Brace yourself for the commercialism in the elementary schools. It can be like second hand smoke: your child may not be watching the commercials at home but they get the message indirectly through the peers. Sometimes they even get even direct messages from the teachers, principal and PTA. crazy Uggh! To counter some of it, I'm planning to give charity gift certificates to the children in our extended family. Here's the link:

http://www.charitygiftcertificates.org/