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 Lizette Greco brings their children's drawings to life by creating sewn art based on the drawings. Lizette Greco will also custom make pieces for you if you provide them with your child's drawings.
Lizette Greco's official website - Link
Our Work with Children's Drawings - Link [flickr set]
 I'm going to have nightmares tonight after viewing agentparanoia's "Childhood Fears" photoset. These photos are down-right scary. View the set if you dare. Link.
A couple in Sweden have been given permission to name their son 'Lego'.
Couples in Sweden have previously run into trouble with officials over the names Ikea, Veranda, Metallica and the use of Elvis for a girl.
But the Swedish Administrative Court of Appeals has now overruled an earlier decision to stop a couple naming their child after the brightly coloured plastic building blocks.
In Swedish law, offensive, unsuitable or inappropriate names are all forbidden, as well as names that could embarrass the people they are given to.
Link [ via] Previously:Couple wanting to name new son "4real", Chicago Bears fan changes name to Peyton Manning, Swedish couple naming newborn "Metallica"
10-year-old Johnny Jackson had gone swimming for the first time and more than an hour after his swim he died from 'dry drowning'.
On Sunday, Jackson had taken her son, Johnny, to a pool near their home in Goose Creek, S.C. It was the first time he’d ever gone swimming — and, tragically, it would be his last.
At some point during his swim, Johnny got some water in his lungs. He didn’t show any immediate signs of respiratory distress, but the boy had an accident in the pool and soiled himself. Still, Johnny, his sister and their mother walked home together.
“We physically walked home. He walked with me,” Jackson said, still trying to understand how her son could have died. “I bathed him, and he told me that he was sleepy.”
Later, she went into his room to check on him. “I walked over to the bed, and his face was literally covered with this spongy white material,” she said. “And I screamed.”
A family friend, Christine Meekins, was visiting and went to see what was wrong. “I pulled his arm and said, ‘Johnny! Johnny!’ ” Meekins told NBC. “There was no response. I opened one of his eyes and I just knew inside my heart that it was something really bad.”
Johnny was rushed to a local hospital, but it was too late. Johnny had drowned, long after he got out of the swimming pool.
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A kindergarten teacher in Florida allowed students to vote out a fellow classmate, who is in the process of being diagnosed with autism, from the class.
After each classmate was allowed to say what they didn't like about Barton's 5-year-old son, Alex, his Morningside Elementary teacher Wendy Portillo said they were going to take a vote, Barton said.
By a 14 to 2 margin, the students voted Alex — who is in the process of being diagnosed with autism — out of the class.
Melissa Barton filed a complaint with Morningside's school resource officer, who investigated the matter, Port St. Lucie Department spokeswoman Michelle Steele said. But the state attorney's office concluded the matter did not meet the criteria for emotional child abuse, so no criminal charges will be filed, Steele said.
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Every year in Japan, sumo wrestlers are paired off with infants in a ring. The amateur wrestlers hold up the infants into the air and the infant who cries first is the winner. If the infants cry at the same time then the loudest infant wins.
The purpose of the contest is to pray for children's healthy growth.
Link, Link to photo gallery [via]
A 13-year-old was arrested on felony wanton endangerment chargers for allegedly putting peanut butter cookie crumbs in the lunch box of a classmate with a severe peanut allergy.
"The contaminated lunch box could have resulted in a significant allergic reaction — potentially life-threatening, depending on the child's history," says Dr. Kathy Sheerin, of the Atlanta Allergy and Asthma Clinic, in Atlanta.
Under the Kentucky statue for wanton endangerment, a person is guilty "when, under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life, he wantonly engages in conduct which creates a substantial danger of death or serious physical injury to another person."
Link Previously: Deadly Kiss
I was so psyched to see The Elephant Song posted on Neatorama today. Zach and I found that video over a year ago and it's one of his favorites to watch. It never dawned on me to post it on BlogCadre -- It's a really cute song that should be shared.
Inspired by Neatorama's Elephant Song post, I'm going to share a few other videos that Zach and I stumbled upon a while back. The following songs were put together for the Big Green Rabbit Show (Rocky Mountain PBS show).
The Dinosaurs Song
The Rhino Song
The Iguana Song
The Green Anaconda Song
 This little Korean Beatle, Hero Ha, will make you say "awwwwww" when you hear him sing "Hey Jude". And wait until you hear him hit the high notes... wow-wee! Video [via Neatorama]
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Illustrator Christoph Niemann put together a very cute illustrated story of his travels with his boys, Arthur, Gustav and Fritz, through the New York City subway system. 
