A look at the week ahead...

What a peaceful sabbath afternoon we enjoyed today! Katherine and Olivia took great naps (wish I could have joined them), Sarah and Benjamin read books, and Aaron worked, and I planned for the week ahead. The day was warm - almost 60 degrees - and the buds are already swelling, but we have a little taste of winter coming later in the week with a cold front. Lots of fun days to enjoy as we look ahead...

On this date in 1957, the Frisbee was introduced. Although we didn't have time to play a rousing game of Frisbee outside,

we did get to enjoy using a clean Frisbee to eat dessert before leaving for AWANA.

Tomorrow is Benedict Arnold's birth anniversary (1741) which is a perfect tie in to the Colonial history we've been studying.

Tuesday, January 15, we get to celebrate National Strawberry Ice Cream Day. Of course, we'll eat some strawberry ice cream, and we're going to try some strawbery origami as well. That evening, we're looking forward to some company to celebrate a special friend's birthday.

January 16 is "Appreciate a Dragon Day". I think we'll celebrate by rereading "My Father's Dragon" and the sequels. These have been some of our favorite read-alouds in the past.

Thursday is Benjamin Franklin's birth anniversary (1706), and we have lots of books about all of his adventures as we study history.

The author Arthur Ransome's birthday is January 18, and I've been looking for an excuse to read some of his books. So, I've checked out "Swallows and Amazons" and "Swallowdale". Sarah has been trying to figure out a way to read them before Friday! But she is also planning her first sleepover for this weekend, complete with oatmeal masks and a tea party. I can't wait to show you pictures.

Saturday is National Popcorn Day, and we've got lots of fun books from the library to read while we eat our popcorn.

Hope you can enjoy some of the fun along with us!