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Poor Sophie the fairy has the sniffles – and for once it’s not because of allergies! She caught a cold and feels pretty yucky. She’s so stuffy headed that no clouds of rainbow sparkles puff out when she sneezes. All the pixie dust that usually comes out is stuck until she gets well. While this means no one will accidently get turned a different color or grow wings when they shouldn’t have them, it also means no new fairy treasures to find in the forest, and one poor fairy with a bright red nose who feels too bad to even get out of bed. When Fiddlebug, Bart and Craig heard how badly Sophie was feeling they decided to put her on their Good Deeds List. After talking to Mother Dragon, who is the forest healer, the three friends found out that while medicine will make you feel better for a little while, you can’t take medicine and make a cold go away. Colds have to work their way out on their own. What you can do is make sure to eat good food, drink plenty of fluids and get lots and lots of rest. After some brainstorming, the younglings decided that the best thing they could do to help Sophie with all three things was to take her a Get Well Soon Basket full of quick to make and good for you things to eat and drink. Here’s what they did: 
Get Well Soon Basket
What you need: 1 basket large enough to hold what you would like to give 1 cloth napkin or kitchen towel 1 can of soup (I used homemade cream of squash soup, but store bought condensed soups are terrific for this!) 1 package of crackers 1 small box of tea or some tea bags Some honey is a nice addition too A handmade “Get Well Soon” card What you do: 1) Lay the cloth napkin or kitchen town inside the basket so its edges lay over the sides. 2) Arrange the items you are giving inside the basket so they look nice. 3) Make your “Get Well Soon” card. Handmade cards are a great way to add a little more love to the gift. 4) Give your basket to the person you would like to help feel better. It’s a good idea to call ahead to let them know that you are going to leave the basket on their door or porch so you don’t risk catching their cold! *Note: The items I chose are only ideas, feel free to trade them out for something more personal if you would like. to edit.
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 One of Bart’s favorite things about fall is dodging falling leaves as he flies around at night. He thinks it’s really fun to twist and turn around each one especially since the wind moves them through the air in such silly ways. He decided it would be extra fun to celebrate falling leaves in a special way. He made a mobile that let leaves with special messages flutter in the breeze and never fall to the ground! He made one to show you so you can make your own! Here’s how:
What you need: A branch that you can attach your leaves to later and hang up Colorful leaves Clear contact paper Construction paper or craft paper A marker Fishing line Scissors Tape What you do: 1) Peal a piece of clear contact paper away from the backing and lay it sticky side up on the table. 2) Arrange your colorful leaves so that the fronts are pressed down on the sticky contact paper and there is plenty of room around each one. 3) Put a piece of construction paper that is slightly larger on top of the leaves and press it down so it sticks to the contact paper around the leaves. 4) Flip the whole sheet over and trace around the edges of the leaves with your finger. Press down firmly to make sure the contact paper and construction paper stick together well around each leaf. 5) Have a big person help you cut around each leaf so you have a border of construction paper showing the whole way around. 6) Flip each leaf over so the paper side is up. Write something that you like about fall on each leaf. 7) Tape fishing line to the back of each leaf and then tie the leaf onto the branch. 8) Hang the whole thing up where the leaves can flutter! Bart is planning to give each member of his class a leaf tonight at school. That way everyone can write their own favorite thing about fall on the paper side of the leaf and hang it where they want on the branch! He thinks it will be a wonderful way for everyone to do something special together. Mother Bat mentioned how great this project would make the classroom look too!  He might not be big enough to run hungry crows out of a garden, but this little scarecrow is just the right size to guard the page of your favorite bedtime story! Fiddlebug’s friend Penelope the groundhog made one just like this in school the other day and sent it to Fiddlebug. The little dragon likes it so much he wanted to share it with all of you!
Have fun making one for yourself and one to give to someone special! Scarecrow Bookmark What you need: One large craft stick School glue or a glue stick Construction paper Scissors Twine or yarn Washable markers What you do: 1) Cut a pair of pants or a skirt for your scarecrow out of the construction paper. 2) Cut a shirt out of a different color of construction paper to go with the pants. 3) Cut a triangle hat out for your scarecrow to wear. 3) Glue the pants/skirt and shirt together at the waist. 4) Glue a fringe of yarn or twine to the cuffs of the pants and the bottom of the shirt sleeves. Also add a fringe of twine or yarn to the bottom edge of the hat so it looks like scarecrow hair. 5) Glue your outfit onto the craft stick leaving enough of the stick poking out of the top of the shirt to be the scarecrow’s head. 6) Glue the hat onto the top of the craft stick leaving enough room to draw a face on the craft stick between the hat and the neck of the shirt. 7) Let your scarecrow dry. 8) Draw a face on your scarecrow using your washable markers. You can also add decorations like buttons or pockets to your scarecrow’s clothes with the markers. 9) Don’t forget to give your scarecrow a name before you set him to guard your story! Fiddlebug named his Alonzo!  Gem Encrusted Spyglass
(project courtesy of the characters from Fiddlebug) During their last paper boat race at the meadow pond, Bart, Fiddlebug and Craig came up with a great idea for a winner’s trophy. They made a very special spyglass that would make any boat captain feel honored to win (and any pirate want to add to his pirate chest!). Races are extra exciting now because the winner of the last race can watch his boat through the spyglass, and the other two friends can cheer for their boats louder in the hopes of being the one to take care of the prize until the next race is won. Being the Keeper of the Spyglass also earns the holder the right to be Head Pirate Captain at Crystal Cave! Would you like to have your own sparkly spyglass? Here’s what you need to build one: What you need: 1 Paper Towel Tube 1 Piece of Aluminum Foil that is big enough to wrap the paper towel tube in Black construction paper Scissors School Glue Glitter glue Sparkly jewel-like decorations What you do: 1) Wrap aluminum foil around the paper towel tube and glue the edge down. 2) Cut 3 strips of black construction paper. One should be about 2 inches wide, and the other two about 1 inch wide. 3) Glue the bigger strip of construction paper to the around bottom or the foil covered paper towel tube. 4) Glue one of the 1 inch strips of construction paper around the tube about an inch up from the big piece, and the last 1 inch strip of construction paper around the other end of the tube. 5) Use the glitter glue and sparkly decorations to decorate the construction paper strips so they look like they have jewels on them. 6) Let your new spyglass dry. 7) Now you’re ready to see the world in a whole new way! Craig also wanted to add that if you fill a jar halfway with buttons, sparkles, and other colorful objects, then tilt it sideways and turn it slowly in front of one end of the tube while watching through the other end, the spyglass turns into a kaleidoscope! |
Brittney CassityBeing a homeschooling parent for 13 years and an independent author/illustrator makes a person learn quite a bit about a lot of things. Now it's time to pass it on! Archives
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