Every summer I try to find something fun to do with the kids. Something that wil keep us busy and also keep them reading and practicing "school" things. Sometimes we've done summer camps. One year we did a reading challenge. We attend summer events at the library and parks.
But this summer . . . . . We're going to Hogwarts!!!!!
Thing #1 recently got into reading the Harry Potter books. She's booked through them :) at a record pace. And now Thing #2 and #3 are reading the first book out loud with me. They love the magic and mystery of them. And they thing (and I can't argue with this) that Hogwarts would be the coolest school ever to attend!
Later today, when the children come home from school, they will find a magic "Owl Post" tube containing acceptance letters for each of them to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Summer Correspondence School. The letter details what they need to do as students and advises them to be on the lookout for more Owl Posts with their assignments.
The first assignment is also going to be in the container - a quiz to fill out so they can be sorted into Houses. They will work to earn points for their Houses all summer and the house with the most points (or more likely all the children!) will earn a special House Prize at the end of the summer.
The second assignment will come later this week - a note from Hagrid asking them to "write him a lit'le note telling meh what kind o' animal yeh'd like to take care 'o." They will have to detail howthey will take care of their animal and can choose from: an owl, a turtle, a rat, a cat or a frog. A few days later (or whenever Momma can find stuffed animals of choice) Hagrid will send them some animals to take care of.
Assignments will follow over the course of the summer from various professors - all by Owl Post. The letters will be on "parchment" (regular paper dyed light brown in a tea bath), rolled up and tied with a ribbon; different colors for different professors. The class schedule allows for the study of the followin subjects: Astronomy, Potions, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Charms, Care of Magical Creatures, Quill Writing, Spell Writing, and Herbology. We might even have a game or two of Quiddich!
Mr. CrazyLife is as excited about this as I am. He's going to help Mr. Ollivander and spin up a couple of magic wands for us. :)
This is going to be fun!!!!!!
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