Thanks for the great ideas .. though I'm not too sure that parents would like the pg 3 Sun activity!!!!! We are really fortunate in our school (due to some encouragement from me!)that we have 6 digital cameras that teachers and students can use in lessons. We haven't yet explored the possibility of letting kids take the cameras home - a worthy idea to look into more fully - thanks! Keep the ideas coming... thanks so much for the input. Jan :-)