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Grandparents Day Events Abound The whole country, and even Canada, is getting in on the celebration In Everyday Activities It's time to pay homage to you, the grandparents, bowing down before you, fanning you with fronds of palms, and feeding you grapes. Okay, it doesn't have to be quite such a ... read more

Grandparents Day Crafts This Grandparents Day, use your family photographs to create these homespun pictorials In Everyday Activities September 7 is Grandparents Day — the perfect day to get together with your grandchildren and make precious keepsakes that feature their photos and yours. Other family m ... read more

Start a Tradition With Your Grandchildren Turn a simple activity into a legacy that's treasured for life In Everyday Activities Art projects, movies, and walks around the neighborhood are great, but it's the special, original, even offbeat activities that bring you closer together. Personal traditions ... read more

Activity Idea: Go Fish! A fishing trip is a fun way to spent time with your grandchildren. Never baited a hook before? Not to worry — it's reel easy. In Everyday Activities Imagine a day that's made up of fresh air and sunshine, no cell phones, video games, e-mail, or blasting TVs. It's just you and your grandchild — fishing poles in hand & ... read more

Movie Review: The Rocker In Movie Reviews RATING: PG-13 GENRE: Comedy RELEASE DATE: August 20, 2008 RUNNING TIME: 102 minutes VIOLENCE FACTOR: There is no violence BAD WORDS: None too harsh or belabored RA ... read more

Movie Review: The Longshots In Movie Reviews RATING: PG GENRE: Sports dramedy RELEASE DATE: August 22, 2008 RUNNING TIME: 94 minutes VIOLENCE FACTOR: Only football-game "violence" BAD WORDS: One utterance that's mi ... read more

Back-To-School Crafts Clear out the summer cobwebs with a lesson in creativity your grandchildren are sure to enjoy In Everyday Activities As summer winds down, back-to-school season arrives, with its robust mixture of excitement and trepidation. Here are three craft projects that can help your little ones get in ... read more

Movie Review: Fly Me to the Moon In Movie Reviews RATING: G GENRE: Animated comedy adventure RELEASE DATE: August 15, 2008 RUNNING TIME: 84 minutes VIOLENCE FACTOR: No violence BAD WORDS: No RACY? No OTHER THINGS TO K ... read more

Movie Review: Henry Poole Is Here In Movie Reviews RATING: PG GENRE: Comedy-drama RELEASE DATE: August 15, 2008 RUNNING TIME: 100 minutes VIOLENCE FACTOR: No violence BAD WORDS: One mild obscenity followed by apology R ... read more

Movie Review: Star Wars: The Clone Wars In Movie Reviews RATING: PG GENRE: Animated science-fiction adventure RELEASE DATE: August 15, 2008 RUNNING TIME: 98 minutes VIOLENCE FACTOR: Science-fiction combat violence, but animated ... read more

A History of Kids' TV Loved Fred Flintstone but thumb your nose at SpongeBob? A look at the evolution of children's TV finds that American Idol is sometimes pretty much like The Mickey Mouse Club In Everyday Activities When Linda Cibotti was a kid in 1950s Quincy, Mass., she loved the newfangled entertainment of kids-only TV. The boxy living-room appliance with all the dials and space-age an ... read more

Know Your Noodles Shopping for pasta with your grandchildren? It's a chance to teach them some Italian phrases and share a few laughs. In Everyday Activities You love cooking with your grandchildren almost as much as you love sharing a meal with them. And there are few meals children love more than an Italian feast featuring their ... read more

Mocktails, Anyone? Salud, cent'anni, l'chaim! Here's to a celebration that includes the grandchildren. In Everyday Activities Shirley Temple, take a bow ... and step aside. Some new entertainers have taken center stage. The effervescent, sometimes sparkly, always refreshing, and totally nonalcoholic ... read more

Take A Hike (No, Really!) Traipsing the trails instills a sense of patience, thought, and most of all, togetherness In Everyday Activities Mary Yeo didn't discover hiking until she was in her 40s. Now 72, Yeo is still an avid hiker and mountaineer, but these days, the Maine resident often brings one or more of he ... read more

Movie Review: The Dark Knight In Movie Reviews RATING: PG-13 GENRE: Thriller RELEASE DATE: July 18, 2008 RUNNING TIME: 152 minutes VIOLENCE FACTOR: There are several sequences of intense, but not graphic, violence. ... read more

Movie Review: Space Chimps In Movie Reviews RATING: G GENRE: Animated comedy RELEASE DATE: July 18, 2008 RUNNING TIME: 81 minutes VIOLENCE FACTOR: None BAD WORDS: None RACY? No GRANDS: CRITIQUE: Space Chimps ... read more

Movie Review: Mamma Mia! In Movie Reviews RATING: PG-13 GENRE: Musical comedy RELEASE DATE: July 18, 2008 RUNNING TIME: 108 minutes VIOLENCE FACTOR: None BAD WORDS: Even if there are, you won't be able to hear ... read more

Finding Your Thrill on Blueberry Hill Ditch the supermarket and go for the real deal at a berry farm In Everyday Activities Luscious and lovely, blueberries are truly the crown jewel of summer fruit; their shape even mimics a crown. Whether baked into a pie or devoured by the handfuls, these irresi ... read more

Movie Review: Meet Dave In Movie Reviews RATING: PG GENRE: Science fiction comedy RELEASE DATE: July 11, 2008 RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes VIOLENCE FACTOR: None BAD WORDS: None RACY? There is some mildly sugge ... read more

Movie Review: Hellboy II: The Golden Army In Movie Reviews