5)Peaches
6)Carrots
7)Apricots
8)Rice cereal with ap-
ples and bananas
9)Chicken and noodles
10)Mixed vegetables •

Where To
Call
For Help

It has been a long day.'
Your husband just phoned
and said he'd like to bring the
boss home for dinner,_ you
have no food in the refrigerator.
The dog bit the mailman, and
, he's going to sties Your base-
ment flooded. Your mother-in-
law announced she'll be
coming tomorrow — for a six-
week visit. And your baby has
been crying nonstop since 7
a.m. It's more than you can
take.
If you could use a little corn-
fort, consider calling the Child-
help Hotline at (800)
4-A-CHILD (422-4453). Work-
ers will be glad to speak with
you, as well as direct you
to resources in your
own community.
Be sure to make this
number available to
your husband, baby sit-
ter or nanny and
friends. It may literally
be a lifesaver.

Good,
Clean Fun

You can make any child's day
delightful with these bear nap-
kins from Ideal Home Range.
The napkins, which come in
large and cocktail sizes, feature
adorable bears in a variety of

Tasty
Turtles

poses, including kissing on the
nose, with a butterfly and this
• young bear, relaxing on a soft
bed of grass.
The napkins are for sale at
Merchant of Vino stores.

Banana-
rama

Don't worry if your little sweet-
heart isn't exactly excited by
creamed mixed vegetables.
According to a story in Par-
ents Magazine, based on a re-
port from Gerber Products,
mixed vegetables rate #10 out

Make certain your figures remain at-
tached at the top.

of 10 on a list of babies' pre-
ferred foods.
In fact, fruits comprise four
of the top-five favorites, with
only one vegetable — sweet
potatoes — included.
Gerber's Top Ten are:
1)Bananas
2)Applesauce
3)Sweet potatoes
4)Pears

You never, ever-thought you
would be eating them.
I mean, aren't turtles treife?
Are they an endangered
species? Isn't the mere thou
of biting down on their
roasted leg just a lit-
tle, well, disgusting?
Relax. Here's a
turtle that's kosher,
whose consumption
won't affect the rain for-
est, and that's unimaginably
tasty.
You will need:
I cup pecan halves
15 caramel cubes
I /2 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 de-
grees. Break each pecan half
into six parts; then arrange in
flower formation on foil, so
that all pieces touch at one end
in the center. Place half a
caramel square in the middle,
then set in oven for 3
minutes. Now you
have the turtle's
arms, legs, tail and
head (the nuts)
and shell (the
caramel). Remove
from oven and top
with a few choco-
late chips. Return to
oven foi a few sec-
onds, or until choco-
late melts.

Wild
Kingdom

You and your
children
will have a
great time
creating, and
then playing with, these wild
creatures!
All you need is some sturdy
paper (construction paper
works well), crayons and scis-
sors.
First, fold the paper in half.
Next, decide if you want a

theme — per-
haps animals
of the jungle or
the deep sea. Or,
you can simply make a mixed-
up menagerie. Finally, draw
the animal, MAKING CER-
TAIN that a large portion is

across the top (depending on
how strong your paper materi-
al is, you'll need between 1"
and 3"). The base, mean-
while, needs to be fairly
straight, or the legs thick and
strong.
Now cut out the shape,
with top remaining attached
(see illustration). When
done, you'll have two,
complete figures. This
way, after you design
your creature he'll be
able to stand up.
After the animal has been
cut out, use markers and glit-
ter glue and stickers to make
him lovely. Once you have fin-
ished designing all your pets,
stand them up and have fun
playing!

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Craft stores have numerous
sun catchers which children
will enjoy painting. Be sure to
dress in old clothes for these,
too, as paints can stain.

