Writing challenges for the holidays

I have set these simple writing challenges for my year 6 students for a bit of fun while they are on a 2 week term break.
• Hug at least one person each day (yes you can hug your brother or sister – that counts as 2 hugs:)
• Every day make an observation in your writing journals about
o An animal you see by naming the animal and then supplying 2 adjectives which describe it eg. CROW – shiny and scheming
o The weather and what you are doing each day– but the challenge is to make this interesting and fun. Don’t tell me the temperature – show me! eg Saturday – rubber boots, long sleeves, Kung Fu Panda and hot milo in front of the heater.