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Kid’s End of Season Sports Party!

   It’s the end of your kids sport season, it’s time for the party and you’re the one in charge of planning it. I’m guessing the first thing going through your head is location; where to hav

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Kid’s End of Season Sports Party!

Classroom Valentine’s Day Parties

Parent’s, it’s getting to be that time of year again for classroom parties at your kid’s school. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, it’s time to prepare! When it comes to kids, it

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Classroom Valentine’s Day Parties

Super Bowl XLVI: The Good & The Bad

This year’s win went to the New York Giants who beat the New England Patriots 21-17 with Eli Manning, Giant’s quarterback, being “named MVP for completing 30 of 40 passes for 276 yards, a touch

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Super Bowl XLVI: The Good & The Bad

Saving Money for Most Occasion’s

     Happy Friday! Now that it’s just about to be the weekend, everyone’s starting to make their plans and   as it also gets warmer, there are more parties being held meaning our wallets are

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Saving Money for Most Occasion’s

Groundhog Day 2012: 6 More Weeks of Wint

      It’s that one of the year that everyone counts on a famous small animal to tell us whether we should keep on our winter coats or start bringing out the sandals, its Groundhog Day. Early t

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Groundhog Day 2012: 6 More Weeks of Winter

Need a Dip Recipe for your Super Bowl Party?

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by on January 25, 2012 at 9:36 am

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Going down memory lane to the very 1st Academy Awards!

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by on January 24, 2012 at 1:33 pm

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Oscar Nominations Announced!

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by on January 24, 2012 at 9:04 am

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Check out the nominees!

http://oscar.go.com/nominees

Who do you think should win Best Actor in a Leading Role?
Who do you think should win Best Actress in a Leading Role?
Which Animated Feature Film should win?
Which movie should win Best Picture?

You have 33 days to write down your favorites till the big night!

Check out the Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012 at 7e/4p to see if your favorites win!

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How the world is celebrating the Chinese New Year!

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by on January 23, 2012 at 3:07 pm

Los Angeles, The Golden Dragon parade;www.lagoldendragonparade.com

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New York, The Empire State Building is lit up in red and yellow to mark the Chinese Lunar New Year

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Chicago,
The Chinese New Year Parade celebrates the Lunar New Year (this year it is the “Year of the Dragon 4710″) and marches right through the middle of Chicago’s Chinatown.parade21 How the world is celebrating the Chinese New Year!
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Happy Chinese New Year!

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by on January 23, 2012 at 9:36 am

Chinese New Year is the most important of traditional Chinese holidays. In China, it is known as “Spring Festival”.

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