| Show WHAT’S Honda hops on the wagon train The family car of the ’50s — the station wagon — could ride again as the hottest-sellin- g car of the 90s But this time forget the fake wood paneling Honda has the latest entry in a market fueled by burgeoning families A wagon version of the popular Accord is due next month (pictured above) There were 486154 new registrations for each year for the next 5 station wagons last year and car makers aim to sell 500000-60000- 0 Accord be Honda’s built the at to years company’s plant in Marysville Ohio is sure to contribsedan car in the USA was the ute to those numbers Its 1990 best-selli- ng Warm it up on The Customized birth announcements PBS irreverent glitzy the After Werminf (PBS Wednesday 8 pm EST) makes science fun for the whole pontificating writer-ho- “This won't be a family st teach-in- " promises lames Burke The Today’s parents spare no expense with custom-mad- e birth announcements costing as much as $25 apiece And the ideas are propagating Wei Yew author of Storks & Bonis (Quon Editions $65) received several thousand entries for his book of clever announcements One couple put Grouch o Marx masks on themselves and baby to show a family resemblance Jim Bouton’s business was born of new parents’ pride His Big League Cards (100 announcements for $35) look like — what else? — baseball cards “People put the baby on tie front and on the back (it says) he’s already hit three triples for the Yankees" he sap Call or write: Big League Cards 265 Cedar Lane Teaneck N J 07666 ee special on global warming de- livers: It’s 2050 and the world is engaged in a fight against greenhouse gases Dazzling special fects include an imaginary ef- com- puter that zips Burke from 3000 BC to the “recent past" 00 1890 Going shopping? Take the kids without cramping your style With sitters in short supply more savvy businesses now invite parents to bring the kids anyway — to their onsite play areas You might still pay but you don’t have Organic baby food booms Fears about pesticides in apple juice and apple sauce in 1989 sent many parents scurrying to buy organic baby foods — despite the fact they cost about 25 cents more per jar than the variety from top sellers such as Gerber’s or Beech-NThe trend continues: Sales of organic baby food were up 40 percent last year and are expected to double by 1995 The average baby eats more than 500 jars of food by hisher 1st birthday At that rate it would cost $46280 to feed your ic baby organic food compared with $28080 for non-organ- ic ut non-organ- But consider this: Feeding the average-size- d family dog with canned food costs about $375 a year And that’s not counting what they consume in fable scraps to worry about the sitter not showing Some options: BALLSTON COMMON shopping center in Arlington Va offers “Fun Times The Great Escape” for kids with a carousel video games crafts plays and a model train Fees: $6 membership then 5 cents a minute 3-- LOS CERRITOS NEXT 22 USA Sandy Grabam and Eatby MeCleary night-footba- November 16-l- g 1990 Va mall Parents get beepers so they can be found if needed Cost: $4 per child WEGMAN’S SUPERMARKET in Rochester NY has built a ploratorium” a Victonan-styl- e playhouse microscopes a theater with camcorders synthesizers and facility that’s part child-car- e center and part kids’ muse- average but Wegman’s shoppers get discounts if um with a toddlers’ It’s Frank Deed’s first Thanksgiving home after spending 44 months as a Beirut hostage WEEKEND WEEKEND in Los Cerritos Calif gives Monll widows a day break From 6 to 8 pm a child-cacenter right at the mall supplies dinner and activities for kids ages 2 to 12 re Stories by Carol Clorman CENTER Director offun: Carol ff'ick runs 'Fun Times’ at Arlington “ex- - more Cost: $4 an hour on they reserve a day ahead Winter getaways for the whole family 0 I 1 |
