A Royal Wedding Pajama and Tiara Party With Tweens

Our tweens are getting up early to watch the Royal Wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William this Friday morning, and we'll celebrate by having a traditional British tea for breakfast (the wedding will be at 11am London time which will be 6am here in Washington). An event with this much (literal!) pomp and circumstance does not happen everyday, and the spectacle of the event has piqued all of our tweens' curiosity.

On the menu: scones, clotted cream, raspberry jam, lemon curd, strawberries with cream, and (of course!) English Breakfast tea. We are definitely not morning people, so to make things easier the tweens will mix the dry ingredients for the scones the night before. When the alarm clock rings, we'll take the cold scone mix out of the fridge, add the eggs and buttermilk and then bake them off (these scones will turn out extra light and flakey as a result of the overnight chilling). Scones are easy to make with tweens because the dough requires so little handling - and in fact turns out better the less it is mixed - and this last step can be done while still groggy. Our favorite recipe for scones is from Martha Stewart.

We'll watch the Royal Wedding and have breakfast in bed before school on Friday morning. The tweens will be in their pajamas and wearing any tiaras we find in their old dress-up bin. Your tween could also make a pipe cleaner tiara and ring just for the event with pipe cleaners and beads - bonus points for using a red, white and blue theme.

Should you have the energy at 6am to decorate, check out this funky Rule Britannia party theme for a Royal Wedding Viewing Party from Bird's Party:

In doing research on what to serve at a Royal Wedding viewing party, we came across a company that makes "jellies" (the American version is Jell-O): Bompas and Parr. This company is run by two young British guys who are on a mission to bring Jell-O back into style. They've done jelly art installations at the SFMOMA and are known for making fantastic flavor combinations and architectural interesting jellies. They've made a special jelly mold of Buckingham Palace in honor of the wedding, and here's their piece from The Today Show earlier this week:

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A Tween's Report on the 2011 White House Easter Egg Roll

We were fortunate enough to receive tickets to this year's White House Easter Egg Roll, and one of our tweens wrote this report of our experience:

The White House Easter Egg Roll 2011 was an amazing experience. Despite the heat and long lines, the event was amazing. Thousands of families milled around the White House Ellipse Garden in front of the White House participating in many activities, booths, and performances that the whole family could enjoy. The theme of this year's Roll was "Get Up And Go!" which partners Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" movement. The booths were all about staying healthy and eating right by showing parents (and kids) new recipes and ways to get active through fun activities. 

Being an Easter Egg Roll, there had to be one as one of the many activities. The roll was directly in front of the White House and allowed kids of all ages to try and roll a colorful egg to the Finish line first by hitting it with a spoon. The toddlers and younger kids just scooted the egg along with the help of their parents and occasionally got distracted and would run off with the egg in hand. However, the older kids flicked the egg across the grass with a fiery determination in their eyes. Another activity, inspired by the Easter Bunny, was called "Hop To It!" in which there was many types of jump rope contests for kids to try. 

Families were not the only ones on the White House grounds, there was a large number of small children cartoon and storybook characters who were there to take pictures with the little kids. To name a few, there was Peter Rabbit, Curious George, Word Girl, Madeleine, Clifford, and Diego. Speaking of stories, the grandson of the author of Madeleine was there to read one of the Madeleine stories to the kids in the story area. Barrack Obama was there to, to read a story to the little kids. Willow Smith was also at the Roll to sing 21st Girl. Another performance took place there in the afternoon were a band called Mindless Behavior. They are a group of young teenagers who are friends in a band. They are all extremely talented in dancing and singing. While they performed, a woman was on the stage using sign-language to communicate the lyrics of the song to some of the deaf people in the crowd. I found this as an extremely kind and touching gesture. Towards the end of the event, Malia and Sasha Obama came out of the White House to enjoy the weather and watch the Mindless Behavior concert. As everyone was leaving, we were handed Easter inspired gifts: a colorful egg with the White House Easter Egg Roll logo on one side and Barack and Michelle Obama's signatures on the other, and a box of Peeps. The Roll of 2011 was a great and well-done event that will make this year's Easter one to remember.

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Best Last-Minute Easter Gifts For Tweens - All Under $5

In case you've left Easter shopping to the last-minute - or just need a few little items to hide in their eggs in addition to all that candy - here are our quick picks for a tween's Easter basket (all of which can be found at the drugstore):
- Revlon's scented nail polishes - these come in scents like "beach", "lemon", and "lilac"
- SillyBandz ('nuf said)
- $5 gift cards from iTunes
- Mini erasers from Japan
- Patterned duct tape (fantastic for craft projects - our tweens are partial to the neon and tie-dye ones)
- Colorful ponytail elastics
- <a href="http://shoptwixt.blogspot.com/2011/04/best-easter-basket-gifts-for-tweens-for.html">Lingo rubber bracelets</a>
- Wisp portable, disposable toothbrushes - especially if your tween has braces
- Silly Putty (Bonus: these containers are egg-shaped!)

Have fun this Easter, and stay tuned for our tweens' live report from the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday!

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Best Easter Basket Gifts for Tweens - For Less Than $2.00

We just found these cool bracelets for tweens at our local CVS. They're just $1.99 and are perfect to hide in plastic eggs during our tweens' Easter egg hunt. We love that they are age-appropriate for tweens and will help to make their Easter not too little-kid-like.

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The Perfect Gift for the Golden Prize Egg on Easter for Tweens

This year, our tweens' golden eggs in the Easter egg hunt will contain these beautiful sterling silver and glass lockets. We've strung them on simple silk cords to match their Easter dresses. These lockets are glass on both sides and can be filled whatever the tweens choose to insert - sort of live a mini-shadow box. We can't wait to see what they put in their lockets!

Similar lockets from UncommonGoods.com

Tweens, First Periods, Designer Pads and the New York Times

We were a bit shocked to read the article in today's New York Times, "A Younger Group For Feminine Products". The article, which ran in the Times' Advertising column, focused on Kotex's launch of a new line of feminine products for tween girls called "U by Kotex Tween" and their corresponding websites for girls (www.UbyKotex.com/HelloPeriod) and for moms (www.Kotex.com/tween).

According to Kotex' research, girls are getting their first periods as young as age 8 (which was the part that shocked us) - according to the "Journal of Adolescent Health" in 2007, the average age for first periods was 12.4 years old, and cited in the New York Times article is the medical journal "Pediatrics" which found that 15% of girls in the U.S. have their first period at age 7. We could not find that study in "Pediatrics" but did find a study in "Pediatrics" from 2006 that stated that only 10% of girls have their period by age 11 and that "studies have confirmed that a higher gain in body mass index (BMI) during childhood is related to an earlier onset of puberty."

The website for moms is educational and features Dr. Lissa Rankin, a gynecologist and author of “What’s Up Down There?: Questions You’d Only Ask Your Gynecologist if She Was Your Best Friend.” Dr. Rankin says, "A lot of moms have a hard time even talking to their own peers about this issue and have to get over their own embarrassment so they can have a candid, fun and supportive conversation with their daughters." The website for girls features written accounts of girls dealing with their first periods and a section to ask questions (which ironically requires users to verify that they are at least 13 years old - which we understand is necessary for COPPA compliance but is at odds with a website directed at tweens). We appreciate that both sites offer content that is focused more on education and less on product sales.

Kotex is also apparently running an online design contest to make pads more fashionable; the winner gets to meet fashion designer Patricia Field.

Other recent articles on medical studies and tween health are here:

• A link between tuning out to music and depression in tweens and teens
• "Facebook Depression" in tweens and teens
• Tweens need sleep - and are not getting near enough

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The Best Easter Basket Gifts for Tweens: Glitter Peeps Necklace

We came across this glittery Peeps necklace and think it is the perfect accessory to gild your tween's Easter outfit. We love that it reminds us of our favorite colorful marshmallow but won't upset the orthodontist.

Available at the Peeps Online Store; necklace in pink or yellow glitter $12.90

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A Lilly Beach Cruiser!

We just heard of the most amazing bike: a beach cruiser made in a Lilly Pulitzer print! This would be perfect for hanging out at the beach - the ultimate for your Lilly-lover.

$450 by special order

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Dolce and Gabbana Heart Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber is on his World Tour, and this weekend he played in Milan, Italy. Major fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of Dolce & Gabbana threw a party for The Biebs after his concert on Saturday night. The designers are fans of the star, and he has been sporting their clothes at recent awards shows.

Dolce & Gabbana hosted the party at their restaurant, Gold, and set up a VIP area with the star's name in huge gold letters. Mr. Gabbana said: "We like him a lot, although he's very young, he's very attentive towards style and he takes care of his look".

Photo credits: The Telegraph

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Addressing The Issues Facing Women and Girls on the World Stage

We've just learned about an amazing organization that is working to highlight the issues facing women and girls worldwide, but they're doing it in a very different way: by mirroring the structure of the G20 Summit and addressing economic factors (such as economic freedom, health, education, issues facing adolescent girls, and gender equality, poverty and economic growth) that can raise up women and girls around the world. The Girls20Summit had its first meeting in Toronto last year (the site of last year's G20 Summit) and is meeting again in Paris this fall (in the same country as this year's G20 Summit). It brings together 20 young women from around the world "to encourage G8 and G20 leaders to elevate the importance of political empowerment and economic freedom for girls and women in developed and developing nations."

"The Girls20 Summit is modeled after the G20 Summit and will convene one girl from each G20 country plus one girl from the African Union chair country (Equatorial Guinea). Delegates will come together two weeks before the G20 Leaders to discuss, debate and design innovative ideas." One young woman will be chosen from applicants to represent each of the following G20 countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the UK, the USA, a representative of the European Union, and a representative from the African Union Chair country, Equatorial Guinea.

If you know a young woman 18-20 years old interested in working with this organization, she can apply online to become a Girls20Summit Delegate. Applications are due April 15th, and the Girls20Summit will be held in Paris, October 18 - 21, 2011.

This organization has some heavyweight powers supporting it including Melinda Gates, the Clinton Foundation, the NIKE Foundation, the World Bank, and Goldman Sachs.

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The Best Easter Basket Gifts for Tweens: Quiz Books

Most Easter gifts we've seen are perfect for younger kids, but we're on a quest to find the coolest Easter gifts for tweens. To help make our tweens' Easter baskets reflect their age and interest, we're including some quiz books made just for them:

• Tabletopics is a popular party game, and they've just released a portable version. We've got a long ride to grandmother's house this Easter, so we're going to try the Tabletopics To Go for Kids to help pass time. $9
• We've written about the series "Coke or Pepsi?" - these are perfect for sleepovers, at parties, on car trips, etc. (And we're giving away a set of these for free! Just "Like" our Facebook page and post a comment about the books.) 
• Mad Libs are classic, but they've just launched a very modern Mad Lips App for the iPhone and iTouch. For your wired tween, this could be perfect. $3.99

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The Best Easter Basket Gifts for Tweens: Origami Lucky Stars

Our tweens' seem to have developed a bit of an origami obsession of late - which may be due to their recent origami crane project for Japan. Whatever the reason, origami is an entertaining and fun (and quiet!) activity that your crafty tween will love. We've left hints for the Easter bunny to fill our tweens' eggs with little strips of origami paper so that they can fold these "lucky stars" and love that this idea helps to distinguish a tween's Easter basket as original, inexpensive and crafty.

Origami star strips are widely available, and this website sells them for $3.00 for a package of 100 (instructions are included) - or you could simply cut letter-size, lightweight paper into one-half-inch long strips.

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New Study Warns Tuning Out to Music Could Signal Depression in Tweens

A study was just published in the "Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine" that found a link between passive media habits, such as tuning out to t.v. and music, and "major depressive disorder" in tweens and tweens.

The authors are quick to point out that this does NOT mean that tweens should not listen to music, or that tweens who listen to a lot of music are depressed. But they did find that tweens and teens who were depressed opted to listen to music and tune-out using "passive media" whereas kids who consumed media actively (for example, reading or actively engaging in phone conversations) tended not to suffer from depression. The study found that: "The group that reported the most reading, for example, had a 90% lower risk of being depressed than the group that reported reading the least."

Dr. Primack from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine was one of the primary authors of the study, and said, “We sort of thought to ourselves that when you have depression, your brain is not working properly. So it’s much harder to sit down to a book and have to use a lot of the frontal lobe of your brain to create the story and the characters in your head, whereas, it should be quite easy to flop down in front of a television and turn on whatever’s there.”

The key takeaway is to watch for how much your tween zones out using various media; listening to music for hours on end and an inability to read for a length of time may be signs of depression.

Note: MsTwixt does not have a membership to JAMA,  so we could not access the entire study. The abstract can be viewed for free here.

Source: The Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, WebMD

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The Best Easter Basket Gifts for Tweens: Gummi Bear Ear Phones

More treats to make your tween's Easter basket the best ever: these gummi bear ear phones look good enough to eat! They look like real gummi bears - and smell like real gummi bears - but they're candy for her ears.

These would be perfect for a tween's Easter basket (see our list from last year for more ideas) or tucked inside a golden egg.

From Sakar Industries, $9.99

More ideas for your gummi bear fan: giant gummi bears, a gummi bear night light, or a gummi bear chandelier.

Note: While we do prefer the over-the-ear style of headphone especially for everyday use by tweens, these gummi bear ones are perfect for tweens on-the-go because they're so lightweight and compact.

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The Best Easter Basket Gifts for Tweens: Classic Bunny Slippers

Tweens still love to find treats in their Easter basket - here's how to make her basket the hippest in town.

Our first pick is the classic bunny slipper (Debby Ryan wore these in "16 Wishes"). For some reason, bunny slippers are nearly impossible to find these days, but we found a site that carries them online. They're $29.95 for adult sizes 5 and up, and $24.95 for kids' sizes.

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Harry Potter Exhibition Last Stop: New York City

A very special exhibit has been making stops at museums across the country since 2009: the Harry Potter Exhibition. It features pieces used to make the films and is the single largest collection of Harry Potter "artifacts". This tour is making its last stop in the U.S. in New York City - it opens today for a sneak peek weekend and has its Grand Opening at Discovery Times Square on April 5th.

We visited the collection when it was at the Museum of Science in Boston last winter, and our tween's review of it is below:

"'Harry Potter, the Exhibition' was one of the most exciting exhibitions I have ever been to. My mom, my sister and I went to the Museum of Science in Boston to see 'The Harry Potter Exhibition'.  I thought it would be a room with a bunch of props in it - boy was I wrong. We paid for the audio tour so we got these things that looked like walkie talkie, and the person who was handing them out told me I could listen to the introduction while I waited. After listening to the introduction, I knew that what I had first thought about the exhibition was completely wrong. First, the tour guide led us to a room with the Sorting Hat in it, and my sister and I got sorted (I am in Gryffindor!). Then we were led into the Exhibition…….If I had to use one word to describe it, it would be WOW! They had everything from the movies that I had wanted to see. There was a section for each character, in the section they had their clothes, their wands, their most important props, and, in other words, they had everything!!! When they were done with the characters they had the most important rooms and everything in them, it was AWESOME!!! At the end, they had a gift shop which had so many things I had a hard time choosing what I wanted. It was so cool!!! I was about to write FIVE STARS FROM ME but that is not enough so SIX STARS FROM ME!!!"

As you can tell, our tweens LOVED this collection, and as a mom who is a bit of a Potter-head, I was also quite impressed by the staff working the exhibition. They are in character as Hogwarts students and were very into their roles. Little bits like that, how they "sorted" museum attendees, how they treated us in the gift shop - they all added up to make truly wonderful experience. I understand that the exhibition in New York contains new items from the last film, so we'll plan a road trip to see it again. We definitely got our money's worth out of the tickets - we stayed for five hours in the galleries in Boston and took in every detail (My favorites? The shop window exhibit from Honeydukes and the Great Hall set from the Yule Ball.).

The exhibit will run until September 5th, 2011 at the Discovery museum (located at 226 West 44th Street (between Broadway & 8th Ave)). Tickets are $19.50 for tweens, $25.00 for adults.

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Twelve Year Old Tween, Savannah Robinson, In Diva-Off With Jennifer Hudson

And she holds her own! In case you missed it, Ellen DeGeneres has discovered twelve-year old tween Savannah Johnson with pipes that left us breathless. She invited Ms. Johnson to appear on The Ellen Show this week to sing alongside Jennifer Hudson. Check out the video below:



Ms. DeGeneres had previously discovered Greyson Chance and Maria Aragon. We're looking forward to following young Savannah's music career.

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A Tween's Review of "Coke or Pepsi?"

When I had my store, Twixt, we ran dozens of workshops with tween girls on topics ranging from Inauguration Ball gown sketching to how to cope with peer pressure to her dream room interior design to mother-daughter relationships. We began nearly every workshop with an ice breaker and the most fun ones came from the book series "Coke or Pepsi?"

"Coke or Pepsi?" is a book with questions for girls to ask other girls about their interests, their likes and dislikes, etc. Our own tweens love to bring these books on sleepovers, to parties, on road trips, etc. The publishers just released out a new edition of the book, and our eldest tween's review of it is here:

"I thought the "Coke or Pepsi?" Girl Diary was awesome! It is chock full of great diary entry spurring ideas! Some of these ideas include a virtual tree to carve your own personalized message into, space to write the letter you’ll never send, and a page to turn your own drama into a movie poster. I also really enjoy this because even if your not a writer there is still ways to get your feelings on paper. Only suggestions - maybe a more discreet cover for privacy you know? Thanks "Coke or Pepsi?" for a GREAT space for a girl to unwind at the end of a day!! <3 "

The publishers gave us two copies of this series to give away, and we're thrilled to share this with our readers as our April giveaway (congrats to our March giveaway winner, Hailey, who won the Justin Bieber Special Edition 3-D Glasses). To win these books, you all you have to do is become a fan of MsTwixt on Facebook and post a comment on our Wall about this book (if you're already of fan of ours on Facebook (thank you!) - just post a comment about this book on our Wall). We'll select two winners at random from those who post comments, and you can post as many comments as you'd like. (NOTE: Tweens: if you would like to enter this contest, you must have your parent enter. As Facebook's policy is that you must be 13 years or older to have a profile, we hope that this helps to ensure that parents only enter. This is because we want to respect the privacy of tweens and will not collect personally identifiable information on kids. As always, please be smart online - see our tips on online safety for tweens as a reminder.) We'll draw one winner on April 8th and another on April 15th.

Note: as a reminder, MsTwixt is strictly editorial and there is no pay-to-play. We receive lots of requests to review products and turn down nearly all of them. This is one of those few times when what we love and have recommended in the past matched up with a chance to share the item with our readers. Unlike most blogs, we never do paid product reviews - you're getting the dish straight-up.)

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What's Cool for Tweens in April: MsTwixt's Calendar

Ms Twixt's Calendar

• Apr 1 "Hop" the movie opens
• Apr 2 National Cherry Blossom Festival Fireworks at 830pm
• Apr 2 Kids Choice Awards on Nick at 8pm
• Apr 2 Hans Christian Andersen's birthday
• Apr 4 "Race to Nowhere" screening at National Cathedral in D.C.
• Apr 5 Harry Potter Exhibition opens at Discovery Theatre in NYC
• Apr 8 "Soul Surfer" movie opens (starring Anna Sophia Robb)
• Apr 8 "Born To Be Wild" nature documentary opens
• Apr 8 1st April Giveaway: "Coke or Pepsi?"
• Apr 9 National Cherry Blossom Parade in D.C.
• Apr 10 GW/Cherry Blossom Rowing Invitational on the Potomac
• Apr 12 Beverly Cleary's birthday
• Apr 12 National Licorice Day
• Apr 15 Anthony Horowitz book signing for "Scorpia Rising" at Politics & Prose
• Apr 15 "Lemonade Mouth" premieres on Disney Channel at 8pm
• Apr 15 2nd April Giveaway: "Coke or Pepsi?"
• Apr 16-17 PEEPS Weekend at Gaylord National Harbor
• Apr 17 Washington Post PEEPS Diorama Contest winners announced
• Apr 15 "Rio" the movie opens (featuring Anne Hathaway)
• Apr 15 Emma Watson's birthday
• Apr 20-22 Big Band JAM Jazz Festival - by kids, for kids
• Apr 22 Earth Day
• Apr 22 Tavi Gevinson's birthday
• Apr 22 National Jelly Bean Day
• Apr 23-24 PEEPS Weekend at Gaylord National Harbor
• Apr 25 White House Easter Egg Roll
• Apr 28 Greyson Chance & Cody Simpson in concert at Sixth & I Synagogue in D.C.
• Apr 29 "Prom" the movie opens
• Apr 30 Drew Seeley's birthday

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