Wizard of Whimsy - wk 3:

This week's Wizard of Whimsy is: MissBoom
(for her "best moment" check her site here)

Whimsical Wednesday wk 3:

Welcome to another week of whimsy (join in the play & add your submission below)
Also, note last week's Wizard of Whimsy in the side bar over yonder -----

Here's my whimsy for the week:
Giddyup (a one-line pen & ink drawing w/Inktense pencils)

When Giddyup was a little pup
his hair was blue and yellow
but then he washed with seaweed pulp
and now he's a bald old fellow.

Also, check out the other whimsical offerings under the "more whimsy" tab above

Wizard of Whimsy - wk 2:

This week's Wizard of Whimsy is: Urmila Shastry (for her monster book - yes, it is a journal - check her site to see more pics!) - MORE HERE

Whimsical Wednesday wk 2:

Make sure you check out the "more whimsy" tab at the top of the blog to see the other invitations to whimsy - or just click here

What's the deal with the electric eel?
He's not plugged in but his charge is real.

Add your whimsy to the link below - THEN, NEXT TUESDAY you will have from 1am to 10pm (US Central Time) to vote on who should be the Wizard of Whimsy for the week (note - you can vote twice but not for yourself - after the Tuesday tally I will announce the results on Wednesday with the new invitaion to post. Keep posts kid-friendly. More questions: see "How do I play?" tab at the top of the blog.




Also, Look below to see last week's Wizard of Whimsy winner!

Wizard of Whimsy - wk 1:

This week's Wizard of Whimsy is: Kay Day (for her bubble gum man) - more here

Also, make sure you check out a couple of the funny things sent regarding last weeks question: What is whimsy? - they are posted at the bottom of that post: click here for a direct link or scroll down to the post on the 9th.

I have also added a whole lot more whimsical fun here (see the "more whimsy" tab above)


Here are links to all of last week's participants:

Whimsical Wednesday Participants

1. Sandy Coleman 2. Juniper's Dreams and Reality 3. Julie 4. loveandpeas/jenny

5. Kay Day 6. Kristin Dudish 7. MerryDay 8. viajero

9. Burcak Kafadar 10. Mother Henna 11. Kerry Schofield 12. JA

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Our Dictionary of Whimsicallity

This is an invitation for you to enter words of whimsy along with their definitions - let's expand our whimsical vocabulary. Simply add in your word below and give us a definition (words of reality and nonsense all welcome).

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Quotes of Whimsy

This is an invitation for you to share some whimsical quotes. Simply type in a quote to share.

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Whimsical Reads

This is an invitation for you to share some whimsical books. Simply type in a book title and author to share (write or link it to a review if you would like).

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On A Whim

This is an invitation for you to share some whimsy that lies outside the other categories. Simply add in a link - make sure it's fun and kid-friendly.

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Our Poem of Whimsical Pursuit: volume 1

This is an invitation for you to communally construct a poem. Simply add in your part of the poem below - make it fun and kid-friendly.

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Our Story of Whimsical Wonder: volume 1

This is an invitation for you to communally construct a story. Simply add in your part of the story below - make it fun and kid-friendly.

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Whimsy I've Heard Sung

This is an invitation for you to share some whimsy of note. Simply add in a link to some music - make sure it's fun and kid-friendly.

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Watching Whimsy

This is an invitation for you to share some whimsical movies. Simply type in a movie title and short description to share (link it to a review if you would like).

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Our Whimsical Recipes

This is an invitation for you to share some whimsical food. Simply add in a link to something yummy - make sure it's fun and kid-friendly.

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Whimsical Wednesday wk 1:

one-line pen and ink drawing of a glump

The glump, he is a fishy fiend;
he’s mostly hollow but filled with mean.

Even though he’s the size of a nut;
he’ll start with your toe and eat you all up.


A Whimsical Wednesday wondering:

If I say the color green
what color in your mind is seen?
And if you truly do see green,
why’s that green the one that’s seen?

What is whimsy?

Ok, I got a great question today from Gumnut (click to check out her art).

So, whimsical wizards of the blogoshpere:

"What exactly makes a piece whimsey?"

First off - you might have noticed the two spellings above: "whimsy" and "whimsey" - see how fun this is already, two spellings (both acceptable).

The New Oxford American Dictionary definition:

whimsy |ˈ(h)wimzē| (also whimsey)
noun ( pl. -sies or -seys)
playfully quaint or fanciful behavior or humor : the film is an awkward blend of whimsy and moralizing.
• a whim.
• a thing that is fanciful or odd : the stone carvings and whimsies.
ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense [caprice] ): probably based on whim-wham .:

whimsical |ˈ(h)wimzikəl|
adjective
1 playfully quaint or fanciful, esp. in an appealing and amusing way : a whimsical sense of humor.
2 acting or behaving in a capricious manner : the whimsical arbitrariness of autocracy.
DERIVATIVES
whimsicality |ˌ(h)wimziˈkalitē| noun
whimsically |-ik(ə)lē| adverb

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

Here's what you sent in:

Because of the phrase "on a whim" I think that maybe it can't be planned. Whimsey just happens and it's delightful when it does.

Whimsy is just fun, free and flowing--no agenda other than joy.

How about charming, delightful,carefree, uplifting, airy, pretty, sweet.

I think of whimsy as fun and light-hearted.

British people being silly

Edward Lear:


A statue in Australia intentionally erected upside down: