{"id":10195,"date":"2015-02-26T10:59:16","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T16:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=10195"},"modified":"2026-02-09T18:10:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T00:10:45","slug":"pistachios-and-fairytales-a-combination-worth-celebrating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2015\/02\/26\/pistachios-and-fairytales-a-combination-worth-celebrating\/","title":{"rendered":"Pistachios and Fairytales — a Combination worth Celebrating!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FairytalesDid you know that today is “National Pistachio Day”?<\/p>\n

My kids love pistachios. Ever since the summer my husband was stationed in El Paso and our family toured a pistachio farm<\/a> outside of Alamagordo, we’ve been hooked.<\/p>\n

The children beg for them every time I go to the grocery store, so we eat pistachios all year long — not just on February 26.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But if you’ve never tried them before, today would be a great day to do so!<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, we polished off the last of our pantry’s pistachio stash just yesterday, and as there is still snow on the ground and ice on the bridges in our neck of the woods, I’m not making a trip to the store this morning to replenish our supply.<\/p>\n

But that doesn’t mean we’ll have nothing to celebrate, because today also happens to be the official “Tell a Fairytale Day.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

And my kids also<\/em> love fairy tales.<\/p>\n

So we’ll cuddle under a quilt in front of a fire and read a few of our favorites this morning, including some old tales with a new twist. And after each book, we’ll talk about what we’ve read. I’ve included a few appropriate discussion questions for each title to get you started.<\/p>\n

\"Favorite<\/a>\"\"You’ve got to admit, a lot of Hans Christian Andersen’s tales are downright strange. But not this one.<\/p>\n

The Ugly Duckling<\/a>\"\" has always been one of my all-time favorites, perhaps because my father often compared me to an ugly duckling when I was growing up (although, fortunately for me, I didn’t know that’s how he viewed me until a transformation had already taken place).<\/p>\n

I especially enjoy this retelling of the classic tale. And I love the line, “It doesn’t matter if you are born in a duck yard, if you hatch from the egg of a swan.”<\/p>\n

Questions for this story:<\/p>\n