Last week I posted a list of 6 chapter books I plan to read to my kids this summer. I am happy to report that we have already finished one of the books, Pippi Longstocking
My children really enjoyed hearing about Pippi’s adventures. We all had a vision in our minds of this red-headed girl who wears shoes that are too big, has braids that stick straight out, lives by herself, and has Herculean strength.
I liken the adventures of Pippi to a tall tale because we can’t imagine a 9 or 10 year old girl being able to lift a horse, save two small children from a burning building, or fight the strongest man at the circus.
My children liked the book so much that I had to read two chapters each night, except the last night because there were only 11 chapters. 🙂 They even want me to get the other two Pippi books, Pippi Goes on Board
I thought it would be fun for my children to have one of Pippi’s adventures. I decided that the safest thing we could do would be to go on a “thing finding” adventure just like Pippi and her friends Tommy and Annika did in chapter 2.
We took a walk around our yard to see what things we could find. We found a colorful leaf,…
…a stick and a bird egg,…
…a dandelion,…
…kittens,…
…a rock and a glass bottle,…
…and even a watering can.
When we were finished being “Thing Finders” we looked at all of our treasures. My children enjoyed this activity almost as much as they loved hearing about Pippi’s adventures.
To finish our Pippi fun we ordered the 1969 movie from Netflix. My husband was sweet enough to move it to the top of our queue as a reward for finishing the book. While my kids liked the movie, they did notice that it was quite different from the book (Plus the audio dubbing was kind of funny/off.). They kept saying, “This didn’t happen in the book,” so much within the first fifteen minutes that I finally had to tell them just to enjoy the movie and not be upset it wasn’t just like the book. 🙂
Have you read Pippi Longstocking? Even if you haven’t, I recommend taking a walk to be “Thing Finders”, too.
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