Most of us have played the classic game of tag at some point in our lives, and we continue to pass on this activity to our kids. Make this classic chase game more fun with a few variations. Balloon Tag Activities for kids that involve balloons are almost always fun. In this chase game, it's every child for himself. Each child is given a balloon on a string to tie around their ankles, and the children chase each other and try to pop the balloons of their opponents by stomping on the balloons. The last player with a full balloon is the winner. Refrigerator Tag Pick four areas to be "bases," and label them with names such as "Love it," "It's ok," "Don't like it," or "Never tried it," to explain how children feel about food. One child is "it" and calls out the name of a food. The rest of the children must run to the base that corresponds with how they feel about that food; meanwhile, the person that is "it" tries to tag the opponents who are running towards a base. If a player is tagged, he becomes "it.” Snake in the Grass One player is chosen to be the snake, and he must crawl on the ground like a snake. The rest of the players, who must stay within a given area, run around trying not...

Enhance the classic tag with variations like Balloon Tag, Refrigerator Tag, and more, fostering kids' activity and social skills.

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 Most of us have played the classic game of tag at some point in our lives, and we continue to pass on this activity to our kids. Make this classic chase game more fun with a few variations.    Balloon Tag    Activities for kids that involve balloons are almost always fun. In this chase game, it's every child for himself. Each child is given a balloon on a string to tie around their ankles, and the children chase each other and try to pop the balloons of their opponents by stomping on the balloons. The last player with a full balloon is the winner.    Refrigerator Tag    Pick four areas to be "bases," and label them with names such as "Love it," "It's ok," "Don't like it," or "Never tried it," to explain how children feel about food. One child is "it" and calls out the name of a food. The rest of the children must run to the base that corresponds with how they feel about that food; meanwhile, the person that is "it" tries to tag the opponents who are running towards a base. If a player is tagged, he becomes "it.”     Snake in the Grass    One player is chosen to be the snake, and he must crawl on the ground like a snake. The rest of the players, who must stay within a given area, run around trying not...

Enhance the classic tag with variations like Balloon Tag, Refrigerator Tag, and more, fostering kids' activity and social skills.

The children's verse "April Showers bring May flowers" sets the theme for this month's fun ideas. For many families spring does bring unpredictable weather with some warm days and some cold days, rain and sometimes snow. When it is too cold to go outside kids can make a rainbow with spray bottles or bend water with a balloon. When the weather is warm outside they can set up a sprinkler obstacle course that will water the yard and provide a lot of fun. Spray Bottle Rainbow Items Needed 4 spray bottles — you can reuse bottles such as Windex 4 different colors of powdered paint Large paper Easel Tablespoon Fill each bottle ¾ of the way with warm water. Add 1 tablespoon of powdered paint to each bottle. Shake well until all of the paint is dissolved — add more paint as desired but make sure it all dissolves, or it will clog the spray bottle. Hang a large piece of paper (flip chart paper works great) on the easel. Allow each child to create a piece of art by spraying the colored water onto the paper. Allow the paper to dry. It is a good idea to put an old towel under the easel to catch drips of the colored water or...

This month's ideas include indoor rainbow art with spray bottles, static electricity experiments, and outdoor sprinkler obstacle courses.

April Showers

 The children's verse "April Showers bring May flowers" sets the theme for this month's fun ideas. For many families spring does bring unpredictable weather with some warm days and some cold days, rain and sometimes snow. When it is too cold to go outside kids can make a rainbow with spray bottles or bend water with a balloon. When the weather is warm outside they can set up a sprinkler obstacle course that will water the yard and provide a lot of fun.    Spray Bottle Rainbow     Items Needed     4 spray bottles — you can reuse bottles such as Windex   4 different colors of powdered paint   Large paper   Easel   Tablespoon     Fill each bottle ¾ of the way with warm water.   Add 1 tablespoon of powdered paint to each bottle.   Shake well until all of the paint is dissolved — add more paint as desired but make sure it all dissolves, or it will clog the spray bottle.   Hang a large piece of paper (flip chart paper works great) on the easel.   Allow each child to create a piece of art by spraying the colored water onto the paper.   Allow the paper to dry.    It is a good idea to put an old towel under the easel to catch drips of the colored water or...

To support autism charities and special education, Bourbon Street Bar and Grill's sixth annual FREE family carnival benefit, 'Mardi Gras for Autism' will be held outside Bourbon Street Bar & Grill in the adjacent Fullerton Train Depot parking lot located at 110 E. Commonwealth Ave. in Fullerton on Saturday, February 14, 2015 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. The family-friendly, all abilities, free event is designed to encourage families to enjoy the fun of Mardi Gras while raising money for Fullerton special education programs, featuring many activities appropriate for children of all ages and abilities, including: Speakers Tentatively Confirmed to Mardi Gras " Court " to Speak at 11:30: Fullerton Mayor Greg Sebourn Irvine Mayor and Chairman of the OCTA Jeffrey Lalloway Fullerton City Council Members Fullerton School District Board Member Janny Meyer And more ... Attractions: Aquarium of the Pacific on Wheels Ultimate Recycling Machine JackFM Bustache The Game Truck Medieval Times Junior Knight Training The Sensory Zone The Face Painting Zone Karaoke at Slidebar Bounce Houses Inflatable Slides Sensory Cooking with Chef Patrick Balloon Twisters Il Circo Acrobatics Performances: Tara's Chance Equine Therapy Demo CF Dance Academy 'Everyone Dance Now" OC Kickboxing Performance Star Wars Light Saber Fight Medieval Times Sword Fight Performance Dixiedelics Jazz Band Fullerton High Circus Club (Stilt walkers, unicycle riders, jugglers, plate spinners) Booths:...

Free 'Mardi Gras for Autism' event on Feb 14, 2015, with games and performances to support special education and autism charities.

Sixth Annual "Mardi Gras for Autism"

To support autism charities and special education, Bourbon Street Bar and Grill's sixth annual FREE family carnival benefit, 'Mardi Gras for Autism' will be held outside Bourbon Street Bar & Grill in the adjacent Fullerton Train Depot parking lot located at 110 E. Commonwealth Ave. in Fullerton on Saturday, February 14, 2015 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.  The family-friendly, all abilities, free event is designed to encourage families to enjoy the fun of Mardi Gras while raising money for Fullerton special education programs, featuring many activities appropriate for children of all ages and abilities, including:   Speakers Tentatively Confirmed to Mardi Gras  " Court "  to Speak at 11:30:  Fullerton Mayor Greg Sebourn Irvine Mayor and Chairman of the OCTA Jeffrey Lalloway    Fullerton City Council Members Fullerton School District Board Member Janny Meyer  And more ...   Attractions:    Aquarium of the Pacific on Wheels Ultimate Recycling Machine JackFM Bustache The Game Truck Medieval Times Junior Knight Training    The Sensory Zone The Face Painting Zone Karaoke at Slidebar Bounce Houses Inflatable Slides Sensory Cooking with Chef Patrick Balloon Twisters Il Circo Acrobatics  Performances:     Tara's Chance Equine Therapy Demo CF Dance Academy 'Everyone Dance Now" OC Kickboxing Performance Star Wars Light Saber Fight  Medieval Times Sword Fight Performance Dixiedelics Jazz Band Fullerton High Circus Club (Stilt walkers, unicycle riders, jugglers, plate spinners)       Booths:...

Imagine this – you and your child step off a cruise ship and are greeted by a group of people in colourful clothes, holding signs, flowers and balloons. Some are playing musical instruments. They shout and sing joyously, "Welcome to the Land of Special Needs!" They hand you flowers and give you a warm hug. Your child gets a balloon and joins the small group of children playing games together. Their laughter fills the air. You look around – the cruise ship is pulling away! You panic, waving your itinerary in the air. You say, "I'm not supposed to be here, there's a mistake! My plans are elsewhere." The group of people surround you, they say, "No, your trip's been re-routed. You are here now. But look around at the beautiful flowers and amazing scenery. Pristine beaches, clear water. Not many people arrive here, it's very exclusive. It really is paradise here." Someone hands you a refreshing beverage. You look around and are amazed by the beauty. You think, "This isn't so bad after all." Contrast this with the way most people find out their child has a special need: You're in a hospital room, surrounded by grim-faced strangers in baggy grey scrubs, bright lights and beeping equipment. The strangers say and do things you do not understand. Medical jargon fills the air as they race to save your child. You are terrified that your child...

A warm welcome contrasts the tough journey parents face in 'Land of Special Needs'.

Welcome to the Land Special Needs

 Imagine this – you and your child step off a cruise ship and are greeted by a group of people in colourful clothes, holding signs, flowers and balloons. Some are playing musical instruments. They shout and sing joyously, "Welcome to the Land of Special Needs!"   They hand you flowers and give you a warm hug. Your child gets a balloon and joins the small group of children playing games together. Their laughter fills the air.   You look around – the cruise ship is pulling away! You panic, waving your itinerary in the air. You say, "I'm not supposed to be here, there's a mistake! My plans are elsewhere."   The group of people surround you, they say, "No, your trip's been re-routed. You are here now. But look around at the beautiful flowers and amazing scenery. Pristine beaches, clear water. Not many people arrive here, it's very exclusive. It really is paradise here." Someone hands you a refreshing beverage.    You look around and are amazed by the beauty. You think, "This isn't so bad after all."   Contrast this with the way most people find out their child has a special need:   You're in a hospital room, surrounded by grim-faced strangers in baggy grey scrubs, bright lights and beeping equipment. The strangers say and do things you do not understand. Medical jargon fills the air as they race to save your child. You are terrified that your child...

Your child's surgeon mentions switching to latex-free gloves for the next procedure. The anesthesiologist asks if there's been any reaction to balloons. You're standing in a supply closet at the hospital trying to figure out which catheter boxes say "latex-free" and which don't, because nobody explained this would become part of your routine. I've been in that closet with you, not literally but close enough. When you're managing spina bifida, you collect these moments: small, unglamorous tasks that nobody warned you about, that don't feel like "parenting" so much as inventory management. And yet here we are, learning which boxes to grab and which to leave on the shelf, because this matters. Latex allergy in spina bifida isn't rare. It develops in 20 to 68% of children with spina bifida, depending on which study you're reading and how severe their condition is. The range is wide because exposure patterns vary, but the mechanism is consistent: repeated contact with latex proteins during medical procedures sensitizes the immune system over time. This isn't something that happens once and you're done worrying about it. It's cumulative. Every surgery, every catheterization with latex gloves, every medical supply that contains natural rubber latex adds to the body's exposure load. Some children develop symptoms after a handful of procedures. Others tolerate years of contact before their immune system crosses a threshold and starts reacting. You can't predict who will develop it or when. That uncertainty is hard. But you can reduce exposure starting now, and that's...

Why children with spina bifida develop latex allergy through medical procedures, and what parents can do to reduce risk.

Latex Allergy in Spina Bifida: Why It Develops and How to Stay Safe

Your child's surgeon mentions switching to latex-free gloves for the next procedure. The anesthesiologist asks if there's been any reaction to balloons. You're standing in a supply closet at the hospital trying to figure out which catheter boxes say "latex-free" and which don't, because nobody explained this would become part of your routine. I've been in that closet with you, not literally but close enough. When you're managing spina bifida, you collect these moments: small, unglamorous tasks that nobody warned you about, that don't feel like "parenting" so much as inventory management. And yet here we are, learning which boxes to grab and which to leave on the shelf, because this matters. Latex allergy in spina bifida isn't rare. It develops in 20 to 68% of children with spina bifida, depending on which study you're reading and how severe their condition is. The range is wide because exposure patterns vary, but the mechanism is consistent: repeated contact with latex proteins during medical procedures sensitizes the immune system over time. This isn't something that happens once and you're done worrying about it. It's cumulative. Every surgery, every catheterization with latex gloves, every medical supply that contains natural rubber latex adds to the body's exposure load. Some children develop symptoms after a handful of procedures. Others tolerate years of contact before their immune system crosses a threshold and starts reacting. You can't predict who will develop it or when. That uncertainty is hard. But you can reduce exposure starting now, and that's...

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