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Kids Holiday Fashion Trends

12/23/2012

 
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By: Sunni Zhou
     Well, fall is over and winter holidays are finally here! Aside from all the snow, presents and the Christmas trees, without holiday fashion, your Christmas will be boring. So that is why I am here.

     The first thing you need is to find good Christmas colours like green, red, white and maybe even black just to make it more exciting and cool. Maybe you don’t have to have all those colors all together, but you should at least have red.

     Let’s start with girls and holiday dresses. If you ask me what is the first thing I think of when you mention the holiday season, I would say sparkles! You need a dress with sparkles on it. Sparkles will always catch people’s attention. Your shoe should also be sparkly, matching the dress. To be fancier, how about a sparkly jacket?

     For both boys and girls, if you want to wear something warm and casual, but still reflect the holiday spirit, try a warm long-sleeve shirt that has some holiday symbols on it. For example Santa, or maybe presents, sure it can be a reindeer. Pair it with a regular one tone colour pants that are either red or black.

     Now let’s talk about accessories and makeup. For
girls, make sure your hair is neat and tidy with lots of hair decorations. Your makeup should be stronger than normal parties and more on the warm color tone side.
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For guys, a simple pattern scarf will make you look handsome and gentleman like. Oh, the most important thing is to make sure that you have a fancy jacket and a cute hat that keeps your body warm (this goes for both guys and girls!) 
     
     It is winter and some of your friends may say that if you want to be pretty you have to tolerate the cold and not wearing jackets and sweaters, you have to “sacrifice” in order to stay in fashion. I personally think that is ridiculous. If you have runny nose which you have to wipe all the time and eventually, it looks like a little red cherry, how would that be looking fashionable? You can still look pretty inside of the party place when you take it off then. So kids listen to your parents about that one – dress warm!

     Christmas fashion is not all about wearing something related to holiday season, it’s about the way you want to look, the way you act, the way you to express yourself and cheer up the people around you.

Introduction to Canadian Political Parties for Kids

12/20/2012

 
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By James Newman
 
Political party is a term you may have come across online, on television, or on the radio. But what exactly is a political party? Is it a string of secret underground parties where politicians dance the night away? Sadly, it isn't one great party. It is a significant system that not only affects our communities, but our entire country. In the Canadian Parliament, there are hundreds of MPs (Members of Parliament) that are grouped together by their shared ideas, goals, and concerns for the country. 

These groups are defined as political parties. Currently, in Canada, we have numerous political parties such as: The Conservative Party of Canada, The Liberal Party, and The New Democratic Party (NDP). The largest political party is the one that holds the most power and has the most MPs. Currently, the Prime Minister, Stephen Harper’s party (The Conservative Party of Canada), has the majority of seats which makes him the Prime Minister. This results in what is referred to as a majority government. This is a beneficial position that most parties want to be in because of the power it gives you. Basically, it’s like if you were trying to be elected to your school’s student council, you would be more confident and likely to be elected if you have more friends than your opponent. As long as the MPs keep agreeing on ideas, social issues, and possible changes they want to focus on, their concerns can always be at the top of the list. In an election, the leader of the political party who gets the most votes will become the Prime Minister. If they also have the most MPs elected, the power is very much in their favour. Someone trying to be elected as an MP is usually already in a political party, so people voting for them would easily know their views.

To learn more about Political Parties and read James' interview with Cabinet Minister Tony Clement pick up our current issue of Voice K magazine.

A Christmas Daydream 

12/18/2012

 
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By: Edward Chang-Wang, age 7

The most wonderful time of the year is here; a time for family, friendship, love, and laughter. A time when walking through the snow-filled streets fills our hearts with a warm, fuzzy feeling. Christmas is the time where family and friends get together and sing carols, sip hot cocoa by the fireplace, and give presents to one another.

Christmas is my favourite holiday, though it only comes once a year. Many families are working together during this time to decorate their Christmas trees with pretty ornaments and lights. Children are usually attracted by the decorations on the tree, because they look so colourful and bright! My brother and I like to play games under the beautiful tree and feel the love of the holiday season. I always wonder, though, why are Christmas trees always green, and not other colours?


However, not everybody celebrates Christmas. Some have their own festival to celebrate such as Diwali, Hari Raya, the Chinese Spring Festival, etc. Just because somebody doesn't celebrate Christmas, it does not mean they don’t like it; it is just that they have their own religious beliefs. In fact, everybody loves holidays. I mean,
who wouldn't enjoy white snowflakes, colourful lights, nice music, delicious food, and great presents? No one can refuse the power and magic of the holiday season. 


One of the reasons why I love Christmas is because I can get presents. Anything can be given as a present, such as a DS, iPod, telephone, or TV. However, it is the thought that counts. Speaking of presents, one of the greatest things about Christmas is Santa Claus! He takes his reindeer sleigh to go around the whole country-even the whole world-to give presents to children. When you meet Santa, you can take pictures with him. He
is very nice with everybody. Some people think that Santa Claus is real, while some believe that there is no Santa Claus. If it is possible, I hope I can see Santa come to my home through the chimney. I had a
dream about Christmas one night, where Santa Claus came to visit me with his big bag. When he opened the bag, I could see many presents in it. He allowed me to take only one, but I got to choose before anyone else. Guess what I touched? Glasses, pants, jackets, belts, chocolate, and candy! After taking my presents,
Santa kissed my forehead and then left my home.

Santa seems to love travelling with his reindeer sleigh, but if I were him, I would travel with a dog sled and use a team of husky dogs. This is because sometimes, I think that the reindeer cannot run very fast. My brother disagrees with me though. He thinks that the reindeer can also run very fast if there is an urgent situation.

Day after day, I count down the days until Christmas with my fingers. When I go to bed every night, I know that a new day will come tomorrow and that means that Christmas is getting closer to the date. I get more and more excited, especially because I already know what present I am getting for Christmas. But, that is a secret that I will keep hidden until Christmas day. 


As for now, let us be quiet and patient as we wait for the wonderful moment. We should save our excitement and energy, and release it all together when the merry day comes. Then, we can sing and dance together, hand in hand, and just enjoy the holiday.

Dear Christmas, I love you!

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Illustration by Vicky Liu

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