Right, so it's summer time, meaning my daughter, age 6, is no longer in school. Also meaning, I am now responsible for coming up with some activities for her to do that she will be excited about and that I can tolerate. Let's just say hours and hours of Barbie playing and ANT Farm (picture a less cool Saved By the Bell with child prodigies) watching does not make it high on the list. But I do love to read, and if the child will sit still, she loves to hear the story. So I decided it was time to venture into the world of Harry Potter. I've been dying to read this with her since I read them while I was nursing her. So I came up with a great plan, if I do say so myself and it requires very little to no work on my part!
During 10 month old brother's naps, 6 year old and I are reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. After each chapter, she draws a picture of her favorite part and we talk about that part of the story. I also usually ask her why it's her favorite part. Once the whole book is finished we'll watch the first movie during a special movie night. She is also writing letters to her Aunt, and possibly other friends and relatives, about the book. That's it! It's so simple it's ridiculous!
Of course being the busy mom that I am we've only made it to the sorting hat ceremony so far, but Six loves it and I'm enjoying our time together reading one of my favorite stories. I actually have a video of her first picture but haven't been able to get it together enough to have both my blog and my phone and the attachment piece to hook my phone to the computer in the same place at the same time. Oh well, maybe next week. . .
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