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Picnic Parade: The House at Pooh Corner

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Today we welcome Dachelle McVey to the Picnic Parade.  She is presenting a classic book with a picnic twist.  She not only gets to the heart of the book, but also takes a look at the true story of how it came about.  Let’s get picnicking…

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Last month our Book Club, which uses Brave Writer’s Quiver,  read The House at Pooh Corner (Winnie-the-Pooh). A.A. Milne is a beloved author in this house and as A- and I read through the book together memories flashed through my mind. The oldest and I read through all of the Pooh books, watched the Disney shows and even went to see Pooh’s Heffalump Movie (which I’m pretty sure my husband slept through). So, I was ready for many more Pooh adventures.

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However, A- was not as impressed. Sure she thinks Pooh is cute and cuddly and she giggled at some of the silly things Tigger and Rabbit said or did, but she just wasn’t feeling it. Maybe it was the enormously long chapters or that she had seen several of the stories as cartoons. Whatever the reason, she liked it, but didn’t love it.
What she did love, however, was the Book Club for the month. This month we decided to meet outside in our semi-wooded area and pretend we were in the Hundred Acre Forest. And since all good book clubs must included snacks, we decided on a picnic.

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Some of our snacks for the picnic included  Pooh Grahams (Teddy Grahams), Tigger Tails (Cheetos), Eeyore’s House (Pretzels), Rabbit’s Garden (Broccoli Sprouts and Baby Carrots in Hummus), Kanga Kabobs (Fruit Kabobs), Bit-O-Honey candies, Pooh Twinkies and Roo’s PB and Honey Bagels.

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One of the most interesting things I learned while preparing for the picnic (I am constantly learning new things as I homeschool) was the true story of Winnie the Bear. It’s a fascinating tale that winds it’s way through Canada to England, through a war, to a small boy. The beautifully told story can be found in the book, Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear.  I read the story to eager children who sipped water and snacked while they listened intensively.

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And what’s a Pooh Picnic without a game of Pooh Sticks? I was truly amazed how long kids could be interested in a game that consisted of throwing a stick on one side of a bridge (or dock, in our case) and watching it float out the other. They kept finding sticks to throw into the pond until the sticks became limbs and it took more than one person to carry them. At this point, there was some Mom intervention.

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The lesson to be learned from all the Pooh stories is pretty simple. It’s one of friendship. Friends are important at any age and can be the only thing to help you on your desperately bad, fall-in-a-pit, kind of days. Friends can be as different as Tigger and Rabbit or as similar as Pooh and Piglet. But, some friends are forever…or “even longer”.

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What children’s book has taught you a life-lesson?  

You can also find Dachelle blogging at Hide the Chocolate.  Who wouldn’t love a blog with a name like that?!

Check out these inspiring Picnic Parade ideas:

A Rainbow of My Own

A Nighttime Picnic with Night Animals

Picnic at the Oklahoma Land Run

Burgess Bird Book–Welcome Spring!

Boxcar Children Adventures!  

A Picnic with Frog and Toad

Imagination Station’s “Light in the Lion’s Den”

The Trellis and the Seed

Picnic with the Dinosaurs

The Sign Painter’s Dream

Picnic with a Purpose:  Who Was Mother Teresa?

Ladybug Girl at the Beach

Filed Under: Family Time, Fun, Homeschool, Kid Books and Resources, Picnic Parade Tagged With: Family, Homeschool, Picnic Parade

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  1. Andrea says

    April 18, 2016 at 7:34 pm

    I can’t remember – I don’t remember any of the children’s stories when I was a kid
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  2. Valerie says

    April 18, 2016 at 9:32 pm

    What a cute picnic! Yes, sometimes I wonder why some children’s books have super long chapters that they can’t pay attention to, lol.

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    • admin says

      April 19, 2016 at 9:06 pm

      I agree. It’s good for them to learn to pay attention, but I think my son actually has a longer attention span than I do!

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  3. Jennifer DeFrates/Heaven Not Harvard says

    April 18, 2016 at 9:51 pm

    I love how kids can be wrapped up in throwing sticks! I love the real story of Winnie the Pooh. I’m reading some of my favorite chapter books to my daughter now. She is learning to make butter and smoke pigs from Little House on the Prairie.
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  4. Marissa says

    April 19, 2016 at 7:24 am

    Love this! My kids really enjoyed Finding Winnie, I’m glad to hear other families are enjoying it too.

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  5. Nicole Escat says

    April 19, 2016 at 8:20 am

    Great post! My son will love this. I need to check them out! Thanks for sharing!

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  6. Marie says

    April 19, 2016 at 9:10 am

    Winnie the Pooh is my all time favorite book, character etc. this is adoooorable!
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  7. AnnMarie Brown says

    April 19, 2016 at 9:14 am

    It looks like I need to go on a picnic with you. I really need to come up with some theme ideas.

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  8. Alison says

    April 19, 2016 at 9:48 am

    What a fun idea! I love the twinkies and rabbit’s garden. You are definitely a fun mom!

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  9. Jasmine Watts says

    April 19, 2016 at 10:47 am

    I don’t remember any of the children’s stories but I read ‘Winnie the Pooh’ Book and really enjoyed it!!
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  10. Carrie Anderson says

    April 19, 2016 at 2:15 pm

    I absolutely LOVE the Winnie-the-Pooh stories, so now i’m going to HAVE to read the Finding Winniethe Bear book. Thank you!

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  11. brianna george says

    April 19, 2016 at 4:08 pm

    Loved Winnie the Pooh as a kid, but my favorite kids book is the velveteen rabbit. I adore that you had a whole Pooh picnic. 🙂

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    • admin says

      April 19, 2016 at 9:04 pm

      I love the Velveteen Rabbit too!

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  12. Caroline @ In Due Time says

    April 19, 2016 at 6:07 pm

    I love all the details of this picnic! How fun 🙂
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  13. Matilda Dennis Quaicoe says

    April 20, 2016 at 4:16 am

    I love the way these stories teach our children the values of life in a fun way!
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  14. mardenec@hotmail.com says

    April 20, 2016 at 10:04 am

    Aaaaaaaaaaaaaw there is my beloved Pooh…I still have my Pooh–Teddy Bear….
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  15. Lisa Rios says

    April 21, 2016 at 5:39 am

    That sounds like a wonderful book & Winnie the Pooh has always been favorites with me & my kids as well. It is always great when stories out of such books teach the worth of our life to our kids.

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  16. Rachel Dahl - a la modest says

    April 21, 2016 at 8:01 pm

    Oh my word… how fun!!! I love Winnie the Pooh. I just had the movie on last week for my little one to watch. She is 5 months old, so the screen quickly lost its appeal! Your themed picnic food looks yummy. Very creative! Your kids are blessed to have you!
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  17. admin says

    April 29, 2016 at 2:17 pm

    Thanks for the shout out!

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