I learned of this vintage radio show last year and it's a wonderful tradition to start. It's the classic story of Judy and Jimmy Barton who are searching for the family's Silver Star that graces the top of their Christmas tree. They discover the star has disappeared from the attic and there they meet Paddy O'Cinnamon, and fly to Maybeland in his Soda Pop Airplane in pursuit of the Crazy Quilt Dragon, whom they believe has taken the ornament. Before they're done, they meet a host of characters, including Crazy Quilt Dragon, The Wintergreen Witch, Fe Fo the Giant, and even Santa Claus. There are 26 episodes in all, so if you time it right to start in November, and listen to one episode a night, you finish up on Christmas Eve.
I had actually forgotten about this so I have a few episodes to catch up. The kids have been so sick lately, and I've been so busy that I totally spaced and I shouldn't have. It's a nice way to spend time with the kids. The good note though is that Deedee's mouth is almost totally better and the last vestiges of blisters and bleeding are pretty much gone. Even Kitty's finger (I know, forgot to mention this) is getting better. Some time ago, her poor little finger got mashed in a drawer. It bruised pretty bad, and split a little. It's still bruised under the nail, and she's losing said nail but the nail bed wasn't damaged and a new nail is already trying to grow in. It looks worse than it is. Anyway, the reason I was reminded about this is because Homeschool Radio Shows (where I learned about it in the first place) sent out a link for the entire 26 episodes to be downloaded at once. When I did this last year, I received on episode every day.
However, last year when I first learned about it and looked into, I found a lot of resources that's not included with this. You can find that post here as well as my post about traditions. |
