Turkey Craft Fun
Just because Turkey day is fast approaching.
Tonight, at Chick-fil-a family night, there was a craft for the kids. They made this adorable little turkey, so I thought I would pass on the idea (as I never come up with cute stuff like this).
Mr. Turkey’s body is made up of two styrofoam balls that have been spray-painted brown. They are held together with a toothpick.
His plumage is well, feathers, that Isabelle inserted into the back.
Then his beak, “gobbler” and legs are made of pipe cleaners. Two little ones for the beak, one folded into a “V'” for the “gobbler”, and two for the feet.
To finish him off, two googly eyes! I’d say it’s a winner.
And a fun Turkey song that my friend Emily taught us (to the tune of Pop Goes the Weasel):
The turkey is a funny bird
His head goes wobble, wobble
All he knows is just one word
Gobble, gobble, gobble.
WordFUL Wednesday
We were lucky to have some beautiful fall weather this weekend. And, I got a couple good shots of Isabelle in the fabulous fall sunlight.
Later Sunday evening, she started complaining of a headache.
She got sick at school yesterday, but had no other symptoms.
She said she didn’t feel good today when I picked her up from school.
We got home and she hung out on daddy’s chair.
Then she wanted to be held and cuddled.
And, today, I crossed a new threshold into motherhood.
Isabelle got sick again. All.over.me.
So not fun.
Thank God she’s cute and adorable and cuddly!
Hugg a Planet Review and Giveaway
As a self proclaimed geographically challenged mom, I was excited to see something as fun as the Hugg-a-planet. Over 600 nations can be found on the Hugg-a-planet, each colored differently than it’s neighboring country. And, even more fun? It is soft, pillowy and huggable!
Serious Tested: Isabelle loves her Hugg-a-Planet with a little pocket for the moon. She was most excited about bringing it to school for show and tell. Fortunately, they were on the letter “G” so she was able to bring in her “globe.”
It is so fun to watch her look at various countries. And, if you ask her now, she can even point to the state that we live in.
Lately, she even wants to sleep with her earth and moon, and I will often find her cuddling them in her sleep.
How special is it that she already will be learning how important it is to love and value the earth and to take good care of it?
Win it: Hugg-a-Planet has generously offered one lucky Really, Are You Serious? reader a Hugg-a-Planet of their very own.
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I received a Hugg-a-Planet and Hugg-a-Mars to facilitate my review. My opinions are my honest, and thoughtful views and were not influenced by any source. I was not compensated monetarily for this review and giveaway.
Busytown Mysteries Review
A new show airing mornings on CBS is based off of Richard Scarry’s books and features his classic characters lead by Huckle Cat and Lowly Worm, as they solve the many every day mysteries of Busytown. Busytown Mysteries engages children with fun storylines and lovable characters, while introducing them to deductive reasoning skills. Who? What? When? Where? Why?
You can also check out the Busytown website, where kids can visit neighborhoods in Busytown, interact with the Busytown characters and play 14 games and activities designed for preschoolers.
Serious Tested:
Growing up with the Busytown characters, I was pretty excited about the new show. However, Isabelle is a hard nut to crack when it comes to new shoes. She gets stuck on her favorites and is hard to convince to watch new ones. She’s let me show it to her one time, but I know that if we keep watching it, she will love it.
The website has some fun tools, too. You get to pick your own character and car. And, then you go around locations and do different tasks including capturing lost butterflies, picking up trash planting flowers and more.
Watch it:Check your local CBS listings for airtimes and dates.
I received a copy of 2 mini-episodes to facilitate my review. My opinions are my honest, and thoughtful views and were not influenced by any source. I was not compensated monetarily for this review and giveaway.
JumpStart Escape to Adventure Island-Wii Game Review
JumpStart’s Second Wii title, Escape from Adventure Island, is going to be available in retail stores nationwide on November 17th. We recently had the opportunity to play the new game.
Escape from Adventure Island is designed for children between the ages of 5-9. It’s an action-packed game that invites players to use their explorer skills and brain power to find a way to escape the mysterious island that they crashed landed on. As players race to collect the pieces needed to repair their blimp, they will navigate 3D worlds both above and below the water. Along the way, players will practice over 150 math, reading, and critical thinking skills all while having fun!
Isabelle and Mr. Serious had a great time playing the game. Isabelle had a hard time with the coordination required to play it, but she is only three, and it is recommended for ages 5-9. So, Isabelle had a lot of fun telling Mr. Serious directions how to get to things. They had fun playing a game flying through the letters that they were told to find.
I’m sure as time goes on, Isabelle will love playing Adventure Island even more. I can’t wait for her to be able to do the math problems and practice her reading skills.
Jumpstart is having a contest on their blog until 11/16/09. It is very easy to enter and you will be entered to win:
- 50 winners will receive a copy of JumpStart Escape From Adventure Island
- 3 GRAND PRIZE WINNERS will receive a family Escape Pack (over $1000 value)!
- 1 Nintendo Wii Console
- 1 copy of JumpStart Escape From Adventure Island
- $250 in spa gift certificates
- 1 JumpStart branded flip camera
- 3 lifetime JumpStart memberships (1 for winner, 2 to share)
- 500 virtual coins for JumpStart.com
- 4 JumpStart pirate hats & 4 JumpStart kids T-shirts
- Please head over to their blog to enter this great giveaway. I’m closing the comments here so you know you have to enter with them! Good luck!
The teacher in me
