This is a kind of animal rescue story that will both break and melt your heart. In this clip, this dog named Ruby was trapped in a deep well and as expected, it was freaking to get out. When it saw a rescuer, it screamed and sobbed with joy showing she was really desperate of…
Sometimes a bright idea comes from a bad experience. After a gross experience of being served with used plastic cutlery, an inventor from India had an idea. Why not make cutlery that you can actually eat? And that’s what he did. It is really edible, comes in different flavors and also nutritious. This is definitely…
Remember film strips and big projectors? Today’s classroom is about as far as possible away from that. With the help of technology, the farthest corners of the world are coming right into kids’ classes through Skype and other ways. Teacher Amy Rosenstein is on the cutting edge of using these innovative techniques. From Hong Kong…
Monica Singh Haley knows a bit about keeping people happy. She ran the 60-person animation department on the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. And she’s a mother of two. Released yesterday, Haley’s new company, Happy Apps (www.thehappyapps.com), uses Eastern knowledge to assist us frenetic Westerners. Her father, a native of India, helped influence her interest…
Tea is known as nature’s ‘wonder drug’. Of late, tea and its healthy benefits have been receiving wide attention in the media. The ability of tea to promote good health has long been believed in many countries, especially Japan, China, India, and even England. Rosemary has been found to be a stimulant and mild analgesic….
It’s sad how ignorant the general populace is on geography. Polls are regularly taken that show that adults can’t find the most basic places on a map. And if they can’t, there’s a good chance that their children can’t either. That’s where today’s FamilyFirst pick comes in. It’s dedicated to expanding geographical knowledge the fun…
Yesterday we looked at a site for young visitors that explained how our Congress worked. Today we look as a site that visits the home of the President of the United States, George W. Bush, and how his job is performed. Called The White House for Kids, this site explores the home of the President,…