[familyadvocate]

Morning all,

While we do enjoy tv, we try to keep our children involved in projects. The more critical thinking, writing, and reading they do, the better their chances in life. Our neighbors and friends loved our latest project. We wrote a family newspaper using premade templates that a teacher created; I think it's called http://www.buildanewspaper.com. They're different because you can choose your own level (words per story), page size, and they're formatted so text rolls from column to column. Includes placeholders for photos, "advertisements" and articles; kids can create a publication for any topic. You all will love this: we're going to use their "family news" paper template for our Christmas letter this year, and have all 3 children write an article!