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Booked on Senses
I like books that stimulate my senses, Especially ones with consequences. Books to touch, books to feel, I even have one on wheels. I like books with pulls and flaps, And books that make sounds like clap, tap, and zap. Even books with a scratch-n-sniff smell Have a story to tell. But my favorite books of all Are ones where my imagination is enthralled. // -
This Place is Sense-ational
This week I went to the Chicago Children’s Museum at Navy Pier, where all my senses went berserk. I like a place where “no” and “don’t touch that” are not the operative words. There are so many things to touch, look at, and hear at this museum that my senses were overloaded, and I didn’t [...] -
This Taste Bud’s For You
Tasting new food is always an adventure, and I’ve tasted some food that’s been yummy, and some food that’s incredibly yucky. Not too long ago I tried ice cream for the first time, and that was awesome. At first I did not like the cold feeling in my mouth, and I wanted Da to heat [...] -
The Dog Days of Summer Reading
Otto Goes to the Beach is a vibrant story about a dog named Otto who’s left at home all alone one day. He gets lonely, and drives to the beach, like any normal dog would do. But when he arrives at the beach, he’s lonely again because he can’t find any one to play the [...] -
Summer Isn’t a Bummer
Where am I going? Anywhere outside; lots of different parks, Lake Michigan’s beaches, spraypools, picnics in the grass, visit the animals at the zoo. The summer months go by so quickly where I live, that most people take advantage of all things summer and spend a great deal of time outdoors. Unless it’s raining, in [...] -
Hurray for Sorbet
1 pint strawberries 1 lime, squeezed 1/3 cup sugar On such a hot day it’s nice to make a granita or sorbet. I like to use in-season summer fruit, like watermelon or strawberries, but I haven’t tried it with cherries. Cut up the fruit and put in the blender, add [...] -
Let’s Take It Outside
Last year I dabbled in finger painting. Frankly, I wasn’t sure about that wet, gooey, sticky stuff on my fingers. I would dab small amounts on the special paper, and watch the color fade in. Fast forward to about a year later, and look at me now! This week, Rah-Rah set up my finger-painting session [...] -
Summer Sounds
Summertime by Billie Holiday Hot Fun In The Summertime by Sly & The Family Stone // -
Spray Play
Now that the weather is nice and warm, all the parks have turned on their water connections again. Playing with water is one of my favorite pastimes. At home I like playing with the water from the hose, and at the park I like playing with water from the drinking fountains, and the water from [...] -
Green Da Day
When Rah-Rah took me to the store to buy a Father’s Day card for Da-Da, I discovered that fathers are associated with neckties, drinking beer in reclining chairs, mowing the lawn, dogs, kings, grilling, and golf. After Da-Da opened his card, (I chose one with a dog fetching a newspaper) he told me he was taking [...] -
My Pa Picasso
After Rah-Rah told me we were going to make a special Father’s Day gift for Da-Da, I was very excited because I thought she meant a cake. Disappointment led to happiness when I realized I was going to paint. And not using the shoddy watercolor paints with the bristly brush, but the tempera paints with [...] -
Dads Are Rad and Bad
These are the fun father, daddy, dad, papa, papi, vader, babbo, baba, bapa, otosan, appa, tata songs and videos celebrating dads everywhere! Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag by James Brown Daddy Sang Bass By Johnny Cash // -
The Thrill of the Grill
When it comes to summer cooking, my Da-Da is in charge of all the grilling. Rah won’t go anywhere near the shiny beast machine. He’s really good at it too, better than anything he makes inside the house, or at least not as good as Rah-Rah. My favorite barbeque dish that Da prepares is a Cajun [...] -
Dads Deliver
I like the painted pictures in the board book, Daddy Cuddles, (by Anne Gutman and Georg Hallensleben.) It’s about little animals and the different ways they cuddle with their big papa’s. The baby baboon hanging upside down from his daddy’s belly is very silly, and it reminds me of going on top of my Da’s [...] -
A Fort Night
Building and playing fort is a Da-Da and me sport. First we export all the cushions from the couch. Then import all the soft blankets to fall on, So no one will say, “Ouch!” Now we rearrange the furniture to look more like a sculpture. At last the fort is ready, it’s okay if the cushions aren’t steady. Time to climb, jump, and hide. I [...]
