Climb a tree.
Eat a really good apple while reading a book.
Hug your sister(s).
Write a sensational story.
Make a delicious breakfast and then give it to someone else.
Put on a play, complete with outlandish costumes and
overly-dramatic dialogue.
Create a family newspaper.
Play “kitchen” with a young child.
Listen to some beautiful violin music.
Create the letters of the alphabet by twisting your arms and
legs into letter shapes.
Have a sewing party.
Create a group story with each person taking turns picking
up where the last one left off.
Paint or sculpt.
Create a family “post office” for the day and leave little
notes and gifts for each other inside it.
Drop your glove and hope the guy you like notices.
Go skating (but watch for thin ice).
Forgive someone who needs forgiving (don’t let the sun go
down on your anger).
Pretend to be your own housekeeper if a stranger comes to
the door.
Make a new dress for the doll of a little girl you love.
Be kind to your aunt, even if she’s getting old and
crotchety.
Create a draft of your will and think about what you’d leave
to those you love.
Buy a good pair of boots and have fun stomping around in
them.
Curl your sister’s hair with a curling iron (but be
careful!)
Get a haircut and donate the locks to an organization
like Locks of Love.
And of course...
Read the opening scene of Little Women aloud...or pick
another favorite scene from LW or another of her many wonderful books. (What is your favorite Alcott scene?) Or read a good biography of Alcott ~ I liked this one. Or read a book about the Civil War.
2 comments:
A wonderful list! :D
Thanks, Erin! I had fun making it. Even after all these years, a list like this just comes pouring forth when I sit down and ponder Alcott. I think her stories just live inside my bones!
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