© xetic.org
It’s hard to teach your kids about poverty – nevertheless fighting it. But your kids can lend a helping hand. At the French outfit Xetic.org, you can lend small amounts of money to small entrepreneurs on the other side of the world. I have decided to help Elisabeth from Benin, who needs 176 euros to grow her goat farm, and finance her kids’ education. So, get your little ones together and see what difference you can make!
© Les Concerts du Mercredi
Want to share the excitement of a live concert with your kids? If you’re into classical music, make sure to check out Marianne Vouch, performing one Wednesday a month for parents and their kids. Listen to great music and discover new composers – great fun for the whole family.
Looking for some new comic book heros ? Wish you were a comic book hero ? Well, the French website www.cadeaux.com offers up personalized comic books where you and your loved ones are the stars, or « cloonies ». Choose a theme, an action, and send the web site your photos, and you’ll get your personalized comic book in a matter of days. Now, that’s way better on your ego than reading Superman.
© Sirch
Do you remember Sirch, that German brand that created a fantastic doll house? I wrote about it a few months ago, and now they’re back with a kids desk. This is great if you want to give your kid an eye for design! The raw, finely-polished birch plywood desk is visually appealing and also very functional. To boot, its soft and cozy feeling will easily motivate kids to do their homework.
