Just Another Jen Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 I just thought I'd hop over here and invite any and all interested parties to spend the Summer in Middle Earth. I'm going to run a series of posts all Summer long on my blog with Shire like activities. We'll be reading The Hobbit aloud and doing all kinds of fun stuff. It's all free and above board- kind of like a long distance Co-Op of Tolkien fans and their kids. I'll do a blog linky thing so we can steal from each other. I've got a few posts up on my blog explaining it all and we'll be reading from May 18- August 31. It's all secular and the only real requirement is that you promise not to make fun of my crafting skills. :) Jen 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entropymama Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Sounds fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne J Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Squee! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 That sounds like fun! We'll be doing Tolkien next year, so I'll be sure to check in with your blog for ideas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashfern Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Sounds fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Oooh - thank you so much. I love your pinterest board! I need cooking ideas. DD and I are reading The Hobbit now. We will be exploring philology, runes, cartography etc. She is also listening to The Tolkien Professor. Looking forward to your future posts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizahelen Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 I'm in. I have a kindy and we are rereading the hobbit because we love it. Sent from my XT1094 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Just imagine a grown woman squealing and clapping her hands. That's what you've done today! We are so in!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Another Jen Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 I'm so glad I'm not the only one that thinks this will be so fun! I'm really looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Makes me wish my kids were still young! (Youngest is a senior in high school now. Hard to believe!) We would have loved it as a family! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Another Jen Posted May 5, 2016 Author Share Posted May 5, 2016 Makes me wish my kids were still young! (Youngest is a senior in high school now. Hard to believe!) We would have loved it as a family! My kids are 10,17.20,22,25. This whole idea stems from me realizing that this is my last 10 yo and I'd better make it count. My older kids are all so excited to help. They keep texting me with random ideas to tie the book to the outdoors. It's been really fun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 For your older kids or you exercise minded individuals, I don't know where he got it, but my Dh signed up for a "Walk to Mordor" program on the computer. He logs in his millage and it tells him how far he has run in relation to the Tolkien books. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakeside Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 My kids are 10,17.20,22,25. This whole idea stems from me realizing that this is my last 10 yo and I'd better make it count. My older kids are all so excited to help. They keep texting me with random ideas to tie the book to the outdoors. It's been really fun. Is your 17 year old participating, or is it mostly just the 10 y.o.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Another Jen Posted May 5, 2016 Author Share Posted May 5, 2016 Is your 17 year old participating, or is it mostly just the 10 y.o.? Oh yeah- She is all in. She is working full time so I don't know how much she'll do- but the motivation is there. She is actually planning most of the art projects for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Another Jen Posted May 5, 2016 Author Share Posted May 5, 2016 For your older kids or you exercise minded individuals, I don't know where he got it, but my Dh signed up for a "Walk to Mordor" program on the computer. He logs in his millage and it tells him how far he has run in relation to the Tolkien books. I found the walk to rivendell program. We are hoping to get new bikes and bike there as opposed to walking- but we'll see how it all shakes out. I'll google mordor and see if I can find it. I wonder what the distance difference is? Probably a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 I found the walk to rivendell program. We are hoping to get new bikes and bike there as opposed to walking- but we'll see how it all shakes out. I'll google mordor and see if I can find it. I wonder what the distance difference is? Probably a lot. Ah, maybe that's what it was. All I know is, last summer he was constantly coming to me saying things like "I made it to the Inn of the Prancing Pony" or "I got to Tom Bombadil's" and I was really confused. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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