Chick-fil-A RTP Kids Night

Decorate a Tie

2008-09-18T17:58:00.000-07:00

Glitter Wand

2008-08-05T18:09:00.001-07:00

The messy crafts are always the best ones. And this one was GREAT! :0)

Make Starfish Buddy

2008-06-11T07:43:00.000-07:00

Decorate a Beachball

2008-06-04T07:33:00.000-07:00

Fish Magnets

2008-05-29T19:29:00.000-07:00

Story Night with Author Gloria Glenn

2008-05-27T22:47:00.000-07:00

Thanks for sharing Caretta: The Top Turtle with us Gloria! We all learned a lot!

Mother's Day Memo Board

2008-05-12T08:34:00.000-07:00

Flower Picture Frame

2008-04-25T08:24:00.000-07:00

Make a Paper Umbrella

2008-04-23T13:04:00.000-07:00

Make a Lady Bug Costume

2008-04-22T06:16:00.000-07:00

Make a smile face sun necklace

2008-04-13T16:05:00.000-07:00

Decorate a Paper Lantern

2008-04-05T15:54:00.000-07:00

Make a Spring Tote Bag

2008-03-28T13:32:00.000-07:00

Story Night with Young Authors, Miles and William Rabun

2008-03-27T13:28:00.001-07:00

Make a Door Hanger

2008-03-03T13:35:00.001-08:00

Happy Valentines Day!

2008-02-14T06:15:00.000-08:00

We made Valentines Day Bear Doorhangers at Kids Night!

Valentines Mailbox

2008-02-07T14:53:00.000-08:00

Decorate a Sun catcher

2008-01-30T17:38:00.001-08:00

Make a Snowman Thermometer

2008-01-22T18:11:00.001-08:00

Fun Facts: The worlds biggest snowman?

2008-01-17T10:26:00.000-08:00

Meet Angus the King of the Mountain from Bethel Main
Feb. 1999

Some interesting statistics about this snowman are as follows:

Height 113 ft. & 7 inches tall
9,000,000 lbs
200,000 cubic feet of snow
4 ft. wreathes as eyes
6 ft. of chicken wire & muslin for the carrot nose
6 automobile tires as the mouth
20 ft. fleece hat
120 ft. fleece scarf
3 skidder tires for the buttons
2 - 10 ft. trees for arms

The snowman's hat was made by seventh graders at Telstar Middle School.

His six-foot nose was made by local elementary school students and as a special touch, has the imprints of the student's hands.

pictures and info are from www.sundayriveron-line.com/AngusSnowman_1.htm

Make a Snowman box

2008-01-16T06:36:00.000-08:00

We started off the New Year with Story Night!

2008-01-14T08:11:00.001-08:00

We started off the New Year with Author Johny Ray Moore
who read from his books
Meet Martin Luther King Jr.
The Story Of Martin Luther King Jr.
A Leaf
&
Howie Has a Stomach ache

We had door prizes, balloons and we all had a great time!

Make a Reindeer headband

2007-12-20T10:24:00.001-08:00

Even the employee's got into it!

Make a Necklace

2007-12-17T13:50:00.001-08:00

Color a Christmas Cookie

2007-12-05T12:24:00.002-08:00

That's right! The child in the picture is coloring a cookie! Michaels Arts and Crafts has pre-made cookie kits that include food color markers.
The kids did a great job coloring their cookies!

scarecrow hat

2007-11-28T06:11:00.001-08:00

Make a Turkey Treat Bowl

2007-10-31T16:41:00.001-07:00

Make a Fall Dry Erase Board

2007-10-23T16:38:00.000-07:00

Story Night with Author Kelly Starling Lyons

2007-10-09T19:51:00.001-07:00

A Great big THANKS to Author Kelly Starling Lyons for making our Chick-fil-A Story Night Extra Special!We enjoyed hearing Kelly read her book about an important day in history.

Fun Foam Fall Corn Wreaths

2007-10-04T11:42:00.000-07:00

Make a flying saucer

2007-09-27T06:58:00.000-07:00

Pirate jokes

2007-09-20T17:27:00.000-07:00

Q: What is a Pirate's favorite letter?
A: "RRRRRRRR"

Q: Why did the Pirate put a coat on his ship?
A: Because the timbers were shivering.

Q: What is a Pirate's favorite kind of cookie?
A: Ships Ahoy

Q: Why did the Pirate get both of his ears pierced?
A: Because it was only a Buccaneer

Decorate a Treasure Chest

2007-09-18T17:40:00.001-07:00

Last week, Decorate an animal notepad

2007-09-18T17:35:00.001-07:00

Make a whale

2007-08-28T18:16:00.002-07:00

Story Night with Karen Lee

2007-08-22T05:33:00.000-07:00

Story Night With Karen Lee was a blast!
The kids loved the stories!

So did the parents!

Story Night with Author/Illustrator, Karen Lee

2007-08-20T11:33:00.000-07:00

Reading times for
ABC Safari
are
5:30
6:00
&
6:30

Door prizes, autographs and book sales will be available between readings!

I hope to see you there!

Inch Worms

2007-08-15T07:10:00.001-07:00

Decorate a Top Hat

2007-08-08T05:49:00.001-07:00

Make a Fish Catch Game

2007-08-01T02:43:00.001-07:00

Sunshine pencil toppers

2007-07-01T14:10:00.001-07:00

Color your own bech ball

2007-06-19T18:26:00.001-07:00

Paint a fan

2007-06-05T18:06:00.001-07:00

Coming August 21st, 2007! Mark your calendar!

2007-06-03T12:22:00.001-07:00

Join us for Story Night on Tuesday August 21st as Karen Lee reads to us from her most recent book "ABC Safari"

You may recognize some of Karen’s numerous illustrations in publications such as “Highlights for Children, Ranger Rick Magazine and Family Fun Magazine” just to name a few. She has also illustrated many books such as “One Odd Day” and soon to be released “My Even Day” by Doris Fisher and Dani Sneed.
You can check out Karen’s blog at www.Karensnews.blogspot.com

Decorate a Tambourine

2007-05-30T05:12:00.001-07:00

sunglasses

2007-05-23T05:52:00.001-07:00

Zoo Puppets

2007-05-16T03:54:00.000-07:00

Fun Facts: The biggest cookie in the World

2007-05-07T07:22:00.000-07:00

Did you know that the biggest cookie in the world was made right here in North Carolina?

The cookie was 102 ft wide (that's a little bigger than a basketball court)
and weighed 40,000 lbs! (that's the weight of 4 full grown elephants put together!)

Wow! That's a lot of cookie.

The cookie was made by "Immaculate Baking Co,"

You can read more about The Worlds Biggest Cookie and see more pictures at
http://immaculatebaking.com/ibc-oc-wbcstory.php

Decorate a Cookie

2007-05-03T20:16:00.000-07:00

This is the #1 favorite Kids Night activity. If you've ever wanted to visit a real life "Candy Land", our Decorate a Cookie Night is about the closest thing that there is!

One little girl told me that the cookie she made on Tuesday night was the BEST cookie in the whole world!

Howdy Pardner!

2007-04-24T17:55:00.000-07:00

We had a great Western Veggie tale Theme night!

Cowboy hats, door prizes, a ball toss game and the New Veggie Tales video!

See you next week!

Pre-Autographed copies of Pony Wombat and the Second Ark will be available this Tuesday

2007-04-15T18:34:00.000-07:00

If you didn't get a chance to purchase a copy of "Pony Wombat and the Second Ark" at the March 20th Story Night with Ian Sands,
We will have a limited number of pre-autographed copies available this Tuesday evening until supplies run out.
The Cost is $7.00
If you would like to reserve a copy before Tuesday,
you can contact me at
Bevers@nc.rr.com

Sea Turtle Fun facts: How you can help baby sea turtles!

2007-04-15T17:20:00.000-07:00

Here's what you can do the help keep baby sea turtles safe. There's more info about sea turtles at: http://www.scaquarium.org/seaturtle/rescue.aspx Knock over your sand castles and fill in your holes at the beach when you leave. Baby turtles hatch at night and can get stuck in them!
- Pick up trash, like plastic bags or soda cans on the beach and throw them away in a trash can or recycling bin. This will keep them from washing out into the ocean where a turtle might eat them.
- Help keep nests safe. They are marked on the dunes with orange signs. Below the sand lie lots of fragile turtle eggs. Be careful not to step or dig too close to them.

Frog and Turtle Boxes

2007-04-10T16:37:00.000-07:00

Turtles and frogs and boxes, Oh my!

Aren't these adorable!?

Can you believe I forgot my Camera!

2007-04-07T15:44:00.000-07:00

I forgot to bring my camera to "decorate a cookie" night. We had some yummy looking cookies too! I wish I could share some pictures! Oh well, there are many more cookie nights ahead of us. I'll be sure to bring my camera then.

Our next Kids night you can make either a small box that looks like a turtle or a frog. They are super cute!

See you on Tuesday and . . .

Happy Easter!

Christy

Why are eggs decorated for Easter?

2007-03-31T05:45:00.002-07:00

The Decorated Easter Egg
Info copied from: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/8149/egg.html
egg image copied from http://www.hellasmultimedia.com/webimages/easter-htm/image-easter26.htm

The egg is nature's perfect package. It has, during the span of history, represented mystery, magic, medicine, food and omen. It is the universal symbol of Easter celebrations throughout the world and has been dyed, painted, adorned and embellished in the celebration of its special symbolism.

Before the egg became closely entwined with the Christian Easter, it was honored during many rite-of-Spring festivals. The Romans, Gauls, Chinese, Egyptians and Persians all cherished the egg as a symbol of the universe. From ancient times eggs were dyed, exchanged and shown reverence.

In Pagan times the egg represented the rebirth of the earth. The long, hard winter was over; the earth burst forth and was reborn just as the egg miraculously burst forth with life. The egg, therefore, was believed to have special powers. It was buried under the foundations of buildings to ward off evil.

With the advent of Chrisianity the symbolism of the egg changed to represent, not nature's rebirth, but the rebirth of man. Christians embraced the egg symbol and likened it to the tomb from which Christ rose.

Old Polish legends blended folklore and Christian beliefs and firmly attached the egg to the Easter celebration. One legend concerns the Virgin Mary. It tells of the time Mary gave eggs to the soldiers at the cross. She entreated them to be less cruel and she wept. The tears of Mary fell upon the eggs, spotting them with dots of brilliant color.

Another Polish legend tells of when Mary Magdalen went to the sepulchre to anoint the body of Jesus. She had with her a basket of eggs to serve as a repast. When she arrived at the sepulchre and uncovered the eggs, lo, the pure white shells had miraculously taken on a rainbow of colors.

Decorating and coloring eggs for Easter was the custom in England during the middle ages. The household accounts of Edward I, for the year 1290, recorded an expenditure of eighteen pence for four hundred and fifty eggs to be gold-leafed and colored for Easter gifts.

The most famous decorated Easter eggs were those made by the well-known goldsmith, Peter Carl Faberge. In 1883 the Russian Czar, Alexander, commissioned Faberge to make a special Easter gift for his wife, the Empress Marie.

Ornamental egg designers believe in the symbolism of the egg and celebrate the egg by decorating it with superb artistry. Some use flowers and leaves from greeting cards, tiny cherubs, jewels and elegant fabrics, braids and trims, to adorn the eggs. They are separated, delicately hinged and glued with epoxy and transparent cement, then when completed, they are covered with a glossy resin finish. Although the omens and the mystery of the egg have disappeared today, the symbolism remains, and artists continue in the old world tradition of adorning eggs.

Easter tote bags

2007-03-27T17:30:00.000-07:00

Look at these Easter tote bags! Wow!

Great job everybody!

Pony Wombat and the Second Ark

2007-03-20T17:21:00.000-07:00

A great a big "Thank you!" to Author, Ian Sands!
The kids enjoyed "Pony Wombat" so much, that we had to do an encore reading!

You can purchase a copy of "Pony Wombat and the Second Ark" at www.PonyWombat.com
Thanks Again, Ian, for a great Story Night!

Meet Author/Illustrator, Ian Sands

2007-03-18T17:15:00.000-07:00

I'm especially excited about our story night this Tuesday. We are honored to have my very talented friend, Ian Sands, read to us from his hillarious chapter book "Pony Wombat and the Second Ark" You can check out more at www.PonyWombat.com.

Reading times will be at: 5:30, 6:00 and 6:30
Autographs and book sales will be available

We will also have door prize drawings after every reading session! Door prizes include; copies of "Pony Wombat and the Second Ark", mini Chick-fil-A cows, water bottles and Free food!

It's going to be a blast! I hope to see you there!

Leprechaun goodie bags with

2007-03-13T18:25:00.000-07:00

frog joke

2007-03-10T01:29:00.000-08:00

Q: What do you call a frog with a broken leg?

A: Unhoppy

Did you know frogs have teeth!

2007-03-09T04:43:00.000-08:00

Actually, yes! But not like in this silly picture!
Most frogs do in fact have teeth of a sort.
They have a ridge of very small cone teeth around the upper edge of the jaw. These are called Maxillary Teeth.
Frogs often also have what are called Vomerine Teeth on the roof of their mouth.
They don't have anything that could be called teeth on their lower jaw, so they usually swallow their food whole. The so-called "teeth" are mainly used to hold the prey and keep it in place till they can get a good grip on it and squash their eyeballs down to swallow their meal.
Toads, however, do NOT have any teeth.

info and picture copied from www.allaboutfrogs.org

Chick-fil-A was hopping tonight!

2007-03-06T19:11:00.000-08:00

We have a mutant frog in a bathing suit

and a frog with yellow manicure and knee pads

We had a lot of good lookin' frogs here tonight!

Snowman fun fact: Frosty's cousin is a hockey fan?

2007-03-02T06:26:00.000-08:00

I was pretty impressed witht he size of this snowman in Edmonton. This must literally be the Edmonton Oilers biggest fan!

image copied from www.sciencesque.wordpress.com

March Snowball Calendars

2007-02-27T18:52:00.000-08:00

Come tonight!

2007-02-27T01:55:00.000-08:00

It's the last Tuesday in February! Come in from 5 - 7 P.M. tonight and make a snowman picture frame and get a calendar with all of our March Kids Night events.

Valentines Joke

2007-02-16T18:59:00.000-08:00

Q: What did Frankenstein say to his girlfriend on Valentines Day?

A: Will you be my Valenstein?

XOXOX Why does "X" mean Kiss?

2007-02-14T13:58:00.000-08:00

In olden times people didn't know how to write their names. When signing a document, they would sign an "X" in place of their name. They would then kiss the "X" in front of the witness as a symbol of their trustworthiness. That's how an "X" became the symbol for a kiss.

Happy Valentines Day!

Love Bug Valetines

2007-02-13T18:30:00.000-08:00

Have you ever wondered what the Love Bug looks like? Now you know. Isn't he just the cutest little thing?

Have a Happy Valentines Day!

Make a Love Bug valentine tomorrow night

2007-02-12T14:03:00.000-08:00

Make sure you're at Chick-fil-A RTP tomorrow night so you can make a valentine for someone special!

(psssst! there's a chocolate goodied attached to the valentine!) :0)

Decorate a Heart Box

2007-02-06T18:22:00.000-08:00

It's a creative explosion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the best crafts are the messiest crafts.

There's going to be a lot of beautiful heart boxes given out this valentines day!

Great work!

I hope to see you tomorrow night!

2007-02-05T16:45:00.000-08:00

Join us tomorrow night and ALL of this will be yours to decorate! Sparkles. Hearts. A special box for you or your special Valentine.

Joke of the Week

2007-02-04T11:40:00.000-08:00

Q: What does Winnie the Pooh and Alexander the Great have in common?

A: Both of their middle names are "The"

Do you know how the Teddy Bear got his name?

2007-02-01T07:42:00.000-08:00

The Teddy Bear got it's name from our 26th U.S. President, Theodore (Teddy) Rosevelt. One day President Rosevelt went hunting and refused to shoot a defenseless bear. A political cartoonist by the name of Clifford Berryman published this cartoon in the Washington Post.

Original "Teddy Bear" Cartoon src: en:Image:Teddybear_cartoon.jpg

Cartoon from November 16, 1902, by Clifford Berryman, an editorial cartoonist for the Washington Post

An Original Teddy Bear

No one is sure exactly who created the VERY first Teddy Bear. But, we do know that when Morris Mitchum, a novelty and candy store owner in Brooklyn, New York, saw Berryman's political cartoon, a great idea for a new toy was inspired! Berryman's wife, Rose, made small stuffed bears to be sold in their shop. Berryman sent President Rosevelt a bear and asked if it was ok to use his name. President Rosevelt agreed and the Teddy Bear was born!

The "original" Teddy "B" Bear, Ideal Novelty Company, Plush, circa 1903. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Oyster Bay, New York

The photo taken from the Smithsonian web site: http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/roosevelt/tbear.htm

Pictures of Jan 30th Teddy Bear note clips

2007-01-30T18:39:00.000-08:00

We had a great time making our Teddy Bear Note clips tonight. Check back during the week for fun facts about Teddy Bears, jokes and more!

Teddy Bear Note Clip

2007-01-29T05:10:00.000-08:00

Join us tomorrow, January 30th, to make a Teddy Bear Note clip.

The craft table will be open from 5-7 P.M.

I hope to see you there!

Live polar bear Cam at the San Diego Zoo

2007-01-28T04:36:00.000-08:00

You can watch the polor bears at the San Diego Zoo from their web-cam.

Check it out at

www.sandiegozoo.org/zoo/ex_polar_bear_plunge.html

Polar Bear Joke

2007-01-27T07:51:00.000-08:00

Q: What is white, furry, rides a walrus, and hits a ball across the ice?

A: A polo bear!

Polar Bear fun fact

2007-01-25T05:15:00.000-08:00

"Despite what we think, a polar bear's fur is not white. Each hair is clear hollow tube. Polar bears look white because each hollow hair reflects the light. On sunny days, it traps the sun's infrared heat and keeps the bear warm at 98 degrees F (when they're resting).

Polar bear fur is oily and water repellent. The hairs don't mat when wet, allowing the polar bears to easily shake free of water and any ice that may form after swimming."
(www.kidzone)

Checkout www.kidzone.ws/sg/polarbear/polar_bear.htm for more facts about Polar Bears!

flower pot polar bears

2007-01-23T18:37:00.000-08:00

Come to Kids Night Jan. 23rd and make a flower pot polar bear!

2007-01-19T04:44:00.000-08:00

If you thought the paperbag penguins were cute, just wait until next week! We are going to make polar bears out of mini flower pots!

I hope to see you there!

Paper Bag Penguins

2007-01-16T18:37:00.000-08:00

Move over Happy Feet. The Chick-fil-A Penguins are here!
A Picasso Penguin. I love creativity!
awwwwww, how cute!

Come make a Paperbag Penguin nex Tuesday!

2007-01-11T12:31:00.000-08:00

You HAVE to come to Kids Night next Tuesday January 16th. We are making a penguin out of a paper bag. They are so cute, not to mention a handy place to put stuff! :0)

I hope to see you there!

January 9th Snowflake bookmarks

2007-01-09T18:48:00.000-08:00

One of our faithful Kids night participants! What a smile!

January Kids Night Schedule

2007-01-03T20:06:00.000-08:00

Here's what you have to look forward to in January:

January 9th = make a snowflake bookmark

January 16th = make a paperbag penguin

January 23rd = make a flower pot polar bear

January 30th = make a February note holder

fun!fun!fun!fun!fun!fun!fun!fun!fun!fun!fun!fun!fun!fun!fun!fun!fun!fun!fun!fun!fun!fun!fun!fun!fun!

Happy Holidays from my family to yours!

2006-12-23T06:12:00.000-08:00

Everyone is out enjoying the Holiday season, so we will take a break from Kids Night on December 26th and January 2nd, but you can still eat more chicken!

I'll see you back on the 9th!

Christy

December 19th Snowball Calendar

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more snowball calenders

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December 19th Snowball Calendar

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Great job guys!

December 12th, Decorate an ornament

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The kids made some beautiful ornaments on December 12th. Here are a couple examples.

Chick-fil-A RTP Kids Night

2006-12-11T11:32:00.000-08:00

Join us for Chick-fil-A Kids Night on Tuesday nights from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M.

Enjoy fun Kids crafts or activities and a Kids Meal discount.

We are located on Hwy 54 in Durham, just a little off of the Hwy 54/55 intersection.

Come join us!

We hope to see you there!

December 2006 Activities:

5th = Decorate a cookie

12th = Decorate an ornament

19th = Make a snowball January Calendar

26th = No Kids Night. Merry day after Christmas!