INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The paper plates will be used to make the clocks. The analog clock will be used as a reference for making the clocks. Place them on a table and sit with your kid at the table. Let your kid know in an excited voice that, together, you all will be making your very own clocks. For example, "Guess what we are doing today? We are going to make our own clocks!" Have your child hold their paper plate and fold it in half. Then rotate the plate and fold it in half again. The paper plates should have a cross-like crease in the middle. You will use this crease as a reference point. Have your child place a sticker on the top of the clock face where the number 12 should be. Then referencing the analog clock, ask them to write the number 12 under the sticker with a marker. Repeat this for the numbers 3, 6, and 9. Once your kid has placed stickers and numbers on the 12, 3, 6, and 9, ask them to fill in the rest of the clock. Show your kid the analog clock as a reference. For example, tell them to place a sticker where the number 1 should be. Then have them right the number 1 next to the sticker. Repeat this for each number. Have your child draw a line from the center of the clock to each number. Tell your child to color in each pie slice with a different color crayon. Try starting with red at one o'clock, working upward through the rainbow for each number. This will help make the number progression more intuitive for your child than simply using random colors. Draw 2 clock hands on a poster boarda long one for the minute hand and a short one for the hour hand. Have your child cut out the clock hands with scissors. If your child is not old enough to use scissors safely, then cut the minute and hour hands out for them. Place the hour hand on top of the minute hand. Pierce a paper fastener through the ends of the clock hands. Then pierce the paper fastener through the middle of the clock. Turn the clock over and bend the fastener ends to secure the clock hands. Note how similar they look to your kid. Ask your kid if anything else needs to be added to the clock. If nothing else needs to be added, then you can move on.

SUMMARY: Grab 2 paper plates and an analog clock. Fold the paper plates into halves. Place stickers and numbers on the clock. Fill in the clock. Create pie slices on the clock. Make the clock hands. Attach the hands. Hold the paper clock next to the analog clock.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The right end should be shorter, only a couple of inches longer than you want that side to flop down when you finish. This right end will remain static for most of the belt tying procedure. The short end should be pointing to your right.

SUMMARY: Hold the belt across your body in front of your navel. Place the long end of the belt over the short end.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Take time to assess the way you feel about your guy friend. Think back to other romantic relationships and see if what you feel for him is the same. Think about how long you have felt that way. Consider how he makes you feel about yourself. Some questions you can ask yourself are: Do you find him physically attractive? Do you find yourself thinking about him when he isn't there? Are you sad when your time together is up? Do you want to call him when important things happen? When you are transitioning to a relationship with your guy friend, you want to make sure you are doing it for the right reasons. You don't want to do it only because you are lonely, you are on the rebound from a recent breakup, or because you are just physically attracted to him. You need to be sure that the change in your relationship is worth shifting your friendship. You need to make sure you are in the right place to start a relationship. If you work 60 hours a week and don't have time to devote to a relationship, you may not be ready to take the next step. You should also make sure you are over your last relationship, are at a place where you are ready to be in a relationship, and are happy with yourself. This is so you won't try to turn your relationship into something that will help change you, fix you, or make you a better person. Before you ask out your guy friend, you need to make sure you are ready to risk losing him. If he says no, you have to deal with any residual awkwardness that may come from it. You also have to be ready to deal with your feelings and move on if he says no. You don't want to let your feelings get in the way of your friendship. Even if he says yes, there is no guarantee that your relationship will work. However, if you think the risk is worth the relationship you two could have, you should take the risk and ask him out.

SUMMARY: Decide if what you feel is romantic interest. Do it for the right reasons. Analyze where you are in your life. Make sure you are willing to take the risk.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Use a spading fork to very carefully break up the compacted topsoil between the surface roots. Take care not to damage the roots themselves, and go no deeper than 1 inch (2.5 cm). Add garden soil to your newly broken-up topsoil layer, being very careful not to layer on more than 2 inches (5 cm) of new soil. If you add too much new soil, your tree's roots will suffocate, and the tree will eventually die. While you may need to replenish the new soil each year, do not add more than 2 inches (5 cm) of soil to the base of your tree per year. Adding some fertilizer will help keep your tree healthy and prevent the ground cover plants from using up too many valuable nutrients. Following the package directions, sprinkle a little 15-5-10 or 13-13-13 NPK fertilizer over the exposed root area. Pick a hearty plant that doesn't need a lot of sunlight or moisture. In general, the best times to plant ground cover plants are early spring and late fall. A few good options include: Wild violets Ajuga Periwinkle (vinca) Asiatic jasmine Monkey grass

SUMMARY:
Break up the top 1 inch (2.5 cm) layer of soil around the roots. Spread no more than 2 inches (5 cm) of garden soil over the topsoil. Add a light application of general-purpose granular fertilizer. Plant a shade-loving ground cover plant around the base of the tree.