Kid-powered fun and a new Valentine fairy tale for ages 9 to 12
Imagination is the best kind of kid-powered fun, even when there’s lots of legwork! The medieval Christmas Market in Siegburg, Germany has wonderful, people-powered entertainment. Check out these Viking ships and the carousel. The soundtrack is the bells from the pink tower next to the market. https://youtu.be/o2A3f41UKkE?si=quL_ziLSWI39PO3b/ Men at work This slightly blurry close-up shows […]
Tour Magenta Kingdom: Festung Ehrenbreitstein in Koblenz
This huge fortress houses several museums and restaurants and a Youth Hostel, in case the family wants to try sleeping inside a fortress! The imposing entrance to the fortress that guards the Rhine and Mosel Rivers from above. Ehrenbreitstein means “Honor Broad Stone”. The fortress overlooks the German city of Koblenz Koblenz is the next […]
Lost in a Campground
Nero has a gift for getting lost . . . Burg Rheinfels (Fortress Rhine Boulder) is the inspiration for the Saffron Kingdom. ©Laurel Decher, 2021. How’s your sense of direction? The second Seven Kingdoms Fairy Tale, LOST WITH LEEKS, is all about getting–you guessed it–lost. Prince Nero has a magically magnetic personality. He’s charming, but […]