KIDS/SNEAK PEEK : KEEPING TOYS SAFE FOR TODAY'S KIDS.Byline: - Nancy Hewitt Kids don't need violence in their lives, especially in the toys they play with. That's why the Lion and the Lamb, a national, grass-roots group that is providing information about the effects of violent entertainment, toys and games on children's behavior, has joined forces with ZanyBrainy stores to encourage children to trade in their violent toys for non-violent and educational toys What is an educational toy? ''' Toys, and educational toys, are typically built for and used by children. One could make the argument that an educational toy is actually any toy. Most children are constantly interacting with and learning about the world. . To learn more about the Trade-a-toy program, which ends Dec. 24., log onto the stores' Web site: www.zanybrainy.com. Parents logging onto the Web site will be asked to complete a survey - with their child - and will receive a coupon for 20 percent off future purchases at a ZanyBrainy store. Should you prefer to use the mail system, log on to www.submitorder.com where you will be given instructions on how to send a violent toy in and get a replacement non-violent toy for your child. Then, start off the holiday season by visiting your nearest ZanyBrainy store at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and viewing the new video release of ``Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving.'' Stores are in Northridge at Northridge Fashion Center Northridge Fashion Center is a large shopping mall located in Northridge, California. It opened in 1971. It was severely damaged during the Northridge Earthquake in 1994, but renovated extensively in 1995 and 1998. , 9301 Tampa Ave.; (818) 576-1270; Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. at Northgate Center, 111 S. Westlake Blvd., Suite 101, (805) 449-4277; Pasadena, Hastings Village, 3393 E. Foothill Blvd., (626) 351-4663; Valencia, Town Center Drive, 24201 Valencia Blvd., (805) 288-1635; Glendale, 201 N. Brand Blvd.; and Woodland Hills at Warner Center Marketplace, 6520 Canoga Ave., (818) 887-9536. License to drive Rev up your imagination and bring the empty box (the small boxes from variety packs) of your favorite cereal to the Petersen Automotive Museum The Petersen Automotive Museum is located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles. One of the world's largest automotive museums, the Petersen Automotive Museum is a non-profit organization specializing in the education and history of from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday. All participants will design their own Cereal Box Cars to take home. The museum is at 6060 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. Information: (323) 930-2277. A veggie message Bob the Tomato Bob the Tomato is a computer-animated character in the animated series VeggieTales by Big Idea Productions. Bob and co-star, Larry the Cucumber, are the frontveggies for the series. , Larry the Cucumber Larry the Cucumber is a green cucumber character in the animated series, VeggieTales, by Big Idea Productions. Larry and co-star, Bob the Tomato, are the frontveggies for the series. and all their veggie friends are here to entertain you with song, dance, humor and a message in their very own holiday special. ``VeggieTales Christmas Spectacular'' is an hourlong program that shares the story of a Buzz-Saw Louie doll that decides that receiving toys shouldn't be limited to Christmas time only and sets out to change things. The show airs at 7 p.m. Saturday on PAX TV. If you're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. an educational video for that special youngster, then ``Madame Blueberry,'' the 10th in a series of VeggieTale videos, may be just what you're looking for. This tale is about a blueberry blueberry, plant of the large genus Vaccinium, widely distributed shrubs (occasionally small trees) of the family Ericaceae (heath family), usually found on acid soil. They are often confused with the related huckleberry. that thinks ``stuff'' will make her happy and keeps buying and buying and buying to no avail. Her veggie friends help her see that being greedy makes you grumpy but a thankful heart is a happy heart. This direct to video program lists at $9.99 and is available at most retailers. Purple Christmas Everyone's favorite purple dinosaur is back with his very own holiday video. ``Barney's Night Before Christmas'' features cheerful songs, including ``Jingle at the Window,'' ``Christmas Is Our Favorite Time'' and ``Up on the Housetop,'' as Barney and his pals take a Christmas Eve A Christmas Eve is a short story by Camillo Boito which appeared in his anthology of decadence and perversity titled Tales of Vanity (sometimes translated as Vain Tales), which also featured his more famous work, Senso. trip to the North Pole to see Santa Claus. List price for the video is $14.95 and for the interactive DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. $24.99. Both versions are available at local retailers. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: PAX TV's ``VeggieTales'' follows the story of vegetables who think gifts should be given year round. |
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