Wisdom & Wonder Activities and Giveaway!

Wisdom & Wonder is Just Around the Corner!

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Six Weeks

We’ll be diving into Proverbs, Shakespeare, Pilgrim’s Progress, and lots of kids’ books for six weeks, starting June 12. (We’ll take a break the week of July 4th.)

Six Books

Six anchor books (see the anchor books post for info on how to acquire these gems!); pick the ones that best fit your family to read along with us and pick and choose from the extra booklist offerings each week if you have voracious readers:

• Ages 0-10: Wise Words by Peter Leithart
• Ages 8-14:
  • The Bark of the Bog Owl (Wilderking #1) by Jonathan Rogers
  • The Secret of the Swamp King (Wilderking #2) by Jonathan Rogers
  • The Way of the Wilderking (Wilderking #3) by Jonathan Rogers
• Ages 12 and up:
  • The Playmaker by J. B. Cheaney
  • The True Prince by J. B. Cheaney

Six Activities (+ Giveaway!!)

Participate in any (or all!) of the following activities, and your family will gain an extra entry into our giveaway for each activity. At the end of our Wisdom & Wonder adventure, we will giveaway to one family a $50 Amazon gift card, to one family a $30 Amazon gift card, and to one a $20 Amazon gift card!

#1: Sign-up for the Wisdom & Wonder newsletter. Subscribers will get access to printable book lists, a parent reading guide, and other newsletter-only content! Participants MUST be signed up in order to get credit for any of the activities below. [This will replace our regular newsletter for most of the summer.]

#2: Solomon v. Shakespeare: Who Will Win? Pithy sayings from Shakespeare can sound  lot like the wisdom of Solomon! Each week, in the newsletter, we’ll throw out some trivia and see if you can guess who said what. We’ll feature some Aesop for younger readers, too. Respond to the Wisdom & Wonder newsletters with your guesses and further quiz suggestions each week for extra entries into the giveaway.

#3: Color a picture: We will share a Proverbs-themed coloring picture with you drawn by one of our staff. Have your children color it, snap a picture, and share it with us! Please include written permission for us to share your work via social media and our newsletter.  [One entry/child.] Email pictures to betsy{at}redeemedreader{dot}come. Pictures due by Friday, July 14 at midnight.

#4: Illustrate a Proverb: Or, if your children are extra creative, let them illustrate a Proverb visually. Snap a picture of the final product and share it with us! All submissions should reference either in the description or the actual video which Proverb or theme is being portrayed. Please include written permission for us to share your work via social media and our newsletter. [One entry/child.]  Email pictures to betsy{at}redeemedreader{dot}come. Pictures due by Friday, July 14 at midnight.

#5: Compose a Proverbs-themed story, sonnet, or play and share it with us! [Parents, please let your children do their own work! All submissions should reference either in the description or the actual video which Proverb or theme is being portrayed. Please include written permission for us to share your work via social media and our newsletter. One entry/child]

• Ages 0-10: Write a Proverbial fable (short fable using a Proverb as a moral; similar to those in Wise Words). Word count: 250-500 words. Email compositions to megan{at}redeemedreader{dot}come. Stories due by Friday, July 14 at midnight.
• Ages 8-14: Write one of the following
  • Write a Proverbial fable (short fable using a Proverb as a moral; similar to those in Wise Words). Word count: 400-600 words.
  • Write a short poem that relates to Proverbs.
  • Email compositions to betsy{at}redeemedreader{dot}come. Stories due by Friday, July 14 at midnight.
• Ages 12 and up: Write one of the following:
  • a Proverbial fable (short fable using a Proverb as a moral); 500-750 words.
  • a “frivolous” fable (see “The Sycophantic Fox and the Gullible Raven” for one example {ad will play aloud; turn your sound down} or listen to those on Librivox); 500-750 word limit.
  • a short play (5-7 pages) that demonstrates a Proverb or theme in Proverbs
  • a sonnet that is related to Proverbs
  • Email compositions to janie{at}redeemedreader{dot}come. Stories due by Friday, July 14 at midnight.

#6: Create a Proverbs-themed video: Create and shoot a 3-7 minute video that is about a specific Proverb or a recurring theme in Proverbs. All submissions should reference either in the description or the actual video which Proverb or theme is being portrayed. Please include written permission for us to share your work on our YouTube channel and other social media. [one entry/child]

Submissions should be uploaded to a youtube channel and then the link should be sent to alysha{at}redeemedreader{dot}com by Friday, July 14 at midnight.

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