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This Is For ALL OF THE Dad's OUT THERE ON CARE2
Offbeat  (tags: children, Father's day )

Mm
- 2 days ago - tacmovie.com
Video on site, and for all of the Dad's on Care2 ~ May you have a Special Father's Day! Enjoy! Video, and Speakers up!
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10 Easy Things You Can Do to Improve Your Memory
Offbeat  (tags: children )

Shennando
- 2 days ago - aupair.org
I like to say that if it wasn't for a bad memory I wouldn't have one at all.
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Sign Our Mother's Day Card to Sybrina Fulton ACTION
Offbeat  (tags: women, Trayvon Martin, mom, Mother's Day, children )

Nancy
- 14 days ago - fixgunchecks.org
By adding your name next to mothers like me, and people from all across America, we can show Sybrina Fulton, (Trayvon Martin's mother), that we're here for her and for all mourning mothers -- that we care deeply and share in their loss.
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Lioness Tries to Get to Zebra Baby! VIDEO!   video
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, protection, children )

Cher
- 22 days ago - youtube.com
A toddler dressed like a zebra catches the attention of a lioness
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How to Reconnect Children With Nature
Offbeat  (tags: children, environment, nature, protection, natural world )

Cher
- 33 days ago - guardian.co.uk
Children today are hardly allowed into the natural world at all, and never without supervision, says Stephen Moss, who has written a new report on the subject for the National Trust. What can we do to get them back to nature?
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Cherokee (Iowa) Girl, 10, Supports Animal Shelters and Planet
Offbeat  (tags: children, environment, ethics, animals, interesting, pets, off-beat )

Raymond
- 39 days ago - siouxcityjournal.com
A couple of years ago Annalie Nelson of Cherokee attended the local county fair and a light bulb went on in her head. "I just had this random idea to sell T-shirt bags," the 10-year-old explained.
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Creepiest Easter Bunnies EVER (PHOTOS)
Offbeat  (tags: Easter Bunny, pictures, photos, funny, bizarre, creepy, scary, children, odd, off-beat, humor )

Lindsey
- 49 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
Even though visiting the Easter Bunny is meant to be a joyous occasion in any child's life, let's face it: nine times out of ten, even adults would be creeped out by the giant, cartoonish rabbit. And we have the pictures to prove it!
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A Guide to Jizo, Guardian of Travelers and the Weak
Offbeat  (tags: Japan, guardian, Jizo, Jizo statue, Buddhism, children, safety, culture, interesting )

Naoko
- 55 days ago - japantimes.co.jp
This is th Jizo we know and love, the Jizo full of awesomeness, compassion and furtitude. Jizo does not get angry, nor does he ever give up, even when trampled and stepped upon like earth. He guides us on our travels, gives power to those who are weak>>
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Amazing 9 Year Old Banjo Player and His Band
Offbeat  (tags: music, banjo, children, kids, violin, guitar, performance, interesting, goodnews )

Lindsey
- 105 days ago - cbsnews.com
Just watch this video, the kid playing the banjo is only 9! The violin player and the guitar player are a little older but this is a very talented young group. Thought you should check it out. :)
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After Cancer Hit, Women Lobbied For A Bald Barbie
Offbeat  (tags: children, Barbie doll, cancer, bald, chemotherapy, online movement )

Naoko
- 131 days ago - mdn.mainichi.jp
Barbie has been an astronaut, an architect, a NASCAR race car driver, and a news anchor. Now, there's an online movement to get her to attempt what could be her biggest feat yet: going bald to fight cancer.
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Evacuees Face Serious Noise Dilemma
Offbeat  (tags: children, worried, temporary housing, stress, noise, March 11, Tohoku, Great East Japan Earthquake )

Naoko
- 149 days ago - yomiuri.co.jp
Mothers worried thin walls at temporary housing units create stress for children.
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Toddlers Told Not to Make Nursery Rhyme Sign in Case It Is Offensive
Offbeat  (tags: PC, UK, children, culture, ethics, funny, off-beat, society, star, sign language )

Gillian
- 160 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Toddlers have been told to stop making a "diamond" star sign while singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in case the gesture is misinterpreted as sign language representing a female body part.
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Reindeer Cam Brings the Christmas Spirit Online - WAOW
Offbeat  (tags: Santa's reindeer, Drew Born, deer farm, video, cam, children, animals, goodnews, wildlife, world )

BarbCat
- 162 days ago - waow.com
CALEDONIA, MICHIGAN (CNN) - It's not everyday you get to pet and feed a deer but at Drew Born's deer farm in Caledonia some of the deer are so friendly they'll nuzzle and even beg for food. "About eight weeks ago a friend of mine kind of put the bug in
31 comments
For Those Less Fortunate Than Ourselves
Offbeat  (tags: world, society, news, interesting, culture, children, humans, government, women, americans )

Craig
- 163 days ago - socyberty.com
Take time this Christmas for those who are less fortunate.
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Nine Thanksgiving Children's Stories Where Turkeys Are Heroes Not Food
Offbeat  (tags: turkeys, thankgiving, compassion, bonding, turkeys, friendship, children )

Simone
- 185 days ago - all-creatures.org
Traditionally, stories involving Thanksgiving end up with a turkey on the table, but as more families are celebrating Thanksgiving by seeking more mindful and compassionate choices, they're also looking for children's stories where the turkey has a happy
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