Battle Creek Enquirer from Battle Creek, Michigan • Page 41

LIFESTYLE 4D Thursday, Nov. 23, 2000 Battle Creek Enquirer Software recommended for all kids' stages All eyes to be on today's parades FIFTH GRADE The Cluefinders 5th Grade Adventures: Fifth graders play learning games to unlock the mysteries of a volcanic island. The Learning Company, wwwJearningcompany.com, 800-543-9778; $30; WinMac. SIXTH GRADE Cluefinders Search Solve Adventures: To solve the mystery of a deserted amusement park, children play logic games in order to round up clues. Great fun for children in 4th-6th grade.

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While playing, children (and adults) learn about the economics of running a thriving city. Maxis, www.simcity.com, 800-336-2947; $40; Windows. Software, From ID with the JumpStart gang. They obtain clues by playing educational games. Also included is a game that takes you on adventures around the world.

From Knowledge Adventure, www. knowledgeadventure.com, 800-542-4240; $20; WinMac. SECOND GRADE Reader Rabbit 2nd Grade With Learning Creations: Second graders go on an adventure in a magic dragon's castle, playing arcade games about academics. The Learning Company, wwwJearningcompany.com, 800- 543-9778; $20; WinMac. THIRD GRADE The Cluefinders 3rd Grade Adventures: Children experience an Indiana Jones-type adventure in which they play inventive learning games.

The Learning Company, wwwJeamingcompany.com, 800-543-9778; $25; WinMac. FOURTH GRADE The Cluefinders 4th Grade Adventures: An Egyptian adventure with a strong mystery theme that motivates children to do academics. From The Learning Company, www.learningcompany. com, 800-543-9778; $30; WinMac. Parenting comes with myths 1 4m rx bum trtrVtfWyYYj Matinees before 6 p.m.

$4.50 scrubbed the spilled soda and squashed Halloween candy off the floor in your room, you may have your toys back. Year 13: Just keep your door closed when we have company. And don't blame me about the ants. Year 15: Hello, Merry Maids? SNAP worker Carmita Jones is originally from Chicago where there are parades for almost every holiday. "I'm not a football watcher, so we watch the parades," she said.

"Being from Chicago, we had the Thanksgiving, Christmas and the Budbilken Parade, a back to school parade. That's the one I think my daughter remembers the most," Jones said. Jones' daughter Sarah is almost 3 years old and said she does like Santa, but has other favorites, too. "I like the ladybugs," Sarah said. "I want to be a ladybug or a butterfly." Wells said parades have had to change to keep pace with all the technology children are growing up with.

Floats and balloons aren't enough to keep today's children interested. Because of this, even Santa and his sleigh have been modernized. "Santa will have a Santa Cam hooked on his sleigh, so throughout the parade, people will be able to see Santa's view," Wells said. "His sleigh will be 70-feet long with beautiful bouncing reindeer, and Santa will be able to talk to all the kids through his microphone." In the Marshall parade, Santa may not arrive in a 70-foot float, but Lake is confident the "big guy" will make an appearance he hasn't missed one since the parade's inception over 30 years ago. "It's a big deal here," Lake said.

"One of our very special things is when Santa is on his float to end the parade." Wells agrees with Lake that regardless of how many bands march, balloons soar or floats travel down Detroit's busy Woodward Avenue, Santa's appearance is still the number one attraction. "I don't think that will every change," Wells said. "This is Santa's debut and even with all the animation and technology, he'll always be the number one man." ANIMATED THE RUGRATS IN PARIS Parade, From ID jThis year's 74th America's Thanksgiving Parade is on at 9 p.m. today, the same time as Macy's, and covers parades in Detroit, New York, Hawaii and Nashville, Tenn. I Jennifer Wells director of communications of The Parade Company in Detroit said even though she has been working since last Thanksgiving on this year's Detroit holiday parade, she never gets tired 0f watching it.

"Parades bring families together," jWells said. "In my job on parade clay, I get to go up and down the parade route and see all these families huddled together, drinking their hot chocolate. It just makes everything worthwhile. Parades are a time tested tradition." Of course, the real experts are kids. 1 manage where Tinker Toys and Silly Putty have been replaced by PlayStation2 and robotic dogs, kids fetill enjoy going to local parades.

At home on holidays, kids say they enjoy the tradition of sitting around the TV watching parades with their families while scents of turkey, homemade rolls and pumpkin pie fill the house. 1 Quinton McDougall, age 5, son of Michelle Michela and Dale McDougall, said he's an expert because he's watched parades with his grandma for a "long time." "I've been watching them since I was 3," Quinton said. "My favorite is Santa Claus. He lives in a far away town he gives me candy, and I tell him what I want And I like the silly people driving the silly cars." Lauren Washington, age 3, agrees Santa Claus is 'da "He has white hair on his chin and he's fat," Lauren said. "I watch Santa he gives me candy at the store." Washington also said she likes the music, especially the song she was dancing and humming to while waiting for quiet time to begin at the SNAP Preschool at 80 E.

Michigan Ave. "Santa's coming to town," she said. "That's my favorite." FRI, MON, WED: 430, 6:15, 920 SAT, SUN, TUE, THUR 121)0, 230, 430, 6:15, 920 ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER PG13I tmf snrm nnv SAT, SUN, TUE, THUR: 1:45, 4J0, 730, 955 MON, WED: 4:00, 750, 955 JIM CARRY HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS FRb 500,7:15, 925,1133 SAT, SUN, TUE, THUR: 12:40, 250, SeOO, 7:15, 925 MON, WED: 7:15, 925 Myths, From ID dessert for you. After Junior starts school, I can resume my high-powered career. Day One: This is wonderful.

I have the house all to myself for six hours, so now I can get my resume in order and start my job search. Day Two: It seems my resume is no longer on the hard drive, replaced by something called Star Blasters Destroy the Universe Codes. Day 10: Greta and Junior both home sick all week with something nasty they caught at school; job search delayed. Day 25: Human resources director says my skills are outdated; must redo college and get Web master certificate to jump back on high-powered career track. Maybe I could just be a lunch waitress somewhere.

Day 65: Called off the restaurant floor to deliver something Junior forgot to take to school. Day 66: Called off the restaurant floor to take Greta to the emergency room for a broken ankle from falling off the monkey bars. Day 67: Resigned at the suggestion of restaurant manager to devote more time to the needs of Greta and Junior. My children will always be clean, neat and presentable. Year One: So many adorable outfits hanging in the closet Outfits for sleeping, for romping, for parties, for holidays; never enough videotape and film around the house to record them all.

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