ROLL OUT THE DOUGH. SHAPE THE DOUGH INTO A BALL OR CUT THEM INTO SHAPES WITH COOKIE CUTTERS.
Click here to listen to: Chilly's Christmas (our first Christmas story)
Hello All,
All Things Inky
Download the All Things Inky Template (.PDF)
Try any or all of these fun activities with Inky!
1. Color Inky your favorite color using markers, crayons, colored pencils, or any other fun coloring tool you have!
2. Paint or color an ocean scene on a piece of paper and then paste Inky somewhere in your seascape!
3. Design Inky's den for him. Where would his bed be? Would he have a kitchen?
4. Use a crayon and color all of Inky's pieces heavily. Really bear down on the crayon so that you cannot see any white spots. When you are finished, flip the paper over to the side that is not colored. Dribble a little vegetable oil on a paper towel and spread it across the paper. Check out the cool effect you've create! Hang Inky on the tree or in the window to create a sun catcher.
5. Practice your counting, addition, subtraction and/or multiplication with Inky! Print out the Head, Arms, and Suction Cup templates. Attach all 8 arms to Inky's head. Cut out all the suction cups. Move them around each tentacle and add them up or take some away.
6. Place as many suction cups as you want on each tentacle and count them up. You can practice counting by 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, or even 10's!
7. Practice your multiplication facts! Place 6 suction cups on all 8 arms and see how many you get? Take them off and place 3 on each arm. How many do you have now?
8. Create a pattern with Inky's tentacles, such as red, green, red, green. If you are a little more daring, use the suction cup template and see how detailed you can make your patterns on his tentacles.
9. Decorate Inky as festive as you can for the holiday season using things around the ocean.
10. Design your very own Inky, Shark, Jellyfish, and Eel. The possiblilities are endless!
Once you've finished your project, take a picture and send it to us at nightlightstories@gmail.com. We'll post it up in our Fan Art section so you can share it with the world! Who knows? Your work of art might just inspire someone else!
Have fun and enjoy!
BRIGHT BIRTHDAY WISHES
We want to send out bright birthday wishes to:
We hope your day SPARKLED!
The boy and *girl took a snooze after a long day at the beach.
The baby is snoozing peacefully on the floor.
We practiced setting the table and taught our friends about table manners.
Some of us peeled the apples and some of us taste tested the apples for our pie.
We cleaned out, washed, seasoned, and dressed the turkey.
We drove our virtual race car while we waited for the turkey to cook.
We sat together, just the four of us, and gave thanks for all our blessings!
We would love to hear how you spent your Thanksgiving Day. Feel free to share with us on the blog or at nightlightstories@gmail.com.
During this time of year, a lot of people take time to reflect on the things they are thankful for in their lives. We here at the Night Light Stories household like to reflect on the past year imprint: a mark made by pressure
1. Mojo was angry in the story when the ferrets were destroying his stuff while they were exploring. There are many ways to calm down when you are angry. Try some of the following strategies next time you get angry.
2. If you are traveling a long distance, see who can find 10 red cars, 10 blue cars and 10 black cars first. If you want to make it a little more challenging, find 20 of each and add in colors like yellow, orange and turquoise. Don't forget to keep score on a piece of paper.
BRIGHT BIRTHDAY WISHES
We want to send out bright birthday wishes to:
We hope your day SPARKLED!
Click here to listen to Part 2 of the Patchwork Pumpkin
Hello All,
JUST ADD IMAGINATION!
Have you ever carved a pumpkin or made a scarecrow? The Night Light Stories household loves to do both. So far, we have created the scarecrow that is pictured below. The pumpkins are scheduled to be carved next weekend when the grandparents arrive for a visit.
We would love to see a picture of your pumpkins, scarecrows, or any of the Harvest time decorations you created this year. Send the pictures to nightlightstories@gmail.com and we will post them on the site for all to enjoy, as well as in our Fan Art.
What did you say? A word of the day! That is right! In our story there are
Ferocious: savagely fierce
Girth: the measure around anything
Muffled: To deaden (a sound)
2. Why does Millie’s father carve the pumpkin without her?
3. Can you name all of the things that are on her father’s list to complete?
JUST ADD IMAGINATION!
2. Create a scary face for Millie's jack-o-lantern. What shapes would you use to make it ferocious looking?
3. Millie's mom uses the idiom "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" in the story. An idiom is a phrase which has a meaning that is commonly understood by speakers of the language, but whose meaning is often different from the normal meaning of the words. You can find a list of idioms at the website http://www.idiomsite.com/. See how many on the list that you have heard of or used before.
BRIGHT BIRTHDAY WISHES
