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KID KLICKS is the only one of the wonderful daily e-mail newsletters of the SodaMail Web site. It provides jokes and recommendations for fun and informative Web sites for kids produced by "Spike, The Wonder Dog." If kids subscribe to the other SodaMail newsletters, produced from Petaluma, Calif., they also get other great features like "Backyard Nature," "Surprise Party," which lists birthdays and holidays, and "Before I Forget," which is written by Eleanor Roosevelt II, the niece of the famous First Lady. There are other great features, too; I suggest you drop by and check them all out.
All of these features and back issues of the newsletters are archived on the SodaMail Web site, so you can review the issues you may have missed. One reader who took part in the Forum Discussion here at TechMailings asked if I could provide links to more family/child-friendly Web sites and newsletters. Well, here's another one for you. It's well-done, updated daily, and lots of fun.
Here's a sample from the archives:
"Before I Forget
"Date Published 1999-07-29
"Subject: Before I Forget - Bare Feet
"Welcome to the Tuesday and Thursday Before I Forget...Newsletter, by Eleanor Roosevelt II
"Thank you for sharing my memories of Aunt Eleanor, you can find out more about me or read past issues at: http://www.sodamail.com/site/bif.shtml
"Haile Selasie, Emperor of Ethiopia, wished to visit Mrs. Roosevelt at Val Kill Cottage. Mrs. Roosevelt happily acceded to his request because the Emperor was one of the few leaders of African nations who gave his country a constitution and instituted educational and administrative reforms. Deeply conscious of the racial discrimination in the United States, aunt Eleanor looked forward to discussions with the Emperor.
"Some days before the scheduled arrival, five hundred pounds of green, Ethiopian coffee beans arrived at Val Kill Cottage in five burlap bags. In the ensuing days Aunt Eleanor learned a lot about coffee whether she wanted to or not.
"First she had to find someone to roast the beans and then decide how well they should be roasted and then hope the resulting product could be stored in containers of a reasonable size. Then she had to decide if it was best to refrigerate them all? Her solution was to buy a kitchen coffee grinder for her kitchen and give the task over to Marge, her ever competent friend and cook...."
I wish I could share the entire story with you, I think you'll find it delightful. So what are you waiting for? Go take a look. Whether you're a middle-aged kid like me, or a younger kid, this is a site and list you'll want to be part of. Recommended.
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