October 2007
FEATURES
Ethiopia to Edmonds:
Couple Builds Family of 27
As Julie Hehn cradles a tiny, skinny 3-year-old
girl from Ethiopia, writer Christina Harper talks with her about building
her family of 27, from her own three birth children to this latest child.
She and her husband, Rich Hehn, never set out to shelter so many kids;
Julie Hehn is just following an early commitment to "help the children
who are presented to me."
Seattle Schools Make a Commitment to the Arts
With the hiring of a new Visual and Performing
Arts Manager, Seattle Public Schools makes a decision to foster and safe-guard
the arts -- joining a handful of other cities nationwide with that level
of intention.
DEPARTMENTS
Fridge Door
Mark Your Calendars: Education and Enrichment
Fair, Santa Breakfasts, Books for Giving Fair; New Law on Window Blinds;
Winter Coat Drive; Write an Essay; Adopt the Sky; Praise for Educating
Mom
Our Schools
Educating Mom: Thrive by
5, Keen by 15?
Health & Safety
Aim to Prevent Sports Injuries in Children
A
Full Plate
New Company Packs 'Full Tank'
of Nutrition
Book Review
Unplugged Play
Going
Places
Soundbridge Introduces Young Ones to Symphonic
Music
"Music is love" is the motto on the wall of the Seattle
Symphony's Soundbridge Music Discovery Center at Benaroya Hall, and the
goal is to help the youngest listeners learn to love music.
Fall Arts Events
This month, spend a night at the opera, come out and play (with theater)
on Target Family Day or explore a new exhibit on Latino music, magnificent
birds or exquisite Japanese art.
Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch Roundup
Slice
of Life
Wide-Eyed Dads Take
Their Daughters to the Gorge
October Calendar of Events
Highlights
& Hot Tips
Classes for Kids
Parent Education
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