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a fox-themed family night: a fun family dinner idea! (the fox and the grapes)

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on Saturday, 09 April 2011 in fox

If you read my last blog, you know that a fox family made its home in our neighbors' backyard, which in turn spurred me on to plan a fox-themed family fun night.  What a fun night it turned out to be!

The fun began by reading the Aesop's fable of "The Fox and the Grapes,"  and then enjoying a meal to compliment the story.  I made a pancake that looked like a fox:  a round pancake, banana slices for the snout (held together by peanut butter), a grape nose (glued on with more peanut butter), dried cherry eyes, and all-natural fruit flats cut into triangles for the ears.

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Five year old Stephen took one look at my fox creation, and was suddenly inspired to pretend to be a fox.  (Can you almost hear the growl when you look at this picture?)

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Everyone enjoyed creating their own fox pancakes.  Even hubby seemed to be having fun!

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After dinner we headed outside for a game of "What time is it, Mr. Fox?," and for a peek at the real fox hole (from a safe distance with a good camera lens!).

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the fox hole under our neighbors' shed

We ended our fun family night with a yummy fox dessert (a scoop of ice cream with an ice cream cone snout, cherry nose, candy eyes and cookie ears).

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Bedtime came with a stack of great books to read:  The Gingerbread Man, the series of easy-to-read Fox books by James Marshall, and Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl (as well as a couple of non-fiction books about foxes).  All in all, it was a very fun evening!

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Thanks for visiting my site!

My name is Laurie, and I am the author of the Family Theme Night Blog and two books (Let the Adventure Begin: Theme nights for Families with Young Children, and Memory Making Meals: Fun & Easy Family Dinners). I am also the mom of two boys, Drew (age 8) and Stephen (age 6). As a family, we have been doing family fun nights based around different themes since the boys were four and not quite two. I have put together lots of fun, easy and inexpensive ideas. We have enjoyed the adventure, and I want share these activities and resources with you!

More about me:

The boring stuff (my “credentials”):

I’m a graduate of Wheaton College (IL) and Nazareth College (NY) with degrees in elementary education and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). Before becoming a mom, I loved the challenge of teaching in the Rochester City School District.



The fun stuff:

• I love to travel (although I’ve traded European adventures for camping trips and amusement park visits).

• I consider swiss chocolate paired with a novel to be absolute bliss.

• I think hiking and geocaching with my family is a blast (until the boys get tired and cranky, but the first part of the hike is always fabulous!).

• My ideal getaway is a quaint bed and breakfast enjoyed with my wonderful husband.

• I actually love watching football and look forward to setting up my fantasy team every year (although it is a bit of a drag to be a Bills fan these days).

• I’m a huge Anne of Green Gables fan—I even convinced my husband to take me to PEI for our honeymoon!

• Besides planning and writing about our family theme nights, I enjoy teaching Sunday School and coaching an Odyssey of the Mind team.

• I love experimenting in the kitchen.

• I really do treasure every moment I spend with my family—especially our family fun nights!
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