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Homepage Elements with You in Mind

by Neighborhood-Kids.com6/2/2008 1:29:16 PM

As with most websites, a lot of thought and time went into designing “the look” of Neighborhood-Kids.com. We wanted an attractive and easy-to-use layout that would include many useful features directly on the Homepage, like our latest Article and links to our Local Bloggers. There are two other Homepage elements that we’d like to direct your attention to this week: the Tip of the Day and Art in You.

What quick tip would you like to share with other parents?

The Tip of the Day is a short piece of advice that various local parents have discovered along the way on their parenting journey. Each Tip is just a few sentences and can be about anything, from helpful solutions for teething babies (“Freeze some clean, damp washcloths and have them on hand for your baby to gnaw on while teething”) to suggestions for increasing the vegetable count in your child’s diet (“Add a can of peas, carrots or corn to Sloppy Joes mix”).

And since Neighborhood-Kids.com is all local (Bellingham and Whatcom County), you can make Tips that reference specific places or organizations in our community. It’s your chance to share your special discoveries with other parents. If you have a piece of advice to share, click Submit a Tip. Fill out the quick form and send it our way so we can get your words on the site.

Let others appreciate your child's talent.
By Audrey, Age 8

Another cool detail included on the Neighborhood-Kids.com Homepage is Art in You. We wanted a “By Kids” feature and one thing that all kids love to do is create beautiful artwork. The images rotate, so every time you open up our Homepage, you’ll see a different piece of art by a local child. It’s always a surprise which art will be displayed, so you have to visit often to see if your child’s art will come up next!

If you have scanned versions or your child’s paintings or drawings, you can attach them to an email to info@neighborhood-kids.com with "Art in You" in the subject. Take a digital photo to submit sculptures and other 3-D masterpieces by your talented kids for Art in You. If you would like your child's first name to appear on the site along with their artwork, be sure to include it in your email, along with their age.

You might even want to talk to your child’s art teacher about submitting their latest class project to Neighborhood-Kids.com. We’d love to include artwork by kids of all ages from all over Whatcom County.

We want Neighborhood-Kids.com to be a special kind of parenting website for two reasons: our emphasis on Bellingham people, places and things; and our hope of providing fresh, frequently updated material for parents. Please help us accomplish both these goals by sending us a Tip of the Day and your child’s Art in You.