KIDS/SNEAK PEEK : BEAR NECESSITIES AT NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM.Byline: - Nancy Hewitt Calling all kids! If you're a teddy bear lover and would like to visit the Natural History Museum, here's the deal: Bring your favorite teddy bear to the museum at 10 a.m. Saturday. You and your stuffed pal will be admitted free for the entire day if you are also accompanied by an adult. You will also be able to participate in a variety of contests and visit a teddy emergency room. Awards for the following categories will be given out: Tiniest Teddy, Biggest Bear, Oldest Ursus and Best Teddy/Owner Look-alikes. The museum is at 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . One child under age 12 will be admitted with a paid adult for Saturday only. Information: (213) 763-3466. Veggie alert Kids across the country are being asked by the folks at Green Giant to design or invent an original gadget (1) Slang for any hardware device, typically small. Synonymous with "gizmo." (2) A mini application that resides on a computer desktop or personal home page, typically found in the Windows environment. that would make eating vegetables more enjoyable. ``Green Giant National Veggie Eating Invention Contest'' is open to kids age 5 to 12. To enter, each child must send in an official entry form and a written description, a drawing or photo of the gadget they invent to: The Green Giant National Veggie Eating Invention Contest, Lifetime Learning Systems, Inc., Box 120023, First Stamford Place, Stamford, Conn., 06912-0023. To obtain an official entry form, go to the Web site www.greengiant.com. Entries must be postmarked by Dec. 17 and received no later than Dec. 23. Grand prize is a $5,000 Green Giant College scholarship. The top 100 entrants will receive a Green Giant prize package. All entrants will receive a certificate of merit for participating. In the holiday mood Naomi Howland, author of ``Latkes, Latkes, Good to Eat,'' shares this tale of a magical pan that cooks up sizzling siz·zle intr.v. siz·zled, siz·zling, siz·zles 1. To make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat. 2. To seethe with anger or indignation. 3. hot, golden latkes on command at 10:30 a.m. at Children's Book World in Los Angeles. She will also autograph autograph Any manuscript handwritten by its author; in common usage, a handwritten signature. Aside from its value as a collector's item, an early or corrected draft of a work may show its stages of composition or “correct” final version. her book. The book store is at 10580-1/2 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles. Information: (310) 559-2665. Musical storytelling Storytelling Aesop semi-legendary fabulist of ancient Greece. [Gk. Lit.: Harvey, 10] Münchäusen Baron traveler grossly embellishes his experiences. [Ger. Lit. Author/composer/actress Jessica Harper shares original songs and reads from her first book ``I Forgot My Shoes'' at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Pages Books for Children and Young Adults Inc. in Tarzana. An admission fee of $2 per person applies to the purchase of Harper's book or recordings. Pages is at 18399 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana. Information: (818) 342-6657. Turkey time Kids ages 3 to 5 enjoy a selection of Thanksgiving Thanksgiving annual U.S. holiday celebrating harvest and yearly blessings; originated with Pilgrims (1621). [Am. Culture: EB, IX: 922] See : America Thanksgiving national holiday with luxurious dinner as chief ritual. [Am. Pop. stories and reading-readiness programs from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Children's Room at the Glendale Central Library. Children 6 and older are invited to participate in turkey crafts and enjoy festive fes·tive adj. 1. Of, relating to, or appropriate for a feast or festival. 2. Merry; joyous: a festive party. stories at 3:30 p.m. the same day. The library is at 222 E. Harvard St. Information: (818) 548-2035. All activities are free. Sleep with the fishes Kids 5 and older and their folks are invited to participate in a sleep-over at the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific The Aquarium of the Pacific is located in the city of Long Beach, California at the mouth of the Los Angeles River. The aquarium features a collection of over 12,500 animals representing almost 1,000 different species. from 6:30 p.m. Nov. 19 to 7:30 a.m. Nov. 20. Here is an opportunity to explore fish families with your own family. You will need to bring your own sleeping bag. Included in the program is a snack, cereal cereal or grain Any grass yielding starchy seeds suitable for food. The most commonly cultivated cereals are wheat, rice, rye, oats, barley, corn, and sorghum. As human food, cereals are usually marketed in raw grain form or as ingredients of food products. breakfast and T-shirt. Cost is $50 per person and pre-registration is required. The aquarium aquarium, name for any supervised exhibit of aquatic animals and plants. Aquariums are known to have been constructed in ancient Rome, Egypt, and Asia. Goldfish have been bred in China for several hundred years and are still the most commonly kept fish in home is at 100 Aquarium Way. Information and registration: (888) 826-7257. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Kids who brings their favorite teddy bear to the Natural History Museum on Saturday will get in free if they are accompanied by an adult. |
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