{"id":1506,"date":"2011-05-09T11:32:35","date_gmt":"2011-05-09T11:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.wordpress.com\/?p=1506"},"modified":"2011-05-09T11:32:35","modified_gmt":"2011-05-09T11:32:35","slug":"10-ways-to-make-today-magical-92","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/09\/10-ways-to-make-today-magical-92\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Ways to Make Today Magical"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

I’m up early, thanks to a spring thunderstorm and hailstorm.\u00a0 I am apparently a softie as a plant mama, as I immediately worried about the fate of our new plants in the garden.\u00a0 The fact that Victoria has a freshly painted dresser and drawers outside in the storm isn’t so great either!\u00a0 I’m sure it will have extra character now.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude09<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Here’s a few ways to make a little magic this week….<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

1<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 Check out The Ultimate Book of Kid Concoctions<\/a> from your local library.\u00a0 This fantastic out-of-print book is responsible for the wonderful Wacky Watercolors<\/a> that we’ve been making for years, though I only recently found out that the recipe originated there.\u00a0 You’ll also find recipes for spray sidewalk chalk, puffy paint and tons more.\u00a0 See if you can try a different concoction each day of the week with your kiddos.<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
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2.\u00a0 Play hide and seek with your kids.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 Tape paper to the bottom of the kitchen table and let the kids paint or color it from below, like Michelangelo with the Sistine Chapel.\u00a0 Tell them that it took him four years on his back to finish that project!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

4. Or teach the kids (even little ones!) how to paint simple impressionist flowers<\/a> like Monet. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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5.\u00a0 Sit and tell your kids about what it was like when they were babies and when they were born.\u00a0 We had this conversation in the car the other day and I shared little tidbits with each child about my first thoughts when they were born, neat things about each of them and so on.\u00a0 For instance, I told Anna how her hair was so soft that I kept petting her new little head, told Victoria how her daddy held her for the first time and said to me, “Let’s have eight more,” and told Jack how I kept him in my arms nonstop in the hospital as I dealt with scary complications from his birth and how he made everything okay.\u00a0 I didn’t realize how much it meant to the kids until the next day in the car when Jack piped up from the back seat, “Tell me some more about when I was born” and the others joined in.\u00a0 They loved the stories!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

6.\u00a0 Put up a tent in the back yard and play games in it.\u00a0 If you like, have supper inside or even camp out if the weather cooperates.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

7.\u00a0 Get a pack of rocket balloons (they’re about a dollar) and head to a wide open space to shoot them off again and again.\u00a0 Be sure to gather up all the balloons and any popped pieces afterwards to keep wildlife safe.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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8.\u00a0 <\/strong>Pick somebody to do secret nice things for.\u00a0 Dedicate this week to making that person smile and feel special from afar.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

9.\u00a0 Make some goodies with edible flowers.\u00a0 I’ve been writing a series about these fun and tasty treats and so far I’ve written up…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n