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Time to Get Artsy: It’s National Craft Month!

March 28, 2012 By

Do you love to create and make crafts? Well, March is National Craft Month, and you can celebrate by getting artsy!

Making crafts is wonderful way to spend time with family and friends. It is a great way to practice or learn a new skill, and they make wonderful homemade gifts (Mother’s Day is coming up soon)! From coloring and painting, to knitting and sewing, there is a craft for everyone no matter what your crafting ability!

Need an idea for a great, simple craft to make? Check out these ideas from New Moon Girls!

Check out How To (Do Everything) for even more great craft ideas like friendship bracelets by Autumn, 14, Pennsylvania and photography tips from Sophie, 12, Massachusetts!

Do you have a favorite craft hobby or craft project? Most girls who answered Katherine, 11, New York’s poll said they liked painting best. Over half of the girls who answered Olivia, 12, Massachusetts’ poll said they loved to do photography! How would you answer?

How can you celebrate National Craft Month? What is your favorite way to get crafty? Share with us in the comments below!

Emily

New Moon Intern

Filed Under: New Moon Girls News

Help Celebrate 19 Years of New Moon Girls!

March 20, 2012 By

Happy anniversary!

March 21st is the 19th anniversary of printing the first issue of New Moon Girls! Whether you are a new member, old member, former member or an adult we want you to celebrate with us!

It all started with an idea… Do you know the story of how New Moon Girls began? Check out this interview with New Moon Girls Founder Nancy Gruver!

When we celebrated our 18th anniversary last year, we asked you for your favorite New Moon Girl memories. Click here to see what girls had to say! Do you have a favorite New Moon memory? We want to know! Please share it with us in our survey.

We also asked parents, staff and interns what they thought of New Moon Girls, and they had so many great things to say! Read their stories here.

What makes New Moon Girls so great? Read Clara, 12, Pennsylvania’s list of things she loves about New Moon Girls Magazine, or check out Posie Rose’s video tribute she created for our 18th anniversary!

We want to celebrate with you!

We couldn’t have done it without you! How will you celebrate the 19th anniversary of our first issue? Tell us in the comments below!

 

Love,

Everyone at New Moon Girls

 

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Help Celebrate Music In Our Schools Month!

March 14, 2012 By

Do you play a musical instrument, sing in a choir or just plain love music? March is Music In Our School’s Month!

Creating and playing music is a great form of self expression, and it is fun too! By playing the flute in the school band, the violin in the orchestra or singing in a choir, music is a great way to learn a new talent and share it with others.

Many schools are struggling to save money, and music classes are some of the first to be cut from school programs. Has your school had to cut band, orchestra or choir? It is the goal of Music In Our Schools Month (MIOSM) to “raise awareness of the importance of music education for all children – and to remind citizens that school is where all children should have access to music.”

MIOSM began as a single-day celebration in 1973, but has grown an entire month of learning and sharing the importance of music education. In 1985, MIOSM began celebrating the whole month of March. The theme for 2012 is “Music Lasts a Lifetime.”

Do you want to help keep music in our schools so that you or other kids have the opportunity to learn? You can celebrate MIOSM and help spread the word about the importance of musical education! Here are a few ideas from MIOSM:

  • Create a video for local advocacy. Share it with other girls on NewMoon.com, your principal, mayor or another leader, showing your love and support for music education.
  • Spread awareness by creating a poster supporting MIOSM and ask to hang them up around your school and community!
  • Design and build homemade instruments and create a “band” with your friends!
  • Organize a concert or sing-along and visit a local senior center, hospital or daycare center!
  • Be ambitious! Get the whole school involved and show your support to school leaders.
  • For more great ideas on how your school can celebrate MIOSM, click here.

New Moon Girls love to sing and play instruments, but what would happen if music was no longer taught in our schools? If you are a music lover, share how music plays a role in your life in the Arts and Culture message boards, check out some awesome music created by New Moon Girls, or share your own!

Brooke, 9 Minnesota loves to play the recorder; check out her video here! Have you ever written your own song? Ana, 14, California wrote a song for her friend who moved away. Listen to her sing it here. There are so many different instruments to play from the cello to the shofar (an instrument used during the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah).

How does music play a role in your life? What would you do if your school had to cut music programs? How can you celebrate Music In Our Schools Month and show your support for music education? Share your ideas in the comments below!

Emily

New Moon Intern

Filed Under: Arts & Culture

Celebrate the Girls and Women in Your Life Today!

March 7, 2012 By

Happy International Women’s Day! How will you show the love to the girls and women in your life?

March is Women’s History Month: a month devoted to honoring and paying respect to the generations of women who have changed history for the better.

In addition to Women’s History Month, we consider International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8 an official holiday at New Moon Girls. On this day each year, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire girls and  women, and celebrate their achievements. These range from large rallies like Join Me On The Bridge and business conferences to craft markets and fashion shows. It is a celebration of anything and everything that girls and women are a part of today!

The idea for IWD has been observed since the 1900’s, but has since changed its purpose as women have continued to fight for equality. While that fight is not over, girls and women are more empowered than ever before. IWD is now an official holiday in many countries such as Cuba, Madagascar, Afghanistan and the Ukraine. And, we’ve seen female astronauts, prime ministers and Supreme Court justices. So, instead of focusing on the work yet to be done to achieve equality, IWD is a day to celebrate how far girls and women have already come!

IWD’s theme for 2012 was “Connecting girls, inspiring futures.” Their goal is to ensure that your future is bright, equal, safe and rewarding. As they say on their website, “If every International Women’s Day event held in 2012 includes girls in some way, then thousands of minds will be inspired globally.” How can you help to inspire girls and women everywhere? What inspires you?

IWD is a great day to honor our mothers, sisters, aunts, cousins, friends and ourselves! All the girls and women in our lives deserved to be recognized for everything they do.

How can you celebrate International Women’s Day? What can you do to show your love and respect for the women in your life? How have you been inspired by these women to improve the future for girls everywhere? Share with us in your comments below!

Emily

New Moon Intern

Filed Under: New Moon Girls News

Join Me on the Bridge: March 8!

March 4, 2012 By

by Laura Murray

“Stand with women on March 8 to build bridges of peace and hope for the future.”

Join Me On The Bridge logo

On March 8, women will be showing their unity and peace on bridges around the world!  March 8 is International Women’s Day, and also the day of Join Me on the Bridge.

Join Me on the Bridge started three years ago when women from Congo and Rwanda stood together on the bridge between the two African countries.  Congo and Rwanda have a long history of conflicts involving war, death, and rape.   Most of the wars have been over resources like gold and minerals.  The horrible violence, especially against women, still continues.  But these women stood together on the bridge to show their unity and called for peace.

The women’s demonstration fired up the world!  Last year, thousands of people around the globe gathered on bridges to show their support for women in war-torn countries and for women in their own communities.
Join Me on the Bridge celebrates the strength of women and all they have accomplished.  They may be from different countries, speak different languages, and have different cultures…but they are all working together to make a difference!

Watch the videos: Journalist Jude Wanga, who was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo speaks about: What Join Me on the Bridge Means to Me.  For the full video and her story, check out the JMOTB website.  Here’s a link to the video by Women to Women International.

 

There are a lot of problems, such as war and inequality, in the world, but the women and men of all ages standing on the bridges want to show that we do have hope for the future!

Read about the experience of Megan, New Moon Girls online editor, at Join Me on the Bridge.

 

Can’t get to a bridge?  Organize your own event in your town to spread the word about women’s strength!  Look at Rachel’s ideas for ways to participate in International Women’s Day!

Bridges connect people.  They help us get from where we are to a new place.  How will you be a bridge?  Be sure to let us know how you got involved!

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