Kids Ink October 2012

Happy Halloween from Kids Ink NW Kids Ink NW is excited to bring you our October issue full of pumpkins, creepy crawlies and mysterious beasts said to roam our fair region. The tales within these pages come from the minds and pens of little goblins from all over SWWashington. Stretching from Ridgefield to Washougal and all parts in between, we have received submissions from families, writ- ing contests as well as the growing list of public and private schools we have partnered with. We continue to be amazed, both with the feedback the magazine has re- ceived as well as the incredible submissions that area children have sent us. The artwork, photography and stories are so much fun to work into the magazine. Perhaps what is most amazing, is that Kids Ink NW is doing exactly what we had hoped it would - creating a charge of excitement in children to see pen and paper as tools for expression and fun, not torture devices wielded by teachers and parents. Thank you to those businesses that support Kids Ink NW and especially to the young writers, photographers and artists that truly make the magazine the special publication that it is. We wish you all a safe Halloween and a bountiful harvest! Seth Sjostrom and Kathi Hansen

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