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El8 SUSIE PAPPAS (810) 540-9885 T here's nothing to do. I'm not putting on my boots and going outside be- cause I hate the cold. I'm tired of watching TV. I don't want to read a book. I'm bored. Aah, the happy sounds of chil- dren in winter! Two days have passed and you and your family have been out in civilization once, and that was to the grocery store so it doesn't re- ally count. You've already seen every movie you consider fit for human consumption (of course your teen-age son has some ideas, to work topping the dough. Af- but you've decided to pass on ter the creations are cooked, have those) and you've been sledding everyone take a bite of each piece and vote on a winner. six times. * Older children often enjoy You might as well face it: growing strange things (mold is You've got the winter blahs. Here are some ideas to help a favorite) in their closets and un- you through those challenging der their beds. Now, why not bring their extraordinary skills days, until the spring arrives. to the rest of the home? Visit your So, what's to do? A good place to start is the favorite library and look up books about fun science experiments kitchen. * Have a pizza-making contest. you can perform with everyday Nothing beats the blahs like a items. (NOTE: Many of the ex- piece of pizza, so why not see who periments, including the one be- in the family can find the best low, are not for younger children.) combination of toppings? Make Here's one to get you started: You will need: baking soda, or buy dough for a large pizza, vinegar, a glass jar. with one slice for each participant. Place 2 tsp. baking soda in a Next, use your imagination to come up with toppings, which you jar. Add 2 tsp. vinegar. Put a can place in small bowls in the lighted match into the jar, and middle of the table. Be sure to put watch it go out. What's the reason? Baking on the requisite tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese, but anything soda and vinegar combined form goes from there. Some ideas: carbon dioxide, a gas that does olives, green pepper, onions, var- not burn. When carbon dioxide ious kinds of cheeses, pineapple, fills the jar, no air can enter. A fake bacon bits, spinach. And if match needs oxygen to burn, you're really in the mood for some- which is why it goes out when thing spicy, let the children add you place it in the jar. Interest- their own parsley and basil and ingly, since carbon dioxide gas garlic. Now, get those little hands does not burn, it is used in fire ex- tinguishers. (Rest assured, if these experiments don't keep you busy all day, cleaning up after some of them cer- tainly will.) * Check out a cook- book from the library with recipes from a foreign country and let older children design menus for an ethnic meal — ILLU STRATI ONS BY SAM DAY ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR something you have never eaten — every night of the week. They'll enjoy both the planning and cooking, and might even come up with their own decora- tions to reflect the dish of the night. Show your appreciation by volunteering to do clean up. * Let small children play with glasses of water filled with food coloring. Yes, it will be a mess and stains on their little fingers will last a day or two, but they'll really enjoy mixing and pouring. This activity is certain to provide them with nonstop fun for at least 15 minutes. * You may not be able to do any gardening outside, but there are plenty of opportunities to do some planting and digging (an activity small children can't get enough of) inside. Most herbs, and a number of flowers, will flourish inside, providing they have plenty of good soil, water and sunlight. Visit your favorite home improvement or discount store and you'll discover every- thing you need, from seeds to pot- ting soil to gardening gloves. Then dear your kitchen table and get to work! Best of all, in a mat- ter of weeks you'll have fresh herbs or new flowers, quite a treat in the middle of winter. Around the rest of the house: * It's a good guess that you and your teen-age daughter have a different idea about what consti- tutes a "nice room." Chances are you have prevailed in most cir- cumstances (even though you did let her hang a poster of the cast of "Melrose Place" in her room). Now ask yourself, why? Take your daughter and head off to a home improvement store and have her select small cans of dif-