Teaching Animal Farm to ninth graders is usually one of my favorite tasks as an educator. George Orwell’s novel has many qualities that attract students, especially the idea of rebellion. Overthrowing the current authorities is always a popular idea for teenagers to read about. Students usually relate well with the animal characters, such as the ...
Adult birthdays can be great fun, especially if there is a yummy cake decorated with humor. Anyone can make an “Over The Hill” themed cake even if you have never made one. The materials needed for the cake is 3 store bought cake mixes, any flavor or your own from scratch batter which makes the ...
Visitors to Walt Disney World in Florida typically encounter two things when they walk through the gates of the Magic Kingdom: a theme park that truly can be “the most magical place on earth” and crowds that can send that magic right into the pixie-dusted dirt. But when lines are long and crowds are ornery, ...
We don’t all have the talent and creativity necessary to make professional looking cakes, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t make beautiful ones! Over the years, I’ve acquired a few easy cake decorating ideas, and have created impressive looking birthday cakes for my children. Anyone, and I do mean ANYONE can bake and decorate ...
Final words, final thoughts, final epitaphs. Here are some from the famous. Perhaps you can’t take it with you, but a few have left them to be remembered by with their final words on stone. Here are a few that were left behind. Mel Blanc, “That’s all folks.” Jackie Gleason, “And away we go.” Gunfighter ...
