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| Frosted Flakes - Casey, Oatmeal Squares - Rebekah, Froot Loops - Victoria, Cookie Crisp - Porter, Cracklin' Oat Bran - Samantha, Reese's Puffs - Isabelle |
Have you ever read Heckedy Peg?
From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3 This original story reads like a pure folktale. The poor mother of seven children, each named for a day of the week, goes off to market promising to return with individual gifts that each child has requested and admonishing them to lock the door to strangers and not to touch the fire. The gullible children are tricked into disobeying their mother by the witch, Heckedy Peg, who turns them all into various kinds of food. The mother can rescue her children only by guessing which child is the fish, the roast rib, the bread, etc., a trick she neatly performs by matching each kind of food with the gift that each child had requested (Monday asked for butter, so Monday is the bread, etc.).
Ryan and I had a fun day finding just the right thing for each of the kids for Valentines. Ryan bought the girls a couple flowers while I bought the boys some yummy new juices. We then spent a good 1/2 hour in the cereal aisle picking just the right box for each child. We set the table and placed their cereal on their chairs. As the kids came home from school & sporting practices we had them guess who's was who. Rebekah, Sam & Casey nailed them. Isabelle and Porter only missed 1 or 2. Victoria was guessing along with her siblings. They were all very happy with the selections. I've been cooking a lot for breakfast lately. I think I'll have a few days off! We had a fabulous evening together, a new tradition has been born. As we finished up dessert we made a list of the kids' favorite things.
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