Book worm reviews: Out of my Mind

"Words. I'm surrounded by thousands of words. Maybe millions. Cathedral. Mayonnaise. Pomegranate. Mississippi. Neapolitan. Hippopotamus. Silky. Terrifying. Iridescent. Tickle. Sneeze. Wish. Worry." -First few sentences of Out of my Mind

 Out of my Mind by Sharon M. Draper is a delightful book. I had a fun time reading it. Out of my Mind is about a girl named Melody. She has a photographic memory and is the smartest kid in her school…but no one knows. Melody can't walk, she can't talk, she doesn't have much control of her body. She wants so badly to talk and when she finally finds a way she gets really excited. Join Melody as she takes on the world-one step at a time.

Out of my Mind
By Sharon M Draper

By Julia

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Every Soul a Star

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Little-known Holidays: for the Week (January 6th-10th 2014)

                      Are you sad that school is coming? Did you celebrate Trivia and Bird Day and had fun? Do you want to have some fun after school? Well, you can! I have more fun little-known holidays to cheer you up! But wait, there's more (by the way, why does every commercial say that?)! All of the holidays I am going to mention always are on these dates! You can put these on your calendar!
                      Monday, January 6, 2014 (and every other January 6) This is the day to cuddle! That's right, January 6th is Cuddle Up Day! Cuddle with your mom, dad, aunt, uncle, grandpa, grandma-- even your stuffed animals! On Cuddle Up Day, make sure you get under a warm blanket and cuddle!
                      Tuesday, January 7, 2014 (and every other January 7) Get ready! It's the day before Bubble Bath Day! Get anything you might need: bubble bath, peaceful music, bath toys, etc. Plan out your special bath and start counting the hours!
                      Wednesday, January 8, 2014 (and every other January 8) It's bubble bath time! It's time to hop into the tub! After a long day, make sure you don't forget to celebrate this holiday! This is a holiday you don't want to miss! Make sure to have fun with the bubbles, they're there for a reason! I also only used exclamation marks for a reason!
                      Thursday, January 9, 2014 (and every other January 9) It's Balloon Ascension Day! On January 9th a long time ago, Jean Pierre Blanchard made the first balloon flight in the Americas in a yellow hot air balloon. To celebrate, you can find out more about Blanchard and you can draw pictures of his balloon!
                       Friday, January 10, 2014 (and every other January 10) Guess what this day's little-known holiday is: Houseplant Appreciation Day! It might sound boring, but it can be fun! You can help your mom or dad water the houseplants and learn about them! Or you could draw your house plants! Just look at them. Aren't they beautiful? Maybe, you could ask your parents if you could take care of a houseplant! Then, you can take care of it and watch it grow!
                   That's it for the week. But check back again on Friday for little-known holidays that you can celebrate over the coming weekend! Remember to celebrate all these fun little holidays and share them with family and friends!

Thank-you to these websites that helped me find the holidays mentioned in this post.
http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/january.htm
http://www.brownielocks.com/january.htm

Little-known Holidays: for the Weekend (January 4th and 5th 2014)

                Do you want to celebrate a holiday but have nothing to celebrate? Do you want to have some fun? Do you have nothing to do but still want to do something? Well, I have a solution to that! This weekend, you can have fun with family, friends or just yourself with these little-known but fun holidays!
                On January 4th (which by the way is Saturday) it is Trivia Day! You can get together with family and friends to have a fun trivia night! Ask each other all sorts of trivia, and if you want to, you could play Trivial Pursuit! Ask each other silly, funny, hard or what-ever-you-want questions!
                On January 5th (which is Sunday) it is Bird Day! To all of you bird-lovers out there, this is your holiday! On this day, make sure you watch the birds! Now, you could go outside in the cold, or you could watch from your window (I suggest watching from your window). That's if you can find any birds. If not, that's okay! You could draw birds, dress up like birds, research birds-- basically anything that is related to birds (it is called Bird Day, not Watch Birds Day).
                 Now, do you know what you are going to do this weekend now? I hope you do! After reading this post, I hope you are excited to celebrate these holidays, and maybe some other little-known holidays, too! Have fun!



Thanks to these websites, I was able to find little-known holidays.


http://www.brownielocks.com/january.htm
http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/january.htm

Emily's fantastic rainbow loom ideas

Hi! Here's another idea!!!!!! Again make a glow in the dark rainbow loom chain. Then, make it into the first letter of your first name. Next, tape it onto a piece of paper and hang it in your room. At night watch your letter glow!!! For more fantastic rainbow loom ideas come back to this blog soon!!! -Emily

Emily's fantastic rainbow loom ideas

Hey guys!!!!!! Do you love the rainbow loom? Here's a great idea. Make a long chain with glow in the dark rainbow loom bands. Then hang it in your room. When night comes your chain will glow in the dark!!!! Love this idea? Check out this blog again for more ideas. This is Emily, over and out.

Pumpkin Charm

Start a ladder bracelet but only make the broader a hexagon. Then do the rest.( in Orange.) Then make the 8 connecter in green. Pull on the connecter and Ta-da!!!!!! Thanks!!!  -E

How to make the "bubble bracelet" on the rainbow loom

  I know that the rainbow loom is very popular right now. I love making bracelets with my kit. Sometimes I try to make my own bracelets. Below are instructions to one of the rainbow loom bracelets I made without instructions.

  First, put a straight line of rubber bands down the middle using your first color ( make sure that the red little arrow on the bottom is pointing away from you.)

Next, using your second color ( in mine that color is yellow ), make a diamond shape using just one rubber band on top of the first color. Do this until you can not make anymore diamond shapes.

Now, turn your loom around so the little arrow is know pointing at you. Before you loop your bracelet, you have to do something else first. Have you ever made a starburst bracelet? You know the little thing that you put on the loom before you start looping? You have to do that for this one, too.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, I'll tell you what to do. *Take a rubber band (either your first color or your second color ) and twist it so it makes an 8 shape and put each loop part of the eight on the point where the first and second color meet.

Now, loop the first color. Make sure you don't loop the second color!

After you're done looping, bring you hook under all of the rubber bands at the end. *Hook it with your first color and bring it under while holding it to make a loop.

 If you have made the ladder bracelet or the starburst bracelet you know that I'm beginning an *extension cord. When your extension cord is finished, clip it and-- ta-da! I hope you enjoy your new rainbow loom bracelet. I call this bracelet the "bubble bracelet."

                                                          Bye,
                                                             Julia

* If you do not know how to do the starred steps, look at videos (that can be found online) on how to make the starburst bracelet. Some steps used in here are also needed in the starburst bracelet.