I know things, around the house and in my heart, are out of whack when I am too feisty with every one. When I feel:

• Too snowed in
• Too sick and tired of being sick and tried (I’ve got to beat this illness!)
• Too jumped on, called after, and whined to
• Too impatient.

Try as I may to lock myself in the bathroom for some piece and quiet, I find the most rest and relief when I actually “put in” more purposeful fun time with kids. Go figure.

Our latest ‘purposeful fun time’ was gained from a book theme based on, Put Me in the Zoo.

{edit: this post is now linked up with Just for Fun}

Copyright 1960, by Robert Lopshire. Published in New York by Beginner Books.

Put Me in the Zoo is about a magical creature that longs to call the Zoo it’s home. Throughout the story, the creature tells a young boy and girl that it should be let in the Zoo. To convience the boy and girl, the creature uses it’s special abilities to do wonderous things with it’s spots.

We took some time to make different spots of our own.

We mimicked the story by making the spots go on us!

The creature had amazing spots that made it special. I had Ryan draw and share about something that he did that made him special.

I am special because...."I love my whole family and friends."

Well if that doesn’t get you out of a snowy, chest cold, laundry pile haze, nothing will!

Happy Reading!