Mosaic Monday #58: Flat Stanley Visits Montana

Helping me check the trail camera

Allow me to introduce you to Flat Stanley.  He is a new friend of mine; we just met in Ohio while staying with my sister over the Thanksgiving holiday.  She mentioned taking him on her recent trip to Hawaii, and you can bet that piqued my curiosity.  I have since learned that Flat Stanley is quite the popular fellow among the elementary school set. 

According to information I received from one of my nieces, her son's second-grade class recently finished the story Flat Stanley.  Originally, Jeff Brown wrote this tale about a boy who is flattened by a bulletin board and the many adventures he has while being flat.  He even traveled to many places through the mail!

Filling the feeders - can you

see the chickadee on the suet?

For a class assignment, my great-nephew made his own Flat Stanley, and the goal is to see how many places he can travel by April 30, 2020.  The instructions are to take him everywhere, including famous or historical landmarks if possible, and to document his experiences with photos.  So, I thought it could be fun to show you a little slice of my recent activities, through the eyes of Flat Stanley!

Volunteering with me at the Whitefish Museum, housed in the historic

Great Northern Railway Depot

Decorating outside the house.  In the bottom picture, Flat Stanley

is posing on the step to the front porch

First day of skiing at Whitefish Mountain Resort

Flat Stanley accompanied me to tea hosted by my Dear Neighbor Friend;
I met two new lady friends!

Refreshing an arrangement with new greenery

In order to maximize Flat Stanley’s experiences, it was suggested that we keep him no longer than two weeks.  So I will shortly be chronicling his time in Montana, complete with the photos I have taken and a letter to describe them.   The letter and Flat Stanley will travel back to school in Ohio, and it gives me great joy to think of the class studying the photos and reading about Montana. It's not hard to deduce that many grade-school classes are learning about geography, history and culture, all through the adventures of Flat Stanley.  How cool is that?  

Flat Stanley assisted with mailing Christmas cards; soon he will pass 

through here himself on the way back to Ohio!

Update: Sue of Kiwikids has volunteered to host Flat Stanley, so he is on his way to Australia - thanks Sue!

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