So we did Madeline the last two weeks. I had sprained my ankle so I wasn’t able to do all the things I wanted to do, but maybe that is what happens then the next time you do it in a year you can use the other ideas that you didn’t get to. BUT we did get to do a lot of fun stuff. So I will get to the pictures as that is the fun part….
This is a Madeline doll we made from a toilet paper tube, she had fun doing this project.
She drew this on the first day all by herself! She just looked at the cover of Madeline and drew this picture of the Eiffel Tower.
She colored this sheet it says something to the effect of ” I only use hot water when I need it” in French.
I helped her do this maze, it was a little hard for her to concentrate and get through it but she finally
got to the end, YAY! I told her there are a lot of labryinths in France usually in churches.
We did the “Tour de France” lapbook printable; these are all landmarks in France that are in the book Madeline.
An upclose shot of what the “Tour de France” looked like…
I had her color a poodle then we put on cotton balls, this was a idea that a friend
of mine, Dawn, gave me on Facebook, ahhhh the joy of social media at it’s best! 🙂
Another stamp in her “Bella-land” passport
Where is France?
AHHH I spelled it wrong!! LOL! Well I told her sometimes even Mommies make mistakes
and showed her later how to spell it properly. BUT she did find France all on her own and colored it in!
In Madeline they refer to manners quite a bit in all the different Madeline books so we did a little printable on manners…
Now if we can get her to do these all the time we will be doing good LOL! She does it most of the
time but sometimes she forgets. I keep reminding my husband she is only 5 and still trying to get a hold of the concept.
More on manners…
I wrote her answers then had her trace the answers…
Flag of France (all week she kept pointing out France’s flag when we would see it around town or on products)
I looked through the book and created a writing list for her to trace so that she practiced writing every letter…
Our scripture for the week was “Think good things” I love that passage, it helps me to be positive.
I had her color this picture of the Eiffel Tower then she wanted to put cotton balls on for clouds. So cute!
We had also made a sign that said in French” Bienvenue a Bella’s Bistro” meaning ” Welcome to Bella’s Bistro”. Then we made a French Dinner….
I made some Ratatouille and it was sooooo yummy! Of course the wee one wouldn’t really eat it but hey we are trying new things so that is a good step! I had also bought a small box of French Bree and we ate it with Gluten free pretzel sticks, I think she liked it but wasn’t a HUGE fan. Also while Daniel and Bella waited for dinner to be ready they watched Ratatouille and Triplets of Bellville. It was a fun night!
This is the face she gave Daddy when he tried to get her to try the Ratatouille.
Eating the Rotisserie Chicken wasn’t hard 🙂
Really tell me that doesn’t look delish!
So I had planned on having Creme Brulee for dessert I had everything, the heavy whipping cream, vanilla bean,
butane for our kitchen blow torch everything EXCEPT TIME! I didn’t look at the directions and
forgot that it takes at least 3 hours to chill. So instead we cut up strawberries for dessert and Bella helped me to
arrange them into a heart. She LOVES strawberries! So we had Creme Brulee for breakfast, DANG that was a good
breakfast! LOL Bella kept saying she didn’t like it until she tried it then she licked the dish!
We also took a trip to the park and painted like Claude Monet. I read a book called Linnea in Monet’s garden it was a sweet book about a girl’s adventure to France and Monet’s garden. So as I was reading Bella painted. She had me paint the body of a butterfly then she painted it in. She gave her painting to a little girl that was at the park it was very sweet.
So somethings I would like to do next time: Go to Whole foods and try the different cheeses from France.
Now onto JAPAN!
Five in a Row in Austin Texas 