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Teen National Night Out @ 1220 Mound Avenue, Racine Grab Your Family, Neighbors, BFF, 'n Go! National Night Out is August 4th by Just Add Kids Founder, Paula Herrmann Keep your fingers crossed that this amazin' summer weather will hold out, for America's night out... National Night Out! On Tuesday, August 4th, Americans come together in their neighborhoods to celebrate the 31st Annual National Night Out. In 1984, "America's Night Out Against Crime" began in an effort to promote involvement in crime prevention activities, police-community partnerships, and neighborhood camaraderie. The goal is to send a message to criminals that neighborhoods are organized and are fighting back. National Night Out culminates annually, on the first Tuesday of August. (with a few exceptions, as you'll see!). Here's what is happening in your neighborhood, in terms of NNO organized events.   Read more... [links are provided to websites or Facebook pages where there is activ

[caption id="attachment_3371" align="alignright" width="264"]          Photo courtesy of PJM Photos[/caption] They Said "I" (for Ice Cream!) by Karen Fetherston, Program Coordinator Stop Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN), Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, Inc. Well, SCAN’s 5 th annual Cones for Kids fundraiser is a wrap.  The ice cream is eaten, the crafts put away, the auction prizes delivered to winners, and the results are tallied. As always, we waited with great anticipation to see which yummy flavor would win the vote and the coveted title of crowd favorite. Would it be Caesar’s Root Beer Float Custard?  Culver’s Turtle Custard?  Divino’s Chocolate Gelato?  Georgie Porgie’s Oreo Dream Custard?  Sugar Shack’s Superman Ice Cream?  The winner of the 2015 SCAN's Cones For Kid Golden Scoop Award is.... Read more... [caption id="attachment_3372" align="alignleft" width="200"] Photo courtesy

Kids Eat FREE or On the Cheap! by Just Add Kids Founder, Paula Herrmann What's for dinner, mom? If you're anything like me, dinner time and planning dinner is often times a challenge. I'm not too skilled in the kitchen, and quite honestly, as much as I'd love to be...I'm just not interested. There! I said it. So okay, I have a few winning menus. Key word: few . Admittedly, our family finds itself on the hunt for a restaurant, fast food or sit down, that the 6 of us, depending on who's home, can agree on. I do realize the many benefits of preparing and eating a meal at home, if not for anything else...it's the cost of eating out that makes a home cooked meal appealing. It's freaking expensive to eat out. A quick trip through Taco Bell (quite possibly the cheapest menu in town, yes?) and I'm easily forking out $40. Minimum! Read more... So, JAK is compiling a list of area restaurants with yours and mine family budget in mind. This is by all means not a

C4K  Sponsored by Just Add Kids There is a great (and delicious) way that you can show your support of the Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, Inc.'s Stop Child Abuse and Neglect Program at our fifth annual ice cream tasting FUNdraiser, SCAN's Cones For Kids. Funds raised at the event will help to spread support and expand SCAN's audience base so more children can benefit from the important safety messages. This unique, family friendly event will be held on Wednesday, July, 15 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at the Racine Masonic Center, 1012 Main Street, Racine. Read more... Bring the whole family to sample mini-cones from Racine's favorite ice cream, custard, and gelato shops. Caesar's Frozen Custard, Culver's Restaurant, Georgie Porgie's Burger and Custard Tree Fort, Divino Gelato, and Sugar Shack have all donated unique flavors of ice cream or frozen custard that guests can taste and then vote for their favorite to win the SCAN’s Golden Scoop

Why Do We Celebrate the Fourth of July? A Quickie Lesson in History Sourced from   Kids Play and Create July 4th is Independence Day or also known as America’s birthday in the United States. Here are some Independence Day facts for you and your children: We celebrate the 4th of July because it represents the day that America became separate from British rule. Under British rule the Colonists were unhappy with British government.  They felt they were unfairly taxed and had no vote on the laws that affected them. The colonists decided to write a document announcing they were no longer part of the British government and they were going to be a new nation called the United States of America. This document is known as the Declaration of Independence. Rea d more... On July 4th 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed giving the United States independence from Great Britain. The first person to sign the Declaration of Independence was John Hancock. The Declaration of Inde