{"id":849,"date":"2010-06-07T04:34:56","date_gmt":"2010-06-07T04:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.wordpress.com\/?p=849"},"modified":"2010-06-07T04:34:56","modified_gmt":"2010-06-07T04:34:56","slug":"10-ways-to-make-today-magical-54","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/07\/10-ways-to-make-today-magical-54\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Ways to Make Today Magical"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Welcome to a wonderful new week!\u00a0 Here&#8217;s a few ways to make some memories with your kiddos sometime soon&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\">1. Have a glow-in-the-dark treasure hunt after dark. <\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000080;\"><strong>2.\u00a0 Take a horse drawn carriage ride.\u00a0 We went two weekends in a row because we happened upon them, once at a winery and once at a historic event.\u00a0 At $5 and $3 each, it was worth the cost for a really wonderful experience.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4019\/4676585422_e4ca9600e1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><strong>3.\u00a0 Record a new wacky or sweet greeting on the answering machine together.\u00a0 Keep it short but fun!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#008000;\"><strong>4. Make <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/examiner\/x-23788-Mankato-Attachment-Parenting-Examiner~y2010m6d3-Five-easy-outdoor-crafts\">nature pendants<\/a>.\u00a0 (Jack made a billion of these plus bookmarks the other day and loved it, though you can&#8217;t tell by this look on his face!)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4022\/4676580370_7acb70fd9b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\"><strong>5.\u00a0 Call some local museums and find out when they have free days to visit (many are free all the time!). Spend an afternoon just dawdling and enjoying yourself there.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4066\/4658375863_2b4bc5118f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#800000;\"><strong>6.\u00a0 After dark, head outside together and howl at the moon.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#ff00ff;\"><strong>7.\u00a0 Make <a href=\"baking.about.com\/cs\/sorbets\/a\/basicsorbet.htm\">fresh fruit sorbets<\/a> in the ice cream maker.\u00a0 No ice cream maker?\u00a0 Make it <a href=\"www.momsbudget.com\/playtime\/homemadesorbetrecipe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a bag<\/a>!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#808000;\"><strong>8.\u00a0 Make some <a href=\"goddesshobbies.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/ecolovies-toad-houses-but-frogs-are.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">toad houses<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/_57F6wVI0CKc\/Sn2e_AkpHII\/AAAAAAAAdqI\/IccXBDn0B64\/s512\/IMG_0939.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"341\" height=\"512\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#666699;\"><strong>9.\u00a0\u00a0 Have a breakfast picnic in the park.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><strong>10. Run in the sprinkler together.\u00a0 Yes, you too!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"color:#000000;\">And with that, I&#8217;m off to shovel through the clutter in the living room&#8230; Or curl up with my Cooking Light magazine.\u00a0 I haven&#8217;t decided which yet!<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><strong><em><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Have a magical week!<\/span><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to a wonderful new week!\u00a0 Here&#8217;s a few ways to make some memories with your kiddos sometime soon&#8230; 1. 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