{"id":1004,"date":"2010-07-26T06:25:17","date_gmt":"2010-07-26T06:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.wordpress.com\/?p=1004"},"modified":"2010-07-26T06:25:17","modified_gmt":"2010-07-26T06:25:17","slug":"10-ways-to-make-today-magical-58","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/26\/10-ways-to-make-today-magical-58\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Ways to Make Today Magical"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Monday!\u00a0 I’m still on hiatus but had to bop in for a quick list.\u00a0 We’re off tomorrow morning for a quick trip with friends who are moving away soon, and then off the next day for another trip to Nebraska.\u00a0 In between, there are dental visits and other to-do items, but we’re focusing on the fun bits!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Here’s a few ways to make some fun memories this week…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

1. Gather up some nut halves and make some darling little creatures like these from Sunshine Daydream<\/a>.<\/span>
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2.\u00a0 Get some bags of water balloons and have a massive water balloon bash.\u00a0 We especially like to throw them super high above our own heads and then run close enough to get wet when they crash down.<\/span>
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3.\u00a0 Bring your child flowers.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 Put some decorative treasures in the yard or garden and move them every few days so the kids can have fun discovering them anew. We have colorful mushrooms that we move all over the yard, tucking them in out of the way spots as a sort of a garden treasure hunt.\u00a0 The kids love to take turns helping me hide them, too!<\/span>
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(Photo by Victoria Bayer)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

5.\u00a0 Try making some Aussie camping food — damper on a stick<\/a>!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

6.\u00a0 Buy or make several sets of wind chimes and put them up in the house and garden.\u00a0 Ask them to help you make up a meaning for what it means when they clink– maybe the wind just blew them a kiss, a fairy entered the room, or someone’s wish came true.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

7.\u00a0 Make some lavender sugar.\u00a0 Put a dozen or so lavender heads in a jar of fine sugar and leave for about two weeks.\u00a0 Use in tea, cookies or any other recipe where you want the delicate flavor.\u00a0 You can also use lemon verbena leaves and other delicious herbs for other flavors.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

8.\u00a0 Cut an old sheet into large wings, have the kids color it with markers, and pin or stitch it to an old shirt.\u00a0 Have the kids run around as butterflies.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

9. \u00a0 Paint masterpieces on your toenails.\u00a0 Boys too! <\/span>
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10. Introduce the kids to something you loved as a child….. cross-stitch, “Black Beauty,” Malomars, roller skating…. start a new tradition and enjoy it all over again!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

And with that, my dears, I’m off again for a bit.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Kiss your children, count your blessings, and don’t forget to take care of you!<\/em>
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Happy Monday!\u00a0 I’m still on hiatus but had to bop in for a quick list.\u00a0 We’re off tomorrow morning for a quick trip with friends who are moving away soon, and then off the next day for another trip to Nebraska.\u00a0 In between, there are dental visits and other to-do items, but we’re focusing on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[252,253],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1004"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1004\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}