It’s Wednesday
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Portraits and Frames
Take pictures of friends, family, and neighbors. Charge $1 to $2 for each photo and let the customer pick out a photo frame. You can make frames out of pieces of cardboard cut larger than the photo. Decorate the frames with markers or stickers.
What is the best way to communicate with a fish?
Drop him a line.
Homemade Ice Cream Sandwich
Using chocolate chip cookies (or your favorite cookie), spread vanilla ice cream between two cookies. Put your sandwich into the freezer, and allow it to become solid. What a cool snack!
Hairclip Hanger
Get two ribbons that are 3 feet long—one wide and one narrow. Glue the narrower ribbon at the top and the bottom of the larger ribbon. Decorate the ribbon, put your hairclips on it, and hang it in your room.
Good Night
When a child doesn’t want to go to sleep, try this: first, turn on some calm music. Next, sit with the child in her bed and start reading a book out loud. Gradually slow down how fast you are reading and turn the pages more slowly. When you see the child starting to nod off, tuck her into her bed and turn out the lights.
Author and Illustrator
Play this game with one other person. Sit across from the other player with a small stack of paper between you. One person is the “author” and the other person is the “illustrator.” The author starts and writes a title for a book that you will create together. Then she passes the paper to the illustrator, who draws something on the cover. The author uses each piece of paper to write a story, and the illustrator draws what’s happening on each page. The author gets to choose when the story stops. After that, put all of the pages together and look at your book!
Friendship Map
For fun in the summer, make a friendship map with your friend. Draw a tropical island on a huge piece of paper. Combine your name and your friend’s name to make a wacky name for your imaginary island. Next, make a map key. Include things and places you and your friends love to do, such as a movie theater or a shopping mall. Finally, frame your friendship map and give it to your friend to brighten her day.
Check It Over
When you’re finished with a test, go through the test again to make sure you didn’t skip any questions. Double-checking has helped me a lot!
