Answers to Airy Activity #3: Sumatra's "The Horse Must Go On" Word Search

It was awhile ago that Sumatra created her word search for her book "The Horse Must Go On". She wanted to make sure you had plenty of time to use your word searching talent to the max! Sumatra asked you to find comedy, dance, director, dressage, fireflies, song, stagefright, Sumatra, talent, twirling.

M G X A G A X L I G S F T U X
J C N P D U R M Z T D F A D F
Z J C I M C N K A F A O A P Y
Y A I S L T Q G R I N M R O D
R K M C Q R E F O R C W T R R
C L W N M F I T R E E I W P G
F S H G R B W W K F V T C K F
N W O I T J X T T L M K G F T
Q P G N D N Y Y M I U W S N Y
N H D A G R S W Y E Y U E C D
T D I R E C T O R S M L G M E
J E G A S S E R D A A A E Y M
O Z F H G X R O T T X V M R O
G U P M K X S R Z X X U V E C
O K G K V Z A T J T I O Y N U

Sirocco's already got a jump on his word search. Make sure you check the blog entry before this one for this week's Airy Activity!

Airy Activity #4: Sirocco's "Horses' Night Out" Word Search

Sometimes a night out is fun and adventurous, but for one of those nights where you feel like staying in and cozying up with Sirocco's story Horses' Night Out, here's a fun word search to try! Sirocco has picked ten important words from the book for you to find -- and his special hint is that they are easier to find with the lights on than in the dark! Enjoy!

Find: Brisina, Charles, dark, frightened, hero, Jeepers, moonlight, owl, shadow, Sirocco.

R M O N M B F O B K M J Z W
A A Q F B O R S F Z N E E V
N B M F L E O F L F C E N U
O B Y Z H A U N O Z T P T P
L T P P E W T U L P S E F Y
S E L R A H C V A I K R G T
F R I G H T E N E D G S I B
O O D A R K P K H T I H R W
H C W H Z I O E T H M I T O
F F C L H K X B I Z S O I D
Z X H O W N A Z W I D H Y A
U K N F R H F V N U O M Q H
N D V Z Q I J A R Z H U I S
I O J V L M S Z H R M I I O

Check back next Monday for the answer guide and an all-new Airy Activity!

Crosswind Craft: Breezy Butterfly Mobile

In Kona’s story, If Wishes Were Horses, each of the Wind Dancer’s magical halos gets out of control – especially Sirocco’s butterflies! Create your own breezy butterfly mobile with butterflies that will float and flutter in the breeze by following the directions below!

MATERIALS NEEDED:
Paper coffee filters
Watercolor paints and brushes
Clothespins
Construction Paper
Glue
Fishing line
Wire coat hanger

Optional:
Glitter glue
Markers and water in a spray bottle [instead of paints]

INSTRUCTIONS:
Color the coffee filters by dabbing on watercolor paint with a brush, or drawing designs with markers and then spritzing lightly with water to make the colors bleed into each other. For shimmer, add glitter glue designs.

When the filter has dried, pinch it in the middle, making the shape of a bow tie. Slide a clothespin onto it and fan out each side to resemble a butterfly’s wings.

Cut two thin strips of construction paper, approximately two inches long, and glue them to the clothespin as antennae.

Make multiples of these butterflies – any that don’t fit on your mobile can be clipped to curtains, bed frames, and more!

Tie a length of fishing line to the center of each butterfly for the mobile. Vary the lengths of fishing line for a full effect!

Shape the coat hanger into a figure eight and tie on your butterflies!

There you have it – a Breezy Butterfly Mobile! Make sure to take pictures of your mobiles and send them to us at winddancers@reevesintl.com! All of the Wind Dancers (but especially Sirocco!) would love to see all your beautiful butterflies!

We LOVED Your Cards!

Well, Valentine's Day has come and gone and the Wind Dancers really appreciated all your cards and notes! Kona, Brisa, Sumatra, and Sirocco all felt so loved this Valentine's Day. We had some really neat entries including pop-up Wind Dancers, 3-D stables, and glitter! It was very difficult to pick the winners! So, without further delay, the winners are...

9 & UNDER AGE GROUP:
1st place - Emily Ramos, CA

2nd place - Selena Flanagan, NJ

3rd place - Elaan Minnis, IL
[Elaan was our youngest entrant at 4 years old!]

10 - 14 AGE GROUP:
1st place - Katie Claggett, OH

2nd place - Naomi Gregorio, CA

3rd place - Aspasia Mulkey, AR

Great job everyone! We hope you loved your Valentine's Day as much as the Wind Dancers did!

Feeling the Love!

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Your Valentine’s Day cards are beginning to arrive and the Wind Dancers are feeling the love! Just remember to make sure the card says which Wind Dancers horse it is for or has a picture of them on it because Kona, Brisa, Sirocco, and Sumatra are having a friendly competition to see who is more loved!

And check out this card sent to Kona by Jessica F – Kona makes Jessica’s heart soar!

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