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BEST FRIENDSTowards grade five, it becomes time to choose a special friend, a "best" friend. This should be someone who you can rely on, not someone who is good looking and popular who will use you for your talents. This person should be loyal to you, and shouldn’t be eager to talk behind your back about you. You should be able to trust this person in keeping personal secrets, and not telling. This choice is an important one, don’t underestimate it! And remember, a boy can be a girl’s best friend, and visa-versa. You don’t have to be "Boyfriend-Girlfriend" to be Best Friends. This may happen in the future, but it doesn’t have to if you don’t want it to. Good luck in choosing your favorite friend! FRIENDS ARGUEBest friends will still have disagreements just like all people do. It is how the disagreement is handled and how it strengthens the friendship that makes this friend your best friend. Best friends accept each other for who they are, not what they have or who they know. Best friends don’t try to change one another. Best friends support each other through thick and thin. Minor disagreements are but they don’t last long. My best friend and I have little "spats", but they make our friendship stronger. We are supporting each other through everything-no matter what!! SLEEPOVER PARTY ACTIVITY IDEASPlay Charades. Face Painting. Cheerleading chants are fun! You can make up on your own. Make your own pom-poms. Ice cream floats. Lots of 60’s music. Inside out sandwiches. Pizza, snacks and soda. Tell Ghost stories. Get out the guitar (or other musical instruments) if you have one... Apply make up! This is the time to use some wild and crazy colors! "Set" each other’s hair! About 10 or 11 p.m. (depending on the age of the kids) settle everyone down in front of the movie "Grease" or "Pretty in Pink" and see if you can stay up all night! Can you watch the sunrise? Autograph BookWhen a group of kids get together for a slumber party or any party for that matter, here’s a great idea for a craft that will be a good souvenir. Make a scrapbook or autograph book... Have everyone sign a page of each other’s scrapbook. Decorate the pages. Take Polaroid camera pictures of each other. Share some of these pictures with your friends. BEST FRIEND EARRINGSHere is an idea for your daughter. When an occasion arrives to exchange gifts with a good friend, make a pair of "friendship earrings". To do this, go to the store and buy 2 pair of earrings. Try to find some that relate to each other and maybe even have a theme (like an activity you both like). Then go home and switcheroo! Each new pair of earrings will have one of each pair. (for example, a pair of sun earrings and a pair of moon earrings become two pairs of one of each sun and moon.) FRIENDSHIP RINGSFrom just a few buttons and pipe cleaners your children can make their own friendship rings. Measure a piece of pipe cleaner to wrap around your finger, and leave some extra length to twist. slide through button shank, twist ends. Note: There are also many variations to this activity, you can make a neat bracelet by adding several buttons. You can also make a necklace by adding a few buttons on a string. WHEN A FRIEND MOVES AWAYYour child will be upset when a good friend moves away, even if you are the one that’s been transferred their feelings will start emerging in a number of ways. Understandably they will be sad and maybe even a bit angry. There are several things you can do to help them work through this anxious time. First make sure you listen to them, they will have questions about how their life may change, or fears that they won’t be able to make new friends that are as much fun. Make a plan for keeping in touch with their friend. A weekly letter, e-mail, an occasional phone call, even some summer vacation time will keep good friends together. They can plan a secret code, and correspond in code! Make a puzzle letter by writing your notes on one side of the paper only and cutting it into 4 or 5 pieces before putting it in the envelope. They will have lots to tell each other, after all before they spent all their time together, and now whatever they do will is news to the other! Follow through with their correspondence, by making sure the letters they write are mailed. Take pictures of your child with other mutual friends to send. PAJAMA PARTYA pajama party is a great way to have fun with your friends! Here are some ideas to get your planning under way. You can’t do everything in one night, so pick a few that will really be fun. For your average pajama party you’ll need to think about some basic things, food, activities, space to sleep/hang out and what adult will be available to supervise. About 10 or 11 p.m. (depending on the age of the kids) settle everyone down in front of the movie "Grease" or "Pretty in Pink" and see if you can stay up all night! Can you watch the sunrise? PAJAMA PARTY IDEA!It is a lot of fun playing with a tape recorder with your friends. You can record yourselves singing or even record each other doing funny snoring! When you’re done try to guess which voice is whos! SLIPPER SOCKSMake your own animal sock slippers. Have each child bring a pair of tube sox, and decorate them with fabric paint, pom-poms, pieces of felt, etc. You can make animals, funny people, or just decorate with a wild and crazy pattern. 4 NUMBER TRICKSBelieve it or not, numbers can be fun. Here are a few examples, try them with your friends! NUMBER TRICK 1 Ask someone to double their age (either mentally or on paper) but, obviously, they must not tell you. Example - 2756 - 250 = 2506 NUMBER TRICK 3 Example 2: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER TRICK 4 Throw dice Example:
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