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While you’re perusing the pumpkin patches and dressing up like werewolves, don’t forget another mid-autumn festival to have fun with.

Zhong Qiu Jie is the Mid-Autumn Festival in China is one of their three most important celebrations and it looks delicious. You’ll have to read the lens by Jimmie to find out why.

Not only is this a wonderful history lesson for us adults, Jimmie has incorporated her usual magic and made this a lesson for homeschoolers. In fact, her entire homeschooling niche has made her exceptionally popular on Squidoo.

Congrats to Jimmie on her first LOTD!

http://www.squidoo.com/midautumnfestivalunitstudy

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It’s easy to find stories about adults making a difference. After all, isn’t that what we’re supposed to do? But when we hear about kids who have the initiative, the support, and the pipelines to make a difference, it’s a beautiful thing.

Poutine is spotlighting Kids Who Make a Difference in solving everything from homelessness to hunger, to cancer awareness and comfort for our troops.

Nominating lensmaster ArtByLinda writes, “I just love how inspiring these young people are to all of us. Children that are making a difference in the world now, just think of how they are going to be changing the world for the better when they reach adulthood. The lensmaster that created this one did a wonderful job of highlighting each of these heroes.”

http://www.squidoo.com/kidswhomakeadifference

Nominated by ArtByLinda. Send in your own submission.

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Move over Martha, we have our own best practices for making our food look as good as it tastes. DecoratingForEvents knows there’s more to a buffet than rows and rows of bowls, or as she puts it, “long tables with the food falling into rank like an Army chow line.” *giggle*

Learn firsthand how to How to Decorate a Buffetscape for any food or theme. Decorating energy isn’t just for weddings and Thanksgiving. Adding a special touch to any occasion will make it memorable, which means yes, you can be the one the guys gab about at the next Superbowl party! (Maybe.)

http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-decorate-a-buffet-buffetscapes

Nominated by skiesgreen.

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As Renaissance Festivals are winding down and Halloween is quickly approaching, the costume season is in full swing. If you were completely jealous of some of the medieval costumes you saw this summer, you have the right resources for hiking up your stockings and playing a better part.

TheMedievalNun is your resident re-enactor and clothing expert who is helping us all Look More Medieval with tips covering eyeglasses to linen types, to patterns and buttons, and shoes and men’s underwear. Yup, she goes there.

Nominating lensmaster CDT says, “I found this lens … a wonderful lens packed with advice and photos by a lensmaster who knows her subject inside out. A real pleasure to read something so well written and helpful. An excellent resource for anyone who is interested in medieval history and/or medieval re-enactment activities and a credit to Squidoo!”

http://www.squidoo.com/look_more_medieval

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It shouldn’t surprise us that many of our lensmasters are not prepping their kids to go back to school somewhere else, they’re going home to school.

My NOT Back to School Page is _Joan_‘s list of reasons why she and her kids think homeschooling is supercool.

BT says, “I learn when I want to.”
JG says, “I can work in bed.”

Smart kids.

http://www.squidoo.com/not-back-to-school

This lens was selected as LOTD because the lensmasters reads Kimberly’s Morning Coffee and nominated it!

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Is buying colorful school supplies the only way to get your child interested in learning? If you have a horse fan in the house, these themed school supplies from HorseAndPony will make her whinny in delight.

Horse Themed School Supplies contains pencils and erasers, notebooks and folders, lunchboxes and backpacks; there’s a little of everything to get your educated equestrian off to school on the right hoof.

Not only was this lens smartly built around a theme, it was smartly built as part of the Horse Review Squidclub.

http://www.squidoo.com/horse-school-supplies

This lens was selected as LOTD because the lensmasters reads Kimberly’s Morning Coffee and nominated it!

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Is buying colorful school supplies the only way to get your child interested in learning? If you have a horse fan in the house, these themed school supplies from HorseAndPony will make her whinny in delight.

Horse Themed School Supplies contains pencils and erasers, notebooks and folders, lunchboxes and backpacks; there’s a little of everything to get your educated equestrian off to school on the right hoof.

Not only was this lens smartly built around a theme, it was smartly built as part of the Horse Review Squidclub.

http://www.squidoo.com/horse-school-supplies

This lens was selected as LOTD because the lensmasters reads Kimberly’s Morning Coffee and nominated it!

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For some kids, the bus ride is longer than others. jptanabe shares the story of her daughter’s trip Back to School and Back to Maine in today’s first back-to-school LOTD special.

It’s a tribute to her daughter’s education, and full of stories, photos, visitor guides, and reasons why heading back to Maine is worth the drive. If school for your kids is more than a ride down the street, consider a lens about their change of scenery.

http://www.squidoo.com/school-Maine

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Writing book reviews can be fun and challenging. On one hand you want to convey your love for the story, but you don’t want to give too much away. How do you do it?

One example is with today’s LOTD by jmsp206 on Frank McCourt’s book Angela’s Ashes. Jmsp206 writes, “‘Angela’s Ashes’ tells the story of Frank McCourt and his family living in extreme poverty in the small town in Ireland.” The line that got my attention is, “His father, an alcoholic, is later forced to move his family to America to relieve the family of financial debt.” I’ve always been under the impression that America was seen as a place to create wealth, not necessarily as one to relieve debt. Additional photos of an inadequate kitchen and barren loft further demonstrate themes that make this book an anomaly among stories of the rich.

I’ve already flagged it as a book-to-read on my Kindle. If you’ve read it, weigh in on the polls. If not, consider adding the book or movie to your library list.

http://www.squidoo.com/angelas-ashes

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Today our journey to LOTD takes us through the feline jungle in search of the elusive cat tree. These trees, which can be a short as shrubs or as tall as your living room ceiling, are seen sprouting from walls and corners of homes with cats. Imported from your local department stores, these items have been to known to cost hundreds of dollars. But crafty lensmaster AlishaV is showing us how to make them at home from scratch.

Make Your Own Cat Tree covers cat creations from the simplest of carpet covered boards to the most elegant kitty complexes. There are levels, rooms, shelves, posts, and catwalks galore, with dozens of photos and kits to browse. If you have a box or a pipe or a board and some leftover twine or rugs, you can make a condo that fits your space and saves your furniture.

Why do we love this lens? It’s comprehensive, gives the reader dozens of options, and is obviously written by an author who loves her topic.

http://www.squidoo.com/Make_Cat_Trees

Nominated by makingamark, approved by Tommie and Missy.

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