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We officially wrapped up our more formalized school lessons and assignments yesterday, so today we slowed things down a bit and enjoyed some ๐๐ถ๐ต๐ค๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ณ fun together. โฃ
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I had purchased the ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ค๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ช๐ฅ๐ด Nutcracker audio show with Jim Weiss many years ago with good intentions every year to listen to it as a family, but year after year we just didnโt ever have the time. But today I popped it in, and laid out some Nutcracker books we picked up at the library for T and BG to follow along while their big sisters finished a nativity sewing project they have been working on the last few weeks (@draw.near.designs).โฃ
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๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐ช๐๐๐ค ๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ช๐ก๐ก ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ!!! โฃ
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Before I knew it, feet were pattering down the hall grabbing a nightgown, sword and shield and one random sneaker. Our living room was quickly transformed before our Christmas tree, and we were all being transported into the story. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ! This continued for the full length of the 45 minute program with the big girls looking on, offering input and sharing stories from their experiences dancing in various versions of ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ต๐ค๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ณ in the past, while the younger too immersed themselves in the tale.โฃ
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This led into some Nutcracker-inspired chalk art thanks to Nana (@chalkpastelart)! T chose to draw the Nutcracker while BG chose to re-create Clara in front of the gigantic tree. ๐ โฃ
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Now we plan to all snuggle in to watch a streamed full ballet version together as we await the approaching subzero temperatures and our first possible ice storm in TN! ๐ฅถ โฃ
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