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Over the next three days (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) I will be posting tips for Winter activities. This first installment is 18 things you can do with your children (or any children) during the holiday and cold weather season.

1. Make Hot Chocolate! To make it a little more fun and interesting, you can spruce it up with  the following items. (A candy cane (for stiring and taste), whipped cream with sprinkles, add caramel, make s'mores in a cup (marshmallow and chocolate in cup, and graham crackers on the side).  2. Go sledding.  3. Make paper snowflakes.  4. Go bowling   5. Make sun catchers  6. Make ice cream using snow!  7. Go roller or ice skating   8. Have a snowball fight   9. Play board games  10. Make snow angels  11. Buy a child-sized shovel and shovel the snow together  12.  Get books from the library  13.  Draw and color a mural depicting a winter scene  14. Build a snow fort  15. Fill an old spray bottle with colored water using food coloring and "paint" a snowman or write in the snow  16.  Make a fort in the living room or their bedroom using old sheets, and other items from your home  17.  Teach them about caring for others by collecting old toys, and/or coats, and donating them to a local shelter (make sure to wash them first) 18. Decorate your home for Thanksgiving/ Christmas (Deorate the Tree together)

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Check back tomorrow for things to do on a date!

This weekend you should head on down to the Deseret Foundation's Holiday Quilt Show and Auction. Show will feature 60+ quilts on exhibit, every single quilt shown has its own story. This show is one of the very few in the nation that accepts only, "handquilted" quilts. Because of this if you do purchase a quilt you will know that your quilt is unique and one of a kind.

On Friday, November 20th, 2009 a dinner and auction will be held to give all the exhibited quilts a home. Profits from the show and auction are going to directly benefit medical research and education in Intermountain Healthcare's Salt Lake Valley Hospitals.

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What: Desert Foundation’s Holiday Quilt Show and Auction

Where: Little America Hotel and Towers

               500 South Main Street, Salt Lake City

When: November 14-19th, 2009 (from 9:30 am-8:30 pm)

Admission: $5 show entrance/$75 plated dinner

Bravo Broadway! Come to this night that will celebrate the classic songs of broadway.

The new Conductor Jerry Steichen will be leading the Utah Symphony and noted guest vocalists Stephanie J. Block, Debbie Gravitte and Gary Mauer in a musical evening of Broadway show tunes.

The concert will include popular tunes such as “For Good” and “The Wizard and I” from Wicked, “All that Jazz” from Chicago, “All I Ask of You” from Phantom of the Opera, “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid and many more classic broadway songs.

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What: Bravo Broadway

Where: Abravanel Hall

              123 West South Temple, Salt Lake City

When: November 13-14 at 8:00 pm

Admission:$27-$58

(Be Sure to Include All of the Following Items- As they apply to you)

1. Regular and Snow Shovels

2. Snow Salt

3. A  Small First Aid Kit for Everyone in your Household, As well as a Complete Large one

Here are a few items that should fit into a small bandaid or gum box (pictured below) to serve as an individual First Aid Kit.  Moleskin (for blisters),  a few adhesive bandages, a small roll of adhesive tape, several sterile gauze pads (2" by 2") and a saftey pin.

4.  A Back Up Generator or Generators

5. Medical Supplies (Batteries, Extra Oxygen Tanks, Flashlights, Extra Medicine, Etc)

6.  Blankets and Extra Warm Clothing in your Current Size

7.  Enough Canned and Non-Perishable Food Items to Last at least through the Winter Months (About 4 month's worth depending on location)

8.  Matches, Extra Chopped Wood, Fuel, etc

Insurance shouldn't have to be a financial issue for you (or your family), you have enough to deal with during the cold weather season.  Check City offers insurance options that can be molded to fit your individual household needs. Visit us today at Check City Online or one of our many Check City Locations to find out what we can do for you to help ease your cold weather blues.

Here are some tips to help you (and your loved ones) prepare your home for the cold weather this year!

Heater/Furnace Check-ups: When is the last time you cleaned or oiled up your furnace or heater system? Follow this link from Service Magicto find out how.

Wood Burning Stove and Fireplace Cleanings: Follow general fire safety rules on this one.

Make sure all of your appliances are running properly: Including Refridgerators, Freezers, Stoves, Microwaves, Etc.

*Be sure to check back with us tomorrow to get tips for a full household inventory during the cold weather season.

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This November, you can travel under the sea with Youth Theatre as they present The Little Mermaid. This will feature the classic fairytale written by Hans Christian Andersen. The performance tries to retain the important lessons learned by the Little Mermaid and others that can also be found in Andersen’s original story. Don’t miss out on your opportunity to see this performance!

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What: The Little Mermaid

Where: Kingsbury Hall

           1395 E Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City

When:  11/12-11/13 at 7:00PM, 11/14 at 11:00AM and 3:00PM

Admission:  $10 adults, $5 children 18 and under

Here are a few tips from State Farm Insurance to ensure that you and your family are safe when the storms hit this holiday season. 

• Bridges and overpasses freeze first, so always slow down and avoid sudden changes in speed or direction.
• Keep windows clear.
• Keep your speed steady and slow -- but not so slow that your car gets stuck in deeper snow.
• Use your brakes cautiously. Abrupt braking can cause brake lock-up and cause you to lose steering control.
• To make Antilock Brakes work correctly, apply constant, firm pressure to the pedal. During an emergency stop, push the brake pedal all the way to the floor, if necessary, even in wet or icy conditions.
• If you get stuck in snow, straighten the wheels and accelerate slowly. Avoid spinning the tires. Use sand or cinders under the drive wheels.

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 If you are still a little worried about being a little short on cash this Thanksgiving don't worry. Here are a few more tips for saving money!

1.  Save on Sides: Learn new ways to make traditional side dishes to save money.

2.  Cut costs with Drinks: Instead of buying bottled wine, buy boxed wine. You can save about 50% on costs, or go with punch, which would be even cheaper.

3.  Make your own Pie: Pumpkin pie is easy to make, is cheaper when homemade and tastes better too!

4.  Look for deeply discounted items:  Many stores have ads for items that have been deeply discounted. You can save on stuffing, green beans, and even the turkey.

5. Be aware of Price Matching: Many stores will price match. It will save you time, money and stress when you can get everything at the same store.

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Regina Spektor is on tour! She is stopping in Salt Lake City and will be performing tonight at the Venue.

Regina Spektor is a Soviet-born American singer-songwriter and pianist. Her music is associated with the anti-folk scene centered on New York City's East Village but her music has spread throughout the United States and the world.

Spektor has said that she has created a great number of songs in her head, but that she rarely writes any of them down and never meant to be a songwriter. Spektor's songs are not usually autobiographical, but rather are based on scenarios and characters created in her imagination. Her songs show many influences from her life including folk, punk, rock, Jewish, Russian, hip hop, jazz, and classical music. Which all contribute to her unique overall sound.

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