3rd Annual fredkid Fair
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May 8 and 9, 2009
Plans
are well underway for the 3rd Annual fredkid FAIR. Bigger and better
than last year, this is an event that you and your family won't want to
miss!
BOOTH
Registration is now open. Final details on the layout are still being
tweaked but sign up today to ensure that you have a spot.
Click here for booth registration or to view the NEW fredkid FAIR website.
Please email Nicole at fair@fredkid.com |
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fredkid is now on facebook, check out our fan page!
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fredkid Family Learning Series 2009!
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Internet Safety has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 26, 7pm
NRC-IIT building (46 Dineen Drive, UNB Campus) Please let us know at content@fredkid.com if you have registered and cannot make this date so we can give your spot to another person.
It's a whole new world out there for some parents when their kids start using the Internet. Join presenter Tim Workman and fredkid to learn ways to keep your kids safe when using the Internet. Click here to register!
ABCs of the birds and the bees
Thursday April 30th, 7pm Tilley Hall, Room 303, UNB Campus Kids
are full of questions and eventually they will ask about sex. Join
presenter Lucia O'Sullivan to explore ways to talk about sex with your
kids. Click here to register! | |
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Greetings fredkid families!
Can
you believe we are almost at the end of Winter? March tends to be
unpredictable weather wise, a real mixed bag. We had March Weather in
mind, when working on this newsletter.
Also in this issue be sure not to miss our St. Patrick's Day recipe, March events, room2remember kidz is now open and some information on becoming a Foster Parent!
If you have an information on a resources, group, activity or event not on fredkid, . please email me at content@fredkid.com and I will make sure to post it.
If you haven't checked out fredkid's new blog "mommy stories" click here and read about Pamela's journey as a new mom to baby Charlotte!
Continue to log in to fredkid.com daily, to view classified ads, participate in our forum, and find out what is going on, on our events calendar, there is always something new you won't want to miss!
Sincerely,
Tracy and the fredkid Team!
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Breakfast Bean Cookies
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March is nutrition month. This healthy recipe was sent to us by Sarah Ingalls. They are a favourite of her son, Parker Packed with protein, fiber, vitamins and minerals, beans are a great way to sneak nutrition into cookies.
2 cups oats
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
¼ tsp cinnamon (optional)
¼ tsp salt
one 19-oz (540-mL) can white kidney or navy beans, rinsed and drained
¼ cup butter or non-hydrogenated margarine, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg
2 tsp vanilla
½ cup chocolate chips
½ cup raisins or dried cranberries
¼-½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
2-4 Tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
Preheat the oven to 350°F.Place the oats in the bowl of a
food processor and pulse until it resembles coarse flour. Add the
flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and process until
combined. Transfer to a large bowl.Put the beans into the food
processor and pulse until roughly pureed. Add the butter and process
until well blended. Add the brown sugar, egg and vanilla and pulse
until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
Pour the bean
mixture into the oat mixture and stir by hand until almost combined;
add the chocolate chips, raisins, nuts and flaxseed and stir just until
blended. Drop large spoonfuls of dough onto a cookie sheet that has
been sprayed with non-stick spray, and flatten each one a little with
your hand. (I find this works best if I dampen my hands first.) Bake
for 14-16 minutes, until pale golden around the edges but still soft in
the middle. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Makes 2 dozen cookies.
Per cookie: 165 calories, 4.9 g
total fat (2.3 g saturated fat, 1.3 g monounsaturated fat, 1 g
polyunsaturated fat), 27.3 g carbohydrate, 14.5 mg cholesterol, ), 3.4
g protein, 2.4 g fiber. 26% calories from fat.
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Highlights of March Events
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Be sure to log on to fredkid.com for the latest on what's happening for kids in Fredericton!
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room2remember Kidz
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Great news... room2remember kidz is now open!
Located at 85 York Street in the heart
of Downtown Fredericton, the new store acts as a natural extension to
the locally owned and operated flagship store at 494 Queen Street.
The demand for unique and quality infant products has grown quickly
, so much, that store owners Heather and Malcolm Suttie realized
that it required a retail space if its own. Drop by and check
out all the latest offerings in boutique quality essentials and gifts.
Make sure to bring the kidz along.
Our family-friendly environment offers a few "surprises" for everyone!
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February friendship photo contest winners!
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 The winners are Audrey & Tanisha and Hayden & Liam. They have won family passes to Science East. Thank you to all who entered.
 If you have any ideas for future contests, please contact me: content@fredkid.com! |
Make a difference. Be there. Be a foster family.
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Have you ever thought about becoming
a Foster Parent?
When children are placed in Foster
Homes they often have to leave their communities and everything that
is familiar to them. By becoming a Foster Family you may
be able to help a child in your own community.
 There is currently a need for Foster
Families for children of all ages in Fredericton and surrounding areas.
Foster Families can be couples or single persons, with or without their
own children. Training and ongoing support is provided.
If you are interested in getting
more information on how you can help a child by becoming a foster family
please call Gwen McLeod at the Department of Social Development
at 453-2901 or visit our website at www.gnb.ca/family.
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