Looking for a last minute service-project to do today? There are myriad options on my.mlkday.gov and USAservice.org, both of which will provide you with lists of activities close to your home.
And tomorrow is the Big Day! Hail to the Change! Celebrate with your kids this evening with the Disney Channel, which is hosting the Kids Inaugural, featuring the first kids Sasha and Malia's favorite bands.
For fun facts to teach your kids about inaugurations past, and this particular inauguraiton, too, peruse “Our White House Inauguaration Celebration Kit!” created by the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance. And if you are having an inauguration party with children in attendance, check out some of these great craft and party ideas to get the kids into the spirit of things.
Deepa is a wife, mother, writer and she sometimes masquerades as a lawyer as well. She revels in friendship, humor, champagne, and laughing at herself--often. She never ever reads US Magazine, thinks Rushdie is a genius, wishes she could write one sentence as funny as "Arrested Development," and lives in the Bay Area with her motley crew. She can be reached at deviswithbabies@gmail.com
great party suggestions! i am so ready for tomorrow but am sort of tired of the build up. let's see what he can do now...
why the cartoonish pic of obama? it hits a little too close to sambo for me with the wide toothy smile and closed eyes. please next time consider choosing a real picture of obama. the media is inundated enough with stereotypical images of the african american community, especially african american males.