Fancy Nancy Day 4

We're still having fun with the Fancy Nancy books! In Fancy Nancy Poison Ivy Expert, Nancy gains some personal experience with poison ivy. Children can relate to the mistakes Nancy makes and the consequences she must face. Best of all, Nancy is surrounded by caring family and friends who support her through her disappointments.

Nancy and her best friend Bree used some rope, a basket, and pulleys to send messages to each other. Julia has been enjoying the pulley system her daddy made for her.

Nancy wrote about her new knowledge of poison ivy in her journal. We turned ordinary journals into...

extraordinary journals! We covered plain composition books with pretty scrapbook paper and sequins. Of course, you need to use a plumed pencil to write in such a posh journal! The journals and pencils are the newest addition to our writing station.

Lauren immediately made marks in her journal, grabbed a chair, and read her story to me! I am thrilled to see my two year old show such confidence that she is a reader and writer!

Listening to my girls read their stories was definitely a happy mommy moment!

We also checked out poison-ivy.org to see pictures of poison ivy and poison ivy rashes. We've been looking for poison ivy at a local nature trail but haven't found any.

Fancy Nancy Day 3

Fancy Nancy Bonjour, Butterfly inspired our activities for day 3 of our Fancy Nancy adventure.

At her grandparents' anniversary party Nancy enjoyed the delicious tiny hot dogs. Julia and Lauren helped make their own pigs in a blanket with frilly toothpicks.

We also made lemonade and sipped it through straws with fancy butterfly toppers.


Nancy pretended the hotel bathroom was a beauty spa. We had our own spa, complete with manicures.

The girls made fancy butterfly necklaces. The butterfly is cut from sparkly fun foam. The girls glued on sequins and laced the butterfly on a string with some pony beads.

One thing I appreciate about the Fancy Nancy books is Nancy's fancy vocabulary. Julia has added a few words to her vocabulary. I love to hear her describe something as posh or spectacular!

Next up: Fancy Nancy Poison Ivy Expert

Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy

For our second Fancy Nancy adventure we explored Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy.

Using a few accessories the girls turned their puppies into posh puppies. I followed this tutorial to to make little doggy tutus. I also made tutus for the girls but they refuse to wear them. :( At least the dogs appreciate them!

For snack we made puppy chow (AKA Chex Muddy Buddies).

The girls made fancy dog collars. I attached velcro to the ends of a piece of satin ribbon. The girls glued sequins to the ribbon.

Little Barker is looking posh!

Next up: Fancy Nancy Bonjour Butterfly

Fancy Nancy Day 1

I plan to have a lot of fun with my kiddos this summer! The girls and I had such a fun time with our Mrs. Wishy Washy day that I decided to hold several book themed days. So, here we are beginning our summer with Fancy Nancy week!


Summary (from the book jacket): Meet Nancy, who believes that more is ALWAYS better when it comes to being fancy. From the top of her tiara down to her sparkly studded shoes, Nancy is determined to teach her family a thing or two about being fancy. How Nancy transforms her parents and little sister for one enchanted evening makes for a story that is funny and warm- with or without the frills.

All the Fancy Nancy books are a huge hit in our home. Don't let the fluff fool you, these books have substance. Children can relate to the mistakes Nancy makes and the disappointments she faces. I appreciate that at the heart of each of these stories is a loving, accepting family.

Julia, Lauren, and our friend Mary Ann got together for some Fancy Nancy fun! We began our festivities by gathering on the couch to read the book.

Then the girls helped each other dress in fancy ensembles.

Don't they look exquisite?!

Nancy loves to write her name with a pen with a plume. The girls had fun writing their names on fancy paper with plumed pencils. To make these pencils I taped a feather to the end of a pencil, wrapped the tape with ribbon, and secured the ribbon with a small piece of tape.

Nancy gave her family lessons on the difference between plain and fancy. We sorted plain and fancy items.

Nancy had disastrous results when she tried carrying her ice cream tray like a fancy waiter. My girls had fun carrying a tray of pretend ice cream across the room.

Although Nancy says there is no fancy or better way to say "I love you" we still found a way to make fancy "I love you" signs.

Feathers, lace, and sequins turned our plain signs into fancy signs.

The girls enjoyed eating sandwiches and fruit with frilly toothpicks while sipping apple juice from china teacups. Pinkies up, of course!

We couldn't celebrate Fancy Nancy without parfaits for dessert!

On our book theme days, we have a great time reading and experiencing fun books. I enjoy the challenge of coming up with book related activities on a shoestring budget! We have activities planned for each of the Fancy Nancy books. Next up: Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy