{"id":1395,"date":"2011-01-31T05:54:55","date_gmt":"2011-01-31T05:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.wordpress.com\/?p=1395"},"modified":"2011-01-31T05:54:55","modified_gmt":"2011-01-31T05:54:55","slug":"10-ways-to-make-today-magical-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/31\/10-ways-to-make-today-magical-81\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Ways to Make Today Magical"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Monday!<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

I’m a bit under the weather so I’m going to get right to things!<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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

1.\u00a0 Clean out some bottles from ketchup, syrup and other food items from the recycling bin and let the kids use them for their drinks at dinner.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 Then fill those bottles or some others with colored water and decorate the snowbanks!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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3.\u00a0 Then take some of that colored water (make it bright!) and bottles, and grab some white t-shirts.\u00a0 Hang them up outside or in the shower and have the kids squirt designs on them.\u00a0 Let them dry and then they can wear their creations.\u00a0 When you wash them, most of it will fade so you’ll just have to do it again!<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 Start watching a TV series or favorite movie series with one or more of your children (my girls and I have started having 80’s movie nights), and make a special time to watch it together.\u00a0 Make some treats, turn down the lights and make it a special time together.
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5.\u00a0 Take some pipe cleaners and have the kids string all different types of cereal on them for the birds.\u00a0 Hang them where you can see them from the windows and see which cereal the birds like best!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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6.\u00a0 Raid the recycling bin again and also gather natural materials, and make all sorts of little boats together.\u00a0 Next bath time, let your child float her own regatta.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

7.\u00a0 Here’s one<\/a> for your mamas in summer time right now!\u00a0 Scroll down to see what happens to these little decorated bottles when the child unscrews the cap!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

8.\u00a0 Find a good radio station (you can listen to ones from around the world online!) and dance like fools together.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

9. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>Make neon mashed potatoes.\u00a0 Whip up a batch and then divide it in half.\u00a0 Mix a bit of beet juice in one (a little goes a long way — you won’t taste it and it will make it a lovely bright pink!) and some sprinkles of turmeric in the other (for bright yellow-gold).\u00a0 Put the two bowls out at supper and let the kids mix and match colors.<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

10. Stuff a duvet cover with pillows and make a crash pad for the rec room or basement.\u00a0 Kids can safely jump from the couch or other high(ish) place onto a padded landing spot.\u00a0 (Thanks to the book “The Out of Sync Child Has Fun<\/a>” for this and billions of other fun ideas!)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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And with that, chickadees, I’m off to gargle with some salt water and make up a crazy grated onion-honey concoction someone swears will cure me.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Kiss your babies, count your blessings and don’t forget to take care of you!
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