Hear that sound?  It's the ROAR of Advance Auto Parts MONSTER JAM pulling into the Hampton Coliseum for 3 MONSTROUS Shows!  Gravedigger Legend, Ironman, Raminator, Black Stallion, Predator, and more will be tearing up the course with an action packed show!

Want to see the Advanced Auto Parts Monster Jam show on February 4, 2011 at 7pm as a guest of MKVB and FELD Entertainment?  Send an email to lesleyannem@macaronikid.com, subject "Monster Jam", or enter through our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/mackidvb.  One additional entry for ...

In partnership with the Noblemen, Teenapalooza hasannounced the first annual Teenapalooza @ The Sandler Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday January 22 at 7pm. The benefit show will feature Aria Summer performing with Grant Austin Taylor as well as three of the best local teen bands, mOcean, CoastLand, and ZigZag. Bobby Hollywood from Hot 100.5 will be celebrity emcee, and tickets are $10 per person.

Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Noble Teens, a youth-oriented chapter of the Noblemen. The Noblemen are well-known throughout Hampton Roads for providing ...

Cookie Program Facts:
• Girl Scouts begin door-to-door sales on Saturday, January 8 with deliveries beginning the third week in February. Girl Scout booth sales being Friday, February 18. The Girl Scout Cookie Program ends Sunday, March 13.
• There are eight great varieties of cookies to choose from and the cost remains $3.50 per box.
• This year, we are proud to celebrate the 35th birthday of the Samoa, a caramel, coconut and chocolate-topped
vanilla cookie. It’s the second most popular Girl Scout cookie!
• Other favorites include Thin Mints, Trefoils ...

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Vbnightlife.com promotes nightlife entertainment events in Virginia Beach, including fundraisers, bands and DJs, club events, cultural events and more.  Through a free membership, members receive a weekly "Weekend Update" e-newsletter that features all the events taking place in the upcoming weekend that adults would enjoy.

Every week, vbnightlife.com will be sharing with Macaroni Kid Virginia Beach their top picks for the upcoming weekend. 

Below are this weekend's vbnightlife.com TOP PICK events for adults:

surf club for restaurant week SURF CLUB OCEAN GRILLE - VBNIGHTLIFE PICK FOR RESTAURANT ...

Finding Our Own "Awesome": Learning to bake for my food allergic son

by: Angie Matteson

My family is obsessed with food.  I know every single ingredient in everything we buy and bring into our home.  I make sure I don't use the same knife to butter my daughter's waffle as I do my son's.  When we go out to eat, I drill the waiter about their cooking methods and ingredients in the food they serve, to the point that I'd rather just go back there and ...

Kids Fascinated With Snow?  Weather Wiz Kids Has Answers

 With all the snow we've been getting, it might be helpful for you and your little ones to learn a little more about it.  How do winter storms form?  What is a snowflake?  Why is snow white?  To get answers to these questions, visit Weather Wiz Kids (http://www.weatherwizkids.com), a kid-friendly, comprehensive website on all things related to weather!  The website, designed especially for kids, features easy-to-read explanations of different types of weather and includes games, jokes, experiments ...

Start out 2011 by organizing your Estate Plan.

Are you READY? If you were incapacitated or died today what would happen to your loved ones and your property? Who would assume
responsibility to make sure everything was okay? How would anyone know your plans for the care of your loved ones and property?

Our life experiences are enriched by the relationships we develop with other people. Who are the important people in your life? Depending on
your unique circumstances, your list may include your spouse, children, grandchildren, parents, siblings, nephews ...

"Earn My Keep, the unique alternative allowance program featured in the book Earn It, Learn It, offers a way for parents and children to have fun learning about money, work, and the value of time well spent—by turning kids into “actual” professionals!
It's easy: parents and kids choose a task from one of 50 fun careers, complete it within a set amount of time, and earn while they learn.
The benefits of spending 15 minutes per week as a Toy Designer, Paleontologist, or Chef? Kids learn the difference ...

Anytime is slime time!

I couldn't wait until Halloween to share this fun craft.   Anytime of the year is Slime time!   Make pink slime and put into a small plastic heart containers for Valentines Day, or even in Easter Eggs instead of candy. I have used this recipe at my son's birthday party and sent the kids home with a small mason jar of their own slime to take home!   This craft is really easy to make and the kids will have so much fun playing with it ...

Recently I wrote a letter "from" our son about how the holidays are so hard for so many kids with special needs. This got me thinking about how many things I do on a daily basis to help , advocate , share, protect and learn for our son. All of us as parents go above and beyond for our children, but, those of us that have been given the gift of learning how to do this with a child that doesn't take the same road need a moment of "KUDO'S ...

Please note that all Virginia Beach Recreation Centers, Owl Creek Tennis Center, City parks and facilities, and administrative offices will be closed on Monday, January 17 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Caps for Sale!
 
This week I’m going to tell you about a timeless book that has stood the age of time.  I have read it to pre-schoolers, first graders and fourth graders alike and the reaction is all the same.  They love it!!  Over the years I have read this book countless times, and never gotten tired of it.  Children love it!  And here’s why:
 
Caps for Sale was written and illustrated by Esphyr Slobodkina back in 1940.  This book tells “a tale of a peddler, some monkeys ...

Another easy, kid-friendly crock pot recipe!

As a child care provider and mom to four, my afternoons can get quite hectic. Tossing dinner into the crock pot while the kids are eating breakfast or napping can save my whole evening! That said, I am always trying to find kid-friendly recipes that let me use my crock pot... This resulted in the following recipe adaption for the crock pot and it turned out so yummy! And if you haven't tried them yet, pick up a box of ...