A Columbus Day funny from my 5 y.o.

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  1. mamamuse

    mamamuse New Member

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    My printer is out, so I had to nix my plan to print up a Christopher Columbus story to read to the kids. So, I read a few accounts online and then retold my own version to the kids. One fact I'd never heard before was that Columbus managed to return to the same island four times without ever using a compass or a map.

    When I shared that fact with my boys, little Eli's eyes got big. He said, incredulously, "And no GPS???"

    :lol:

    He's definitely a 21st century child, wouldn't you say?

    Kari
     
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  3. Ava Rose

    Ava Rose New Member

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    LOL! That is too funny! That is one for the scrapebooks!
     
  4. Claraskids

    Claraskids New Member

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    Thanks for sharing!
     
  5. Codi

    Codi New Member

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    Haha, that is awesome!!
     
  6. crazymama

    crazymama Active Member

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    lol.. that's funny!
     
  7. sloan127

    sloan127 Active Member

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    Cute!
     
  8. TeacherMom

    TeacherMom New Member

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    that was clever how old is Eli again? hehe that had me laughing!
     
  9. homeschoolinmum

    homeschoolinmum New Member

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    Oh that's funny! I L'edOL!
     

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