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december/january 2013
FEATURES
55 2012 Holiday Gift Guide
Think eco-friendly means expensive? Not this year! We found great,
green gifts to fit every budget. By Marisa Iallonardo
62 Healthy New Year!
Forget hard-to-keep resolutions! Here are 8 simple switches you can
do as a family—and stick to all year long. By Marygrace Taylor
67 Hearty and Healthy
Five delicious, veggie-filled recipes to make even the coldest days
seem sunnier. By Amie Valpone
WELCOME
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EDITOR’S LET TER
8 A new beginning
The positive side of change—at KIWI and beyond.
You speak
10 What’s for Lunch?
Learn more about some of the schools that participated in National
Take Your Parents to Lunch Day.
Web
12 Meet us online
Find fun and festive holiday crafts, easy ways to fight colds and flu,
and more at kiwimagonline.com.
Our teen columnist offers a thoughtful gift idea for teachers.
warming
winter
recipes
on the cover
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30+ Great Gifts for any Budget.................32, 55
30+
Green Gifts
for
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Healthiest Year Ever..........................................62
Budget
Bordom Busters..............................................28
make this your family’s
healthiest
year ever!
boredom
busters
Sick Kid............................................................. 20
easy-to-make crafts
Sick Kid?
DIY Remedies that Really Work
Warming Winter Recipes...............................44
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Festive eco-friendly decor
Festive Eco-Friendly Decor............................16
Cover photograph of TKTKTK Kruz by Nicole Hill Gerulat. Kruz’s pajamas by Kicky Pants. Booties
by Kina. Blanket by Vyssan Lull. Rattles by Anne-Claire Petite and Camden Rose.
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HAPPY
HEALTHY
15 cheerier checkups
23 snowy snapshots
Ease doctor-appointment
anxiety by letting kids play
with this toy.
Weather outside frightful?
It can make your photos
super delightful.
buzz
BUZZ
cation can be a good thing,
a de-stressing yoga move,
holiday dangers for pets,
and more ways to keep your
family healthy
Why kids today are
more creative than ever
before, can’t-miss holiday
classics, advice on letting
siblings stay home alone,
and more ideas for raising
a happy family
16 Why sleeping late on va-
ASK THE DOCTOR
18 When babies should
stop using a pacifier, how to
help with winter sadness,
and a non-sugary drink
option for upset stomachs
by Lawrence D. Rosen, M.D.
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CARING
YUMMY
35 wrap it up
Give greener with reusable
gift wrap.
Ways to incorporate this bright,
seasonal fruit into your meals
BUZZ
BUZZ
your child’s school more ecoconscious, two nonprofits that
help companies give back,
and more ways to care for
people and the planet
conventional food debate,
three foods to warm up with,
and more yummy ideas
36 A website to help make
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1 PROBLEM, 3 SOLUTIONS
26 happier for the holidays
Make the season extraspecial with these creative
ideas. by Traci Paige Johnson
survival guide
Three fun (and educational!)
wintertime activities
Unexpected—and kid-friendly—
sources of iron and calcium
COOKING WITH KIDS
LET’S EAT
50 cuckoo for coconut
Why this fruit is good for
kids—and how to use it
CHALLENGE
30 the stuck-inside
43 the new nutrition
Start the year off with this
nutritious spinach dish.
This DIY snow globe is made
with items from around the
house (like empty jars!)
PARENTING
Nutrition
44 go green for ’13
20 at-home herbal helpers 28 global chilling
Three easy-to-make,
kid-friendly herbal recipes
for colds, headaches, and
dry skin
42 More on the organic vs.
all-stars
ECO-CRAFTS
REMEDIES
41 persimmons, please!
38 spending freeze
One family’s attempt to buy
nothing but the essentials
for three weeks
Nex t Great Young Chef
52 and the winners are…
The results of our annual
contest are in!
KIWI CARES
home
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tis the season
Festive choices for gifting or
decorating in eco fashion
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39 a different kind of
family album
wish list
74 thanks for the memories!
Three organizations that help
grant kids’ wishes.
KIWI kids tell us about their
favorite 2012 activities.
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