This post is adapted from my diary. It is my In Case Of Boredom plan for when I am at home and after I have finished my schoolwork. Here is the list. Note: this isn't in any particular order, I just came up with these activities off the top of my head.
In Case Of Boredom:
1. Don't panic. :) Thank you, I know this sounds like The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.
2. Look up interesting math stuff on Wikipedia.
3. Find pictures of cute animals (also on Wikipedia.)
4. Bake or cook a dessert.
5. Sit down in comfy chair with blanket, good book, and candy.
6. Find cool words--palindromes, long ones that don't repeat letters, like ortanique (a cross between an orange and a tangerine), and words that spell different words when you spell them backwards, like live and evil, and portmanteaux, which are words that are blended together, like smog (smoke and fog).
7. Watch a funny TV show.
8. Write in diary.
9. Ask Mommy if we can go to the skatepark.
10. Play Minecraft.
11. Give self a spa treatment.
12. Listen to music and read book.
Of course, I could always do this when I'm NOT bored, but it's good to have an emergency plan. In my house, boredom is the "b-word", and if someone says, "I'm bored," they will immediately have to do a chore. Which gives you something to do, but still, I'd rather have a fun boredom buster.
If you have an In Case Of Boredom plan, I would love to know about it! Just type part (or all) of it in the comment box.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Thursday, October 3, 2013
So much more than peanut butter and jelly
My last few posts haven't really been about travel. Sorry if you really missed hearing about my adventures. Here's one just for you.
In New York, Mommy and I went to a restaurant called Peanut Butter and Company that specializes in--surprise!--peanut butter sandwiches. If you think this sounds boring, IT WAS NOT. It was very good. There were more types of peanut butter sandwiches than I could imagine. They have some normal stuff, like PB&J, and some weird stuff, like the Pregnant Lady, which has peanut butter and pickles. That is crazy. And strange.
When you order a sandwich, they bring it out to you with carrot sticks and potato chips, "Just like Mom used to do." Interesting. My mom almost never allows potato chips in the house.
They have all kinds of peanut butter, and by "kinds" I don't mean texture like crunchy and creamy. (Although those are offered.) I'm talking flavors. There is a white chocolate peanut butter, and a cinnamon raisin peanut butter, and some spicy peanut butter made with chili powder. And a lot more types. Of course, you can have just the regular, unflavored stuff, but it's more fun to try something new.
I chose a Fluffernutter sandwich made with dark chocolate peanut butter and marshmallow fluff. That was wonderful--how could anyone have something against peanut butter and marshmallow, unless they're allergic?
Mommy decided on peanut butter BLT made with maple peanut butter. She said she was surprised at how good it was. I was surprised too!
They make the best peanut butter sandwiches I've ever had. If you ever go to New York, make sure you stop there for lunch.
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| I REALLY want to go back someday. |
When you order a sandwich, they bring it out to you with carrot sticks and potato chips, "Just like Mom used to do." Interesting. My mom almost never allows potato chips in the house.
They have all kinds of peanut butter, and by "kinds" I don't mean texture like crunchy and creamy. (Although those are offered.) I'm talking flavors. There is a white chocolate peanut butter, and a cinnamon raisin peanut butter, and some spicy peanut butter made with chili powder. And a lot more types. Of course, you can have just the regular, unflavored stuff, but it's more fun to try something new.
I chose a Fluffernutter sandwich made with dark chocolate peanut butter and marshmallow fluff. That was wonderful--how could anyone have something against peanut butter and marshmallow, unless they're allergic?
Mommy decided on peanut butter BLT made with maple peanut butter. She said she was surprised at how good it was. I was surprised too!
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| Scrumptious. No other word for it. |
They make the best peanut butter sandwiches I've ever had. If you ever go to New York, make sure you stop there for lunch.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
How to make a Sockmouse
Yesterday, when I was playing with Rascal, I invented (I think) a new type of stuffed animal. I call it: the Sockmouse. They make great cat toys.
Sockmice are easy to make, stuffed animals that you create on the go. It is made of materials that most adventurers probably have in their backpacks. You will need:
Sockmice are easy to make, stuffed animals that you create on the go. It is made of materials that most adventurers probably have in their backpacks. You will need:
- A bandanna
- A (spare) sock that you don't mind drawing a face on
- A Sharpie
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| Bandanna |
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| Sock |
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| Sharpie (I used the jumbo kind) |
HOW TO MAKE A SOCKMOUSE
1. Draw a face on the toe of the sock. Include whiskers, eyes, nose, mouth, and ears.
2. Stuff the bandanna into the sock, pushing it down as far as possible.
3. Tie an overhand knot in the sock above where you stuffed the bandanna.
4. You just made your first Sockmouse! Give yourself a pat on the back. Then give your little fella a name and personality.
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| My Sockmouse, Mr. Sockmouse, loves sunflower seed and running in his wheel. |
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