Empty Nester – Extraordinaire

Where Do You Want to Go?

I don’t remember when I first learned of Flat Stanley.  I’ve never read the books and the kids have never done Flat Stanley projects for school.  I suspect a friend mentionned it or it was featured on one of the blogs I follow.  I do know that it’s popped under my radar several times since then and several times I thought about doing a home version.  Neither of the boys were especially interested and the project was too intended for their benefit for me to do all the work.  Ravynn and Whisper, however, are incredibly interested.

So far, they’ve designed Flat Stanleys for themselves and one for each of their brothers.  I have one ready for me and the girls have completed the pair that I was going to do.  We have trips scheduled for a couple of them and are signed on to serve as a host family for someone else. We really look foward to that.

After browsing the website, it seems there aren’t rules so much as suggestions, so it’s up to each participant to decide how they want their Flat experience to go.  I’ve talked with the girls and at this point, this is the plan.

• Write a bio for each of our Flat People [posted below]
• Ask hosts to fill out travel logs and sign signature pages [encouraging them to decorate the pages]
• Allow return of digital picture files
• Plan visits for 1-2 weeks. 
• Create a binder to hold the travel logs and signature pages. 
• Blog their trips!

First, though, let me introduce our Flat People to you.

Flat Sapphire [designed by Ravynn]

Birthplace: Anderson, IN
Birthdate: 6/9/2012
Favorite color: Blue
Lucky number: 5
Hobbies:

• Drawing
• Reading
• Exploring nature

Where she wants to visit:

• Japan
• Caliornia
• Manhattan

She wants to learn about:

• Nature
• Museums
• Famous people

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Flat Spring[designed by Whisper]

Birthplace: Anderson, IN
Birthdate: 6/9/2012
Favorite color: Orange
Lucky number: 7
Hobbies:

• Ballet
• Volleyball

Where she wants to visit:

• France
• Africa
• China
• Texas

She wants to learn about:

• Science
• History
• Your schools

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Flat Stefan[designed by Ravynn]

Birthplace: Anderson, IN
Birthdate: 6/9/2012
Favorite color: Orange
Lucky number: 7
Hobbies:

• Dance
• Acting
• Flirting with girls

Where he wants to visit:

• Moscow
• New York City
• Virginia

He wants to learn about:

• The Arts
• History
• What teenagers do for fun

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Flat Jordan [designed by Whisper]

Birthplace: Anderson, IN
Birthdate: 6/9/2012
Favorite color: Blue
Lucky number: 16
Hobbies:

• Tennis
• Hanging out with his girlfriend
• Computers

Where he wants to visit:

• France
• Canada
• China

He wants to learn about:

• Technology
• History
• Colleges

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Flat Gothlings[designed by Whisper & Ravynn]

Birthplace: Anderson, IN
Birthdate: 6/9/2012
Favorite color: Orange & Purple
Lucky number: 7 & 5
Hobbies:

• Dance, volleyball, and tennis
• Canoing, making people laugh

Where he wants to visit:

• Canada
• Japan
• Texas
• Europe
• New York

He wants to learn about:

• History
• Food

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Flat Ophelia [designed by Sheila]

Birthplace: Anderson, IN
Birthdate: 6/9/2012
Favorite color: Black
Lucky number: 13
Hobbies:

• Gardening
• Dancing in the moonlight

Where she wants to visit:

• Salem
• New Orleans
• Ireland

She wants to learn about:

• Urban legends
• Old cemeteries
• History
• Famous people

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If you know anyone who would be interested in hosting one of our Flat People, please let us know.

Tags: flat stanley, ravynn, travel, whisper

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