Mpelembe Network is a resource for consumers, partners, suppliers and others who want to become involved in the Collaboration or other Business, Health and Entertainment activities. 2009-11-29T20:55:18+00:00 Blogware http://mpelembe.blogware.com/blog Mnet 2009-04-27T19:18:00+01:00 2009-04-27T19:18:00+01:00 tag:mpelembe.blogware.com,2009-04-27:/blog/_archives/2009/4/27/4166309.html <!-- Include the Google Friend Connect javascript library. --> <br> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/friendconnect/script/friendconnect.js"></script> <br> <!-- Define the div tag where the gadget will be inserted. --> <br> <div id="div-8112583911794423881" style="width:282px;border:1px solid #cccccc;""></div> <br> <!-- Render the gadget into a div. --> <br> <script type="text/javascript"> <br> google.friendconnect.container.setParentUrl('/' /* location of rpc_relay.html and canvas.html */); <br> google.friendconnect.container.renderOpenSocialGadget( <br> { id: 'div-8112583911794423881', <br> url:'http://www.google.com/ig/modules/socialevent.xml', <br> site: '16099505854176270494', <br> 'view-params':{"title":"Bar-B-Que Fundraising Family Union Party","scope":"PAGE","tz":"Europe/Belfast","start":"2009-05-25 12:00:00","location":"London","address":"Blake Hall Road, Wanstead, London E11 2QW","imageUrl":"www.blakehallclub.co.uk","description":"The famous Nshima (Ubwali) with Ifisashi and a variety of African cuisine","end":"2009-05-25 22:30:00"} <br> }); <br> </script> Mnet 2006-04-26T11:27:00+01:00 2006-04-26T11:27:00+01:00 tag:mpelembe.blogware.com,2006-04-26:/blog/_archives/2006/4/26/1912624.html <P>SharedBook Inc. Launches Welcome to the Family! <P>Only Baby Book for the Entire Family <P>First in a series of MemoryBooks that celebrate milestone life events; <P>Adoption Book to launch next month <P>NEW YORK, April 26 ... Mnet 2005-10-18T13:49:00+01:00 2005-11-08T13:37:00+00:00 tag:mpelembe.blogware.com,2005-10-18:/blog/_archives/2005/10/18/1307425.html <BR>This is one of my favorite Halloween crafts for kids. It is<BR>quick and simple, can be done with a crowd if necessary, and is<BR>an excellent way to practice cutting and fine motor skills with<BR>younger children. Older kids can let their imaginations take <BR>over and create some really wacky spiders!<BR><BR>You will need:<BR><BR>Black paper<BR>Scissors<BR>Glue or sticky-tape<BR>Googly eyes (optional) or scraps of paper and pens<BR><BR>Instructions:<BR><BR>Cut a rectangle of paper approximately 3 inches by 3 1/2 <BR>inches. Fold the short side down about an inch to make a<BR>crease, then open up again.<BR><BR>Turn the paper so that the crease is horizontal, then cut the<BR>paper in 7 straight lines up to the crease to create eight <BR>spider's legs. For younger children, draw in the lines for them<BR>to practice cutting on. For older children, show them how to<BR>make the first cut in the middle, dividing the area below the<BR>crease into 2 halves. Then show them how to divide each half <BR>again to make quarters, then the quarters to make eighths.<BR>There is no need to be too accurate.<BR><BR>Now wrap the spider around the child's finger and fasten with<BR>sticky-tape or glue. Remove the spider again and decorate - <BR>either with scraps of paper or with googly eyes. Put back on<BR>the finger and bend the legs into shape or curl them around a<BR>pencil.<BR><BR>Variations:<BR><BR>Hang the spiders up! Simply cut a length of black yarn (wool) <BR>and attach inside the head of the spider with a small piece of<BR>sticky-tape.<BR><BR>Make smaller versions of these spiders to decorate the ends of<BR>Halloween pencils.<BR><BR>Wrap small spiders around straws to decorate your Halloween <BR>table! Make some bigger spiders and scatter them around the<BR>table as well.<BR><BR>Cut a small slit on either side of the spider's head and insert<BR>a name card to turn these spiders into spooky place markers!<BR><BR>Once the body of the spider has been made but before<BR>decorating, wrap a black pipe cleaner around the head of the<BR>spider to give a furry effect. The protruding end of the pipe<BR>cleaner can be curled into a hook shape, which makes the spider <BR>easy to suspend from shelves, the tops of doors, and other<BR>spooky places! Stick googly eyes on top of the pipe cleaner.<BR><BR><BR>About The Author: Lindsay Small is the owner of Activity<BR>Village, packed full of fun and educational activities for <BR>kids. Do you have children aged 2-10? Visit<BR><A href="http://ww.activityvillage.co.uk/">http://ww.ActivityVillage.co.uk</A> to find free kids crafts,<BR>printables, educational resources, worksheets, coloring pages<BR>and puzzles, jigsaws, Sudoku for kids and much more!<BR>