This is my third year participating in the Spring Fling Kidlit Writing Contest, hosted by Kaitlyn Sanchez and Ciara O’Neal. Check out contest details, rules, and all the sure-to-be-super stories by clicking here.
Check out my Spring Fling story from last year by clicking here.
Here’s my story for 2021!
MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME
By Sarah Meade
Word Count: 150
Elle can’t wait for the family beach vacation!
Last year’s spring trip got cancelled.
“I miss Grandma and Grandpa,” says Elle. “And Aunt Leah, Uncle Bob, and all my cousins!”
“It’s been too long,” Mom murmurs.
“We missed so much,” says Elle.
Mom nods. “But we’ll make up for lost time.”
“That’s it!”
Elle plans . . .
On Sunday everyone arrives.
Hugs!
Kisses!
High fives!
Too excited to sleep!
Monday the festivities begin.
Snowmen in the sand!
Valentines!
Shamrocks, too!
Tuesday they hunt for Easter eggs– on the beach!
Wednesday is for flags and fun.
A cookout!
Sparklers!
Thursday brings . . .
Spooky sandcastles!
A costume parade!
That evening, a family feast.
On Friday it’s . . .
Christmas!
They trim the tree,
exchange gifts,
and sing campfire carols.
On Saturday everyone wears party hats.
“Three! Two! One! Happy New Year!”
Elle smiles.
“A new beginning.”
Everyone packs up.
Hugs!
Kisses!
High fives!
“See you again. . . soon!”
Sarah Meade, Writer for Children 
Sarah, great way to make up for our “lost” year! Nice!
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Thanks so much for reading and commenting, DJ!
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Aww, I love this! Great job, Sarah!
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Thanks so much for reading, Jessica!
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Wonderful story with such a positive note!
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Thank you very much, Carrie!
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Love the positive theme..great job!
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Thank you for reading!
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Love Elle’s creative solution to making up for the year-so fun and kid-centered!
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Thank you so much, Armineh!
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Great story, Sarah! What a fun concept, to celebrate a year’s missed events.
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Thank you, Kim!
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Love that they celebrated all the holidays in one week! Such a fun story! The title is perfect, too! Good luck, Sarah!
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Thanks for all your help with it, Maryna!
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Such a lovely, fun way to make up for the ‘lost’ year. Great story
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Thank you so much for reading and for your kind words!
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Very cute, good luck!
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Thank you, Marcia!
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What a great idea! I want to do this when my family finally gets together!!! Good luck, Sarah! 🙂
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Thank you so much, Bonnie! Me too! 🙂
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Love this sweet and hopeful story, Sarah!
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Thank you for your help with it, Nicole!
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Love it. I want to make a snowman in the sand now 🙂
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Thank you for the super suggestion, Maria!
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This is great! After 2020, we can all relate to trying to pack a whole year’s worth of life into a tiny window.
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Thank you so much, Melissa!
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Sarah-Tugged at my heart and restored a smile to my face–family at its best! Well done!
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Thank you so much, Charlotte! Your comment restored a smile to MY face.
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Sarah- your story hit so close to home. We live far from our families so we always have to pack a year full of memories into one trip. Beautifully done and I love that Christmas takes place in a warm and sunny place instead of the typical snow scene. 🙂
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Thank you so much, Jamie! I appreciate you reading and commenting. It’s hard to fit a year into one trip, but it’s fun to try!
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I live this story, Sarah! It’s brilliant!!
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Thank you, thank you, Dedra!
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It came out so good Sarah. I like how the celebration of holidays mirrored the short time for vacation that family had to pack them all in. This is such a fun idea. I get little Yes Day vibe from your story. Kids would love to celebrate all these holidays back-to-back. I know my oldest wouldn’t know what do with himself if we did this 😄. Good luck!
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Thanks, Ashley! I appreciate all your help with it. Just watched “Yes Day,” and I told my husband they hooked me immediately with that fun premise.
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Love how they celebrate all the holidays in one week! What a great idea! Such a fun and heartwarming story!
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Thanks so much for reading and commenting, Karen!
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I love how you caught up on all the missed fun! Really nice, Sarah!
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Thank you so much, Colleen!
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Aww this is so beautiful and so needed right now. Thanks so much for sharing for the spring fling Kidlit contest!
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Thanks, Kaitlyn!
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What a great idea, and so timely, Sarah! Congrats and good luck!
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Thank you for reading and for your kind words, Connie!
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Awwww I love this! We all need this. What a great idea.
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Thanks so much, Amy!
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Sweet way to make up what was missed.
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Thanks for reading, Lauri!
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Wow! Now that is a family that knows how to make up for lost time!! Great job. But talk about needing a vacation after your vacation! LOL. Good luck Sarah.
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Thanks so much for reading and commenting, Colleen!
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My pleasure!
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