Creative Crafting: The Dream Stealer

I'm going on holiday!!  Unfortunately, it worked out to be the same week as our next meeting.  Mrs. Mann jumped at the chance to step in for me and be there for the meeting.  She's already put the book on hold to read it so you will be able to talk about the book.

For the craft, Mrs. Mann is going to show you how to make dream catchers.  Here's a picture to give you an idea of what you will be making.

This picture taken from http://www.naturallyeducational.com/2010/09/dreamcatcher-childrens-craft/

The meeting is on June 13 at 7:00 pm.  It's going to be fantastic, so please come!


Gloria

Book Blurb: The Dream Stealer

There is a bandit who comes in the night. He does not want pretty silver earrings or dangly gold necklaces, not diamonds or rubies.
What does he want?
Listen, I will tell you.
He wants dreams.
He is supposed to take only nightmares—the dreams of monsters and phantoms—but he's grown scared. He's been taking the good dreams instead.
But one night he steals from the wrong girl.
                                                      Susana is clever. She is wily. She is brave.
                                                      And she wants her dream back.
 

About The Author

Sid Fleischman wrote more than sixty books for children, adults, and magicians. Among his many awards was the Newbery Medal for his novel The Whipping Boy. The author described his wasted youth as a magician and newspaperman in his autobiography The Abracadabra Kid. His other titles include The Entertainer and the Dybbuk, a novel, and three biographies, Sir Charlie: Chaplin, The Funniest Man in the World; The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West; and Escape! The Story of The Great Houdini.

Taken from http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780061755637

For more information about the author please visit http://sidfleischman.com/biography.html

Meeting Musings: Tuesdays at the Castle

Sorry this post is almost a week late.  It's almost time for the next one. 

The small notebooks we made at the meeting were a big hit, I think.  There were some pretty creative girls who made some great books.  We were so interested in the notebooks that we didn't talk much about Tuesdays At The Castle.  We did get a little talk in and the general consensus was that it's a wonderful book.  The main character, Princess Celie, is pretty amazing.  I think I like Castle Glower the best, though.  It has a great sense of humor.  We liked the tricks the kids and castle played on the bad guys to try to get them to leave.  When I read it, I was laughing out loud.

If you had a hard time finishing the book, you'll be happy to hear the next one is a lot shorter.  It's called The Dream Stealer by Sid Fleischman.  It goes along with the Summer Reading theme which is "Dream Big, Read." 

The next meeting is on June 13, 2012 at 7:00 pm.  I'll see you there!


Gloria

Creative Crafting: Tuesdays at the Castle

If you are anything like me, you have been thoroughly enjoying Tuesdays at the Castle.  It's a great book with a great heroine, Celie.  I wanted to have a craft that associated with her or the castle.  (Castle Glower is pretty awesome, too.)    The activity I finally decided on has to do with both of them. 

In the book, one of Celie's favorite things to do is map the rooms of the castle.  To do this, she needs a notebook.  I thought it would be fun if we made our own notebooks.  We made these in the Sr. group about a month ago so here are a couple of examples from that meeting.

They are really easy to make and lots of fun to decorate.

I look forward to seeing you next week!