Group A: Webkinz
Group B: Petsmart Gift Card

My mom (admin) told me that the reason I wasn’t getting any entries was because I didn’t put up any guidelines. So here they are!!!

• Your story has to be between 50-300 words.
• The theme of the story is pets.
• There are two groups: Group A- 6-10, and Group B- 11-14
• Your submission has to have your name (if permitted, but if not, put Anonymous), and your address to send your prize to if you win.

Email Lucy

So far, we have got 0 stories sent to us. You better hurry to send your stories in! The judging begins on 1/5/12.

Wondering why we’ve had to disable our comments?  One word – spammers.  Spammers are the bane of a blog’s existence.  To get to one useful comment, you have to delete 250 spammy ones – it’s just impossible for normal bloggers to keep up with.  So, if you want to reach us you can email us at thekid at thekidstory dot com.  Thanks!

1. A homemade CD with all the receiver’s favorite songs downloaded on it.
2. Gift baskets! They could have a theme like ornament, sweets, or anything else you can think of!
3. Anything bath like! Sponges, bath oils , bath salts, etc.
4. Any jewelry! Examples are necklaces, bracelets, earrings, etc.
5. Silver Watches!
6. Handmade items are good, especially handmade fudge or handmade soap…
7. Lego gift sets
8. Melissa and Doug  deluxe standing easel
9.  Play-Doh Barbeque Playset
10. Cookbooks, if the receiver likes to cook…
11. Lottery Tickets
12. A Diary
13. Gift Cards
14. Movie tickets
15. Magazine subscription
16. Candy
17. Any kind of fun craft
18. A homemade gumball machine!
19. Homemade ornaments
20. Clothes from their favorite store
21. A WII video game
22. A new leotard (if they do gymnastics)
23. Tools
24. Car cleaning supplies

Okay everyone! Here is what you have all been waiting for: The Make-A-Story Contest!!!

The Rules Are:

• The story submission has to be over 100 words and under 500 words.
• Do not plagiarize.
• Please do not use any inappropriate language.

I know all about Dabrowski’s Theory of Overexcitabilities.  It’s possible that I Googled something along the lines of, “newborn easily startled by loud noises” when Lucy was a brand new baby, trying to figure out why she displayed “abnormal” reactions to stimuli (ice from the fridge, doors slamming, bumps in the road even!) and came across Dabrowski.

Even with 8 years of reading books on gifted kids, and knowing full well the intensities that go along with giftedness – why do I continue to harp on my kids?  Examples of things I said today (yes, all in one day) that relate directly to overexcitabilities:

• Mom to Lily (5), “Can you PLEASE just PUT ON YOUR SHOES?  I mean, I understand that the socks don’t quite feel right in them and the shoes feel like they are loose in the back, but I can’t spend 15 minutes every morning on shoe negotiation!”  Later at the store, Lily, “Mom, PLEASE!  I need these red sparkly shoes!  I KNOW they don’t fit, but I PROMISE I won’t reject these!”
• Mom to Lily and Lucy (8) in the car after nonstop arguing, “Seriously, girls, you are driving me crazy!  I just need like 60 seconds of peace.  No fighting or bickering.  Just sit there.  Please, just sit there.”
• Mom to Lily about pizza ordered in a restaurant, “I understand how it tastes yeasty, but that is what you ordered, you need to eat it!”
• Mom to Lucy at 8:30pm after a 14 hour day, “Lucy, I can’t help you with creating a Halloween neighborhood out of tinfoil and empty kleenex boxes. I’m so tired I could just cry!”

Animal Websites:
http://www.akc.org/ -  Great for dog lovers, and it has TONS of cute pics!

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/animals/Animalbabies.shtml - You may know what a doe is: a female deer. But do you know what a female swan is? Check this website to find out awesome stuff!

http://animal.discovery.com/petsource/  – No matter what your favorite animal is, you will find it on this site!

http://www.kidscom.com/games/animal/animal.html - You can research about animals, and play games to find out more about them.

More coming soon!!!!!!!