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Four Chicago Parent readers will win a family four-pack to the premiere of “Space Chimps” featuring the music of the Blue Man Group. The premiere is on Saturday, July 12 at 10 a.m. at the AMC River East in Chicago. The motion picture will hit theaters July 18. To win, tell us what your kids would take with them if they had a chance to go to space. Once you have posted, e-mail your answer, name and your Chicago Parent ID to e-dition@chicagoparent.com. In submitting your comments, you are granting Chicago Parent permission to run them now or in the future. You must post and e-mail us for your answer to be counted. We will not release your information-it is purely for contact purposes. Winners will be chosen at random and may have no affiliation with Wednesday Journal Inc. or its employees.

 

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Kate Pancero
Assistant Editor/Weekend E-dition Editor
FabMama columnist
Chicago Parent

If my daughter went up into space, she would probably just gather up toys and dolls thinking she'll play with them on the trip.  Once in the spaceship, I think her curiosity would take over, the toys tossed aside, and every button on board would have to be pushed!  At bedtime, she'll regret not having her mommy or pacifier at her side.

My kids love the night sky and if they had a change to travel into space they will most likely take our puppy to protect them from Aliens, art supplies to draw the beauty of the universe, and bottled water in case they get thirsty.

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momw4kdis

 

I have three kids and the 11 year old would take some of her favorite books, she loves to read.  The 4 year old would probably take her grandpa cause she loves being with him all the time.  The 2 year old would probably take his carrots and ranch with him.  He loves to snack on those all the time.

My daughter would take a camera and video camera with her. She would love to report all the news in a web-cam show from space.

My son's would probably take their beanie baby that they sleep with and their Nintendo DS Lite.

My 8 & 11 year old have begun to expect that wherever there's an educational outing (museums, zoos), there's a gift shop lurking nearby.  If they went to space, they'd want to take their allowance to buy souvenirs.  I'd enjoy letting them know that space is so "out of this world" that nothing there is for sale. 

Well, I would have said that my daughter, age 7, would take her favorite stuffed elephant, Ellie, and my son, age 5, would take his Thomas trains, but I thought I'd asked them.  Their answers were more practical than I had guessed.  This is what they said:

My son would take food and drinks (bananas, cereal and milk), a guitar for music, flowers, and corn dogs so that when he gets close to the sun, he could cook them and eat them.  He also stated he would "bring back the moon" from his trip for us.

My daughter wanted to bring cinamon bread, peanut butter and jelly, Fruit Loops and water.  She wanted to bring pajamas and a flashlight, too.  She also felt she could use a "code reader" to help her figure out any secret codes she might encounter.

Neither said toys...go figure!

 

 

I have two children, Christopher carry with him your teddy bear, went he was baby he likes much the teddies, My daughter Donna she take with her yours coloring books and crayolas.

My daughter would take her Nintendo DS Lite, some books, and a Webkinz or 2.  In food, she'd take chocolate chip muffins, LOTS of them!

My teenage girl would take a mirror, makeup, and music the three M's that she can't do without.  My 5 yr old son he would take spiderman figure, plusal stuffed toy, his "monkey" figurine from TMNT.

 

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Stacy, Aurora

My kids would take a camera and their favorite stuffed animals.

According to my 5 year old, he would take his basketball to the moon.  However, my 4 year old would take his camera so he could take pictures.  I think that would be my choice too.  Kids on the moon - what a thought!  One day that might be a reality.

Senia Durns - Chicago

I asked my son what he would like to bring with him if he had the chance to go to space and he said a camera. So that he could take lots and lots of pictures so that he could show everyone what he saw.

If my son could take anything with him to space, he would take all of his Elmo toys and videos and all of his toys that sing the ABC's...that, by the way, is his #1 song.  I listen to it like 500 times a day!