P is for...

...pleading to use the pool passes! Upper 60s just aren't cutting it for summer break. Come on, summer!

(If you're new to my blog and want to know what this is all about, read my original post here.)

Places to go that start with P:
*towns/cities near you starting with P (nearby Panora has beautiful Lake Panorama; Pella is a great road trip & you can stop in Prairie City on the way for "Iowa's best tenderloin")
*Paesano's Pizza
*Pagliai's Pizza
*Palmer's Deli & Market
*Panera
*Papa John's
*PF Chang's
*Picket Fence Creamery (Woodward)
*Pita Pit
*Pizza Hut
*Popeyes Chicken
*Prairie Trail Elementary playground
*Pappajohn Sculpture Garden
*parade(s)
*parks/playgrounds/pools
*Phelps Youth Pavilion (Waterloo)
*Pint-sized Science at SCI (monthly classes for 3-5 year olds & their parents)
*Playground for Kids (indoor playground)
*Play Pals open gym at Ames Community Center
*Prairie Ridge Aquatic Center, skate park, or sports complex
*public libraries
*Pump Start Preschool Structured Play (Urbandale)

Things to do that begin with P:
*have a pajama day
*wear pants, pleats, or polos
*rent a paddle boat at Gray's Lake
*watch movies like The Parent Trap, Pete's Dragon, Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Pocahontas, or The Princess & The Frog
*paint pictures of pentagons, parallelograms, polygons, or pyramids
*paint pottery with colors like periwinkle, persimmon, pine green, pink, platinum, plum, powder blue, puce, pumpkin, and purple
*read books starting with P (Paper Bag Princess, Poky Little Puppy, or The Polar Express)
*party (any kind you'd like)
*listen to music by artists starting with P (Paul McCartney, Phillip Phillips, Plumb, etc.) or songs starting with P ("Pick Up the Pears," and "Pop Fly," by Justin Roberts or "Places in the World," by Red Grammer)
*pedal tractors (available to ride at Center Grove Orchard)
*watch kids' shows such as "Peep and the Big Wide World", "Phineas and Ferb", or "Postcards from Buster"
*look for pelicans at the lake
*petting zoo (Blank Park Zoo)
*photography (family pics or any sort of photos you'd like)
*make pipe cleaner people
*play Parcheesi, Pass the Pigs, Password, Phase 10, Pictionary, Pit, or pickleball
*play dates
*rent a pontoon at Big Creek State Park
*pony rides at Wheeler Horse Barn in Bondurant
*find a pow-wow at one of the Native American reservations
*puzzles

Foods that start with P:
pancakes
paninis
papayas
parmesan
parsnips
passion fruit
pasta
pastries
peach cobbler
peaches
peanuts
peanut butter
pears
peas
pecans
pepperjack cheese
Peppermint Patties
pepperoni
peppers
pickles
pie
pineapple
pita
pizza
plums
pomegranates
popcorn
popsickles
Poptarts
pork chops
potatoes
pretzels
Pringles
provolone
pudding pops

Favorite P Bible verses:
"Better to be poor than a liar." Proverbs 19:22(b)
"A truly wise person uses few words; a person with understanding is even-tempered. Even fools are thought to be wise when they keep silent; when they keep their mouths shut, they seem intelligent." Proverbs 17:27-28
"It is better to be patient than powerful; it is better to have self-control than to conquer a city." Proverbs 16:32
"Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything." Phillipians 4:6(a)

We found only one letter P during my son's ABC photography summer, but I thought it was a great one. This is the handle on a digger toy in the sand at one of our local parks.

I am going to try very hard to blog more than once a week so I can get through the alphabet for those of you using these ideas this summer!