Day 5

One of my most fondest memories of childhood was chasing lightning bugs in the back yard. They were a sure sign that summer had arrived. I’d go out every night and just watch them swirl around in the backyard. I often wondered where they were going. I’d imagine them all on their way to a big bug dance, and they were lighting the way for other bugs that didn’t know the way.

LAVA LAMP ACTIVITY

Lightning bugs are just cool. So are lava lamps and things that glow in the dark. Put them together to find today’s ordinary to extraordinary activity. Today’s project comes from DIY craft projects. CLICK HERE

make your own glowing lava lamp

We do glowing stuff a lot. Here are a few tips to keep this fun activity under budget. Instead of buying a black light, buy just the light bulb (under $5 from Walmart) and install in a lamp.

Other supplies can be purchased at Dollar Tree: hi-lighters, oil or baby oil, and alka seltzer.

The easiest way to get your glow water is to pop the back end off of any highlighter. Then over a bowl pour a little water over the felt inside the marker. Keep squeezing until you get as much of the liquid out of the felt.

The rest of the instructions are pretty clear. Remember to explain why your dye only colors the water and NOT the oil. This is a lesson in density. If you need a recap on why oil and water just won’t mix, here’s a great video that explains it in easy terms.

LIGHT SHOW ACTIVITY

One of our favorite things, which happened by chance, was a music light show. If you’ve ever been to Disneyland, then you have seen the amazing World of Color show. We would pick several of our favorite songs and we’d head to my bedroom right before bed with all kinds of flashlights – large, small, and strobe. With our jammies on, we would flash each of our lights in rhythm to the music. Some songs are so much better than others and they would get a repeat.

A.’s thoughts:

My mom and I would have a light show in her bedroom every night to music. We would get two – four flashlights out and swirl and twirl hem all around on the ceiling. My favorite song to do this to was “Newsboys: Your Love Is Better Than Life.” You can also do this with colored flashlights. I hope you all have a super, fun, amazing time doing this, I always did.

If you’ve never seen the California Adventure World of Color Show

A. Pumpkin Recommends…

Piggie And Elephant: I’m Invited To A Party

This is a favorite series for us. The Piggie and Elephant books are short and very easy to read. They are repetitive for beginner readers. They use a lot of exclamatory sentences.For example. SPF-75 is FUN!!! Read this sentence as if you were shouting it. But we don’t want this to be just facts, let me tell you what I thought of this book. What I like about this book, is that there is so much dressing up. What would you dress like if you went to this type of party? Also my mom and I very much like looking for the surprises at the end of the book. Remember the book Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus? Well this book is written by the same author Mo Williams. So naturally he has placed a pigeon on the inside back cover of all his books. I hope you like these books just as much as we do.

Charlie And Lola: I Am Not Sleepy And I Will Not Go To Bed

Here we have another Charlie and Lola book. This time Charlie has to do a whole lot of silly things to get Lola to go to bed. This is a funny book. As Charlie struggles to get Lola in bed, I think a lot of parents will identify with him.

The Dancing Granny

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Amy’s Review – This is one of my favorites that we read. There’s something about this grandmother that reminds me so much of mine. She knows how to have fun and she’s got a crazy cast of characters that she does it with. I think another reason I like her so much is that she goes dancing in sneakers.

A To Z Mysteries Special Edition: Detective Camp

This was the first A to Z mystery I ever read, and is a series favorite. Mysteries are a favorite genre of mine. I enjoy trying to solve the mystery before they revel the answer. It’s a great read and I think you will enjoy more of this series.

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