I love reading my friends blogs and seeing what everyone is up too. I especially like Kim's blog. She's living this romantic adventure in Istanbul, Turkey for her job, and its always interesting to look at her photographs and wonder what it is like there. Kim actually works for the U.S. Government as the Cultural Affairs Officer and is participating in the 29th Istanbul Book Fair. She sent out a challenge to the kids of the United States to create a paper leaf for a large tree they are constructing, and on the leaf, each child is to write a message about friendship. You can read more about it on
Kim's blog and on the
official website. Wyatt has developed this insane interest in maps, globes, and travel. He points to a location on the globe, asks what is there, and then always follows it with, "Can we go there?" He also has an amazing sense of direction. He knows his left and right already, and has known it for quite some time. I've had kindergartners who struggled with it all the way until Kindergarten Graduation! Wyatt is able to tell you exactly how to get from our house to my mother's. He can even tell you how to get to his swimming lessons on Jones, using the freeway, and his Grandma Jeri's in Henderson! So this was the perfect project for him.
We talked about where Turkey was, and showed him on the globe. Then we discussed what friendship was, and how he thought a good friend should be. The following was his message he came up with:
Friendship
means to be
helping, watch
Scooby Doo,
and play with cool
toys.You give presents
and be nice. You take turns
and let them sit with you.
We, of course, had to decorate our message with a Scooby Doo sticker, because Turkish children needed to become aware of the wonderful world that is SCOOBY DOO!
After sticking the leaf in an envelope, Wyatt ran down to the mail box, and we sent it on its way! We hope the Turkish children like it! We sure has a lot of fun making it!
We hope you make one and send it off too! The deadline is October 15th! Go to the
official website for all the information!