LIGHTING THE WAY WITH WORDS

We have our first loose tooth in our house!
Have you heard our story about loose teeth?
A Tooth's Story: (17:12)

A tooth learns that he will be leaving his home 
in the mouth from a voice down below the gums.  
He must say goodbye to his friends and inform 

the rest of the teeth about their own impending journey.

Free audio download: A Tooth's Story

Blog with activities: A Tooth's Story

Our kids love to narrate stories to each other and to us. While they narrate, they come up with clever details and exciting twists and turns. They work well off one another to create the silliest story possible. When do you narrate stories? Do you write your stories down or type them out? Share with us in the comments or on our Facebook page. 

As always, we look forward to watching the glow grow brighter 

with the many words we can share together.

Our other words that begin with "N"

Nestle

Nibble

Nourishment

Nutcrackers

Episode 45 (Flashlight): A Letter from a Leprechaun

Click the link to listen to: A Letter from a Leprechaun 

Top o' the mornin' to ya!

This flashlight episode contains a letter written by the leprechaun who escaped a clever leprechaun trap. As promised at the end of the story, here are the pictures of the mess that Seamus the Leprechaun made in our house.

VORACIOUS VOCABULARY

What did you say? A word of the day! In our story

there are many juicy words that are fun to use and say.

Bray: the loud, harsh cry of a donkey
Endeavor: to attempt; try
Peril: exposure to injury, loss, or destruction

JUST ADD IMAGINATION!

Try these activities to keep your imagination glowing

after hearing the story.

1. Learn how to make a traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage dinner. Click the link and follow the detailed directions or watch the video! 

2. Watch these videos we made to explain how we were planning to catch a leprechaun this year!
The leprechaun trap explained by the 6 year old
The leprechaun trap explained by the 4 year old
No Leprechauns Allowed: A video for the leprechauns to watch

3. We hope to lure you into listening to our other stories that have

leprechauns or St.Patrick's Day mentioned in them. They are:

The Leprechaun Trap (6:35)
Two leprechauns are caught in a leprechaun trap 

and try to find different ways to escape.

Free audio download: The Leprechaun Trap
Blog with activities: The Leprechaun Trap

Red vs. Green: (22:21)

When a team of Christmas elves goes against a team of 

St. Patrick's Day leprechauns in the Holiday Hockey 

Winter Classic, who will win?

Free audio download: Red vs. Green

Blog with activities: Red vs. Green

The Spelling Bee (19:01)
A boy prepares for his shot at taking home the spelling bee 

championship. Will he succeed? 
Free audio download: The Spelling Bee
Blog with activities: The Spelling Bee

Clementine's Big Mess (16:05)

Clementine the cupid has lost his magical quiver. 

Can his friends help him find it?

Free audio download: Clementine's Big Mess

Blog with activities: Clementine's Big Mess

LIGHTING THE WAY WITH WORDS

Have you heard our latest story? 

Clementine's Big Mess (16:05)

Clementine the cupid has lost his magical quiver. 

Can his friends help him find it?

Free audio download: Clementine's Big Mess

Blog with activities: Clementine's Big Mess

The kids and Mr. Chris have been busy creating a leprechaun trap. They are certain that this is the year they are going to catch one of those little buggers. Last year the leprechauns left an enormous mess, a broken trap, and some tasty morsels as a "good try" reward. 


Did you devise your own leprechaun trap? We would love to see it. 
Feel free to post a picture of it on our Facebook page or send it to nightlightstories@gmail.com. 

SPOTLIGHTS

WILL

AGE 6 

Will drew this picture of a girl leprechaun for his mom because 

he felt like there were so many pictures of boy leprechauns, 

he didn't want her to feel left out. 

That is one lucky mom! 

Learn more about how to be featured in 

our "Spotlight" by clicking here

LIGHTING THE WAY WITH WORDS

Have you heard our latest story? 

Clementine's Big Mess (16:05)

Clementine the cupid has lost his magical quiver. 

Can his friends help him find it?

Free audio download: Clementine's Big Mess

Blog with activities: Clementine's Big Mess

We hope to lure you into listening to our other stories that have

leprechauns or St.Patrick's Day mentioned in them! 

The Leprechaun Trap (6:35)
Two leprechauns are caught in a leprechaun trap and try to 

find different ways to escape.
Free audio download: The Leprechaun Trap
Blog with activities: The Leprechaun Trap

Red vs. Green: (22:21)

When a team of Christmas elves goes against a team of St. Patrick's Day 

leprechauns in the Holiday Hockey Winter Classic, who will win?

Free audio download: Red vs. Green

Blog with activities: Red vs. Green

The Spelling Bee (19:01)
A boy prepares for his shot at taking home the spelling bee 

championship. Will he succeed? 
Free audio download: The Spelling Bee
Blog with activities: The Spelling Bee

SPOTLIGHTS

LIV

Age 5 

During a recent trip to the library, Liv made a weather wheel.  

She loves the weather and coloring, so she was excited to combine

 both into this project. After carefully coloring the different 

types of weather, she attached the arrow. Each day, she points 

the arrow towards the type of weather we are experiencing. 

 Sometimes, she changes it a few times a day! 

 Liv can't wait to make her next project at the library.

I can't wait to see what she creates next, either! Terrific job, Liv!

Learn more about how to be featured in 

our "Spotlight" by clicking here

Episode 44: Clementine's Big Mess

Click here to listen to: Clementine's Big Mess

Clementine the cupid has lost his magical quiver. 

Can his friends help him find it? (16:05)

Hi All,

We'd like to send out a special thanks to Sean Sweeney, a speech pathologist in Boston, MA for recording the bumper at the beginning of the episode. Sean is the author of the popular SpeechTechie blog which features useful strategies to help students improve their speech - language abilities. Speaking of useful strategies, our latest story discusses some different ways to stay organized. As you listen to the story, consider the following: How do you keep your room clean? 

VORACIOUS VOCABULARY

What did you say? A word of the day! In our story

there are many juicy words that are fun to use and say.

continent: one of the main landmasses of the globe, usually reckonedas seven in number (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America,South America, Australia, and Antarctica).

crimson: deep purplish-red

heap: a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile

panic: a sudden overwhelming fear

quiver: a case for holding or carrying arrows

synchronicity: an apparently meaningful coincidence in time of two or more similar or identical events that are casually unrelated

JUST ADD IMAGINATION!

Try these activities to keep your imagination glowing

after hearing the story.

1. Listen to the Leprechaun Trap, our story from last March! 

2. Design and build your own leprechaun trap using materials around your house. Send a picture to nightlightstories@gmai.com or post it on our Facebook page. Here is the trap the Night Light Stories household build last year:

2. Make your very own "Shape Leprechaun". Use as many shapes as you can. We would love to see your creations! Send them to us at nightlightstories@gmail.com or post them on our Facebook page.
Here is what the Night Light Stories household came up with: 

4. Take a picture of a messy room and then take another picture after you've cleaned it up. 
5. Play a game of Hide and Seek with a friend.

COMPREHENSION CHALLENGE

After listening to the story, can you recall the

details to answer these questions?

1. Why is Clementine in a panic?
2. Who does Clementine decide to ask for help first?
3. Where are the three places that Clementine visits in the story?
4. When does the story take place? 
5. What different strategies are given to Clementine to help him find his lost quiver full of arrows?
6. How does Clementine find what he has lost?

We want to send out bright birthday wishes to:

Joe of Texas
Uncle John of Texas
Jax of Massachusetts
Karen L of Massachusetts
Krista S of Massachusetts
Ellie of Massachusetts
Patti of Massachusetts
Kevin of Massachusetts
Colin of Massachusetts
Tim of New York
Juniper of New York

Andy of New York
Lyla of New York
Evonne U of Pennsylvania 
Patrick B of Illinois
Jen N of California
Evan of West Virginia
Ms. Sally of Virginia
Dawn F of Texas

We hope your days SPARKLED!

SEND US YOUR SPOTLIGHTS! 

We have something new on the blog! Have you seen it? 

You can learn more about how to be featured in our Spotlight by clicking here! We can't wait to see what you create! 

As always we look forward to watching the glow grow 
brighter with the many stories we can share together!