Happy St. Patrick's Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I hope you are wearing something green. Today is the day a lot of people in the world celebrate a Patron Saint of Ireland- St. Patrick. Green is the color associated with these celebrations. Green is also the color that can help you feel loved.

It you happen to have a St. Patrick's balloon that gets away on you- don't worry I'll look after it, and I'll feel the love. I also might feel a bit of the "luck of the Irish"!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Sincerely,

Melvin Moon

Melvin at the Healing Extravaganza

Heather, Melvin and some friends are going to be at the 2nd Annual Healing Extravaganza in Mahone Bay on March 19th and 20th. Come and get your signed copy of Melvin's Balloons, talk to Heather, and help us build balloon crafts. We're going to have coloring activities and you can write a letter to Melvin if you want. Help us build 7 chakra color balloons out of construction paper, tissue paper and a bit of glue. And, of course, we'll have helium balloons!!

While you're there, check out lots of healing options available at the fair.

March 19th and March 20th, 2011
The Mahone Bay Centre
45 School Street (off Pleasant St.)
Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia

Sat. 10-4; Sun. 10-3

Book Signing at Chapters

Heather will be at two Chapter's locations on Saturday March 12, 20ll signing books and answering questions for Melvin Moon.

Heather and "Melvin's Balloons" will be at the Bayers Lake Chapters from 12- 2pm and the Dartmouth location from 2:30 to 4:30.

It's Bryler Day at Chapters so lots of other authors with great books and ideas will be there as well.

Come in and get your book signed, ask a question, tell us your favorite color, or just say Hi!

Sincerely,

Melvin Moon

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone. Melvin sees a lot of red colors today in the Valentine's Day celebrations. He figures that's because red makes us feel safe and secure and we all love that feeling. Melvin sees a lot of tears of Valentine's day too. Sometimes people are disappointed or hurt if the celebrations didn't turn out the way they wanted it to. So Melvin sends green balloons to everyone to celebrate pure love. Melvin wants everyone to know they are loved! Happy Valentine's Day!!

Sincerely,

Melvin Moon

Happy Groundhog/Pancake day!

February 2nd is groundhog day. Today, tradition explains, that the groundhog will come out to check on the weather. If it's sunny and he sees his shadow he will go back to his burrow and we are in for another 6 weeks of winter. If he comes out and doesn't see his shadow (it's cloudy or stormy)we are supposed to have an early spring.

It's also pancake day. This tradition comes from an ancient myth around about the solar wheel and round pancakes are a symbol of the sun. Melvin thinks maybe you should see if you can make that pancake look like a moon face!! Maybe offer one to that groundhog- he's sure to be hungry after sleeping so long!

Sincerely,

Melvin Moon

Ask Melvin and Heather a Question

Whenever I go somewhere with "Melvin's Balloons" I get asked lots of great questions. I love to try and answer any question I can about Melvin's Balloons, the writing process, or how Melvin came to life. If you have a question for me, or a specific one for Melvin, post it as a comment to this entry and we will try and answer it for you!

Activity # 4

Activity # 4: Write a story for Melvin Moon

1.A lot of great books started out as just good stories told around the campfire, at the dinner table, or in bed at night. Read the “Dedication Page” in Melvin’s Balloons to see how he came to life.

2.Think about a favourite family story you have. It might be a story your parents tell about something you did, a crazy thing a pet did, or something someone told you to make you feel better.

3.Think about how the story makes you feel. Does it make you feel sad, happy, angry, embarrassed, or proud?

4.Imagine yourself telling the story to Melvin Moon. He likes to hear how people feel and what makes them feel the way they do. It doesn’t have to be true or exactly the way it happened. Use your imagination to make it even better.

5.Write down your story so you can tell it the same way again and again.

6.Publish your story as a “comment” to this blog entry -Activity # 4.