Basic art materials

All children enjoy using crayons, chalk and clay, especially during the cold winter months when they may be confined indoors. These basic art materials can be expensive, so why not take the time to make your own. With careful supervision, even young children can help with the measuring, stirring and kneading ... and what fun you'll have together, while they are learning about math, science, colors, textures and so forth, and developing their small muscle coordination too. The following pages provide recipes for making these basic art materials, as well as creative projects to keep kids productively busy and happy for hours! Carolyn Haas is co-author of the new book Purple Cow to the Rescuepublished by Little, Brown and Co., as well as many other creative activity books for parents, teachers, and children. These activities are excerpted from the book Recipes For Fun and Learningby Carolyn Haas, Ann Cole, and Betty Weinberger, CBH Publishing, Box 236-D, Glencoe, IL 60022. For a copy of the book, send $4.95 plus $1.00 for postage and handling to the above address.     

Recipes for fun

Summertime means hours of outdoor play! Children of all ages will enjoy these games and nature activities whether in their own backyards or at a playground, or a nearby park or forest preserve. Ann Cole and Carolyn Haas are parenting consultants and the authors ofI saw a Purple Cow, Pumpkin in a Pear Tree andChildren are Children are Children (all Little, Brown & Co.), as well as theRecipes For Fun books (each $2.50 from PAR, 464 Central, Northfield, II. 60093). Their newest book isThe Big Book of Recipes For Fun (from PAR, $12.98 plus 1.00 postage and handling).     

Free medical news and current event Internet sites for medical librarians

The world of medical advancements is moving at a record pace. New drug approvals, important discoveries, and the explosion of consumer information on the Web have prompted health professionals with the need to keep current with the latest news stories in order to satisfy patient questions. The medical librarian who keeps up with the latest medical news is a valuable resource for all health professionals. The following is a compilation of sites for medical news available on the Web. The sites are limited to those that do not charge a fee and that direct the user immediately to top health stories, as opposed to requiring the use of a search feature. This list is not exhaustive; rather, it represents some of the more common news sources.