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Parents traveling with kids are always thankful to find a children’s play area at an airport that gives kids a chance to work off some energy and maybe get tired out enough to sleep on the plane. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has several really great play areas for children, but now it has something even better:
Several airports around the country will be marking Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22 with free gifts for travelers. At Denver International Airport (DEN) they’ll be distributing these reusable grocery shopping bags to passengers in the (main) Jeppesen Terminal. At Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), more than two dozen kids from the East Boston YMCA
The Washington Post has posted a “Peeps Show” of the 40 top entries in their 3rd annual Peeps Diorama Contest.  You can vote for your fave. May I suggest #7: Nightmare at 20,000 Peeps, by Allie Berg and Jonathan Herr. “A re-creation of the famous episode of the classic “Twilight Zone” episode “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet,”
The winners of a variety of  “Pose the Peeps” contests are being announced today.  Here’s one of the winners in the contest held by the Seattle Times: it’s called “Miracle on the Hudson: 155 Peep-ole safe!” by someone named Sky Flirt. Congratulations!
Update: 1:15 pm:  Organizers say the “Take Me Out the Ballgame” song contest at Boston Logan Airport has been rescheduled to Friday, April 17th from noon to 2 pm. Update: Yikes! Red Sox opening day is postponed! Logan Airport contest may be postponed/altered as well.  Stay tuned. (10:30 am). Tomorrow (Tues., April 7, 2009) from