Facebook Live Schedule
Thursday, May 21
Tauby the Great Art Detective from the Taubman Museum
Friday, May 22
Lemonade Stand to Benefit the SWVA Wildlife Foundation
Saturday, May 23
MARIO KART LIVE!
Win a prize if you beat the Amazing EMMA!
Sunday, May 24
Science Experiment Sunday TBA
Monday, May 25
Memorial Day Crafts
Tuesday, May 26
Teresa Lyons Academics Accelerated
Wednesday, May 27
Heather Draeger Physicians to Women
Thursday, May 28
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANIKA!
Great ways to celebrate birthdays in quarantine
A Magical Journey Fun At Home
Google has teamed up with hundreds of museums, exhibitions and world landmarks to create virtual tours, videos and photo galleries.
The British Library’s Harry Potter exhibit is one of our favorites! Your family can get close up with illustrations that inspired the iconic artwork, discover the roots behind the famous spells and character names and see the lasting impact the books have had on the world around us.
Mood Music
Need some music to uplift your home’s mood? The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra has created different mood playlists on Spotify for anyone to listen to and enjoy! They’ve also worked with Virginia Tech’s Moss Art Center to provide videos of their beautiful performances for home-viewing!
Recommended Apps
Duolingo
Free-to-start; iOs & Android
Learn a new language with short, simple daily games.
Bloons TD 6
$4.99; iOS & Android
An addiciting strategy game that will drive you bananas!
Epic!
Free; iOS & Android
Read thousands of children’s e-books, both fiction and nonfiction!
Welcome to the Digital Stage!
kennedy-center.org /digitalstage
Summer is often time for legendary concerts and festivals. The Kennedy Center is joining forces with superstars to create new online and previously recorded concerts, shows, and performances in all genres. Don’t miss out on:
John Legend & Lindsay Stirling
Seasoned Chef Online Cooking School
theseasonedchef.com | $25 per class
Discover new recipes, master new cooking techniques and ask an expert chef along the way with The Seasoned Chef’s online cooking school. With classes designed for young and older chefs- these classes are a great option for families to learn together.
Mad Science Virtual Camp
Mad Science is offering both affordable virtual day-camps AND free online follow-along science experiment videos.
Match the Shadows
What’s For Dinner?
Stuck in a cooking rut at home? Here’s some inspiration meal ideas!
Meatless Monday:
Give your family a reason to ration out all that meat you panic-purchased and increase their daily vegetable servings. Try making a delicious chili and hearty cornbread, or a veggie fajita plate.
Taco Tuesday:
Take a spin on the traditional Taco Tuesday and make Taco Mac-n-Cheese. Add seasoned ground beef, and stir into your favorite fast macaroni and cheese recipe (we promise not to judge you if that’s Velveeta...) Don’t forget to top the bowls with fresh cut tomatoes or salsa!
No-Worries Wednesday:
We all are having rough days right now, sometimes the idea of cooking dinner is just enough to push us into madness. But this dinner is so easy, a preschooler could put it together- Snacks For Dinner. Everyone grabs a plate and fills up on some low-butter popcorn, slices of cheese, throw on some grapes, sliced carrots, and a cup of yogurt. Best thing is, your kids will think you’re the coolest parent on the block!
Thirsty Thursday:
Really, the name of today may have had a different meaning in your younger years, but today we mean smoothies! Using protien packed ingredients such a peanut butter, oatmeal or whey, can allow you to replace a meal with a refreshing drink.
Fancy Friday:
Just because we’re stuck inside, that doesn’t mean we can’t have five star meals! Elevate your everyday dinner by having everyone dress in their best outfits and fanciest accessories. You can have your kids create decorated place settings and centerpieces while you break out the holiday dishes. Don’t want to slave over a stove in your black-tie kicks? Try ordering from a local restaurant, many are doing family sized meals. Discover which restaurants are open now at www.visitroanokeva.com/covid19/takeout.
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ACROSS------------,
1) Chips off the old flock?
6) Like luxury hotels
10) Ostrich cousins
14) Bye, in France
15) One opposed
16) Highest-quality
17) Spy vs. spy, e.g.
20) Suburb of Atlanta
21) Hymn book
22) Boise's state
25) "The defense _!"
26) Annoying smell
30) "Star Trek" speed
32) Close-mouthed
35) Painting props
4 I) Haphazardly
43) Pearl City partings
44) Extreme emotional outburst
45) TV's "_-Team"
47) Like karaoke performances
48) Birch tree
53) Moral standard
56) Move like a snake
58) Rounded roof structure
63) Some computer monitors
66) Well aware of
67) Dare into doing
68) Dickens' scheming Heep
69) Mattel wares
70) Young newts
71) Annoying
HERE, KITTY
May 18th
DOWN
1) Plant pouches
2) Food in a red coat
3) Word with "slicker" or "hall"
4) Dotted-line instruction
5) Islam's largest branch
6) Actress Dawber
7) Lennon's wife
8) Shocked state
9) Blow off steam?
10) Birdie beater
11) Castle trenches
12) Not gratified, as needs
13) Fortune-tellers
18) Mom's mate
19) Word before "drop" or "flap"
23) Barley bristles
24) Short-handled ax
26) Threat in the ocean
27) Post-ante activity
28) "Beetle Bailey" canine
29) Wealthy
31) Goldfish, gerbils and such
33) Chinese tea
34) Point in the right direction?
36) Work in Hollywood, perhaps
37) Cows and sows
38) Brown shade
39) Form of "lie"
40) Entanglement
42) Hindu nursemaid
46) "... upon receipt _"
48) Adam's-apple warmer
49) Treeless plain below the equator
50) Cheerful little earful
51) Community spirit
52) Part of the Greek alphabet
54) Like some winter roads
55) Funny person
57) Outer limit
59) Not diluted
60) Kimono closers
61) Tap mishap
62) Covered with soot
64) Cat's prey
65) They're on billboards
Color Changing Carnations
Supplies:
1 or more white carnations
Knife or sharp scissors
Cups or glasses (1 container for each color you want to use)
Food coloring Water
Directions:
1. Fill each cup with water.
2. Add 10-20 drops of color to each cup and stir.
3. Cut the stem of each carnation on a diagonal. The cut has to be fresh for the experiment to work. (You may need an adult to help you with this step)
4. Place each carnation into a cup of the colored water and set them in a safe place. The color change can take up to 24 hours or more.
Optional:
If you want to color a carnation with multiple colors, cut the stem lengthwise into as many sections as you want to try. Place the end of each section in a different color and wait. The color should change in 24 hours or so.
What’s Happening?
We’re exploring a few different processes but mostly these two: Transpiration and Capillary Action. Did you know that plants breathe? Transpiration is when water evaporates from a plant while it is breathing, kind of like how your mouth gets dry when you breathe through it. This leaves more room in the plant for water to come up from the roots.
Capillary action is how liquids, like water, move up small tubes. These liquids are able to do this because they stick to each other and the sides of the tubes. When transpiration pulls a water molecule out of a leaf or petal, it is holding on tight to another water molecule below it. That water molecule is holding onto the next water molecule and the next, which pulls the water up these small tubes. When we add food coloring we can see capillary action and transpiration in action because the color is left behind as the water evaporates from the leaves and petals.
Experiment provided by Science Museum of Western VA
WHAT DOES NOT FIT?
At Commonwealth Catholic Charities, we connect children in foster care with foster parents who will nurture them and provide them with safety, security, and hope. Learn more about CCC’s foster care program at www.cccofva.org. While you’re there, download our free coloring sheet!
Answers and Solutions
Crossword - Page 8
Does Not Fit?- Page 13 Match the Shadows - Page 6
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48)Adam's-applewarmer
49)Treelessplainbelowthe 50)Cheerfullittleearful
51)Communityspirit
52)PartoftheGreekalphabet
54)Likesomewinterroads
Find the Differences - Page 14
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