HOLIDAY GREETINGS FROM SUNRAE

SEASONS GREETINGS FROM SUNRAE TO HER

NEW FRIENDS

Joy, Taylor, Gabrielle, Nicole, Imani, Diamond, Kennedy, Matthew, Paris, Yael, Jady, Christian, Raven, Sklar, Joi, Amariah, Davaugh, Niyah, Jaelynn, Tya, Ashlee, Cassidy, Saadia, Mya, Kamara

Jeremie,Unique,Yejide, Ayinde,Ernest, Jazzmine, Ila, Candance, Ayliahh, Kye, Mycire,Yoniah, Attalla, Amani, Rain, Gabrielle,Danielle, Cashmere, Amir, Michael, Donovan, Yasmeen, Whitney, Danielle, Wyann, Paul, Destinee, Desiree, Kennedy, Kenya and Gwenith

HAVE A FUNSTASTIC NEW YEAR

You too can join Sunrae and become a friend.

To become a friend simply send a $4.00 donation

(check or money order)

to

Sunrae & Friends

P.O. Box 2135

Powder Springs, GA 30127

You'll get a Surprise!!! gift when you join.

THOUGHT FOR THIS WEEK

"I bring light to others where ever I go."

HOLIDAY CREATIVE CRAFT ACTIVITY

Salt Crystal Candle

SUPPLIES

Espom salt

Different color candles in various sizes

Paper towel

Mod Podge or Elmers glue

Craft paint brush

Measuring cup

DIRECTIONS

Pour 1/4 cup epsom salt on a paper towel

Paint glue on the sides of the candle

Roll glued candle in the epsom salt

Set a side to dry

Do as many as you like and give as a gift to light some one's life up for the Holiday.

BE SAFE

HAVE FUN

Sunrae & Ms Mona

THANKSGIVING GREETINGS

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

FROM

SUNRAE & FRIENDS.

Thought for Today

"I give for thanks for all that I have and the peple in my life".

QUESS WHAT?

Here's a reminder to all that reads this blog

"Nappy Sunrae Crown" by Mona L. Scott

It's about self acceptance and how I learned someting about my self and it helped boost my self esteem. You might find out something about your self too.

You an check it out also on www.etsy.com- type in Sunrae and tat da youre on the site. There is a Sunrae t-shirt and Adudio CD too.

Purchase for $13.oo

send money order or check to

Sunrae & Friends, c/o Mona L. Scott

P.O. Box 2135, Powder Springs, GA, 30127

It will make a great gift for the up coming Holiday Season.

BE SAFE

HAVE FUN

FAll HARVEST

The leaves are turning and falling everywhere.

Yeah! Fall.

Another word for Fall is Autumn.

I had fun playing in the leaves with my friend Rain.We had lots of fun scooping them up and watching them fall to the ground. Sometimes we even fell into them. They were crunchy and cold.

You know there are some places in the United States it is snowing already. Places like New Hampshire and Vermont. These states are in an area in the United States called New England. In other places it is still warm, like Florida and California. These states will eventually experience Fall and some of there tree leaves will turn color and fall to the ground too.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.

This is something Mark Twain-author of Tom Sawyer-says about happines.

"The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up."

CREATIVE ACTIVITY

The fall season brings different kinds of apples.

Red, green,and yellow too.So here is a recipe for:

BAKED APPLES

INGREDIENTS

6 apples

3/4 cup of brown sugar

3 teaspoons cinnamon

6 tablespoons of butter

SUPPLES

Knife

Teaspoon

Tablespoon

Apple coring tool

Small bowl

Baking dish

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 35o degrees

Core the apple with a coring tool or just cut out the middle with a knife.

Mix sugar, cinnamon and butter together in a small bowl.

Pour sugar, butter and cinnamon mixture into the middle of the apple.

Place apples in a baking dish.

Let bake until apples get soft.

ENJOY! Don't forget to share.

Options: Pour 1 can of ginger ale in the center of the apples to create a little apple juice syrup.

Something to remember: Macintosh cook faster. Granny Smiths take a little longer to cook. Pink Lady apples have a bitter sweet taste. Red & Yellow/Green Delicious are very sweet.

QUESS WHAT?

Use an Apple for keeping the Doctor Away.
Did you know that the old saying" An apple a day, keeps the doctor away", may very well prove itself true one day. Every part of the apple tree; fruit, flowers, buds, leaves, bark and twigs have been used as a medicinal (medicine) herb.

The one draw back is the apple has is that the seeds are Toxic!
Apples themselves are excellent for anyone suffering from digestive problems.
Apple blossoms have been known to be made into a tea and used to treat sore throats and colds

TODAY'S QUESTION

What is your favorite apple?

Sunrae & Friends
Ms. Mona

BE SAFE
HAVE FUN

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER HAPPENINGS

Hello Friends;

August and September so far has been busy, but full of fun. Many new friends have joined the Fan Club. Fan Club T-shirts are on the way.

So if you haven't joined, contact Ms. Mona at her e-mail address(serenityhac3@gmail.com). Ms Mona and I have been to many events sharing my hair story and how I learned how to accept my thick coarse of hair.

I have many pictures to share. So sit back and enjoy.

HAPPILY NATURAL FESTIVAL

SUNRAE& FRIENDS FIRST ANNUAL MEMBERS ONLY PARTY

(Back 2 School Party)

DECATUR GEORGIA BOOK FESTIVAL

INDIAN SPRINGS (Natural Spring Water)

Jackson, GA.

BREAK THOUGH SELF ACCEPTANCE WITH SUNRAE & FRIENDS WORKSHOP

Hillside Chapel & Truth Center, Atlanta, GA

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

I make new friends easy and share with those who are in need.

CREATIVE ACTIVITY

FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS

SUPPLIES

6-7 inch zipper
Tacky glue

Puff Paint pens or Slick pen paint

Velcro pieces with self sticky backs

Gems

DIRECTIONS

Use paint to make designs on zipper. Add on gems or buttons

Cut and attach self stick Velcro to each end of zipper (you will need four pieces) to cover each end of zipper.

Now wrap zipper around your wrist.

REMEMBER this is a FRIENDSHIP BRACELET so make two and give it to your

BFF (Best Friend Forever). HA! HA!

Options-glue or sew buttons or glitter for decoration.

Compliments: Better Homes & Gardens More Incredibly Awesome Crafts for Kids

QUESS WHAT?

Amish Friendship Bread is more than a recipe - it's a way of thinking.

In our hi-tech world almost everything comes prepackaged and designed for instant gratification. So where does a recipe that takes ten days to make fit in? Maybe it's a touch stone to our past - to those days not so very long ago when everything we did took time and where a bread that took 10 days to make was not as extraordinary as it seems today.

Amish Friendship Bread is a great bread for the holidays. When you've made your bread, you can give your friends a sample and the starter that made it! Then your friends can make their own and pass it along to their friends. This is why the bread is called "friendship bread". It makes a great homemade birthday and Christmas present. Many people make it regularly just because it tastes so good.

Amish Friendship Bread is a genuine starter bread.

If you know someone with a starter, you are in luck.

THE RECIPE
Important Note: Don't use metal spoons or equipment. Do not refrigerate. Use only glazed ceramic or plastic bowls or containers.

Required Main Ingredient
1 cup live yeast starter (see above)

Day 1:
Do nothing with the starter.
Days 2-5:
Stir with a wooden spoon.
Day 6:
Add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup milk. Stir with a wooden spoon.
Days 7-9:
Stir with a wooden spoon.

Day 10:
Add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Stir.

Take out 3 cups and place 1 cup each into three separate plastic containers.

Give one cup and a copy of this recipe to three friends.

To the balance (a little over one cup) of the batter, add the following ingredients and mix well.
1 cup oil1/2 cup milk -3 eggs1- tsp vanilla

In a separate bowl combine the following dry ingredients and mix well:
2 cups flour-1 cup sugar-1-1/2 tsp baking powder-2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp baking soda-1 - (5.1 oz) box instant vanilla pudding-1/2 tsp salt-1 cup nuts Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix and pour into two well greased and sugared bread pans.

Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour

TODAYS QUESTION?

Are you a good friend? What makes you a good friend?

Send a picture of you and a friend to Ms. Mona & I at

Sunrae & Friends

c/o Mona L. Scott

P.O. Box 2135

Powder Springs, GA 30127

Mona

Sunrae & Friends
BE SAFE

HAVE FUN

HANGING OUT

Hello to all of my friends.

Summer is almost over and I haven't been in touch. You ask why? Well I have been hanging out with my friends and Ms. Mona's family. We did alot of things. The most exciting thing we did as hang out in New York City and New Jersey.



Family Kids doing side walk art with chalk in New Jersey.


We went to visit Ms. Mona's family their to celebrate her oldest brother's sixth birthday. WOW!!! It was the week end of the fourth of July.


I got to see lots of fire works with Ms. Mona's niece. We were on the 22nd floor of the apartment building where Ms. Mona's brother lives. That's really high up. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.

We saw fireworks all over Manhattan. We stayed up until 2:oo in the morning hanging out watching the fireworks.

Now it's your turn to tell me how you hung out this summer. I can't wait to hear from you. Please remember to write it in the comments box at the bottom of this blog.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

I am whole, healthy and happy. I give thanks for Love & Peace.

CREATIVE ACTIVITY
Sea Shell Magnets

SUPPLIES
Sea Shells -all sizes
Paint

Paint Brush
Magnets
Hot Glue or self adhesive magnets

Make sure your sea shells are clean and dry.

You can paint them or leave them natural.
glue the sea shell to a small magnet!

Let dry and stick to your fridge, lockers, or other metal surface!

GUESS WHAT?

View from Ms. Mona's brothers apartment.

Empire State Building

is located at
350 Fifth Avenue

New York City, NY

United States

Building Status:
Construction Dates

Began 1930

Finished 1931

Floor Count
102
Basement Floors
1
Elevator Count
73

Building Uses
- offices
- communication
- observation deck
- retail stores

Structural Types
- highrise
Architectural Style
- art deco

Materials
- steel
- limestone
- aluminium
- granite
- concrete

TODAY'S QUESTION

What do you do when you hang out with your friends?

Remember leave response in green comment box.

BE SAFE
HAVE FUN



Ms. Mona
Sunrae & Friends

IT'S SUMMER TIME

HAPPY FATHERS DAY TO EVERY ONE'S DAD.

I know I haven't written in a while, but I'm back and school is out for the SUMMER. YEA!!! I and Ms. Mona can write more often. I know some kids won't have their summer break until the end of June. There are some kid that have breaks through out the year.

Well Happy Summer Any Way.

Have you wondered about some of the funny things you do or say? Do you sometimes even wonder about funny ways other kids say things or do ? Well I was at a book showing with Ms. Mona at a Farmers Market and we were sitting next to a drink stand. A little three year girl asked for "lemolaid" . The drink server wasn't sure what she wanted. She said it again and her mom said she wanted lemonade.

She came over to where Ms. Mona was sitting. She told Ms. Mona that she wanted to be a "dog" when she grew up and her sister was going to be a "cow". IMAGE !!! that. You know what, Ms. Mona told me that she knew a girl that eat tuna fish sandwiches everyday for one year. (She might be a fish when she grows up-NOT, Ha! Ha!). I saw someone pour syrup on their breakfast sausage. SWEET MEAT!!!

I could tell more about the way other kids pronounce words (say things), but I can't spell them because they sound really funny. People do and say the funniest things. Sometimes if you talk with food in your mouth your words don't come out right either. Ha! Ha! Ha! (Don't talk with a full mouth.) Being silly is fun.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Today I give thanks to the people who make up my village. The people that cares for me, feed me, dress me, play and laugh with me and most of all love me.

CREATIVE ACTIVITY

Body Glitter

For the girly, girls

SUPPLIES

Body powder

Extra Fine Glitter

Snack size ziplock bag

Empty salt shaker

Directions

Pour 1/4 cup of body powder and 1/2 teaspoon of glitter in a snack size ziplock bag or empty salt shaker.

Shake it up.

Shake into the palm of your hand and rub it on your body.

**Anyone going to a prom or special party?**

Shimmer and Shine.

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**For the boys**

Set up a Lemonade stand and sell a cup or two

Supplies

4-6 Lemons

Sugar (sweeter)

Water

Ice

Pitcher

Cups

Table

Lemonade Sign (made by you)

Directions:

Cut up 4 to 6 lemons and squeeze the juice out into the PITCHER.

Next Pour water, sugar(sweetener) to taste.

Stir it up.

Put ICE in the mixture to get it nice and cold.

Make a sign that says LEMONADE FOR SALE.

You make up the price.

Set up a TABLE in front of where you live or maybe a friends house

(get permission from your parent or guardian).

QUESS WHAT?

Did you now that there is a tree called a dwarft lemon tree.

This is a tree that you can grow in your own home. You don't have to live in FLORIDA to grow lemons.

TODAYS QUESTION

Do you think that you can sell lemonade? What would you with the money you made?

CONTEST WINNER UPDATE

Two of the Sunrae and friends fan club members won the contests.

Join the fun. Become a member of the Fan Club. Check out March Blog for membership form or write Ms.Mona at serenityhac3@gmail.com to recieve an application form.

CONGRADULATIONS !!!!

Niya (Book Winner) -she shared that her class read a book from the Barefoot Book Company.

Jaelynn (Toys "R" Us gift card)-submitted name for the boy character in one of Ms. Mona and Sunrae book series.

His name is Timothy-

it means "Honoring God"

BE SAFE

HAVE FUN

Ms.Mona

Sunrae & friends

DOGGIE SPA DAY

Hello everyone.

How's your Monday gone so far? Did you treat your Mom to a special day?

Well, have a special treat for those of you who never seen a dog get groomed (shampooed, shave a little spritz of smelly doodle too (doggie perfume). Ms. Mona and I have a friend that is a mobile (traveling grooming truck) dog groomer. Her name is Ms. Wyann.

Take a look at these two poodles getting groomed.

Don"t I look good?

Just a little smelly doodle ( doggie perfume).

ME NEXT!!!

Must get my hair blow dried before a fur snip and shave.

All done and I'm ready for the WORLD.

Hope you enjoyed being apart of the Doggie Spa Day.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

I express JOY in the words that I speak and in every step that I take.

I express LIGHT and LOVE for my friends, family and everyone I meet.

CREATIVE ACTIVITY

Dog Leash or Belt?

You choose.

Materials:*one six foot length of cotton canvas strapping-whatever width you desire, but at least one inch*3 cut strips of fabrics, equal in length and width to your strapping*one of those metal thingermaginggins that latches to the collar, readily available at your hardware store*heavy duty sewing machine needles.

Fold fabic in half. Sew the ends together Fold over top and slip in metal hook loop tthat lathes th colloar and sew fabric closed around it.

Options: you can hot glue the fabric together, but sewing really holds it tighter.

***If you don't have a dog you can start a new fashion trend by wearing it as a belt.***Measure fabric to fit your waist. Ask for helpdoing this.

Instructions compliments of Anna Maria fr0m DYI

Ms. Mona added a little help.

QUESS WHAT?

There poodles that are so tiny they call them Teacup poodles.
A Teacup Poodle is a very small Poodle usually weighing between 2 to 4 pounds and 8 inches or under at the highest point of the shoulders at maturity, meaning full grown. New born puppies weigh between 2 1/2 to 4 1/2 ounces depending on how many are in the litter. Picture from Velvet Touch Kennel

TODAY'S QUESTION

What's your favorite animal?

BE SAFE

HAVE FUN

Ms. Mona

Sunrae & friends

Introducing "NAPPY SUNRAE CROWN"

THE BOOK HAS ARRIVED. YEAH!!!

Well Ms. Mona and I have been very busy the past month. Ms. Mona finished the book about me and my hair journey. The book is called "Nappy Sunrae Crown".
It is about the different things that happens to my natural hair. My mom straighten with a hot comb, the neighborhood beautician curls it and my cousin puts in a perms, oh! thats cold. But no matter what is done to my hair, it "snaps, crackles and pops" back in to natural curls again. The pictures my brother Anthony (illustrator) drew are really funny. Take a look my hair in curls.

You can purchase the book for $10 plus $3.oo for postage-by writting to Ms.Mona at Sunrae and friends -P.O. Box 2135, Powder Springs GA. 30127 or

e-mail your request. Ms. Mona will be holding reading and booksigning at several places in the Metro Atlanta area- There will be audience participation (that's you) activities and some crafts too. She did one just last week at a local school in Atlanta, GA.

Ms. Mona autographing her first picture book for children.

See List Below to plane to visit one of the readings and book signings. You can buy a book and get it autographed too.

(2-4pm) Saturday May 9th-Wood Is Wonderful-2312 Bejamin E. Mays Drive, Atlanta, GA

(2pm-3pm) Saturday May 23-Phusion Performing Arts Alliance- 5615 Memorial Dr.,Stone Mtn. GA

(1pm-2pm) Thursday June 4th-Ballethnic Academy of Dance Camp-2587 Cheney St., East Point, GA

(2pm-3pm) Thursday June 25-South West Fulton Library-3665 Cascade Rd, Atlanta, GA

Hope to see you at one of the readings and book signings

Ms. Mona

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

"Today I accept my self as I am no matter what others think or say. I'm just being me all the way."

CREATIVE ACTIVITY

Personal Writtng Set

Supplies

Small notebook

pencil or pen

glue
two sided tape
glitter
stickers

DIRECTIONS

PERSONAL NOTEBOOK

Spread glue over front cover of note book.

Sprinkle glitter on top or stick your favorite stickers on front cover.

Put aside to dry.

OTHER IDEAS-cut out favorite pictures of people, singers, nature or food. Copy and shrink them to sticker size,. Next glue sticker pictures to card stock and attach picture to book with two sided tape.

PERSONAL PEN OR PENCIL

Measure two sided tape to pen or pencil. Tear off two pieces and attach to opposite sides of pen or pencil. Roll pen or pencil in glitter. Set aside to dry.

Other idea-for pencil only-roll pencil in glue and then shake glitter around the glued areas on the pencil.

QUESS WHAT

Sunrae and friends fan club is having two CONTESTS. You can win a book or a TOYS 'R" US gift cetificate

CONTEST #1

What's your favorite book

FOR SUNRAE AND FRIENDS FAN CLUB MEMEBERS ONLY!

You can win FREE BOOK when you log on http://www.barefootbooks.com/ and tell me what your favorite book is from the site. Put your answer in the comments section of the sunraeandfriends.blogspot.com web site, or send it to Ms. Mona's e-mail address serenityhac3@gmail.com. COntest ends on May 16, 2009. Winner will be notified (contacted) by May 31,2009. Can't wait to hear from YOU. The WINNER will receive the book "Mama Panya's Pancakes" :A village tale from Kenya-written by Mary and Rich Chamberlin

JOIN THE FAN CLUB TO PARTICIPATE

Check out blog for March 13, 2009 to sign up

CONTEST #2

OPEN TO EVERYONE

Hello, my name is _______.

Ms. Mona next book will be coming Fall of 2009. Her new character is boy and he needs a name. So! She needs your help naming him. Send your idea for a name by May 31, 2009. Here are the direction-You can only use seven (7) letters for his name and the name must have a meaning. When you send in the name please send your home address so you can be notified (contacted) if you are the WINNER. The WINNER will be notified (contacted by mail) by June 3, 2009.

Your PRIZE WILL BE A TOYS "R" US gift certificate.

There are three ways you can send the Name

1- Ms. Mona's e-mail address-serenityhac3@gmail.com

2- Mail it to Sunrae & friends-P.O. Box 2135, Powder Springs, GA 30217

3-Sign up as a follower to this blog if you are not already one or if you are a follower just send it in the comments box

THE WINNER WILL BE NOTIFIED BY MAIL JUNE 2009.
DON'T FORGET TO SEND IT IN BY MAY 31, 2009

TODAYS QUESTION

How many books have you read this year?

BE SAFE

HAVE FUN

Ms. Mona

Sunrae & friends

TELL ME A STORY

READ, READ, READ, READ, READ

Ms. Mona & I went to a children's literary (reading) book festival yesterday. They had adults and children story tellers. They honored a famous illustrator (book artist) and writer named Ashley Bryan.

We made paper mask and two librarians were face painters. Ms. Mona got her face painted. This was the first time she ever got her face painted. A shooting star was painted on the right side of her face. She said it felt tickley and cold. They had books for sale, authors signing their books. Color pictures were on tables so we could color and write stories of our own.

If you are a member of the Sunrae and friends fan club you will have a chance to win a free book from one of the book vendors (sellers) that were at the festival. Contact Ms. Mona at serenityhac3@gmail to get more information about the FREE book or just sign up. To sign up to join fan club-check out my blog dated for 3/13 /09 to print registration form.


READ,Read, READ to open up a fun and adventurous life. You might even start writing your own story one day.

__________________________

Vist your local libray and get a libray card.

Quess What? they are FREE.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

"Today I open my mind to new adventures

and not be afraid to try something new."

CREATIVE ACTIVITY

SUPPLIES

Scissors

String

Glue

Magic markers, arcylic paint or crayons

DECORATIONS

Feathers, beans, noodles, yarn, gem stones, glitter, foam shapes, etc.

DIRECTIONS

All you need is brown paper

Draw an oval or round circle the size of your face.

Cut two circles for eyes

One circle for a mouth

Glue or punch hole on either side of oval or round shape to attach strings, so that you can tie mask behind your head.

Now you are ready to color and add decorations.

THE REST IS UP TO YOU!!!

OPTIONS-Now tell a story using your mask to act out the character. Make several mask for the differnt characters in the story and get your friends to help you.

QUESS WHAT?

Did you know that Griots are called many things including, African wandering poet and musician, guardian of oral tradition, a village entertainer, praise singer, and oral historian. The cast of griot is found in almost all the West-African cultures.Griots are called many things including, African wandering poet and musician, guardian of oral tradition, a village entertainer, praise singer, and oral historian. The cast of griot is found in almost all the West-African cultures.

Traditionally, there are two types of griots: those who are musicians and those who speak. In the Fulani society, those whose exclusively play the hodu (ngoni) musical instruments are called wambave (sing. bambazo). Generally, a griot's role in society included everything to do with communications: oral history, genealogies and social rankings, messages of social or diplomatic significance, talking drum, war drums, royal and dancing drums, music, storytelling, and buffoonery. Griot families were attached to particular noble families or a community, receiving protection and often generous remuneration in exchange for their services. One of their most important function is to keep the genealogy of families and communities.

For more information caontact-wwww.Jamtan.com

TODAY'S QUESTION

What is your favorite book?

BE SAFE

HAVE FUN

Ms. Mona

Sunrae & friends