Kids
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Volume 1, Number 5 August/September 2009 www.BAKidsMagazine.com
the regular
Publisher/Editor/Father Everard G. Strong estrong@bakidsmagazine.com
6 small talk
Sales General Inquiries sales@bakidsmagazine.com Helga Glasson helga@bakidsmagazine.com Kathryn Sibley ksibley@bakidsmagazine.com Editorial General inquiries editor@bakidsmagazine.com
editor’s letter
8 play dates
our new extended event calendar!
shelf 14 book Mixed media reviews
15 arts and crafts quilt your own blanket
Photography Christina Fabbri Photography
16 grab bag safe sunscreens,
Contributing Writers Kelly Pollard, Patricia Kutza, Elise Cooke, Cathy Jetter, Li Miao Lovett
school daze 18 first day jitters
Submissions Send photos, events, news, and story requests to editor@bakidsmagazine.com
2 4 health care a knee jerk reaction
Product submissions Send all products to address below. Include return postage.
the good stuff
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memory keepers
party planning 30 a piece of cake
33 eco talk
what’s inside
22 the green green grass of home
profile: local activist susan junfish
don’t freak out over a breakout Doing our Part Bay Area Kids magazine is printed on 10 percent recycled paper using only soy based inks. Our printer meets or exceeds all Federal Resource Conservation Act (RCRA) Standards and is a certified member of the Forest Stewardship Council.
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August/September 09 | East Bay
34 table talk:
clean plate club lark creek walnut creek
guide dining our new kid-friendly dining guide!
last words 38 diary of a suburban queen
Special Sections
20 Absolutely Essential Back to School Guide
styles 25 haute back-to-school fashions
Look down here for fun trivia and silly stuff
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