After a long winter’s hiatus, our monthly book club for kids, Books in the Barn, finally met again.
Several of our regulars returned this month, Ana, Bella, Brenna, Erin, MaKenna, Nevaeh and Sofia, along with newcomer Paige. We started the year by reading “Keeker and the Sneaky Pony” a story of an eight year old girl and the pony who becomes hers, if only a little reluctantly. We’ll read several more books about Keeker and Plum this year, along with a few “Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa” another fun series about girls and the horses they love.
Again this year, I am lucky to be assisted by some of the best help on either end of the “Cool Spectrum” – my mom Jackie (a Very Cool Grandma) along with the Teenage Coolness of niece Jaimie, and friends Ane and Addi. I could not do this without them.
We added a new “Wheel of Keeker” game to review the story, and add some fun games to the program as the year progresses.
As usual, the horses ended the day on the happiest note, and though the temperature kept their part of the program a little brief this month, Biskit, Chicago and Rusty voted this Horse Activity their Very Favorite Ever.
Actually, Biskit tried to vote twice, but Rusty, being Boss of the Barn, strictly enforces the “One Horse, One Vote” rule. He detected the duplicate ballot and easily traced it back to Biskit, based on a smear of molasses that matched the smudge on Biskit’s muzzle. Case Closed.
From Four Sticks Farm 