My Walk Through Life 5/1/2016

Happy May Day! Spring is working hard to arrive. There still has been snow falling in some of the Western States, but hopefully I have seen the last of the dreaded white stuff. I am waiting for the rain to stop so I can do some yard work.
  I am not a gardener, by any means. I am more the anti-gardener. No green thumb here! But with spring comes the bees, butterflies, and humming birds. I made my sugar water for the hummers. (4 cups water to 1 cup of sugar). I haven't seen any yet but I think one skimmed my head this morning.
  Now I am looking for milkweed to put out for the Monarchs and just got my free seeds for my bee garden. I also tend to have a lot of mosquitoes, so would like to plant flowers to help keep them at bay. 

Flowers to attract butterflies

Plant a Bee Garden

Plants That Repel Mosquitoes






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MAKE TRAVEL FUN

I traveled with my kids before portable game systems, so we had to find ways to keep everyone entertained. These are the things we did. If you keep your eyes on your game system, you will miss the world passing you by. 

Have your parents get you a plastic dishpan to hold books and other items while taking long car trips. Keep a travel bag or backpack close at hand and pack items to keep you entertained. Some suggestions are: books, notepad and pencils for games and doodles or to write stories, coloring books and crayons, a music player and head phones.

Pack a scrapbook, tape, glue, and scissors. Each night take time to write a description of the fun you had during the day and paste the treasures you collected. Things to collect: menus, ticket stubs to any museums or parks that you went to, a map with your travels marked with a colored pencil or highlighter, s well as photos and postcards. When your teacher asks you what you did on your summer vacation you will have something to share.

Games to Play

Hangman: One person thinks of a word and writes “__” for each letter in the word. The other players have to guess what letters are in the word until they can guess the word. For each wrong letter guessed, add a body part to make a stick figure (head, body, legs, etc). If a whole body is drawn before the word is guessed, the same person picks a new word. If it is guessed correctly, the person who guessed correctly gets to choose the next word.

I Spy: One person says “I spy with my little eye, something that is” and finishes the sentence with green or round, or purple, describing something that they see. Now everyone takes turns trying to guess what it is. The player who guesses correctly gets to choose a new item. If no one can guess in 10 tries, the same players gets to Spy again.

The Zoo Game: Draw pictures of all the animals you see and collect them in your paper zoo.

Bingo: Everyone makes a Bingo Card. Write Bingo on top and make five squares under each letter. Have a parent give you words to put into your squares and don’t put them in order, that way everyone will have a different game card. Some of the words can be cow, golden arches, wheel barrow, yellow car, or stretch limo. They need to be things you might see on your trip. Every time one of the items is spotted, everyone puts an X on there card in the square with that word. The first person who gets a line across, down, or diagonal wins. Another way to play is for everyone to put different words on their card and the first person to find all of their items wins.

ABC Animals: Start with one person and with the letter A. That person has to think of an animal that starts with A, such as alligator. Next person thinks of an animal that starts with the letter B, and then all the other letters in the alphabet. There are many variations of this game. If the animal is alligator, the next person has to use the last letter of the word, so it could be R and rabbit. Continue playing until you run out of animals or get tired of the game. You can also play the same game using countries, cities, songs, etc.

License Plate Game: During long trips, keep an on-going list of the different license plates you see. Try to find all 50 states and include Mexico and Canada.

ABC Game: Look out the window and find each letter of the alphabet starting with A and ending with Z. There are no winners, and you play quietly by yourself and you do not have to write anything down. It just makes the time go by faster on long boring trips.

20 Questions: One player is chosen to think of something for the others to guess. It has to be a person, place, or thing. The other players take turns asking questions that will help them figure out what it is. The questions have to be answered by "yes" or "no" only. Example: "Are you thinking of a person?" Only 20 questions can be asked. If the word isn't figured out by 20 questions, the same person gets to think of another word.If someone guesses the word, that person gets to be the one to think of a new word.

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