Girl Smarts Reviving!

Hello everyone! I am going to revive Girl Smarts. The name and theme doesn't suit me anymore. I want you to help me decide what to do! The theme will be AG related. I will be creating a poll, but for know, here are the options (remember, don't vote in the comments. The poll will be up soon ;)

Names choices:

1. Creative AG Girls
2. Project Inner star
3. AG and Me!
4. AG Rocks!

The poll will be up shortly. Thank you everyone!

Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award!

Hi everyone!

I was nominated for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award by Hope at All Things Doll!(Thanks, Hope!)

Rules:

Make sure you thank the wonderful person who nominated you, put the pic on your blog, answer the questions the person asked you, come up with 10 new questions, and nominate 10 people.

 

Hope's Questions:

 

1. What are your thoughts on Maryellen Larkin?

 

I'm very excited for her to come out! Finally, an AG from Florida!

2. How many dolls do you have total?

Two. Caroline and a Truly me.

 

3. How long have you been blogging?

 

A year and eight months

4. Lemonade or iced tea?

 

Lemonade!

5. Which season is your favorite?

 

Fall. It's not too hot or too cold. And my birthday is in it!

6. Which doll do you plan to get next?

 

Not sure. Kaya or Maryellen Larkin

7. Name one thing on your bucket list.

Visit Chincoteague and Assateague Island in Maryland

 

8. Have you read any AG books? Which ones?

 

All of the Historical and GOTY books. Some Beforever and mysteries too.

9. What is the last thing you made for your dolls?

 

A closet

10. Which AG doll do you think will be retiring next?

 

Kit or Rebbeca

 

 

I don't really follow much blogs, so there will be definitely less than ten nominees

I nominate:

1. Delanie at K9 Konnections

2. Marissa at Inner Star Studios

 

My questions:

1. Fall or Summer?

2. What is your favorite holiday?

3. Which book have you read recently?

4. Favorite food?

5. What is one thing you want to do this year?

6. Pool or Beach?

7. If you could get anything in the world, what would it be? (even things that are not invented yet!)

8. How long have you been blogging?

9. Favorite blog?

10. What is your favorite subject?

 

 

 

How many books have you read?

Just checking in. The summer reading contest is about halfway over. How many books have you read so far? I have read 50 books in 50 days (Yes today is day 50 of the contest!) So I am halfway done with the goal. I am reading books on my level too. Mostly AG and Magic tree house books. How many have you done?

Bloggiversery!

Hi guys! January the 8th was Girl Smart's blogiversery! My blog is one year old! To celebrate, I will change our logo!

Old Logo
 

New Logo

Whatcha think?

New polls on my blog!

Hi guys! I am going to put a few polls on my blog today! They will be ending in a week! I will put three. Fun Fact Friday next week will be based on the three winning answers, so please vote! It takes a few minutes for them to show up on my blog, so they might not be on right away.

:) Angie :)

Fun fact friday and polls

Hey guys! I just wanted to tell you that FFF will be in the morning on Friday because my older brother is coming to visit. He lives 5 hours away and he visits like 2 - 3 times a year because he is SUPER busy! I am so excited for his visit! Oh! and the poll on my blog is ending very soon!
Vote NOW!


Stay Smart Girls!

Frog Eggs!

Hey guys! I found frog eggs in a wagon my dad doesn't use anymore! It rained last night and there was grass growing in it. Today I went outside and found them! I am researching on how to raise them. Do you have any tadpoles/frogs or frog eggs? I would LOVE to hear them. I am thinking of some names if some of them look different (or else they would all look the same)

Any tadpole/frog names?

Boxcar Children Movie!

Hey guys! My brother is reading the boxcar children as homework in our homeschool co-op. I found the movie! It came out last month. It is so cool! You can rent it on amazon for seven days.  Just thought I should share it with you :)

Fall background and Blog changes

Hey guys! Have you noticed the new background I put on the blog? I put it in honor of the first the day of fall. I also have a new poll on the blog. I have not checked the website, so I need to make sure it is working. In Winter the background will be different. I will change it for every holiday and season except Easter and Halloween (Don't ask)

Girls have the Smarts! (Our new motto)

Fun Fact Friday!

Hey guys! I just started this new tradition of Fun Fact Friday! I hope you like it!

Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was born a slave on a plantation in Maryland. Historians think she was born in 1820, or possibly 1821, but birth records weren't kept by most slave owners. Her birth name was Araminta Ross, but she took the name of her mother, Harriet, when she was thirteen.

Life as a Slave

Life as a slave was difficult. Harriet first lived in a one-room cabin with her family that included eleven children. When she was only six years old, she was loaned out to another family where she helped take care of a baby. She was sometimes beaten and all she got to eat was table scraps.

Later Harriet worked a number of jobs on the plantation such as plowing fields and loading produce into wagons. She became strong doing manual labor that included hauling logs and driving oxen.

At the age of thirteen Harriet received a horrible head injury. It happened when she was visiting the town. A slave owner tried to throw an iron weight at one of his slaves, but hit Harriet instead. The injury nearly killed her and caused her to have dizzy spells and blackouts for the rest of her life.

 Harriet Escapes

In 1849 Harriet decided to escape. She would use the Underground Railroad. After a long and scary trip she made it to Pennsylvania and was finally free.

Fun Facts:

• Her nickname as a child was "Minty".
• She was a very religious woman having learned about the Bible from her mother.
• Harriet bought a house in Auburn, New York for her parents after helping them to escape from the south.
• Harriet married John Tubman in 1844. He was a free black man. She married again in 1869 to Nelson Davis.
• She was so successful in helping slaves to escape that, at one point, slave owners offered a reward of $40,000 for her capture.

Lego Birthday party!

Hey guys! I am back! Today's post is how to make an AWESOME birthday party! My brother gave me inspiration:
My brother is turning five in two days! He wants a LEGO party. (He is obsessed with Legos, and so am I.) Since I am the type of girl who loves to plan ahead of time, I immediately went to the computer for ideas. First, I looked for games. Here are some ideas. We are going to do number 7,10, 15, and maybe 21. I bought a Lego creator toy as the prize for #7. Then I went to look for decorations. I went to the Party City website. Unfortunately, they only had Lego star wars. I later found a website that said all you need for decorations, is yellow cups and a sharpie. you can draw a smiley face on the cups and they will be Lego minifigures. Then I wanted some sitting down activities. I could find anything. I went to The Lego chima website to play a game and found a Chima Party Kit. I printed the color pages, (WARNING! They use LOTS of ink.) and asked my mom about the garland. I didn't print the invitations because when we have a birthday, it is usually just family. Maybe friends if we play outside. I found these masks too.

That is how we are going to have a great birthday. I can't wait to set it up. I also got This for my brother. I can't wait to see the look on his face.

Bye! (You can wish happy birthday in the comments. I will give you a shout-out in my next post!)

Beach For Dolls

I made this post to make a mini beach for your dolls.
What you need: A kiddy pool
  Some rice or grains
*A doll sized towel
*Doll swimsuit
*Rocks
Shredded paper
* Optional

First. fill half of the kiddy pool with rice and rocks. This will be your sand. Then on the other half, put the shredded paper. This will be your water. Then get your doll ready for some swimming! American Girl has a cute swimsuit set with goggles Here 

See you next time!

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