Our school sponsored a pumpkin decorating contest based on a book character. I volunteered to be in charge this year and decided to give classrooms who participated books as prizes. Two entries were drawn as the top winners: one sixth grade class and one first grade class. 6th grade Period ...
I brought pipe cleaners to an aftercare so that they could make animal sculptures, and one of the girls made apipe cleaner pumpkininstead. Soon they all wanted to learn
Many of the wax over dolls have mohair wigs, but some dolls had molded bonnets and hairstyles, such as the “Pumpkin-Head” or “Squash-Head” dolls with molded hair arranged in a pompadour style and the Alice hairstyle with headband. Wax over dolls also had variations in their glass eyes...
Also, the academic setting provides a structure that I haven’t come across much in contemporary romances. The science and lab work and dissertation meetings are all part of the plot. I’ve seen too many romances where we’re informed that the lead character is a respected professional, but ...
pumpkin patch into an activity or simply want to create a seasonal project for the classroom, a pumpkin book report puts a fun spin on this classroom classic. Pumpkins are portable enough to carry, so basing the report on a favorite or important literary character makes the decorating a snap...
12.A Duty to the Dead (Bess Crawford #1)by Charles Todd. A murder mystery set during W.W.I. with a nurser as the main character and amateur detective. I also read a few of the subsequent books in this historical fiction/mystery series written by a mother and son duo. ...
Watch for moments you want to capture, like a shared giggle with their sibling, the expression kids make as they are decorating a craft project or the look of determination in scooping out seeds from a pumpkin. Include photos of your pets, particularly if you get them a costume too! Take...
But Madame did not wish to preserve her political character by denying her marriage; what is gained by a lie regarding one’s reputation for ability, is lost in lack of esteem; the sincerity you have been able to claim scarcely aids you. Let someone valued by the public debase themselves,...
I never thought of the glamorous Jackie Collins as someone who would actually cook, but who knew, she now has a cookbook named for her most popular character and based on some of the food that’s shown up in the books. Open the book to find the inside covers filled with pictures of ...
From the BookBitch: “Groundhog Day” is one of my favorite movies, and this book has a similar premise around Christmas Eve instead. Annie was a sweet character, as was Braden, and as the days keep repeating, they learn more about one another and themselves – and how much reaching out...