Iplekids Everyday 2
A series of photos featuring my smaller Iplehouse dolls and their friends.
Taking Kids to Work
April 27 is 'Take Your Sons and Daughters to Work' Day. So Owen, who was the construction company CEO on a large new housing development...
....had arranged for Lonnie and Milo to accompany him on site and do some hands-on work.
Milo was excited to be doing some real construction work...
"Today you'll be helping with framing and maybe even help nail up some drywall."
"A construction site can be a dangerous place, so don't wander off."
"So let's get started."
Archery Day
May 11th is Archery Day, and several kids were out practicing their skills...
All their arrows had hit the bullseye, and Ringo was impressed. "You two are really good."
"Thanks. But hitting this target is really easy..."
"...and not much of a challenge at all."
"I can actually hit an apple at two hundred paces."
Ringo was skeptical, "Really? I'd like to see that!"
"Well, I just happen to have an apple handy."
"Hmmm....Now I just need a place to put it."
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"And here's the perfect place."
"Now, hold perfectly still..."
"...and don't move!"
Lonnie became alarmed.
"You aren't really going to try shoot that apple off of his head, are you?"
"Who said anything about 'try'? I never miss."
But then, right at that moment, Jamie's father arrived at the shooting range, and realizing what his son was about to do, he quickly put a stop to his reckless behaviour. "But Dad, I was only fooling. I wasn't really going to do it!"
Train Day
May 14th was National Train Day, and Efreet, who loves trains and happens to live near a major rail line, loves to go out every morning and afternoon at rush hour to watch the GO commuter trains rush by. Every time the lights start flashing, he'll look up the tracks to see which direction the next train is coming from....
Every half hour there would be two trains - one from each direction.
This morning he was in for a special treat...
...when a VIA train came zooming by....
No sooner had it passed, when the lights started flashing and the gates came down for a third time...
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...and another GO train came zooming by....
Bees
May 20th is World Bee Day, and these were the first set of photos I took for it....
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More Bees
May 20th is World Bee Day, when we acknowledge the important role of bees for the ecosystem. We have been celebrating this day since 2018, thanks to the efforts of the Government of Slovenia, that led the UN General Assembly to declare May 20 as World Bee Day. They chose this day as it was the birthday of Anton Janša, the pioneer of modern apiculture.
How to celebrate Bee Day....
- planting a diverse set of native plants, which flower at different times of the year;
- avoiding pesticides, fungicides or herbicides in our gardens;
- protecting wild bee colonies when possible;
- making a bee water fountain by leaving a water bowl outside;
- Dress up like bees in costume and participate in bee-related activities.
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Turtles
Turtle Day is coming up on May 23rd, so Byuri and her brother went down to the beach to see if any turtles had arrived to lay their eggs yet, and they spotted two...
Fruits and Veggies
Today, May 23rd, is 'Eat More Fruits & Vegetables Day'....
...and Holly was not impressed with the giant salad her Mom had made her for dinner....
"Do I really have to eat this whole salad?"...
"I'd much rather have pizza..."
"If I actually finish this, can I have some cookies and ice cream for dessert?"
Tiaras
May 24th, in honour of Queen Victoria's birthday, is National Tiara Day. It's the day when people around the world don their tiaras, real or imaginary, to embrace their inner royalty.
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