march2002

Welcome to a brand NEW month! Did you ever wonder........
- why everybody wears green on St. Patrick's Day?
- what a leprechaun is?
- or why we celebrate St. Patrick's Day?
Find answers to these questions and more at St. Patrick's Day History.

Kids Domain has lots of things you can do to celebrate this fun holiday:
Send an eCard - Free Graphics - Party Activities - Crafts -
Recipes - Online Games and Riddles - Online Stories -
Books to Enjoy - and even more!
Click on their logo (the kids domain
sign) to begin the fun.....................

Special Occasions for March:

March 3rd. The Doll's Festival
       (a Japanese holiday)
March 7 Arbor Day
March 8 International
        Women Day
March 11-17 Girl Scout Week
March 12 Girl Scout Birthday
March 17 St. Patrick's Day
March 21 Spring Begins
March 27 Passover
        (Begins at sundown)
March 31 Easter Sunday

....and it's also Women's History Month
We all have some women that we admire... it's probably your mom, grandma, a favorite aunt or it could be a special teacher who inspired you once! March has
been chosen as the month to honor great women in history.

The picture shows Florence Nightingale. She was a nurse who
lived in Britain a long time ago. Granni found a wonderful
website with biographies about famous women. They were ALL
written by children. You can go to the Children's Encyclopedia
of Women to learn about Florence Nightingale and many other
famous women.These children also have a list of important
dates in Women's History.

You can find more about women at this website all about Women's History Month.

March word: greenhorn

green-horn (pronounced just like it looks!
An inexperienced or immature person, especially one who is easily deceived.
A newcomer, especially one who is unfamiliar with the ways of a place or group.

Thanks to dictionary.com for this definition. Go to the online dictionary to subscribe to a new definition every day - in your e-mail!

When it comes to cooking, Johnny is a greenhorn. He is just learning how to make toast. Mary wants to make her own website, but she's still a greenhorn, so she is going to join MaMaMedia and create her website there!

Cowboys called the young bulls that were just starting to grow their horns "greenhorns". From there the word spread to calling a person who is just starting to learn something new a greenhorn.

WEBSITE OF THE MONTH: MaMaMedia
Granni had LOADS of fun at this site! There are all kinds of things to do here - from creating your own cards to setting up your own little place on the web.

MaMaMedia.com is an amazing place. Go to SURPRISE! to create your own animations, write outrageous stories and try out lots of games. Check out BUZZ to see what other kids are doing and share YOUR creations. Visit ROMP and surf to lots of incredible Web sites on the Internet. You can design your own groovy My MaMaMedia page and make a wacky character in ZAP. Click around.

Your own webspace at MaMaMedia is called a Presto.

Building your own Presto at MaMaMedia means creating your own place on the Web. Just click to fill your town with buildings. Visit your Noise Shop to collect hip noises and check out the Gif89 Shop for funky animations. Then leave a message at the Visitor's Center to tell other kids to visit your town. You can even collect your favorite Web sites in the Surf Shop. Make sure to click KEEP so your Presto will be saved for everyone to see at Visit Prestos