Hi Macaroni Family,

We have lots going on in this week's newsletter including a give away from Thrive Foods...woot!  I still have some tickets left for our Macaroni Kids 1st Mom's Night Out to a special pre-screening of What to Expect When You're Expecting on Tuesday, May 15th at 7PM.  Email me: juliea@macaronikid.com for tickets. 

Also, I want to wish all of the Mom's out there a very Happy Mother's Day!

Have a great Week!

Julie

FINALLY THE WAIT IS OVER...Teacher Heaven (Not just for Teachers!) is so pleased to announce that our beautiful new store location is now open in the Sam Moon Center on IH-45 in Shenandoah!!!

Teacher Heaven is a Texas owned Parent/Teacher Educational Supply Superstore and it's time to celebrate our newest addition!!

We want to invite you to join us for our fabulous Grand Re-Opening Celebration on Saturday, May 12th, 2012 from 9am to 6pm.  We will have a fantastic day planned with activities and giveaways all day ...

In 1914 the United States Congress designated the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day, and required that the President proclaim the holiday every year shortly before its arrival. While a Presidential Proclamation is nice, we know what moms REALLY want for Mother's Day this year. How do we know? Simple ... we asked! More than 50 moms responded to our question and the answers were sweet, funny, and surprisingly similar. Seriously, you would be stunned if you knew exactly how many moms requested one night in a hotel ...

Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:

Why did God make mothers?
1.  She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2.  Mostly to clean the house.
3.  To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?
1.  He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2.  Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3.  God made my mom just the same like he made me.  He just used bigger parts ...

I LOVE handprints… maybe that is why I have so many on my walls that haven’t been washed off yet!! LOL!  There is nothing like holding those sweet little hands in mine.  This Family Hand Print is the perfect Mother’s Day project because it shows the entire family layered in construction paper hands… what could be better? I’ll tell ya… you probably have all of the supplies in your house already so if you’re a last minute gift giver, this is for you!

SUPPLIES

Construction Paper ...

Everyone knows that the KEY to Mom's heart this mother's day is ORGANIZATION!  We modified this idea we found on familyfun.go.com and tried it ourselves for you!  It turned out to be totally gift worthy and certainly something the entire family can participate in.  After all, isn't that truly what mother's day is about.  Showering mom with tacky-licious gifts that little fingers toiled over? 

We KNOW mom will appreciate this Keys To Happiness key rack because she won't have to search endlessly for ...

I get the nervous tummy anytime someone even begins the topic because it is then that I need to instantaneously decide if my soap box will put a damper on the evening.  Sometimes the soap box is cumbersome.  Big and bulky and certainly not worthy of a situation.  Other times it fits well.  

The truth is that no matter how I answered that question there was someone there waiting to put me into a category.    I'm a Mom. 

 I birthed children so it is a given that I am ...

This Week's Picks:

Did you know that the Houston Museums and attractions have FREE days every month?  Load up the kiddos and check it out!

Buffalo Soldiers National Museum: Free every Monday from 10AM-5PM

Children's Museum: Free the first Sunday of the month and every Thursday from 5PM-8PM

Health Museum: Free every Thursday from 2pm-7pm

Houston Museum of Natural Science: Free every Tuesday after 2PM

Houston Zoo: Free the first Tuesday of each month after 2PM

John Freeman Weather Museum: Free every Thursday from 12PM - 4PM

Museum of Fine Arts: Free every ...

All Macaroni Kid North subscribers can now click HERE to order discounted tickets to any future Aeros game using our special promo code: Macaroni-North.
 

Here's a list of our favorite arts & crafts that have been featured in our past newsletters.  These are perfect to keep the kids entertained and great for a rainy day too!

All American T-Shirt

Crayon Wreath

Dad Rocks!

Fall Leaf Craft

Family Tree

Go Fish!

Homemade Play Dough

Independence Day Wreath

Let's Roll

Mr. Hairy Head

No Spark Sparklers

Paint with Water

Paper Flip Flops

Rocket Poppers

Shoe Box Guitar

Sponge Balls

Tic-Tac-Toe-Wel

Tie Dye

Uncle Sam Pins

Watercolor Butterflies

Ever struggle with picky eaters or need some cooking inspiration?  Introducing the Macaroni Kid Recipe Box filled with all of our favorite Kid-friendly receipes featured right here in our newsletters and website. 

Breakfast

Apple German Pancakes

Apple Muffins

Banana Crumb Cake Muffins

Lunch

Fish Tacos

Snacks

Banana Boats

Dirt Cupcakes

Go Bananas!

Lite Kettle Corn

Moon Pies

Strawberry Mice

Worms and Dirt!

Dinner

Dinner in a Pumpkin

Grilled BBQ Pizza

Dessert

Banana Split

Berry Almond Tart

Blackberry Cobbler

Ice Cream in a Bag

Pop Rock Sugar Cookies

Beverages

Very Berry ...