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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010Here is this September´s new and improved version Oh yay! It´s the national sewing month!!! Guess we´ll just have to fill the days with endless joy! 1. Mary Had A Little Lamb was published in 1830 and WW1 began in 1939. So tonight you can either sew something made from sheep-skin (gloves, maybe?) or watch “A Very Long [...]
Celebrate August
Sunday, August 1st, 2010August is Artist Appreciation month! Yay! How cool is that! Let´s make a lot of art! 1. Write limericks just for fun. Begin each one with “There once was a girl named _______” or “There once was a town called ______”. Go around the dinner table and have each person make up a limerick for themselves [...]
Celebrate July!
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010I just updated my Celebrate July-list, so I am reposting it, even if we´re already halfway to August. That´s summer for you! One of my favorite things about Christmas, is making calenders. But why wait for Christmas, when we can have fun all year?!? This is inspired from Sally Jean, but is also based of [...]
Celebrating the International Taco-day!
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010First you start by inviting your friends and neighbors over. It´s easy to think you can just invite people over for the weekend, but people need food in the middle of the week too, so a Tuesday is perfect for company! I wanted to make real lemonade. You simply don´t get that in Norway, there [...]
Celebrate June!
Wednesday, June 2nd, 20101. Today is both Kids day in Russia and Dinosaur day in the USA. A perfect combination if you ask me! Take the kids to a dinosaur-museum, or go play dinosaurs in the jungle-forrest-backyard. 2. Go fishing! 3. Make a collection of small line-drawings. Buy some henna-powder and oil to make a temporary tattoo from your [...]
Celebrate May
Saturday, May 1st, 2010The first week this month is inspired by Kurt Johannessen, a very creative Norwegian artist. If you think these are a bit weird, he´s done them all. Including following a snail for an entire day! (Now that might be interesting for someone as impatient as me…) 1. Write a question on a battery-driven boat. Start [...]
Celebrate March
Monday, March 1st, 2010March is National Craft month! How about that! We like crafting, that´s for sure! So lets be crafty this month 1. Today is share-a-smile-day. Now isn´t that a nice way to start the week Let´s start using our creativity this month to make a beautiful postcard, and send it to your mail-man! Show the him [...]
Celebrate February!
Monday, February 1st, 20101. Nature is changing. The nights are slowly becoming lighter, the snow is raining away (it is here anyway). Find a good spot for your tri-pod (or a small table you don´t need for a month) Place your camera on it, and every day at the exact same time, take a picture of the view. [...]
Celebrate January!
Saturday, January 2nd, 20101. A new year has arrived. Time to reflect and contemplate. Sum up all the good things that happened last year, and leave the bad things behind. Make a list of what you want to do this year, before your next birthday! or ideas, click here! 2. Clean and organize your workspace. This way, clutter [...]
Celebrate December!
Tuesday, December 1st, 20091. Yay! Finally! You can open the first present in your Advent-calender. Find your Christmas decorations and decorate a little bit every day. Check at the local post-office when the deadlines for Christmas-cards to arrive in time are. Start your own christmas-journal, where you write lists for presents, cards and cookies-recipes. 2. Make a list [...]
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