Baking!

Dear friend,
I know this doesn't have to do with school but I love it and I had nothing to write about. So ready to meet two of my many hobbies?  Baking and cooking!  In a way, I have a baking business and guess what my best seller is?  The perfect food invention : chocolate chip cookies. Well, anyway, I wanted to also tell you some tips for baking:

• Always wash your hands before you bake.
• If you need to use a knife or the stove or the oven always ask a grown up to help.
• When baking bread I always spray the pan with a oil spray and then line it with flour.
• It's a good idea NOT to lick the batter because there's raw egg and you could get sick.
• And if you accidentally burn yourself get ice to put on it.      

So dust off your cook book and get in the kitchen! Well, I have to go! Keep on checking the mail!

Ali

P.S comment below and tell me what your favorite treat is!

Melted crayons!

Dear friend,
Have you ever seen melted crayons on a canvas? Well I just finished that project in handicrafts! It was really fun. : If you want to do this go to this link: http://www.52kitchenadventures.com/2011/09/12/melted-crayon-art-tutorial/
Okay, I'm going to have to keep this letter short. Okay, keep on checking your mail!

Ali

History stories

Dear friend,

Today I'm going to show you what I have so far in my history notebook. Oh and by the way, I kind of copied from a book and made it my own :). Have fun!

                                                  The Byzantine empire

                        Time:c.500-1450

The Byzantines were famous for their fabric art, large mosaics & lots of other types of art.

                                                            The barbarian

                                   kingdoms

                                                                   Time: c.500-800

Some of the barbarians had a talent for metal work. They spent their days bending wire for necklaces or melting it for a royal crown.

                                                              Return to Christianity

                                                    Time: c. 500-800

Since most of the monks couldn't read or write, the monks did it for them. In the manuscripts a lot of the times the first letter was an illustration.

Okay, I hope you like it! Got to go now!

Ali  

Pastel

Dear Friend,
Today my elective was art! It's one of my my favorite classes, but I'm still working on making my stuff actually look good. So this last week's and this week's art project was a oil pastel drawing by Van Gogh one of the many famous artists. If you want to learn more about him go to this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh
Well sorry, but I have to go. Keep checking the mail, see ya.
Ali

Cheetah Bag

Dear Friend,
Guess what I just finished! I just made a small bag.It can hold a lot of things like dolls, snacks and stuff for on the go. I can sew better now. I couldn't find how to make the same thing I did but I found something for a drawstring bag! ( Don't forget to get your mom or dad to approve and help you with this!)
http://www.makeandtakes.com/simple-sewing-for-kids-drawstring-bag
Don't forget to check your mail everyday for my letters!
                                                         
                                  Ali

Help ! Tornado!

Dear Friend,
I just completed my first science project of my school year. I made a tornado in a bottle! I did it for astronomy, to represent Jupiter's tornadoes. Jupiter has the most violent and dangerous storms ever.
And don't forget the famous red spot! It's so big that that you can fit 2 whole earths in it!!!
Now want to make a bottle tornado?  Here's how:

You will need:
A 2 2-liter soda bottle
duct tape and/or electrical tape ( I put down Duct tape and then electrical tape)
washer
tap water
(optional) glitter or small paper cut outs

Fill one bottle 2/3s of the way with water. Put glitter in if you desire. Put the washer on the top of the bottle.
Put the other bottle on top. Now tape them together. Now you're done!

Now tilt it upside down and spin it fast.Tornado!!!!! Now just turn it upside down without spinning it. Is it slower this time? It's because the air and the water are fighting for the same spot. When it's spinning, the air can go in the middle where there's a hole, and the water can go on the sides!

Good luck making the tornado! Look out for my next letter!

  See you soon!
Ali