37. Go for a bicycle ride in honor of . . .

the  Tour de France.

Today is the kick-off of the Tour de France which is a

2,000-mile bicycle race in France that lasts about three weeks!

You can go on a little shorter bike ride, however.

36. Question of the day:

Ff is for FranceWhat food did Grandpa eat for dinner one night in France?
A. Frog legs
B. French fries

C. French toast

D. French onion soup
(We both declined the frog legs that were on the menu)

Bonus question of the day:
Do you know what France's flag looks like?
Red, white and blue stripes--
see #7 on the June 12 flag collage

35. Read a fairy tale.
Albert Einstein (a very smart man) once said,
"If you want your child to be intelligent, read him fairy tales.

If you want your child to be more intelligent,
read him more fairy tales."

34. Have fun with fruit
       (or other food)

33. Wonder who turns three today!
Guess what are his favorite things to do.
Do puzzles . . . "help" the big boys . . . organize cars
Guess what are his favorite shows.
Cars . . . Mickey Mouse Clubhouse . . . Special Agent Oso
Guess what are his favorite treats.
Chocolate milk . . . donette gems . . . Lucky Charms

Happy Birthday Wade!

It's Eric Carle's birthday today!

32. Read a book by Eric Carle or . . .
have him read one to you here!

31. Maybe you could write all about  Mom in your journal today!

30. Create a caterpillar

29. Eat a cucumber sandwich or . . .

Munch on a mini cucumber!

28. Word of the day

Ee is for Emerald
What is an emerald?
A. A lovely shade of green
B. The nickname of Ireland
C. A pretty green gemstone
D. The name of a Princess cruise ship
One of the answers to this question is in the photo if you look closely
next to Grandpa's head. However, all the answers are actually right.
Emerald is a name of green and because Ireland is so green it is
called the Emerald Isle. An emerald is also a pretty green gemstone.

27. Guess which boy turns 60 today!

Don't worry--I won't ask you 60 questions about Grandpa.
I guess it was bad enough that I asked your parents
that many questions at Grandpa's birthday party.
However, I will tell you one fact of the day!
Grandpa's birthday is on the longest day of the year!

Happy Summer Solstice!

26. Look who just turned three!

(the little boy, not the big boy)

Luke may not like having his picture taken
especially when you ask him to hold up three fingers,
but there are lots of other things Luke likes.
What is one of Luke's favorite things to do?
Play outdoors . . . "water" the garden . . . go for car rides . . . RUN!

What is one of his favorite TV shows?
Bubble Guppies . . . Max and Ruby . . . Pippa Pig

What is one of his favorite treats?
Goldfish crackers . . . puffy cheetos . . . fruit snacks . . . marshmallows

Happy Birthday Luke!

25. Question of the day

Dd is for Denmark

Denmark was the last country Grandpa and I visited

on our European cruise. What did we do in Denmark?

A. Visit the famous "Little Mermaid" statue

in honor of Hans Christian Anderson

B. Eat a Danish (pastry, not person)

C. Go to the original Legoland

D. Drive through the beautiful city of Copenhagen (which we did on our way to the airport--
we really didn't get to do anything else in Denmark)
Bonus Question: Which flag is Denmark's in the flag collage of June 12?
(#9)

24. Draw a picture of your Dad in your journal,
then write all about him.
What is his name? What does he look like?
What do you like to do together?
What is your favorite memory?

Happy Fathers' Day!

23. Wash the car with your Daddy!

22. Try a new treat:  BaNilla Sandwich cookies.

21. Make a popsicle stick flag.
Happy Flag Day!

20. Go on an outdoor color match nature walk.

19. Name that flag

Hint: Grandpa and I have visited 11 of the places
represented by these flags.
1) U.S.A. . . 2) Hong Kong . . . 3) United Kingdom
4) Canada . . . 5) Netherlands . . . 6) Idaho
7) France . . . 8) Utah . . . 9) Denmark . . . 10) Norway11) the Jolly Roger (we have never been on a pirate ship)
and 12) Ireland
Happy 12 flags on the 12th!

18. Read a book about color . . .
or create a color book for a sibling or cousin
with clipart and/or your own drawings.

17. Word of the day:

Cc is for CathedralWhat is a cathedral?
A. An old place where people go to worship and pray.
B. A building filled with stained glass windows.
C. A large and important church.
D. Something Grandpa and I saw in every
country we visited on our European cruise.
All of the above!

16. Visit a duck pond and feed the ducks.

(Did you know that today is Donald Duck's birthday?
Do you even know who Donald Duck is?
Just in case you're wondering, that weird noise Grandpa
makes to babies is his "Donald Duck" voice.)

15. Read a book to/or with your brother (or sister)

14. Eat a sailboat sandwich for lunch!

13. Make an ice cube boat

12. Picture of the day

Bb is for boats
We saw all kinds of boats on our European cruise . . .
tugboats, sailboats, yachts, barges, ferries and more!
Guess which pictures show a boat we rode?
Picture 3  is a boat called a "tender". About 20 of these hung on the side of
the ship shown in the corner of picture 6. One place we stopped had a
harbor too small for our huge ship, so it dropped anchor in the ocean
and lowered several tenders that we then boarded to ride into the
harbor at Falmouth, England.

11. Go for a barefoot walk in the grass.
Happy National Barefoot Day!

10. Write in your journal your five favorite things about
the fifth grade . . . or kindergarten . . . or preschool
. . . or five things you learned this year.

9. Paint, paste or create a sun
from all sorts of yellow odds and ends
for your June calendar page . . . or for Chapter Ss
of your alpha-book . . . or just for fun!

8. Have buckets of fun at the cousins'
unbirthday party today!