Mirror Message Magic
Classic, easy fun!
ADDED May 12, 2010
Very simply, letters flip backwards when they're held up to a mirror. You know that, right? But do your kids?
Do you have some young readers in your house? If so, start this activity by writing a message in big letters on a blank piece of paper.
Here's a suggestion of a good message to write:
If you can read this, I am going to tickle you!
With just a little thought, you can make your letters backwards. And though it takes a bit of effort, your kids will enjoy the results!
Have them take the message to a mirror to read.
Here are some tips for you:. . .
Enjoy the Twilight!
The world looks very different during this special time of day
ADDED May 11, 2010
Okay, be honest. What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you read the following word: Twilight?
If you answered that movie with those hunky teenagers, well, okay. Fine. I'm not here to judge.
But a long time ago, the word "twilight" actually had a different meaning. It meant that part of the evening where the sun is down below the horizon, and the sky is lit only very dimly.
Today, we'd like you to encourage your kid to "experience" twilight. (Not the movie.)
Here's what the kids should do: . . .
Color Blind Craziness!
See what happens when your kids combine crayons with a blindfold
ADDED May 10, 2010
(In case you can't tell -- and we wouldn't exactly blame you if you can't, the pictures here on today's post are a horse and a monster.)
As you might remember, we enjoy taste tests in our house. It's easy! All you need is a blindfold and some different foods.
Well, one day after finishing a breakfast taste test (strawberry jelly vs. grape jelly, regular cream cheese vs. strawberry cream cheese), the kids wanted to do another activity using the blindfold. So we decided to do some coloring.
This one's pretty easy to explain: put a blindfold on your kid and decide on something to draw. Your child will have fun with the challenge (it is very challenging, as you might imagine) and you guys will get some pretty interesting results!
Try more simple subjects for this kind of drawing. A face is funny to try -- also a house, a sun, a monster, a snake, and so forth. More complicated subjects (a flock of zebras nibbling grass while lions prowl in the nearby grass) might not work so well.
Have fun and tell your kids this is how Michelangelo got his start. (Not really. But maybe Jackson Pollack?)
(Your family may already have some crayons handy, but check out some of our favorites to use 
Custom Crayon Nut Breakfast Bars
Not really delicious or nutritious . . . but creative and fun!
ADDED May 07, 2010
My two kids must have noticed the prominence of bars in our home, because yesterday they started drawing some bars of their own invention.. . .
Your Child, The Next Shakespeare
All you need to know is how to count syllables!
ADDED May 06, 2010
Today we're honoring the bard by counting syllables. For the most part, he used ten of them.. . .
