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Making Kites
The winds of March begin to blow,
And it is time for kites, you know.
Here’s the way I make my kite,
Watch and help me do it right.
I cross two sticks so thin and long,
Tied together good and strong.
A string I fasten to each end,
And across the middle to make it bend.
I measure and cut the paper straight,
And glue along the edge and wait.
A ball of string to hold my kite,
When it sails almost out of sight.
And here’s my kite all ready to go,
Please March wind begin to blow!
By Author Unknown
The winds of March begin to blow,
And it is time for kites, you know.
Here’s the way I make my kite,
Watch and help me do it right.
I cross two sticks so thin and long,
Tied together good and strong.
A string I fasten to each end,
And across the middle to make it bend.
I measure and cut the paper straight,
And glue along the edge and wait.
A ball of string to hold my kite,
When it sails almost out of sight.
And here’s my kite all ready to go,
Please March wind begin to blow!
By Author Unknown
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Meet Fluffy The Spider. Fluffy is made from pipe cleaners, googly eyes, glue, and . . . imagination.
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Five Little Crayons
Five little crayons colored a scene.
Yellow, blue, orange, red and green.
“Look,” said Yellow, “My sun is bright!”
Blue said, “Great! My river’s just right”
Orange said, “Flowers! I’ll draw something new”
Red said, “Great, I’ll add some too!”
“Sigh,” said Green, “I’m tired of trees,
And grass and bushes and tiny leaves. I
Think I’ll draw a big green cloud!”
“A big green cloud should be allowed!”
The crayons all smiled and didn’t think twice.
A big green cloud sounded rather nice!
By Author Unknown
Five little crayons colored a scene.
Yellow, blue, orange, red and green.
“Look,” said Yellow, “My sun is bright!”
Blue said, “Great! My river’s just right”
Orange said, “Flowers! I’ll draw something new”
Red said, “Great, I’ll add some too!”
“Sigh,” said Green, “I’m tired of trees,
And grass and bushes and tiny leaves. I
Think I’ll draw a big green cloud!”
“A big green cloud should be allowed!”
The crayons all smiled and didn’t think twice.
A big green cloud sounded rather nice!
By Author Unknown
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How To Make Fairy Bread
Ingredients
□ Sliced fresh white bread
□ Butter slightly softened by keeping at room temperature for a short time
□ 100s and 1000s* or sprinkles
Implements
□ Plate
□ Spreader or butter knife
Instructions
1. Spread softened butter on bread.
2. Pour 100s and 1000s* or sprinkles onto plate.
3. Gently press buttered side of bread into them.
4. Cut Fairy Bread into triangles if desired.
5. Serve.
*100s and 1000s are round, ball-shaped sprinkles.
Make Fairy Bread no more than a couple of hours before serving to ensure bread remains fresh.
Leaving the crusts on bread will make it easier for people to handle, and it will also be easier to make.
Bread slices can be shaped into circles, hearts, trees, stars, and more using cookie cutters.
Margarine, peanut butter, cream cheese, sour cream, Greek yogurt, and other spreadables can be tried in place of dairy butter.
Fairy Bread originated in the Australian island state of Tasmania, and has become a traditional birthday party treat.
We have not been able to confirm if the knowledge of how to make Fairy Bread was a gift from the fairies.
Fairy Bread
Come up here, O dusty feet!
Here is fairy bread to eat.
Here in my retiring room,
Children, you may dine
On the golden smell of broom
And the shade of pine;
And when you have eaten well,
Fairy stories hear and tell.
by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894): “A Child’s Garden of Verses” (1885)
We are MFOL! . . . and that’s not all . . .
Ingredients
□ Sliced fresh white bread
□ Butter slightly softened by keeping at room temperature for a short time
□ 100s and 1000s* or sprinkles
Implements
□ Plate
□ Spreader or butter knife
Instructions
1. Spread softened butter on bread.
2. Pour 100s and 1000s* or sprinkles onto plate.
3. Gently press buttered side of bread into them.
4. Cut Fairy Bread into triangles if desired.
5. Serve.
*100s and 1000s are round, ball-shaped sprinkles.
Make Fairy Bread no more than a couple of hours before serving to ensure bread remains fresh.
Leaving the crusts on bread will make it easier for people to handle, and it will also be easier to make.
Bread slices can be shaped into circles, hearts, trees, stars, and more using cookie cutters.
Margarine, peanut butter, cream cheese, sour cream, Greek yogurt, and other spreadables can be tried in place of dairy butter.
Fairy Bread originated in the Australian island state of Tasmania, and has become a traditional birthday party treat.
We have not been able to confirm if the knowledge of how to make Fairy Bread was a gift from the fairies.
Fairy Bread
Come up here, O dusty feet!
Here is fairy bread to eat.
Here in my retiring room,
Children, you may dine
On the golden smell of broom
And the shade of pine;
And when you have eaten well,
Fairy stories hear and tell.
by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894): “A Child’s Garden of Verses” (1885)
We are MFOL! . . . and that’s not all . . .
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No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
No oven is needed to make these cookies - so why not ‘no-bake’ some right now?
Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
Ingredients
□ 2 cups granulated sugar
□ 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
□ 1 stick or 1/4 cup or 4 ounces butter
□ 1/2 cup milk
□ 1 tablespoon vanilla flavoring or vanilla extract
□ 1 cup smooth or crunchy peanut butter
□ 3 cups regular rolled oats or old-fashioned oatmeal or quick-cooking oatmeal
□ waxed paper or lightly greased cookie sheet
Directions
1. Combine the sugar, cocoa, butter, and milk in a heavy saucepan and bring it to a boil over medium heat for 1 minute.
2. Remove from heat and add the vanilla, peanut butter, and oatmeal.
3. Working quickly, drop the mixture by the teaspoonful onto waxed paper.
4. Allow the cookies to completely cool and harden before removing them from the waxed paper.
The cookie mixture can be measured with one teaspoon, and a second teaspoon can be used to push the mixture out of the first teaspoon and onto the waxed paper. The recipe can be adjusted: if the cookies come out too thin or too thick, try changing the amount of oats; experiment by adding in small amounts of different ingredients such as chopped nuts or shredded coconut.
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No oven is needed to make these cookies - so why not ‘no-bake’ some right now?
Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
Ingredients
□ 2 cups granulated sugar
□ 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
□ 1 stick or 1/4 cup or 4 ounces butter
□ 1/2 cup milk
□ 1 tablespoon vanilla flavoring or vanilla extract
□ 1 cup smooth or crunchy peanut butter
□ 3 cups regular rolled oats or old-fashioned oatmeal or quick-cooking oatmeal
□ waxed paper or lightly greased cookie sheet
Directions
1. Combine the sugar, cocoa, butter, and milk in a heavy saucepan and bring it to a boil over medium heat for 1 minute.
2. Remove from heat and add the vanilla, peanut butter, and oatmeal.
3. Working quickly, drop the mixture by the teaspoonful onto waxed paper.
4. Allow the cookies to completely cool and harden before removing them from the waxed paper.
The cookie mixture can be measured with one teaspoon, and a second teaspoon can be used to push the mixture out of the first teaspoon and onto the waxed paper. The recipe can be adjusted: if the cookies come out too thin or too thick, try changing the amount of oats; experiment by adding in small amounts of different ingredients such as chopped nuts or shredded coconut.
More activities follow . . . just scroll down this page on the ‘Make Fun Of Life!’ Website . . . where there’s always something ‘funny’ going on!
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Root Beer Float Recipe
Ingredients
□ Mug or large drinking glass
□ Spoon
□ Plastic drinking straw (optional)
□ Vanilla ice cream
□ Root beer soft drink
Instructions
1. Place one, two, or three scoops of ice cream in a mug or large drinking glass.
2. Slowly pour in root beer soft drink.
3. Serve.
Add more mugs and spoons and plastic drinking straws, plus napkins, and then invite people, to make a root beer float social.
Root beer is a carbonated soft drink containing artificial sassafras flavoring, and does not contain sassafras or beer. It is widely sold under the Shasta, A & W, Mug, Hires, and other brand names, particularly in North America, but is spreading in popularity and availability to other regions. Where root beer is not available, substituting other carbonated soft drinks can be attempted.
Ingredients
□ Mug or large drinking glass
□ Spoon
□ Plastic drinking straw (optional)
□ Vanilla ice cream
□ Root beer soft drink
Instructions
1. Place one, two, or three scoops of ice cream in a mug or large drinking glass.
2. Slowly pour in root beer soft drink.
3. Serve.
Add more mugs and spoons and plastic drinking straws, plus napkins, and then invite people, to make a root beer float social.
Root beer is a carbonated soft drink containing artificial sassafras flavoring, and does not contain sassafras or beer. It is widely sold under the Shasta, A & W, Mug, Hires, and other brand names, particularly in North America, but is spreading in popularity and availability to other regions. Where root beer is not available, substituting other carbonated soft drinks can be attempted.
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Guessing Game
Players
□ 3 or more people.
Items Needed
□ Any small objects carried on a person or found nearby that can be concealed inside a person’s closed hand.
Put your hand into your pocket, purse, or bag. Completely surround an object, closing your fingers over it. Take your closed hand out into view and say, “I am holding something in my hand. Can you guess what it is?”
The object holder may place his or her hand behind his or her back, and may give clues about what the object is or is not.
The first person who is able to guess correctly what the object is, takes the next turn with an object concealed in his or her hand.
Object of the Game
□ Why must there be a justification for every game? Not every game has to have an object or goal, or has to be organized, monitored, scrutinized, analyzed, criticized, and scored - some games and playing can be allowed to happen just because people want to have fun and foster friendships - and that’s all!
Players
□ 3 or more people.
Items Needed
□ Any small objects carried on a person or found nearby that can be concealed inside a person’s closed hand.
Put your hand into your pocket, purse, or bag. Completely surround an object, closing your fingers over it. Take your closed hand out into view and say, “I am holding something in my hand. Can you guess what it is?”
The object holder may place his or her hand behind his or her back, and may give clues about what the object is or is not.
The first person who is able to guess correctly what the object is, takes the next turn with an object concealed in his or her hand.
Object of the Game
□ Why must there be a justification for every game? Not every game has to have an object or goal, or has to be organized, monitored, scrutinized, analyzed, criticized, and scored - some games and playing can be allowed to happen just because people want to have fun and foster friendships - and that’s all!
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You Can Make This Christmas Ornament!
What You Will Need
- Candy canes
- Clear tape
- Paper
- Something to write with, such as a marker or crayon
- String or wire if it will be hung
Merry Christmas to you from the folks at www.MakeFunOfLife.net!
What You Will Need
- Candy canes
- Clear tape
- Paper
- Something to write with, such as a marker or crayon
- String or wire if it will be hung
Merry Christmas to you from the folks at www.MakeFunOfLife.net!
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People to See, Places to Visit, Things to Do
□ Make a list of the people you have not met yet or have not seen in a while, the places you have not visited yet or have not visited in a while, and the things you have not done yet or have not done in a while.
□ Decide on a time period: daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly (every 3 months), semiannually (2 times in a year), yearly, every two years, every five years, or every ten years.
□ Within each time period, visit one or more of the places on your list, meet one or more of the people on your list, or do one or more of the things on your list.
What to Take Along
□ A decent quality camera, not just the so-so one on your cell phone.
□ A notebook and a pen or a pencil.
□ Business cards with your name and contact information if you have any.
□ An autograph book.
□ A friend or friends.
□ A list of questions.
□ Make a list of the people you have not met yet or have not seen in a while, the places you have not visited yet or have not visited in a while, and the things you have not done yet or have not done in a while.
□ Decide on a time period: daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly (every 3 months), semiannually (2 times in a year), yearly, every two years, every five years, or every ten years.
□ Within each time period, visit one or more of the places on your list, meet one or more of the people on your list, or do one or more of the things on your list.
What to Take Along
□ A decent quality camera, not just the so-so one on your cell phone.
□ A notebook and a pen or a pencil.
□ Business cards with your name and contact information if you have any.
□ An autograph book.
□ A friend or friends.
□ A list of questions.
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Every family should have a family historian, or perhaps two, or maybe a threesome, or more - you probably cannot have too many!
Collect from each member of the family and relative the following items.
□ A lock of hair, naturally colored, or gray, or white, or whatever is available.
□ A piece of paper with an autograph, or signature, on it.
□ A photograph or photographs.
□ Some physical details about the person, such as height, eye color, freckles, and so on.
□ Some detail about the person’s life, such as type of work he or she does, accomplishments, honors, and so on.
□ Date of birth.
□ A favorite quotation, joke, poem, short written paragraph, story, or note from the person.
Put each person’s items together on a page of a photograph album or scrapbook or in a frame or box. Keep it in a special place so that it will be available in the years to come, as for example, at family visits or reunions.
Collect from each member of the family and relative the following items.
□ A lock of hair, naturally colored, or gray, or white, or whatever is available.
□ A piece of paper with an autograph, or signature, on it.
□ A photograph or photographs.
□ Some physical details about the person, such as height, eye color, freckles, and so on.
□ Some detail about the person’s life, such as type of work he or she does, accomplishments, honors, and so on.
□ Date of birth.
□ A favorite quotation, joke, poem, short written paragraph, story, or note from the person.
Put each person’s items together on a page of a photograph album or scrapbook or in a frame or box. Keep it in a special place so that it will be available in the years to come, as for example, at family visits or reunions.
