbly "It’s very difficult to entertain you in cyberspace but ... here goes ..." Two of Mulawa’s card tricks (A Little Miracle and Take Five) are completely different from anything I’ve seen before. Don’t miss them.
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Milk Jug Bird Feeder
"The first step for many birders is hanging a bird feeder near a convenient viewing window. This simple milk jug feeder with an interior perch can be made from a one gallon milk jug and a wooden stick. It is an excellent project for either home or classroom. And at the very bottom of the page, there is a link to instructions on making a different kind of bird feeder from jar covers. Look for the link that says ""Recycle Jar Covers and Cans into Suet Feeders."""
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McDonald’s TeenieBeanie Babies
"McDonald’s here we come! McDonald’s will bebundling specially created Teenie Beanie Babies with their Happy Meals. Theywill be smaller than the regular Beanies, but are manufactured by Ty. Thisofficial site shows all Babies to be offered by McDonald’s."
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Magic over the Web
""I have a deck of cards in which all the Tens, Jacks, Queens, Kings, and Aces have been removed. The remaining deck was shuffled and I pulled out a card, which you can see face down. I want you to think of one the remaining thirty-one cards." This trick involves some math, so if you make a mistake along the way (as I did the first time through), the ending won’t make any sense. I recommend writing down your answers as you go along."
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Linn’s Stamp News
"Linn’s online edition is a worthy companion to the printed news weekly. In addition to timely news features (such as the July 7th U.S. release of the Legends of Baseball stamps), Linn’s offers advice to beginners in its Collecting Basics section (look for it under Reference in the left-hand column menu.) Essays include introductions to Postmarks, Stamp Albums, and Stamp Care and Handling. Additional handy reference material includes a Glossary of Philatelic Terms, a list of World Wide Stamp Issuing Entities, and a Foreign Currency Guide."
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