December 23, 2011

Organizing Your ClassroomOne of a teacher's biggest challenges is figuring out how to organize their classroom in order to make it more conducive to learning. Children, especially young children, need to feel stimulated and comfortable in a classroom.

 

Award Winning Plants for the 2012 Growing...With all of the new plants being introduced to the gardening marketplace each year, it's hard to know which are worthy of your time and attention. Here are four award winning plants-proven performers in gardens around the country-to keep an eye out for in 2012.

 

Spotting Santa Cut-out Christmas CardAdd the dimension of depth to your cards, really easily, using only pieces of cardboard!

 

Broomstick SantaThis Santa makes a cute tree ornament, or just make a few to sit in little niches.

 

Paint Color Advice for Kitchen Walls and Cabinets?My kitchen is ugly and it needs something. My cupboards are white, my wall is yellow, my appliances don't match (the fridge is white, oven is black and cream). The counters are whitish and my flooring is old, white and gray linoleum.

 

Cleaning Suede Boots?How do I clean cooking grease off suede boots? I tried soap and water, but it didn't work.

 

Propagating a Dieffenbachia Plant?Can I take a cutting from the cane to start a dieffenbachia (dumb cane) plant? or do I have to air layer it? I received this plant when our late son was injured 13 years ago. It has been divided; I have one tall plant left and I need to do something with it.

 

Planning a 15 Year Old Girl's Birthday Party?My daughter want's to have a birthday party with just some friends not a lot. She wants to have girls and boys (just a few). She loves to shop and watch movies! She doesn't know about any of this. I want it to be a surprise for her.

 

Frozen Bananas Watery?I pulled my bananas out of the freezer and let them sit out overnight. The next day they were watery; can I still use them for banana cake?

 

Grainy Fudge?Can you repair grainy fudge? Can it be recooked?

 

Using Expired Cocoa Powder?I have a container of Kroger cocoa powder with a sell by date of Nov. 29, 2004. The container is made of cardboard with a metal top and metal bottom.

 

Helping a Child Overcome a Fear of Dogs?My daughter is very much frightened of dogs. What should I do?

 

Making Fudge Using Almond Bark?Can you use chocolate almond bark to make fudge, instead of using chocolate chips?

 

Freezing Turnips?I have a lot of turnips, how to freeze them?

 

Cost of Dog Shots?How much does it cost for my dog's vaccination shots?