{"id":1571,"date":"2011-06-21T03:42:39","date_gmt":"2011-06-21T03:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.wordpress.com\/?p=1571"},"modified":"2011-06-21T03:42:39","modified_gmt":"2011-06-21T03:42:39","slug":"10-ways-to-make-today-magical-97","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/21\/10-ways-to-make-today-magical-97\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Ways to Make Today Magical"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Monday?!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

Okay, so I’m a little late, but better late than never, right?\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s a few ways to make some magical memories with your kiddos this week….<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

1.<\/span>\u00a0 During the night, decorate the living room with streamers and a big sign that says “Happy _____ Day!”<\/span> (marmot day, random day, I love you day, blueberry day\u2026)\u00a0 Make up traditions for the day together\u2013 you must wear purple, it\u2019s traditional to eat ice cream for breakfast, whatever.<\/span>
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2.<\/span>\u00a0 Teach the kids to whistle with blades of grass and stage your own backyard grass concert<\/span> together.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span>Play with water balloons<\/span>.\u00a0 Get creative with how to throw them.\u00a0 For instance, we like to throw them straight up and try to be as close as possible to where they land.\u00a0 We also like to make targets and try to catch them without breaking them.<\/span>
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4.\u00a0<\/strong> <\/span>Make a love box<\/span>.\u00a0 Find a fun, small box and put a treat inside.\u00a0 Leave it on someone\u2019s pillow, at their seat at the dinner table or in a lunch box.\u00a0 The person has to put something in it and pass it on to another family member.\u00a0 Ideas for treats\u2013 a chocolate, a tiny toy, a poem, a drawing, a love letter, a fresh flower, a list of things you love about the person, a coupon for a back rub\u2026\u00a0<\/span>
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5.<\/span>\u00a0 Make squirt gun art<\/span>.\u00a0 Give the kids each a piece of poster board and some washable markers and ask them to use lots of colors and make a design all over the posterboard.\u00a0 They can do lines, colored circles, patterns, whatever.\u00a0 The more color the better!\u00a0 Hang them on the clothes line or prop them up in the back yard and give each child a squirt gun filled with water.\u00a0 Have them squirt their pictures to make the ink run and make new designs, colors and patterns.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

6.<\/span>\u00a0 Visit a museum<\/span> together.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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7.\u00a0<\/span> Let the kids camp out in the back yard<\/span> or living room.\u00a0 Better yet, join them.\u00a0 Don\u2019t forget the campfire songs!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

8.<\/span>\u00a0 Fade some clothes<\/span>.\u00a0 Let each child pick a dark or bright colored T-shirt and gather an assortment or rocks or other small, heavy shapes.\u00a0 Have the kids arrange their shapes on the T-shirts in a sunny place where they can remain undisturbed for a few days.\u00a0 Have them check their shirts every few days until they have faded enough to make the pattern really visible.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

9.<\/span>\u00a0 Go strawberry<\/span> picking.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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10.<\/span>\u00a0Throw a theme potluck<\/span>\u2013 everyone must bring a dish that starts with A, has exactly 3 ingredients or is a certain color, for example.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t want to have to clean first, stage it at a park.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

And with that, chickadees, I’m off in search of a bowl of ice cream with my name on it.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude09\u00a0 <\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hug your kiddos, count your blessings, and don’t forget to take care of you! <\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

~Alicia
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