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

Find a Christmas C

You all know you need to be asleep before Santa comes,
but in one boy's night before Christmas a
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ was stirring!
(Sometimes it's just hard to get to sleep
 right, Zach?!)

 

Seasons Readings!
Love, Grandma

Reading C's

Check out this collection of "C" books you could choose to read:

Books about cars, cats, cows and "Can You See?" books . . .
Christmas books or cookbooks or a clever concepts book
called "Cold, Crunchy, Colorful" by Jane Brocket.

 

There are all kinds of good books by Eric Carle and
Beverly Cleary not to mention books about all kinds of
Charlies:

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl
"Charlie and Lola" books by Lauren Child
"Charlie Bone" books by Jenny Nimmo
and books about the Pioneer Woman's dog--Charlie
 

You might like to read a craft book like
"Crafty Chloe" by Kelly DiPucchio or
"Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White or
 "Curious George" books by H.A. Rey.
There are also many creatively illustrated books
with a Caldecott Medal sticker on them.

However, the book I chose to read for the letter "C"
was "The Candy Shop War" by Brandon Mull.
You boys might even like this book with candy

that gives special powers to the kids who eat it!


Happy "C" reading.
Love, Grandma

Halloween Cc

Cc is for Cowboy Brody and . . .

Cowboy Coltin and . . .

Cowboy Ryan . . .

Cc is also for a car (full of Eddy!)

Of course, you would probably all agree
that the best Halloween Cc is for candy.

Happy candy collecting this week!
Love, Grandma

Cc Word-of-the-Day

I won't suggest you milk a cow to earn an extra

reading ice cream "scoop" today, but perhaps

you would like to read some cute "cow" books . . .

"Chilly Milly Moo"

by Fiona Ross

"Click, Clack, Moo

Cows That Type"

by Doreen Cronin

"The Cow Loves Cookies"

by Karma Wilson

Happy Yummy Summer Reading!

Love, Grandma

 

Disneyland Cc

At Disneyland you can climb into crazy c_ _ _
in Mickey's Toontown . . . or drive cool c_ _ _ in Autopia

. . . or possibly catch a glimpse of Lightning McQueen,

Sally, Luigi, Guido or Ramone in C_ _ _land!

Merry 4 days before Christmas

I spy with my little eye
an itty bitty bit of Christmas
that starts with the letter C

C _ _ _ _ _ _

Hint: Some of the most delicious things to
make, bake, and decorate in December!
But please don't become one of these!

Maybe these are what filled up my moose cookie jar
on November 12?

Cc is for Countdown

Big C . . . little c . . . what begins with Cc?

A countdown to Christmas

coming soon. . . just wait and see!

Beginning the first day of December you will find lots of
"itty bitty bits" of Christmas on this blog.
Each day try to read a book . . . or sing a song
. . . or eat a treat . . . or create a craft . . .
or do any other fun activity you think of
when you see the picture/word-of-the day.
Maybe it will make the long wait until Christmas
pass a little bit faster (or at least a little bit funner!?)

Merry Christmas Countdown!
Love, Grandma

Cc is for Cookies

November 12

I just love to make cookies!
Can you guess what kind of cookies these
are including a mystery variety inside the moose cookie jar!
Tell me what are your favorite kind of cookies, too
and maybe . . . just maybe I will make you some!

Happy 12 on the 12th!
Love, Grandma 



Cc is for Candy

October 12

This is a test of your candy I.Q. before the sweetest/treatiest
day of the year arrives.  Guess what is in each of these
12 bowls.  Any and all correct answers will earn you
a fabulous--and quite possibly sweet--prize!

Happy 12 on the 12th!
Love, Grandma

Excellent guesses Eddy, Jack and Ryan!
In case anyone else is wondering: 1) ghost marshmallows . . .
 2) Nerds. . .  3) peanutbutter M&Ms . . .  4) mini Hershey bars . . .
5) Tootsie Pops . . . 6) mini Reese's peanutbutter cups . . .
7) Almond Joys . . . 8) gummy worms . . . 9) Hershey kisses . . .
10) Smarties . . . 11) candy corn . . . 12) Jr. Mints.

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!

Cc is for Coltin

March 19 is another Cousin's birthday!


Guess five facts about this brand new five-year-old:
1. What is Coltin's favorite color?
the whole rainbow
2. What is Coltin's favorite food?
pizza
3. What is Coltin's favorite movie?
Cars 2
4. What is Coltin's favorite toy?
all of his toys!
5. What is Coltin's favorite thing to do with his Dad?
play Candyland

Happy Birthday Coltin!
Love, Grandma

Cc is for Chinese New Year

January 23 is the first day of the Year of the Dragon

Chinese New Year is the biggest holiday of the year in faraway countries like Hong Kong, China, Korea and Taiwan. It is sort of like New Years Day, Christmas and the Fourth of July all rolled into one holiday and it usually lasts at least 10 days! The ancient Chinese calendar is made up of 12-year cycles, and a name is given to each year in the cycle. Many Chinese believe that the year of a person's birth is a factor in determining that person's personality traits. So . . .

. . . if you were born in the year of the snake like Aunt Emily and Zach--you are strong-willed and very intense, wise and determined to achieve your goals. If you were born in the year of the horse like Aunt Shelly--you are hard working, independent and good with money! If you were born in the year of the sheep like me--you are gentle, sensitive, creative and have a well-balanced yin and yang (whatever that means!) Monkeys are clever, intelligent and able to influence people. If you were born in the year of the rooster like Brody--you are constantly seeking wisdom and truth, hate to fail and are almost always right! If you were born in the year of the dog like Aunt Betsy and Jack--you are loyal, honest, helpful and work really well with others.
If you were born in the year of the pig like Uncle Brandt, Coltin and Eddy--you love bacon! No not really . . . you are strong, possess much endurance and will sacrifice anything for the welfare of your family. If you were born in the year of the rat (mouse) like Uncle Tom and Ryan--you are polite, imaginative and persistent in overcoming obstacles.. If you were born in the year of the ox like Uncle Keoni, Uncle Brady, Luke and Wade--you are born leaders who inspire confidence in others, logical and patient.

If you were born in the year of the tiger like Lindsay Lu--you are competitive, optimistic, and cry at sad movies. If you were born in the year of the rabbit like Owen and Nash--you are affectionate, yet shy and seek peace and tranqulity. And if you were born in the year of the dragon like Grandpa, Uncle J.P. and Aunt Hayley--you are lucky, strong, courageous and have the potential for accomplishing great things. This year is the year of the dragon-- supposedly the best year of all to be born! ( just in case anybody is interested in giving me a 12th grandchild.)

Gung Hay Fat Choy!
Love, Grandma

Cc is for Calendars

Calendars come in handy for counting the days until Christmas . . . for counting the days until birthdays . . . for counting the days until any special occasion or . . . for keeping track of the days that are just ordinary everydays. Grandpa and I love calendars so much we hang them in our bedroom . . . in our family room . . . on our refrigerator . . . and have them on our desks, too.

A brand new year is coming soon! It's time for new calendars for both us and you! And since a brand new year is coming soon, it's also time for new alphabet adventures. We have learned the alphabet forwards and backwards on this Alpha-Blog . . . we have made Christmastime alpha-books and . . . summertime alpha-bugs. So this year, I thought we would have some mini monthly alphabet adventures or calendar capers. And you can follow along on either your very own calendar or in your Alpha-books.

Check back Saturday for the first one!

Love, Grandma

Cc is for Candy Canes

C is for candy canes, yummy and sweet

candy cane mice might be nice to create after you're done coloring candy canes for your notebook or tree.

Merry sweet day of December!

Love, Grandma

Cc is for Coltin

Can you guess which cousin is hiding behind the letter C?

Which cousin loves to play with cars . . .

wear "cars" and watch "Cars"?

Which cousin doesn't have any brothers or sisters,

but does have one very nice Daddy?

Which cousin sleeps in a big blue bed his Daddy slept in when he was a boy?

Which cousin knows how to read all the letters of the alphabet

and write his name even though he doesn't start kindergarten until next year?

Which cousin turns five years old on his next birthday?

Tell me who you think this cousin might be and . . .

draw his picture or glue a photo of him in your Alpha-Book

and you could possibly win a fabulous prize!

Happy Cousin-guessing!

Love, Grandma

Cozy Cottonball "C"

It's time to pull out the upper-case C paper plate from your summer sack and the lower-case c baggie containing some cottonballs. If you're feeling creative, you can color the upper-case C before you glue on the cozy cottonballs. Then hang it up with the rest of your Alpha-bug. Can you guess where my Alpha-bug is currently hanging out?
A nice book to read today would be "A Day with No Crayons" by Elizabeth Rusch. You can find out what happens to a little girl when her Mom takes away her crayons for a day! Then if you're still feeling creative, you could jazz up a summer drink with some cool cubes!

To make cool cubes, put a piece of fruit (strawberries . . . melon balls . . . lemon, lime or orange slices) in each section of an ice cube tray. Pour juice over the fruit and freeze until firm. Serve in a summer drink.

Have a cool creative day!

Love, Grandma

Cc is for Creature

" Creature" may not seem like a very Christmasy word.

But I did find this picture of a Christmas creatures craft . . . and the most famous Christmas poem ever has this line: "not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse". You all have a very cute Christmas picture book with "creature" in the title, too: "A Creature Was Stirring . . . One Boy's Night Before Christmas". Today would be a good day to read it, but don't get any big ideas from it if you can't fall asleep on Christmas Eve. Today is also a good day to turn the page of your calendar because it is the first day of a new month!

Merry Christmas Countdown!

Love, Grandma

Cc is for Caterpillar

My very most favorite bug book is "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle. If you don't own this book, you must tell me so I can give you one someday.

After you read this book, why don't you create a caterpillar in Chapter Cc of your Alpha-Book . . . or draw a beautiful butterfly in Chapter Bb of your book . . . or find some other butterfly or caterpillar project to create from the Beautiful Butterflies and Cute Caterpillars gallery.

Have a Ccreative day,
Love, Grandma

Cc is for Cupcake

I looked on the calendar and what did I see?

A birthday coming soon in January!

Guess whose? Here's four clues:

Four things you can do to celebrate:

1. Glue the contents of your envelope into Chapter C

2. Glue a favorite cute picture of Jack into Chapter J

3. Create a birthday card for Jack or call and sing to him

4. Eat a cupcake!

Happy Birthday Jack!

Love, Grandma