Ee is for Eat

Try to eat something for every letter of the alphabet this summer.
Then doodle, draw or write a list of the things you ate from A to Z.

Or maybe you would rather draw what you ate for breakfast or
lunch today in your doodle book. . .
Or maybe you could copy down a favorite recipe into your
doodle book, and then help Mom make it.
 

If you want to find some fun food to make, like this
cinnamon roll snail . . . look on the Rhodes Kids Baking site.

Happy eating . . . baking . . . doodling!
Love, Grandma

Ww is for Words and W_ _ _

Words . . . words . . . wonderful words.

There's a lot of things you can do with words in a

doodle book . . . Cut words out of a magazine

and glue them on a page--maybe one for each

letter of the alphabet . . .

  

Look in the dictionary and find and write one favorite word

for each letter of the alphabet . . . or write new words you

discover as you are reading any book.

A few good "word" books:

This book has only words and is best if read aloud.

The students in this book are given an assignment

to choose three words for each letter of the alphabet

and write them into a sentence--26 sentences in all!

You could do that in your doodle notebook, but

it might feel too much like homework.

 

And this book has lots and lots of words

and lots and lots of pictures!

Last, but not least, here are six words that

describe favorite things of a certain someone

who is turning six years old today  . . .
whales . . . maps . . . ocean
 . . . legos . . . piano . . . green

Happy Birthday Wade!
Love, Grandma

Vv is for Vacations

Once upon a time, not so long ago, our whole family went
on a vacation to the happiest place on earth in what state?

 

And another time a little longer ago,  before some of our
family was born, we all went on a vacation to a beach in what state?

Guess and color those states on your map of the U.S.A.
Color any other state you have ever visited on your map, too!

Happy vacation remembering!
Love, Grandma

Ll is for Lists and L _ _ _

Take a lesson from Jack and write some lists this summer.

This is an idea list of something you could type . . .

or write . . . or draw in your own doodle book!

Six things about someone
who is six years old today!

1. His favorite foods are blueberries, watermelon,

yogurt and noodles.

2. He loves swimming and wants to play in the water all day.

He does not, however, love swimming lessons.

3. He is still obsessed with all things Skylanders.

If he wanted,  he could probably fill his entire doodle book

  with the names and/or pictures of all the Skylander figures he owns.

4. He loves watching YouTube,  especially videos about Skylanders.

5.This summer he has decided he loves coloring and prints

  pages and pages of pictures to color every day.

And his favorite thing to color--Skylanders!

6. He wakes up every morning and asks "is today a day off"?

He loves lazy days at home especially if his brothers are home, too.

Happy list making today and . . .

Happy Birthday Luke!

Love, Grandma

Cc is for Cousins

Guess what cousin drew which doodle along the side of this blog
and win a prize from Grandma's Suitcase of Summer Surprises!

Draw or glue a picture of each cousin in your doodle book
and write a fact or your favorite thing about them and pick
another prize from Grandma's Suitcase of Summer Surprises!

And last, but not least, get the autograph of each and every
cousin in your doodle book and get one more fabulous
prize from Grandma's Suitcase of Summer Surprises!

Happy Cousin Doodle Day!
Love, Grandma

Ff is for Flag

These four flags are the state flags of four different
states. Can you guess which state they belong to?
Here's a clue:
 
Once you guess the states, find them on your U.S.A. map
 and color each state with at least one of the colors in its flag.
(Another clue: you may have already colored the state which
has a big dipper on its flag!)

If you're feeling patriotic, maybe you would like to create an
American flag in your doodle book with bits of red, white
and blue paper . . . or maybe you would prefer to try the
pom pom flag painting method.

Happy Flag Day after!
Love, Grandma

Bb is for Books

Summertime is a good time to read . . . read . . . read.

So maybe you could doodle or write a list in your doodle book

of your Top Ten Favorite books.

. . . or maybe you could draw the cover or a character from

your favorite book . . .

. . . or maybe you could make a "bookworm" with a new circle

segment added each day you read 20-30 minutes. You can

earn a reading reward for every 5 segments (or 100 minutes)

that you read. You can also earn a bonus reading reward

if, by chance, you have read the book I gave you for Christmas!

If you are wondering what else to read this summer,

how about "A Book" by Mordigai Gerstein or

"Open Very Carefully: A Book with Bite"

by Nick Bromley.

Make another list in your doodle book of books to

look for at the library. Click the label on the side of

this blog  called "summer reading" or  check out

 this website for many more reading recommendations!

Happy doodle days dear book lovers!

Love, Grandma

Aa is for Alpha-bingo

On the back cover of your doodle notebook is an Alpha-bingo game!

I hope you have written one alphabet letter in each square

 because the game has begun!

During this summer I will try to post a picture on Instagram

that begins with each letter of the alphabet. When you see a

 new picture, look for the letter it begins with on your alpha-bingo

board. If, or after, you have done something in your doodle

book that also begins with that letter, you may cross it off.

For example, after you see an  Instagram from me

that begins with the letter "A". . . and after you have

made an alphabet college . . .

or cut out and glued alphabet letters from a magazine in your book

or done anything else that begins with the letter "A",

then you may cross off the letter "A".

When you get five crossed-off letters in a row,

you win a treat from me!

Happy alpha-bingoing!

Love, Grandma

Uu is for U.S.A.

Somewhere in your doodle notebook

you might find a map of the U.S.A.

And somewhere on that map is the state

you were born and currently live in

(that also happens to begin with the letter "U").

Once you find that state, color it your favorite color.

Then guess where Grandpa and Grandma are

right now and find and color that state, too.

Hint: We visited this same state five years ago on a

cruise ship named "The Coral Princess".

Happy doodling from the
"Land of the Midnight Sun"!
Love, Grandma (and Grandpa)

Dd is for Doodle Days

The doodle days of summer are here!

It's time to open up your notebook,

get out your pencils and art supplies

and turn on your imagination to

draw a picture . . . make a collage . . .

write a list . . . copy a poem . . .

do some doodling . . . write a story . . .

practice your handwriting . . . color . . .

scribble . . . paint . . . glue . . . and

create anything you want every day of summer!

And don't worry . . .
I doubt your doodles will come alive like
they did in this picture book by Ross Collins.

Happy Doodling!

Love, Grandma