{"id":2410,"date":"2014-09-01T21:15:43","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T21:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.wordpress.com\/?p=2410"},"modified":"2014-09-01T21:15:43","modified_gmt":"2014-09-01T21:15:43","slug":"10-ways-to-make-today-magical-137","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/01\/10-ways-to-make-today-magical-137\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Ways to Make Today Magical"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Monday!<\/strong>\u00a0 And happy Labor Day to those in the states, as well!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Here are a few ways to make a little magic with the kiddos this week…..<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 Go splash in the rain together — or in the puddles after the rain is over.\u00a0 <\/strong>My 14 year-old Anna took 2 year-old Fiona outside to dance in the rain yesterday and before long she was joined by her big sister Victoria and then Dad and then 11 year-old Jack.\u00a0 They had a blast before they finally came back in, soaking wet but grinning ear to ear.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Have a cleaning party with the kids.\u00a0<\/strong> Dress up in fabulous play dress-up clothes (party hats and\/or tiaras are a must!), blast some happy music, grab some fun treats and clean like crazy together.\u00a0 Set a timer for every 15 minutes to take a break and enjoy some treats together, and concentrate on being as wild and wacky as possible as you clean.\u00a0 Who says cleaning has to be dull?!<\/em>
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3.\u00a0 Take part in the Spore Project!\u00a0<\/strong> This fun art project involves simply making mushrooms from paper lunch bags to decorate a bit of land someplace.\u00a0 The creators explain:<\/span><\/p>\n

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The SPORE Project is an awareness program to support creativity and art education by constructing and planting mushrooms made from paper lunch bags. <\/span> <\/p>\n

Ten of thousands of paper bag mushrooms have been constructed and planted by hundreds of individuals, students and organizations around the world.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As of may 2011, paper bag mushrooms have been planted in every continent of the world.. including Antarctica!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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You can learn more on the Spore Project website<\/a> or their fun Facebook page<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 Make colored ice blocks for the bath.\u00a0 <\/strong>Here’s<\/a> how we do it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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5.\u00a0 Go graffiti spotting.<\/strong>\u00a0 My Anna is a huge graffiti fan and she loves to go places to photograph particularly well done work.\u00a0 Trains and urban areas are where we’ve found the best stuff.\u00a0 (This one was a memorial for a young man who died.)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a06.\u00a0 Make up some batches of play dough with natural dyes.\u00a0<\/strong> It\u2019s great fun to experiment to make your own colors.\u00a0 Here\u2019s<\/a> our recipe.<\/span><\/p>\n

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7.\u00a0 Sit down with your kids and make up lists of 10 or 20 things you each love about special people in your lives.\u00a0 <\/strong>You can write the lists for kids who aren\u2019t writing yet, but keep it in their words and have them add some decorations.\u00a0 Then mail them out or take a picture to email to each loved one.<\/span><\/p>\n

8.\u00a0 Head out with a permanent marker and alter some leaves.<\/strong>\u00a0 Leave them discreetly in nature where observant passers-by will happen upon them and get a smile.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n

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9.\u00a0 Set up some art supplies outside and let the kids make a glorious, artistic mess.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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10. Have you microwaved a bar of Ivory soap with the kids yet?\u00a0 Take it one step further and make colorful soap clouds!\u00a0<\/strong> Here’s<\/a> how we do it, along with the science behind the fun.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And with that, chickadees, I’m getting back to work.\u00a0<\/strong> I have lots of updates to share, but they’ll have to wait till slightly later.\u00a0 I have a broken oven, a (mildly) flooded basement, a recovering boy and the messiest house this side of the Mississippi to deal with.\u00a0 <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I’ll be back soon, but in the meantime — have a magical week!<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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