Kids Corner
By Makenzi L. Waterman
Age 9 (But 10 this month, I am so happy to finally be double digits!)

•Monthly Web site: EverGirl.com
      I found this to be a very great and fun Web site. Grab a parent, and have them help you chose a user name and password to become a member. You get the opportunity to meet Hope, Joy, Skye and Starr, the EverGirls. You can play games with the girls, such as, Joy's Fashion Fun, Create Your Own CD Covers with Starr, you can also play Hope for the Vote, this is where you can help Hope get elected for class president or play Skye's Slammin' Snowboard Challenge! You can click on "EverMe", where you can make your own web page, which you can send to your friends! You can also create your own profile; I think it is very cool. Try making a special journal just for you!  The EverGirls can also help you plan the perfect party. There are so many other great things to do on this Web site, so check it out!

• What's New?
 Bratz are coming out with a limited edition, exclusive collection called, "Wild Life Safari Bratz dolls." They are wearing cool safari clothes, and they are all set for adventure!  They look ready for wild life! Look for them in stores March 19th. Also, on March 2nd, Jessica Simpson's new CD will be released. It is called, In this Skin-[Collectors Edition], it includes two CDs. The first CD is all music, and the second CD has Jessica and Nick's Wedding, and also scenes from the first season of "The Newlyweds."

• Cool Craft: Springtime or Anytime Place Mat
 Design your own place mat. They are great for any occasion. 
 What You Need: Clear Con-Tact Paper (self-adhesive vinyl shelf paper), Scissors, Construction Paper, Magazines, Glue Stick 
 How To Make It:
1.  Cut out an 18"x 11" piece of clear Con-Tact paper. Peel off the backing and lay the Con-Tact paper on a flat surface, sticky side up. 
2. Cut out pictures from magazines that represent spring or the theme that you are using for the place mat. 
3.  Cut out letters from magazines or words, such as, "SPRING HAS SPRUNG" or anything that represents your theme. Use a glue stick to paste the letters on top of the construction paper. Add the pictures that you cut out from the magazines. For spring, you can use flowers and pretty pastels. 
4.  Cover it all by carefully placing a second 18" x 11" sheet of clear Con-Tact paper, sticky side down over the first. Trim around the border for a neat look. Try using scissors that have cool edges, for the place mat. Have fun crafting! 

• Fun Fact: Did you know . . . 
 That green is associated with St. Patrick's Day because it's the color of spring? 
     That the first St. Patrick's Day in America was celebrated in Boston in 1737? 
P.S. I would like to wish my cousin, Amanda Juker, a Happy 9th Birthday!  Wish we could be together for our birthdays!  I hope you're having fun all the way in Idaho!!!