Freebie! Let's Learn About...Australia ebook

Did any of you guess what the sneak peek was for? If you guessed Australia, you were right! Celebrating Girlhood is proud to present the first in a set of Geo-books, free, magazine-like books that provide a peek into another world. These books can be used for school, groups, or even a party! 

There are activities for both girls and their dolls. With a bit of history, fun facts, crafts and recipes, these books make learning fun!

Contents:

Hello!

Places to Go

People to See

Just for Fun

Fun Food and Cute Crafts

Party Time!

Goodbye!

Extras

You can find the Australia book in picture format here: Australia Book 

or, I can email the book to you. Just email me at celebratinggirlhood@gmail.com with 'Australia book' in the subject line and I will get the book to you within two days. I look forward to hearing from you! 

Have fun learning about Australia!

October

Happy October! I hope that school is going well for all of you, and you're getting lots done! Did you teach your dolls anything new?  or maybe you made a batch of cookies? Whatever you did, I hope that you had fun!

The October calendar is full of fun fall things to do. As always, you can go to the web albums or right-click on the picture below and save. Set as your desktop background and enjoy!

Happy October!!

Apple and Peanut Butter Cookies

I don't know about you, but I love the combination of apples and peanut butter! There's just something about the sweet crunchy-ness of apples, and the salty creamy-ness of peanut butter that makes them go well together. This week on the calender is to make a batch of cookies. So what about having apple and peanut butter in a cookie? That's just what we did!

 

These apple and peanut butter cookies are super easy to make. I used my mom's peanut butter cookie recipe,  which is really just peanut butter and sugar (plus a few more things!), and store-bought apple pie filling. You could definitely make your own filling, but we just had some on hand, so I decided to use that.

 

After you roll the cookie dough in the sugar, you can press them down in the center, or make the classic criss-cross top with a fork. They will puff up a bit in the oven, but they'll go down when you take them out.

 

Top with a spoonful of apple pie filling and there you have it! A yummy batch of apple and peanut butter cookies.
Do you have any food combinations that you love? What about trying them in a different way, like cookies? Leave a comment and let us know!

 

 Enjoy your apple and peanut butter cookies!!

Sneak Peek

Can you guess what's coming soon??

September Calendar

School time! Have you already started or are you starting soon? What are some of your favorite classes? Are you planning on making this your best year yet?

School is a lot of fun, and a great chance to learn, but it's good to take a break too! Have fun doing things that you love, and you just might find that learning comes along with it. :) 

This September calendar is full of fun things to do to get you back into school, but also to just have fun. You can either right-click the image and save to your desktop, or go to the web albums and download to your computer. Set as your background and enjoy! 

Due to school, I will only be posting once a week, but I should be back in full swing by October.

Happy September!!

 P.S. Don't forget to check out the new poll of the month!

Read a New Book

The calendar event for Wednesday was to read a new book. Since my dolls haven't had any new books lately, I thought I'd make some! 

We printed off the book covers and book paper from the freebies page, and had a lot of fun putting them together and designing them. First we cut everything out...

and then made stacks of three pages. Then we folded them in half, and made a stack of stacks! We used glue for our books.

 

When you fold over the cover, you'll notice that one side is a bit longer than the other. This can be left flat or folded over to help your doll hold it. But you can always cut it off if you want.

 

Books can be anything! We made a book for each girl, and one extra. Designing the covers and deciding what each book should be was so much fun!

 

You can fill your books to make them anything that you would like. A few ideas would be stickers or stamps for a picture book, drawings and stories, pictures cut out from magazines to make magazines or catalogs, a book for pressing flowers, or even a good old-fashioned fairy tale!

 

The possibilities are endless, and you can always stop by the library for more inspiration!

 

The girls had a lot of fun reading the books when they were finished. They read them to each other,

 

to their stuffed animals,

 

and even to their pets!

 

Have fun designing your own books, and don't forget to take the time to read them!!

School Papers

With school just around the corner, (and for some already starting!) I thought that it would be fun to make school papers for your doll. There's a few papers for math and spelling, and a book that you can make yourself for reading. There's so much to do for school, and now your doll can do it too! With papers for reading, writing and 'rithmetic, you can have lots of fun being the teacher. 

You can find it on the freebies page, or go straight to the document to print it off.

Happy school days!

A Walk in the Park

Today on the calendar is take a walk in the park. So we did!

 

We saw beautiful wildflowers,

 

tall grass,

 

and small sparrows.

 

Some of the trees are already starting to change color for fall. I just love the color of these helicopters!

 

And a few more wildflowers.
Do you like taking walks? You never know what you might find! There is so much outside to see. Even if you don't have a park near you, you can still find a way to get outside and enjoy the rest of summer!
If you took and walk and took pictures, I'd love to see them! Leave a link in the comments to your post or pictures.
Have fun taking a walk in the park!

P.S. I will be taking off of blogging next week to get ready for school. See you in a week!

Coloring Page

Today on the calendar is color or draw a picture. My dolls got to color in one of our coloring pages from our ebooks. I set it up on my desk, and they used my pencils and set to work!

 

This one is from the camping ebook. We printed ours off in black and white, otherwise the header and number is usually pink.

 

Robin colored in the stars,

 

and Jo got to help.

 

Sophie worked very hard on the campfire.

 

And Marissa colored in the sky.

 

And they all 'pitched' in to color the tent!

 

Done!

 

A close up of the verse.

 

My dolls had a lot of fun coloring in the poster and we'll be sure to hang it up where we can see it.
Do you like to color or draw? Take some time today just to sit and draw. Take a break and color! Whatever you do, draw, color, paint, or something else, we hope that you have lots of fun!

Toffee Bars

The latest event on the calendar is to make a sweet snack. While these homemade toffee bars are more of a treat than a snack, they're definitely sweet! They're so easy to make because of the surprise ingredient, which also makes them crunchy and salty. It's the perfect sweet and salty toffee bar!

You need:
35 saltine crackers (surprise!)
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
About 1 cup of chocolate chips, depending on taste
About 1 cup chopped nuts, depending on taste. These can be any nut or combination of nuts that you want!

1. Line a cookie sheet with tin foil and lay the crackers down in a single layer. (I made about half of the batch in the pictures.)

 

2. Heat the butter and sugar on the stove until the butter is melted and the sugar is dissolved. (Don't forget to ask an adult for help if you need it!) Boil for 3 minutes without stirring. Spread over crackers.

 

3. Bake for 7 minutes at 400 degrees. Sprinkle with chocolate as soon as it's done. When the chocolate's melted, spread it over the crackers. Sprinkle with nuts and let cool.

 

4. Break or cut into pieces.

 

What are some of your favorite things to bake? I like making sweets, but I also like to try new and different recipes. It's always fun when a new treat works out!

 

Enjoy!

August Calender

August already! I can't believe that it's been a year since I started blogging with these calendars. It's been a lot of fun!

The August calender is full of fun things to do before school starts again. What are your favorite last-of-summer activities? 

Right-click on the picture below and save to your computer, or go to the album to download it. Then save to your background and enjoy!

With a new month, I'll also be trying something new. There will be a monthly poll on the side of the blog for you to vote on, so come and vote! The August poll is about the calenders. Let me know what you think!

Happy August!!

Patriotic Punch

Today on the calendar is make a red, white, and blue craft. We made this patriotic punch for the Fourth of July, but with a little creativity, you can make one for anything!

You need:

3 drinks: one red, one white, and one blue. The trick to the punch is to have each drink have a different sugar content. Check the nutrition label to see how much sugar each drink has.
Ice cubes

 

 1. Fill your glass with ice.
2. Choose the drink with the most sugar. Pour this one over the ice so it's at the bottom.
3. Choose the drink with the medium amount of sugar. Pour very slowly over the ice.
4. Choose the last drink with the least amount of sugar. Pour very, very slowly over the ice.

 

You can experiment with different drinks and flavors to make fun punches. You can make drinks with only two flavors, or make one with four or even five! Get creative and see what you can do.

 

Enjoy your Patriotic Punch!

P.S. Check out the blog for new polls and have fun voting!
P.P.S. Don't forget to enter the e-book giveaway!!

Doll-sized S'mores

One of the recipes in the new camping e-book is a s'more buffet. There's a real recipe for you, and a craft one for your dolls. But I thought that it would be fun to share a real one for your dolls too!



We found mini graham crackers at the store, and we also picked up mini marshmallows and chocolate bars.

 

The chocolate bars need to be broken in half to fit on the crackers.

 

Melt the marshmallows (in the microwave, on the stove or over a campfire. Just make sure an adult is with you!) and make the s'mores.

 

My dolls enjoyed their summer snack! Do you have a favorite summer recipe? Or maybe you've made a fun doll food lately out of something else. Whatever it is, we would love to hear about it! Leave a comment and let us know!

 

Enjoy your s'mores!!

P.S. Don't forget to enter the e-book giveaway!

Celebrating Girlhood Presents...

Camping e-book!!

Pack your bags and follow along with Marissa, Robin, Sophie, and Jo as they go camping! Learn how to make a 'dot dye' t-shirt, fill in a funny story, and make your own dinner. There's plenty to do when you go camping!!

You can order the camping e-book at the e-book page, and be ready to go camping in no time!

And to celebrate the new book, one free copy will be given away to a lucky winner! To enter, just leave a comment below (with parents' permission!) about camping. It can be a favorite memory, or recipe or craft, or just something that you think would be fun to do! The giveaway ends on July 28, and the winner will be announced the next day.

Good luck and happy camping!!

This giveaway is now closed.