From the editor
Web-posted 4/12/2003
Remember those lazy summer days when you were a child? Sleeping late, wearing tattered clothing, chasing the bug fogger truck, eating watermelon outside so you could spit the seeds - all that stuff that memories are made of.

Tiger Repellent saves the day
Web-posted 4/12/2003
I'll never forget the impact that Walt Disney's, "Tarzan," had on our family. The movie opened on a sunny June day- a day that I would much rather have spent outside, in the pool- but the children were begging to go sit inside a cool movie theater.

Baby briefs
Web-posted 4/12/2003
Parents of young children likely will tell you there isn't enough time in the day to get everything done, but, according to Parents magazine, there is a right time of day to do everything.

Book some time
Web-posted 4/12/2003
Her first book, The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo, was published in 1969. She's still writing for children, only now it's the children of the children who were reading her earliest books hot off the presses who anxiously await her newest titles. So, what is it about Judy Blume that's kept her books "alive" all these years? From a literary standpoint, many of her earlier books don't measure up to what makes a high quality children's book. Several years and several books later, however, she has honed her craft and now ranks with the best of the contemporary realistic fiction writers for children.

What's a kid to do?
Web-posted 4/12/2003
The lazy days of summer might be just that for kids who go from the rigors of school to having very little to actually do. But as any parent knows all to well, within just a few days novelty wears off and boredom sets in.

Family scrapbook
Web-posted 4/12/2003
Proud grandparents James and Roslyn Walton of Appling submitted this photo of their grandsons Jacob and Brandon riding Brandonšs new four-wheeler.

An easter treat
Web-posted 4/12/2003
Easter is the springtime holiday when Christians commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. While it is a religious day to most, it is also an active, fun day for many children.

Calendar
Web-posted 4/12/2003
A Streetcar Named Desire
Aiken Community Playhouse presents this timely classic. Shows begin at 8 p.m. April 11-12, 18-19, 25-26 and 3 p.m. April 13. Located at the Washington Center for Performing Arts, 124 Newberry St.. Admission is $13 for adults, $11 for seniors, $9 for students with valid ID and $6 for ages 12 and younger. For information call (803) 648-1438.