Compiled by Mrs. Toni Farides, MSLS, MSSpEd
Bloomsburg Area School District FCS Teacher
Family and Consumer Sciences Links
Aging Awareness for Kids: Walk in My Shoes -Learn about Senior Citizens. Ask.com: Search Engine for Kids. Do research in the form of a question like the Jeopardy game. Aunt Annie: has craft demonstrations and homemade games. Baby Care: has information on child development, health and child safety, and infant skin care. Babysitter's Manual: how to get a babysitting job, what to find out before parents leave, baby and toddler care. Bernina: has information on sergers, embroidery machines, and sewing notions. Business of Babysitting: Start your own babysitting business. What you need to know about children. Make your own babysitting flyer online. Child and Family Web Guide:Tufts University-Family Issues. Consumer Information Center: Government pamphlets on children, health, food and housing. Alerts on scams, frauds and recalls. Consumer Product Safety Commission: Games Section: Kidd-Safety Adventures. Find out which products are unsafe and report products to CPSC. Recall list indexed by product, manufacturuer or year. Family and Consumer Science Resources Online:Web sites for FCS Professionals. Family Go Page: Family Topics. Family World: has more than 40 parenting publications contribute to this online magazine. Family World includes activities for children, parenting tips, play group ideas and travel tips. FCSnet: Networking web site for FCS teachers. Fiberworld Classroom: Textile encyclopedia. Fighting Lessons: Out on A Limb - A Guide to Getting Along. Fire Prevention: Sparky's home checklist. Fire Safety: how to prevent home fires. 4-H: what's new with 4-H clubs in Pa 4-H Info for Leaders: curriculum, audio-visuals, events, evaluations. Free Sew: is a listing of free sample sewing supplies, pattern instructions and catalogs. Hall of Home Economics: Professional Resources. History of Home Economics: Home Economics has been the bridge between the sciences and the home. Meet pioneers of this field. Integrating the Internet Into the Home and Skills Classroom: Middle school level FCS resources Albert Leonard Middle School and PACE University, NY. James V. Brown Library: has search engines, periodicals, children's literature and homework help. Jumpstart: Financial Smarts for Kids. Can you live on your future income? Find out here. Kids Com: Just for Fun section has games. Visit Burgertown and stop by the Health Club, Drive-Thu Diner and Nutrition Station. Parenting issues. Section for Educators. KidsHealth: Games, easy recipes for young chefs, KidsOnly Closet, get answers to questions that you're too embarrassed to talk about: food, sex, sports, school. Kidsource: has education links, sections on newborns, toddlers, children, health, recreation, and advice to parents. Laundry Basics: Guide to getting your clothes clean and stain-free. Main Quilting Page: has quilt techniques, supplies, teachers, and upcoming quilt shows. Money Games: Kids, play with money on the net! Activity Book for teachers. Needlework: project ideas, patterns for embroidery and quilts, photographs of current projects, and resources. Positive Parenting: has advice in handling difficult situations with children, newsletter, chat forums, and related links. Practical Money Skills for Life: Kids: go to the student's section to increase the money in your pocket. Parents: Here's how to share your money savvy with your children. Quilt Designs: American Patchwork Quilt Designs. Risk Watch Web Site: Safety Topics. Sew Young, Sew Fun: Sewing Information for Teens: free quick and easy sewing projects, SYSF TV program. ShareFair:See photos of 2001 student projects. Simplicity Patterns:see what's new for the spring. Test Answers: Level One- Food Preparation Study Guide. Yahooligans:games, nutrition info, food science experiments.
FOODS & NUTRITION
American Dietetic Association: Daily Health tips, Rate your Plate Nutrition Quiz. American Heart Association: Family Health, Nutrition information, section for children, exercise, kid's cookbook features a gingersnap recipe. Baking With Kids: Easy to make treats for the whole family to make and enjoy. FCS Extra Credit Best Foods: Send a cybersnack @Skippy Peanut Butter, visit Hellamn's, Karo, Mazola, Rit, and Mueller's . Breadworld: Bread recipes, baking terms, bread machines. Cheese:Cheez info from the Am. Dairy Association, recipes, featured chef, cheese bytes. Chicken Recipes-The Tyson Page: recipes, chicken menus. Chocolate:Kidztown games, chocolate recipes, plant tour and consumer information. Copykat recipes: Restaurant Favorites to make at home. Epicurious Recipes: Kid-Friendly Recipes, featured slideshows and cooking videos. Family Food Zone: How to grow a healthy child. Features healthy idea of the day, meals in a hurry, kid's cooking and family fun section. Family-Go Page-Kids & Food: Easy kid's recipes and after school snacks. Fast Food: Compare calories, fats, sodium and cholesterol of your favorite eating spot. Fast Food Nutrition: Compare the fat, calories, sodium and cholesterol of your favorite fast food. Food Allergies: Managing Food Allergy in Schools, featured recipes and special allergy alerts. Food Postcards: E-mail a treat to your friends. Food Safety: US Dept. of Agriculture Food Safety Tips. Food Television: Recipes of the media chefs. Food Timeline: The history of food. Great ideas for school reports and speeches. Good Housekeeping Recipe Finder: Find recipes fast with the indexed recipes and throw away those boxes of GH Magazines. Gourmet Spot: Featured Recipes, Tips for preparing food, Food Trivia and Contests. Healthy Fridge: Heart disease, recipes, grocery shopping hints, nutrition, take the Fat IQ quiz. HealthFinder: hot topics, eating disorders, ideas for school reports. Kid's Food Cyber Club: Games, recipes. King Arthur Flour web site: baking tips, recipes. Kitchen Link: Menus, recipes, cooking links. Kraft Foods: Food and Family Featured Recipes, movie night party ideas, health and wellness section and nutrition information. Learn to Set a Table: help with meals-set the table!. Nutrition Cafe: Games: nutrition sleuth, grab-a-grape and have-a-bite cafe. Nutrition Profile: Cyberdiet- How are your eating habits?. Ore-Ida Frozen Potatoes: spud info, recipes. Pie Page: Make a perfect pie crust, bake your favorite pie tonight. Popcorn: Games (need shockwave), recipes, nutrition. Sports & Nutrition: The Winning Connection: What should an athlete eat? Sunkist Growers page: Learning is Fun: Gameland, Teacher's Corner, The Lab and What?-How?. Taste of Home: Recipes, menu ideas. Team Nutrition:Recipes and menus, Food Safety, Feature of the Month and Chef's Connection. Tufts Nutrition Navigator: Family nutrition, hot topics, section for teachers and special dietary needs. Twinkies: Games, junk food recipes. VegWeb page: On-line Vegetarian Resource Guide, Recipe of the Week, Veggie Poetry, Recipe Exchange. Yum Yum Cookbook: 20,000 recipes.