Guess that bump! People has a fun little quiz where you have to guess the baby bump of 9 celebrities. I scored a perfect score, although I do admit the clues helped for a few! Give it a try - fun for a Friday!

Don’t forget gym class! With all the pressures these days for even the youngest to perform academically, it is important for children to still get to gym class. And no, it is not only to discourage childhood obesity and encourage good health. A recent study on girls shows that girls who regularly attend gym class will score higher academically than girls who don’t.

Researchers believe that physical education is very important for children. But schools are very slow to catch up. These days, most schools offer phys-ed only one or two times per week. And only 12.5% are following the Healthy People 2010 objective of daily participation in phys-ed. If your child does not have the opportunity to attend gym class regularly, please contact your school board to request this.

Toys for Tots expanding to books. With the great success of the annual Christmas toy drive, Toys for Tots have decided to expand their program with a year-long book drive. They are working with Scholastic and UPS.

The program is called “Buck a Book“. How it works is that UPS will accept $1 donations in any of their stores. They have an agreement with Scholastic who will provide age-appropriate books for $1 each. UPS will cover all overhead costs, ensuring that 100% of the donations will go to the children. Also to note that the books will be distributed in the same community that the donations are received. If you ever find yourself with the opportunity to donate, please do so for this worthy cause and help stop illiteracy in America!