Dear Dr.MOZ, Here’s a challenge for you. I have an outdoor birthday party brewing for a six-year old, and the birthday girl wants a piñata. I love the piñata idea, but I’m not a big fan of feeding ten kids candy from a piñata and then watching them shovel down a birthday cake. Any [...]
It’s time for fireworks and grilling once again, so I wanted to highlight a few of the hidden dangers associated with the 4th of July. Be sure to consider the following safety tips so that everyone in the family has a great 4th. Toddlers and Fireworks: Despite the fact that you may have played with [...]
The 2006 issue of the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Fireworks Annual Report (pdf file) suggests proves that there is nothing more dangerous on July 4th than an American male with a handful of firecrackers. I think most of us are more surprised to hear that the Fireworks Annual Report actually exists than we are [...]
I may no longer be in New England, but I certainly haven’t forgotten about some of the fantastic programs I encountered while living there. One of my favorites is the Compass Project of southern Maine which teaches job training and life skills to at-risk youth through boat-building and rowing in teams. Their 4th annual boat [...]
