b 1 TEMPTING BITS OF INTEREST AND INFO. You Bug Me ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM EDITOR Let's Go Exploring Parents and caretakers and their pre-school age children (3-5) are invited to go on an exciting series of excursions with the Explorer's Club, hosted by the Birmingham Temple. The club is open to anyone in the community, with outings taking place on Thursday after- noons. Past trips have included visits to the Matzah Factory and a nature center, going to hear a children's orchestra, a scavenger hunt at the Detroit Institute of Arts and learning how to milk a cow at Bower's Farm School. The temple makes all the arrangements, and entrance fees for children are included in the price of the program. The first meeting of the next Explorer's Club will be Sept 4. To register or for more informa- tion, call program coordinator Ann Ellenbogen, (248) 851-7481. If you've always wanted your very own predator nematodes (and really, isn't that everyone?), then check out the latest cat- alog from The Bug Store of St. Louis, Mo. The Bug Store offers a delicious collec- tion of creatures and tools to help make outdoor life more pleasant. In addition to the predator nematodes (they love dining on grubs, fleas, leaf miners and other pesky creatures who feast on lawns), you can order red wiggler worms (one pound of worms will eat one pound of garbage a day) and ladybugs (a mere $7 for 1,500), both of which are certain to delight your children. For a catalogue, contact The Bug Store, 113 W. Argonne, St Louis, MO 63122, (314) 966-2287, Web/E- mail VVWVV.bugstore.com . ((e-, A Clean Sweep THE AP PLETREE Calling All Cooks If you love to cook and your son or daughter loves to write about it, here's just the thing to make your day. Uncle Ben's is sponsoring a "Good Cooks' Cook Off" for boys and girls aged 12 and under and their parents. In 150 words or less, children are invited to tell why their mom or dad is a good cook. Officials will then select eight regional finalists, where the par- ents' cooking skills will be put to the test. At this part of the contest, mom or dad will participate in an improvisational cooking contest in which they are challenged to pull together a delicious family dinner in 30 minutes or less. The first prize is $5,000, second place wins $2,000 and third place will receive $1,000. All entries must be submitted by Aug. 31 to Uncle Ben's Good Cooks' Cook Off, POB 11172, Chicago, Ill. 60611. The eight final- ists will be notified by Sept 12. All entries become property of Un- cle Ben's Inc. and will not be returned. • <;g:E141130 Waii_CMP.5 • Waterproof Backing • Durable Fits Infants to , o-ddlers 2 BIBS A Dupori non-wove Baby Tiffany is all dressed up in her oh-so-darling pink ruffly outfit with the cutesy-wootsy bows all over it and 0000h doesn't she look so delicious, that sweetsy weetsy little pudding pie! You make the long drive to grandma's house and Tiffy hasn't dribbled or dripped and she's looking just as cute as a button and then you get in grandma's house and there is spaghetti for dinner and you have NO BIB! It's like a scene out of a 1950s horror film as the noodles fly this way and that and the sauce cov- ers every inch of Taffy's dress and body. If only you had had Crumples! Crumples are a new disposable bib that come two to a packet. Made of a sturdy material with water- proof backing, the bibs feature a reusable tape tab and fit infants and toddlers. They are perfect for travel (and unexpected meals at grandma's house). The bibs, for sale at all area Kroger stores, feature this great extra benefit: Crumples will donate 5 cents from the sale of each bib to the Leukemia Society of America.