Almost exactly nine years ago I hosted my first Kid's Book Club---
"The Hobbit". Clark was 10, Bethany was 8 and Elinor was 6. We had so much fun and I look back so fondly on this group of kids-- some of whom have now started college. Over the next eight years some kids came and went, but many families were staple members of the group.
Nine years later we read and discussed
The Hobbit again. Some of these awesome kids are the younger siblings of the original book club members. My heart swelled again with love for these kids and we had so much fun. Hosting the book club has been one of the true highlights of my homeschooling career.
Way back when, the girls discovered a great way to be a dwarf in one of the games we played.
This week the girls made excellent dwarfs again!
"Smaug Tag" was just as much fun this time around.
Bethany is never far from the action at book club. She still loves to play the games.
The dwarfs guarding the Arkenstone.
Strategizing on how to capture the Arkenstone.
We also played a game of finding the Arkenstone in the house. The Hobbit hid it and everybody searched for it. This picture is the mad dash to find it after it was hidden.
Greta loved watching the kids run and play.
The guys.
The gals.
Do you see little Fay-Fay on the left in her dance clothes?
I think the kids were doing elf ears.
We even had bacon and eggs, just like we did eight years ago. Abe expanded "Bacon Wednesday" to include book club.
It was a very good day and I am really looking forward to a great year of book club.
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