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Pioneer Heritage Day
The Historical Museum Association of St. James-Assiniboia is holding Pioneer Heritage Day on Saturday, August 9th, 2008 at our location on 3180 Portage Avenue. This FREE annual event attracts hundreds of community members and families from across Manitoba to partake in activities and entertainment that showcase Manitoba's rich heritage. This year's festivities will be bigger than ever with an incredible line-up of entertainment! The event will feature old-time fiddling, square dancing, a Celtic harpist, hoop dancers, renaissance music, Joey the lamb, pony rides, pioneer games for children, and our signature environmental theatre featuring characters from the William Brown and Charlotte Omand family performing in their 1856 Red River Frame House!
Pioneer Heritage Day is a FREE community event that has no equivalent in Winnipeg. It draws families and people of all ages for an afternoon of good old-fashioned fun!
Guide to the best Canadian books for children and teens now available on newsstands!
The Canadian Children's Book Centre has announced the release of its highly anticipated annual guide, Best Books for Kids & Teens 2008. The guide contains over 425 recommended books for kids and teens ages 0-18 and helps parents, teachers, librarians, booksellers and children"s literature enthusiasts stock their bookshelves with the very best books Canada has to offer. Best Book for Kids & Teens 2008 is now available on newsstands and directly from the Canadian Children"s Book Centre for the retail price of $5.95.
"All of the titles in Best Books for Kids & Teens have been handpicked and by expert committees of educators, booksellers, school and public librarians from across Canada," said Naseem Hrab, Librarian of the Canadian Children"s Book Centre. "So every book included in the guide is guaranteed to be a great read!"
Individuals familiar with the Canadian Children"s Book Centre"s publications will be pleased to note that Best Books for Kids & Teens is a redesign of its original Our Choice guide. In the new guide, each listing contains a brief summary of the book, the interest level listed by age, reading level listed by grade and thematic links a simple reference tool to help readers select appropriate books by subject. A supplemental section called "How to Choose Books for Your Children" is also included in the guide. This supplement is filled with great suggestions to help parents, teachers and librarians make the right choices when they are buying or borrowing books for the young people in their lives.
"This magazine is a must-have for anyone who wants to be informed about the best new Canadian children"s and young adult books," said Maria Martella, owner of Tinlids Inc., a children's book wholesaler. "What a valuable guide this is!"
About the Canadian Children's Book Centre
The Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) is a national, not-for-profit organization, founded in 1976. We are dedicated to encouraging, promoting and supporting the reading, writing and illustrating of Canadian books for young readers. Our programs, publications, and resources help teachers, librarians, booksellers and parents select the very best for young readers. For more information, please visit their Web site.* (* Will open in a new window.)
Video game night a new pastime for many Canadian families
Survey reveals that more than half of Canada's parents play video games with their children
TORONTO - July 14, 2008 - Video games are increasingly becoming a part of family activities, according to a new study by Ipsos Reid, and commissioned by the Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ESAC.) Part of the reason, the survey suggests, is because parents perceive a greater availability of games for their children.
According to the study, 69 per cent of adults agree there is currently a good selection of options available that are well-suited to playing video games as a family.
"Stories about the video game market are often saturated in some of the big, hot-button sales titles like Grand Theft Auto or Halo - great games, but definitely not for families. The truth of the matter is family games represent the bulk of the market, and it's clear from this survey that parents are seeing that, too," said Nicole Helsberg, Director of Communications for ESAC.
Data from the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), the independent body that rates video games, seems to support this. According to the ESRB, 59 per cent of the games rated for sale in North America in 2007 were rated for everyone (E) and another 15 per cent were rated for everyone ten years and older (E10+.)
"And this is the story that needs to be told: video games can be a positive option for family time. Parents are playing with their kids, and embracing gaming as a way to spend time together as a family," said Helsberg.
Additional findings from the Ipsos Reid survey of Canadian households include:
- Forty per cent of parents say that video games are increasingly becoming a part a family activity in their households.
- Forty-one per cent of parents agree say that they'd prefer their child to play video games than watch television.
- Fifty-seven per cent of parents play video games with their children.
- Among adults aged 18+ who have played video games in the past 4 weeks, the average (mean) age of a Canadian gamer is 40.3 years.
The Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ESAC) is dedicated exclusively to serving the business and public affairs needs of companies in Canada that publish and distribute computer and video games for video game consoles, handheld devices, personal computers and the Internet. For more information about the ESAC and its programs, please visit their Web site.* (* Will open in a new window.)
Kids asked to show off their design skills in the Dove PJ Pant Design Contest
Dove is asking kids across the country to express what makes them feel beautiful with the launch of Dove's first Pajama Pant Design Contest.
With a goal to make girls and women of all ages radiate confidence and beauty just the way they are, this program gives kids a chance to submit a creative design for a pair of PJ pants. Winners will have their design appear on the 2009 Sleepover for Self-Esteem PJ Pants, available to all Canadians through an in-store purchase program in February 2009.
The contest was developed to build upon the overwhelming success of the recent 2008 Dove Sleepover for Self-Esteem. With over 5,000 sleepovers registered from coast to coast, the goal of the Sleepover for Self-Esteem was to create an opportunity that engages girls of all ages in self-esteem friendly activities and discussions. The 2009 Sleepover will take place during the Spring of 2009.
Who: The design contest is open to children between the ages of 6 to 17 in all provinces with the exception of Quebec, where entrants must be 13 to 17 years of age.
What:
- Dove is asking kids from across the country to create an original design for pajama pants with words, graphics and/or drawings that do one of the following:
- Represent what makes you feel like a beautiful person
- Show how it makes you feel to be beautiful and unique
- Help inspire other kids to feel good about themselves
- A 100-word write-up must accompany the design.
- Designs can be mailed to the address on the entry form or scanned and submitted online at Dove's Web site.* (* Will open in a new window.) Individuals can enter as many designs as they like, but only one drawing per child is eligible to win.
*Use paint, crayons, pastels, markers or your computer - whatever inspires!
The winning PJ pant designer will receive a Dove Sleepover for Self-Esteem PJ party kit, including:
- 12 pairs of PJ pants featuring their winning design
- A $50 gift certificate for snacks
- A $50 video store gift certificate
- A donation to the Dove Self-Esteem Fund in honour of the winner
All entries must be received by Thursday, August 7 at noon ET.
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