Sentences with phrase «as a surprise to kids»

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Is it surprising that a four - star admiral known as the world's deadliest man begins by telling you the same thing that your mom probably got after you to do as a little kid?

As many times guest or kids give a surprised order to make rajma chawal and at that time this trick can do wonders for you.

As a kid I use to slice the tape of my gifts, unwrap, then carefully rewrap — that's how much I hate to be surprised by gifts.

When I was a kid and my mom gave me a persimmon to try for the very first time, I was surprised it didn't taste like a tomato, as persimmons very much resemble tomatoes.

If your only impression of lima beans is those boring little green things your parents forced you to eat as a kid, you're in for a pleasant surprise.

While it might come as a surprise, chile peppers are the new kids on the block when it comes to skin care.

He dressed up as Karl the security guard and organized for some kids to go to the Montreal Canadiens practice rink for a holiday surprise.

Tweet Home is a movie my kids spied as a trailer while watching another months ago and my little one noted that it was close to her birthday so wanted it as her birthday surprise party.

Anyway, as I looked through the kids» toys, I was surprised to see that the vast majority were made in China, including brands like Fisher Price, Lamaze, and even Melissa & Doug (which I wrote about here).

The surprising pop as the bubbles burst will be amazing and may elicit hearty giggles from him, especially if there are a few other kids around to engage in the activity.

As I discussed in my post, «Why Kids + Food = Conversational Hot Potato,» you may find to your surprise that the loudest opponents to change are actually other parents.

E.g., I was surprised to learn that many high schools here in Houston have a single lunch hour for thousands of kids and this is one reason schools are turning a blind eye to the illegal junk food sold on campus as fundraisers.

They can bring home an income and be wonderful caregivers for their kids, but the message I was trying convey to you is that since we learn gender roles early on, it is to no surprise why as young boys, one would learn values that are geared more towards homeward stability and success, rather than other virtues, i.e. dependent behavior.

But then, I've extended nursed two kids, as have my mama friends, so maybe BF - ing has become totally normal to me (in fact, bottle - fed babies surprise me more at this point!).

I've also been surprised as I do my «Notes from the Field» features to see how often dessert is served as part of the school lunch in my kids» cafeteria.

I'm not surprised at all that McDonald's is pulling a stunt like this, I am surprised it's legal for them to market it to kids and parents as healthy.

So it's no surprise that she's curated a massive following on her blog and social media accounts, given her posts about home life with young kids always seem to leave us feeling completely and utterly understood, as well as inspired.

Taking into consideration sensory aspect of slime, goop and other creepy things we give them to play with over Halloween season, it really should not come as a surprise that kids adore these activities.

I was surprised to find out just how many people don't follow the recommendations designed to protect their own kids http://wp.me/p1smYI-al especially as the kids get older.

Those surprises shouldn't include the things that you are putting on your child's plate, though, as we all strive to give our kids healthy foods.

However, I am reminded of our conversations about birthday cupcakes, sneaking carrots in smoothies, and a few others where you've insisted on creating a «kid - friendly» version of life that bears no resemblance to the real thing for your kids with respect to mental and emotional challenges such as refusing a cupcake when everyone else is eating them, or being confronted with the irrationality of one's own food refusals by surprise.

It's only after they are around other children who have already latched onto this notion that kids don't like vegetables and after they start watching television where cartoons, commercials, and other television shows perpetuate the «kids don't like vegetables» notion (if you watch kid's programming, you'd be surprised at the number of times that either kid characters in shows or television commercials portray vegetables as yucky) that they are exposed to the much - accepted norm that kids don't like vegetables — and so they decide that vegetables are yucky.

You need to know what your child is watching so you don't end up surprised if a show, game, or website proves to be not as kid - friendly as you thought.

And while most parents would say they want to raise compassionate kids, they might be surprised to discover just how little they're actually modeling the behaviors they hope to pass on — qualities such as unconditional love, gentleness, forgiveness, patience, gratitude, humility, and more.

You could do it as a surprise for your children, or take your kids out with you to join in the fun leaving messages for their schoolmates.

I was surprised too, but after some research and careful trial with my research team (aka my kids) in our lab (aka my kitchen), I have to agree that not only are kids capable of using «real knives» at a much younger age than I expected but that there do seem to be some psychological benefits as well.

After work, we gave the kids their gifts and watched as they open it with excitement, and ordered some Chinese food for dinner; then after the kids went to bed, my husband surprised me with his gift.

So as they look forward to the next party, surprise them with beautiful kid's party dresses from Myntra and watch them jump with joy.

You'd be surprised how uncomfortable some of your underwear can get as your hips expand to make way for that kid.

If you have kids, grand kids, retired, or otherwise, those are important pieces of information to list as no one wants any surprises at that age.

And so it goes: Marlo cares for the kids while Drew works and plays, occasionally pausing to deliver one of those slightly surprised nice - guy looks that the likable Mr. Livingston has a near patent on: eyebrows gently perturbed, face drained of readable emotion, voice slightly rising as if in innocent protest.

Charley gives another look here: one of surprise, as if he weren't expecting it, and of gratitude, because he genuinely appreciates that his dad would give what little he has to Charley, and of sincerity, because he is, above all else, a good kid.

As such, «The Dark Horse» is as good a title as any for a film that takes an overplayed genre — the inspirational mentor story — and still manages to surprise, sneaking up to deliver a powerful emotional experience within a formula we all know by heart: After suffering a nervous breakdown, a Maori chess champ volunteers to coach a group of disadvantaged kidAs such, «The Dark Horse» is as good a title as any for a film that takes an overplayed genre — the inspirational mentor story — and still manages to surprise, sneaking up to deliver a powerful emotional experience within a formula we all know by heart: After suffering a nervous breakdown, a Maori chess champ volunteers to coach a group of disadvantaged kidas good a title as any for a film that takes an overplayed genre — the inspirational mentor story — and still manages to surprise, sneaking up to deliver a powerful emotional experience within a formula we all know by heart: After suffering a nervous breakdown, a Maori chess champ volunteers to coach a group of disadvantaged kidas any for a film that takes an overplayed genre — the inspirational mentor story — and still manages to surprise, sneaking up to deliver a powerful emotional experience within a formula we all know by heart: After suffering a nervous breakdown, a Maori chess champ volunteers to coach a group of disadvantaged kids.

It may be just that they became second nature to me as a kid through constant practice, but I'm surprised that you have such difficulty with the blue sphere stages, Elisha.

He and the kid enter the room, and it might have come as a minor surprise, if not for the fact that Marshall has Jesse take a photo of the happy family together off the wall about two minutes before that (to hide the truth from her parents).

Being a 90's kid I have to admit I wasn't expecting this version of Jumanji to be anywhere near as good as the original with Robin Williams, however, I was pleasantly surprised!

Not surprising considering the handheld is about to enter its 8th year on the market, but that certainly makes one wonder how it's going to fare throughout 2018, especially as the Nintendo Switch eats more and more into its family and kids audience...

As if chatting up the coolest kids in the cartoon kingdom wasn't enough, get ready for your eyeballs to be fixed on some never - before - seen content and your jaw to drop at a rad surprise or two.

It should come as no surprise that Harold played favorites among his kids, grooming Matthew to become an artist while neglecting Danny's musical talent, and seemingly ignoring his daughter Jean (Elizabeth Marvel) altogether.

If you told me an earlier draft of the script portrayed pugilist hero Billy Hope as a gifted violinist who puts down the fiddle and steps into the ring to pay for an operation for his blind kid sister, I wouldn't be surprised.

That these kids were rejected by every university they applied to isn't nearly as surprising as a major studio accepting this shallow, underdeveloped idea for a comedy.

Breezy isn't easy, however, and Reynolds was at his laid - back best in the first Smokey And The Bandit picture, which I was surprised to find, when I revisited it not long ago, has more of a blithe screwball feel than I recognized as a little kid.

Even more surprising, one of the pupils, a kid known as «Rock» (Rob Brown), is the same hoodlum who inspired Dulaine to take this step in the first place.

Kids and Media: Helping Parents Set Limits on Media Use The results of a recent survey about kids and media use — and its impact on schoolwork — comes as no surprise to educatKids and Media: Helping Parents Set Limits on Media Use The results of a recent survey about kids and media use — and its impact on schoolwork — comes as no surprise to educatkids and media use — and its impact on schoolwork — comes as no surprise to educators.

Warnings from history It should come as no surprise that TV chef turned activist, Jamie Oliver has stepped up his campaign on healthy eating for kids with his attendance at this year's One Young World conference in Switzerland to try and force the obesity issue with the UN, alongside calls from medical journal, the Lancet for international governments to wake up and take action before it is too late.

It should come as no surprise that private charter operators and their employees are driven by economic imperatives to avoid accepting children whose scores are tough to raise, like kids who are English language learners.

The fact that the i20 Coupe was developed as a smaller proposition to the 2016 Hyundai Veloster rather than a three - door hatch is also surprising, but it seems Hyundai isn't kidding when it comes to tackling more and more car niches.

With respect to the idea children aren't reading anymore, I was actually surprised by the number of kids in my 6th grader's class who listed as their fondest wish to have a library with comfortable chairs and every book every printed.

So it shouldn't be surprising if the company now has a kid specific tablet device to offer as well.

Also, with school age kids as the primary clientele, it shouldn't come as a surprise that the tablet comes with some built - in restrictions and is a lot different from being a full blown tablet designed to impress with its speed and performance.