Hailey and Elwin decorate the Gym
Well readers, apparently not everyone appreciates Elwin’s and my fine efforts. Earlier this week Ms. Cowoline asked us to decorate the gym for the Valentine’s Day Dance. Now you know that Elwin and I don’t do anything by halves. I mean, look at this gym. It is in need of some serious TLC to make the transition from boring gymnasium to Cupid’s Lair. And here you have the results of our labors. We went all out – we covered the walls with the pink paneling and gigantic red hearts of the Heart Wallpaper. We brought in this heart-stopping Heart floor covering. We decided that it would be fun to make one corner of the gym into an amusement area with a Carnival Kissing Booth, True Love Crystal Ball, and True Love Test, as well as rides like the Love Puppy Float and Heart Hot Air Balloon. We loaded up a few tables with oodles of yummy Valentine treats like the Valentine Cupcakes and even an ice cream bar. And the most romantic touches were our centerpiece of the Cupid’s Shimmering Spring and the charming Romeo and Juliet Balcony Tower. Perfect, right? And … Read more
Salley’s Unhappy Valentine’s Day
Ugh, you guys. I’m so not feeling well today. My stomach is killing me! I told my mom that I thought I might have the flu, but she said I was probably just excited because Valentine’s Day is coming up. I know it’s really nerves. Panicky, scared stiff nerves. See, no one is very happy with me ever since I called off my party (you know, the one that I never wanted to have, but Stoogles really wanted? THAT party). And Stoogles is being so weird with me – like it’s my fault that everyone at school is annoyed because there’s no party. Hello! Stoogles! It was your idea to start with. And it was a bad idea! Anyway, I can’t wait for tomorrow to be over. I just want to crawl into bed tomorrow night, and forget about Valentine’s Day for another year.
Sparky gets a candy gram.
How humiliating. You will not believe what happened to me today. Every day at Kinzville Academy, right after lunch, Ms. Cowoline (or Ms. Cupid, as she prefers to be called) delivers candy grams to the classrooms that kids can buy for each other. Sometimes they sign it, but sometimes they just write things like “your BFF”, or “your secret admirer” if they want to freak their friends out. So today when she handed them out I got one, which I thought was pretty neat. Until I saw the card. All my friends had gathered around to check out who would have sent me one. I thought maybe it was one of the girls trying to be funny. So I open up the card with everyone watching and it says “Sparky, Be my Valentine. Love, Millie XOXO.” Everyone started laughing their heads off. Except Molly who looked almost as uncomfortable as I felt. She came over and said she was sorry if Millie had embarrassed me. Hmph. That’s putting it mildly. I mean – it’s weird enough that Millie would even send me one, but in front of all my friends? I … Read more
Chef Sophia’s Valentine’s Hot Chocolate
I LOVE Valentine’s Day – it’s one of my favorite holidays! At La Soufflé, I always serve a very special hot chocolate near Valentine’s Day. It’s just a little spicier than regular hot chocolate. Want to make some for yourself? Check out the recipe! What you need: (makes one serving) 1 cup milk, 6 cinnamon hearts, 1 tablespoon chocolate milk powder, 1 tsp vanilla What you do: Have your adult assistant heat up the milk on the stove (in a pot) or in the microwave. Into the hot milk, add the vanilla, chocolate milk powder and the cinnamon hearts. Carefully stir the milk mixture. Have your adult assistant pour it into a mug. Top with pink-colored whipped cream and enjoy!
The Curio Shop: Where Cupid Shops!
By Arte Fact Well, readers, I just wanted to point out that if you’re thinking making a purchase for your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day, you’ll find no better place to shop than the Curio Shop. All month long my cash register has been ringing like wedding bells! That’s because the Curio Shop offers a wonderful collection of rare and not-so-rare items. And if gems are your thing, well, you know there’s nowhere else in town you can mine your own! Just this week I had a certain rhinoceros in my shop looking for a very fancy gold band for a very special someone. I directed him to our diamond rings, but he seemed to think that a bracelet might be more her style, whoever ‘she’ might be (although I’ve got a pretty good idea.) This hippo – I mean, special friend – of his is sure going to be blown away when she sees the beautiful golden bracelet he picked out for her. She is going to ‘plump’ up with pride when he slips that on her hand. Makes me wonder if cash registers aren’t the only bells we’ll be hearing in Kinzville pretty soon. … Read more
Valentine’s Day Plans
Ella McWoof here, on a mission to find out what residents of Kinzville are planning to do for Valentine’s Day! Ms. Birdy: I’m planning on having dinner with my dear friend, Dr. Quack. We’re going to visit Le Snout and enjoy some of Chef Gazpacho’s tastiest morsels! Debbie Dragon: I’m not a big fan of Valentine’s Day, to be honest. I’m planning on staying home with a box of chocolates. I’m going to curl up on my couch and watch movies! Alex Tiger: Well, I was planning on going to the dance with a certain someone, but since that’s not going to happen…I’m just going to play video games at Sparky’s house. Molly Pig: I’m going to hang out with my friends. We’re going to do manicures and make sundaes. My little sister Millie told me that I have to bring her flowers, so I guess I’ll do that too. Sigh. And finally, someone who wanted to remain nameless. Mystery Valentine: My plan is a big one. I’m finally going to pop the question to a very special someone. I’ve got a dinner planned out, followed … Read more
Chef Gazpacho’s Valentine’s Cookies
Ms. Cowoline asked me to make something yummy for the kids to snack on during the dance. I’m sure they’re going to love this easy recipe! What you need: - 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour - 2/3 cup sugar - 1 teaspoon baking powder - ½ teaspoon salt - ¾ cup butter, softened - 2 Tablespoons milk - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract - 2 eggs - Heart shaped cookie cutter What you do: In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add butter, milk, vanilla and eggs, and mix at low speed until well blended. Refrigerate, covered, for two hours. Preheat oven to 350° and grease cookie sheet. Sprinkle flour on a clean, flat surface and roll out one half of dough to ¼” thick. With cookie cutters, cut out cookies and place them one inch apart on cookie sheet. Sprinkle lightly with sugar, and bake for 12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely and repeat with remaining dough. These cookies are going to make the Kinzville Academy Valentine’s Dance extra sweet!
Salley does damage control
Oh, this day is NOT going well. I realized that I was going to have to try and put a leash on this monster of a party that Stoogles had set loose upon the world. I knew I’d have to be really diplomatic so I just went around and explained to everybody that had mentioned the party yesterday that I was just having a small get together with a few close girlfriends and that, while I would love to include them, it just wouldn’t work with my mom being out of the house and all. Maybe that was not the way to go. When I told Laurabeard, she looked really hurt and said that she thought she WAS one of my close girlfriends. How awkward was that? Then Sparky asked me if I thought girls were better than boys. Of course I don’t think that but when I told him that was a stupid question he said that now I was calling him stupid! What? Then Alex asked if I thought all boys were stupid or just Sparky and so I said just Sparky and Sparky freaked. But that wasn’t what I meant at all! … Read more
Visit Webkinz World on Valentine’s Day!
Love is in the air and Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! You definitely do NOT want to miss Valentine’s Day in Webkinz World. Everyone gets a very special Valentine’s Day gift, and there are always fun activities to do. Be sure to visit your pet on the fourteenth and tell them that you care! If you’re already in the Valentine’s Day spirit, celebrate by visiting the Adventure Park and playing the Valentine’s Quest!
Roberta’s Craft: Valentine’s Rose
What you need:Hershey’s kisses in red or pink, cellophane, ribbon, skewer, floral tape, green paper, double-sided tape What you do: Put the kisses together, fat end to fat end. Use a piece of double-sided tape to hold them together. Wrap the kisses in cellophane, and tie it off at the bottom with a ribbon. Stick the skewer through the bottom. Wrap the skewer in floral tape, starting with the ribbon and cellophane at the top of the skewer. Cut leaves out of the green paper and glue or tape them to your skewer. Make a rose for everyone in your class!
Salley and Stoogles disagree
Oh. My. Gosh. Stoogles is completely out of control! You know how my mom said I could have a few friends over on Valentine’s Day? And by ‘a few’, she specifically meant no more than four? Well, today when I was walking through the hall at school, I swear every other person who passed me said something like, “Hey Salley! Can’t wait for your party!” or “See you at your Valentine’s party!” It seemed like almost everyone at school thought they were coming to my place on Valentine’s Day for a party! How many guests did Stoogles invite? This is crazy! I finally tracked him down. He was standing in his classroom, surrounded by a group of about ten students, telling them all how awesome my Valentine’s Party was going to be! I dragged him out of there and told him that he was going to have to fix this mess he had created. He acted like he didn’t even know what I was talking about! He said he had really only invited a couple of friends. I told him that clearly was not true and do you know what he said … Read more
Alex’s Bad Day
Dear April, Today has not been the best day of my life. I was walking home from Sparky’s when I ran into Molly, who was walking home from Cowabelle’s. I said hi, and then she said, “Alex, we have to talk.” I wasn’t sure what we had to talk about, but we sat down on a bench and she said, “Alex, I like you.” And I couldn’t believe it! I was just about to say “I like you too, and I bought you those presents at Christmastime!” when she said, “As a friend. Just a friend.” And then I didn’t know what to say. She kept talking. “Roberta told me you were going to give me chocolates on Valentine’s Day, but I really don’t think you should. We’re just friends, and I’d like to keep it that way, at least for now. We’re young, we’ve got years ahead of us…” And I just nodded. She stuck out her hoof and I shook it. “Still pals?” she asked.And I just nodded again. She smiled and walked off. And me? I just sat there for awhile. But then, after realizing how cold I was, I … Read more
Molly Pig: Mortified
You’ll never believe what happened to me today. I was at Cowabelle’s house, working on a geography project with Cowabelle and Roberta. We were looking up facts about Kinzville, when all of a sudden Roberta asked this really random question. “What would you do if a boy liked you?” Cowabelle giggled, and then they got into this long conversation about which boys they like at school and which TV star is cutest and stuff like that. But me? I didn’t know what to say. I’ve never really thought about it, to be honest. When I didn’t answer, Roberta said, “What if a boy liked YOU, Molly?”And I said, “That would be OK, I guess.”And then Cowabelle started to laugh and she said, “Just tell her!”And I said, “Tell me what?”And they laughed some more and then guess what Roberta finally said? She found out that Alex Tiger likes me. AND he bought me chocolates for Valentine’s Day! Alex. Alex Tiger! My friend! I couldn’t believe it. I told her she must have her facts wrong, but she assured me that she was right. I quickly changed the subject and suggested that we get a snack. Roberta and Cowabelle didn’t … Read more
Roberta’s Valentine Craft: Candy Calculator
Another wonderful craft to add to the bag of Valentine’s treats for my class! What you need: Cardstock, scissors, candy dots, double-sided tape, marker, printer paper , glue stick What you do: Measure the cardstock, and mark it so you can cut it into four equal rectangles. Cut along the lines you marked. You now have four ‘calculators’. Cut out small white rectangles from the printer paper. At the top of each calculator, glue a small white rectangle for a screen. Write a Valentine’s message like “You’re #1” or “U R GR-8!” or “U R 2 Cool!” Cut your candy buttons into squares of twelve (3 candies in 4 rows). On the bottom of the calculator, use double-sided tape to secure the paper the candies are on. Decorate the calculator with fun stickers.
Roberta’s Conundrum
Roberta here, with a bit of a conundrum. See, I was at my locker after school and I kind of overheard something that I wasn’t supposed to overhear. Alex was talking to Sparky about a girl he likes. He was saying how worried he was about what to get for that certain special someone for Valentine’s Day. Alex mentioned a box of chocolates (which I think is PERFECT for anyone, really), but Sparky was saying that maybe he should get this girl a pack of baseball cards and some gum. I wasn’t sure which girl they were talking about, so I thought maybe it was someone who liked sports (and gum). But then Alex said, “I don’t know if Molly would like that!” And I couldn’t help myself, I had to interject. “No!” I said. “Alex, go with the chocolates. Molly doesn’t even like baseball.” Whoops. Alex turned BRIGHT red, and Sparky didn’t look too pleased. Well, it’s not my fault! They were talking, and I could hear them. I’m a rabbit! I have good ears! Anyway, Alex said something quickly about going with the chocolates and then ran off. Sparky said, … Read more
