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National Pomegranate Month. Enjoy eating and decorating with this seasonal fruit. Make simple place cards for a family meal by making a slit in the blossom end of each pomegranate. Have your child decorate a name card to put in the slit and put one at each person's place.

3 Sandwich Day. In honor of the inventor of the sandwich, John Montague, the Fourth Earl of Sandwich, try a new kind of sandwich today. Let kids select a new flavor of jelly or a new kind of cheese.

7 International Tongue Twister Contest. How many times can you and your children say "toy boat" or "yellow yo-yo" before you start laughing?

21 Family Volunteer Day. Even young children can practice helping others! See if there is a project you and your children can help with at your church, preschool or for a neighbor. Let little ones stack books, dust furniture or shine doorknobs.

26 Thanksgiving Day. Begin the tradition of having everyone in the family name something they are thankful for. Teach young ones to say a simple prayer of thanks before going to bed. "Dear God, thank you for ______" and let them fill in the blank.

Especially for: Kids with Special Needs

Cut strips of red, yellow, orange and brown construction paper and let your child tear them into small pieces. Lay a piece of clear contact paper sticky side up so your child can arrange the torn pieces however he or she wishes. Cover with another piece of contact paper and trim the edges. Mom can use a permanent marker to add a name if desired.

Tip: Make this craft a part of your daily routine in the weeks before Thanksgiving. Make one each day so that the whole family can have these special homemade place mats for Thanksgiving dinner.

November 15: Celebrate National Bundt Day by making (and eating) a Fat-Free Carrot Bundt Cake

Ingredients:

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup unsweetened applesauce

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

3/4 cup egg substitute (like Egg Beaters)

3 cups shredded carrots

powdered sugar (optional)

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Combine both flours in a mixing bowl. Add the sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt to the flour. Mix well with a wire whisk. Next combine applesauce, vanilla and egg substitute. Mix well. Pour the flour mixture into the wet mixture and mix just until moist. Fold in carrots.

Pour batter into a Bundt pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack and then remove cake from pan. Cool completely on wire rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving if you wish.

Vickie Musni is a freelance speaker and writer who lives in Reno, Nevada, with her husband and four children. She enjoys her role as Coordinator of a MOPS group for working moms.

For more fun ideas, go to MOPS.org/terrifictips

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