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The malls may have their Santas, but Metro Justice's Alternative Fair has the real spirit of the holidays.Kids and adults alike can model peace on Earth and good will toward all people as they visit a wide range of vendors offering earth-friendly, locally produced gifts including toys, non-competitive games, clothing,
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Like it or not, your kid's SAT score may seriously impact her college options. Will it be a SUNY college, or off to the Ivy League? Only the oracles at the College Board know for sure. Gone are the days of eating a good breakfast and crossing your fingers -
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Too old to Trick or Treat and too young to die? Experience Haunted Rochester's Fear at Frontier and Fear at Southtown, each with four uniquely themed haunted attractions.My husband and I hit Fear at Frontier with 14 14-year-olds in tow. Appropriately enough, "Insanity" was the theme of the first attraction
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Looks like Chinese lead paint is this generation's red menace.First it was Thomas the Tank Engine. Now Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego, and other plastic preschool characters manufactured by Fisher-Price have been recalled because they were doused with lead paint in Chinese factories. It's enough to make George Carlin
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When they reach a certain age, most kids think they're pretty sophisticated. But are they really? Touring Mt. Hope Cemetery is an easy way to find out.The free two-hour tours are pitched to an adult audience, but are fun for mature kids, too. Each tour is a bit different, depending
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Here in Rochester, it's a quick drive down Interstate 390 to two spectacular state parks with similar natural features - gorges and waterfalls - but very different vibes. At Letchworth State Park, which spans more than 14,000 acres, you'll find jaw-dropping scenery along a 17-mile stretch of the Genesee River.
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This Father's Day, go retro - really retro. Spend a day in the 19th century at Genesee Country Village and Museum. There are loads of activities planned to keep dads amused.Even in the 19th century, dads loved sports. Join in a game of 1864 baseball with members of GCVM's gentlemen
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Strong - National Museum of Play's new exhibit, "Cyberchase - The Chase is On!" kicks off Saturday, June 2. It's based on "Cyberchase," the award-winning PBS math mystery cartoon featuring a team of curious kids and their cyberbird sidekick, Digit.The "Cyberchase" gang uses math concepts such as place value, algebra,
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Dancing forest fairies. A best friend that's half-man, half-dragon. A giant spider that talks in riddles. No, it's not a flashback to the time you followed the Dead. It's TYKEs' (Theatre Young Kids Enjoy) musical production of "Sleeping Beauty.""This is not Disney's ‘Sleeping Beauty,'" says director Sandi Henschel. "It's more
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Need to blow the stink off your kid? Go big with a simulated trip to Mars at the Rochester Museum and Science Center's Strasenburgh Planetarium on Saturday, May 5, 1:30-3:30 p.m."During the Challenger Mission, kids work together to achieve two goals: building and launching a probe to the surface of
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The '70s may have been a decade without charm, but not without merit. Back then, a couple of guys from Texas rolled into Two Rivers, Wisconsin, to teach a stained glass class at a local hotel. "I saw an ad in the newspaper. I liked stained glass, so I figured,
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Some families would travel to the four corners of the globe to celebrate Earth Day in style. Others might need a little incentive for a mid-week road trip to Batavia. If you fall into the latter category, listen up: they don't call it the Coolest Earth Day for nothing.On Thursday,
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If you've got a kid, the City of Rochester's Bureau of Recreation has the summer camp for you. "ArtSmart Camp is great for youths who are really into art, and those who haven't discovered they're into art yet," says Nancy Johns Price, program development specialist.Both performing arts and fine arts
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Rochester Children's Theatre and TYKEs (Theatre Young Kids Enjoy) present musical productions faithfully adapted from two very different books.Before Captain Jack Sparrow and Will Turner, the original pirates of the Caribbean mixed it up in Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Treasure Island. RCT's original Broadway-style production features a rousing score befitting
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Rochester Museum and Science Center has a plan to turn the Upstate economy around one kid at a time. "Through Kids Corporation activities, we hope to create the next generation of Rochester entrepreneurs," says Dr. Calvin Uzelmeier, Manager of Exhibits and Floor Programs.Kids Corporation activities will help kids design new
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As February break grinds on, you're likely starting to hear that familiar summertime refrain, "I'm bored." A trip to Rochester Museum and Science Center will end your suffering. At RMSC, kids can explore high points of Rochester innovation with special activities through February 23, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.Early
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It takes a special musical to come between my 13-year-old son and his Xbox 360. "Oliver? Is that the one with that guy Fagan?" he asked. You betcha. The next thing I knew, he was off to preview Rochester Children's Theatre's production of Oliver! with his 10-year-old sister and me.Based
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Looking for a departure from traditional children's theater offerings? Geva's Big Theatre for Little People has what you need.Lost and Foundling, in its premiere run, follows Pryce, a young girl abandoned as a baby at the Mega Price-Mart and raised there by sales associates. In the same situation, some of
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You've heard the buzz about family game night. "Good board games engage children and teach them a little something without them realizing it. They're fun, help kids develop language skills, and increase communication between family members," says Anne Smith, owner of The Toy Soldier in Fairport. Nobody can argue against
