Homeschooling
Manitou Springs Colorado Field Trip
We love living in Colorado, we have plains, mountains and the foothills in between. There is never a lack of places to visit and enjoy. One of our favorites is Manitou Springs, just west of Colorado Springs. It’s just over an hour from our house and easy to get to. This past year we visited the Cliff Dwellings and Museum. We invited some good friends along and had the best time! The kids loved it! We visited the year before but with a school group so the experience was completely different. We all liked it both times we went. We also visited a natural spring fountain in town, that was…
Kid’s Easy Science Experiment Using Water and Salt
My 7 year old participated in a Science Fair with his cousin and his friend, they had a great time learning about how salt can change the freezing time of water. This was for an elementary school science fair, they presented at their booth then gave their presentation to all of the attendee’s. It was a chance to learn all with science and work on public speaking and presentation skills. You will need an ordinary household freezer set on high Thermometer 4 identical freezer proof plastic containers capable of holding one cup of water Clock Paper Pen Marker Procedure Put the food etc. in the freezer in the fridge or…
Back to School Pictures 2013-2014
Here we are! The start of a brand new school year after a nice summer break. I will be starting my boys the Tuesday after Labor Day. I worked a lot in June and July so we are taking all of August to fully enjoy our Summer. Lately I have been organizing, getting all of the school curriculum ready, printing everything we need for the semester, you name it! But, of course, one super fun part is back to school pictures. I love that we can use any backdrop we choose! It’s all outdoors of course. This year we took them at the Botanic Gardens of Denver. My nephew…
Homemade Slime for Kids
Homemade Slime!! Of course one the funnest things to make and learn about matter and polymers. I had put this off for a very long time because I didn’t have Borax. I decided that it was time to get some, our Summer is running out and we need something fun and different to do. Besides I already knew that the boys would love it because they always asked to buy slime, goop, mars mud, gak, you name it they have asked. I found this recipe on Steve Spanglers site, a site we love and frequent often. Ingredients: Borax Warm Water Elmer’s Glue Food Coloring (optional) >>CLICK HERE FOR RECIPE AND…
Field Day 2013
Field day for Homeschoolers? Of course! This year we were invited to participate in Field Day 2013 with a local homeschooler group. When I had mentioned to a non-homeschooling friend that my boys were having Field Day she joked around and asked if it was just them against each other. But, no, this was actually a real live Field Day, lol. There were at least 70 participants in total plus many parent volunteers. The events offered were the 50 and 100 yard dash, long jump, shot put, jump rope race, a race around the park, the clothespin drop and even cup stacking. All the parents took turns working shifts so everyone could see…
Easter Fun with Lego
Of course, I was again inspired on Pinterest! Last year I created a board called Easter Fun, where I pinned some really cute and fun ideas. Unfortunately, by the time Easter rolled around I forgot all about my little Easter fun board. This year I decided to look through my boards and do projects that I had already pinned before. That is when I came across this fun idea. Anything to do with Legos and my boys are game. This project covers the death and resurrection of Jesus. They know the story about Jesus being put to death and they know the amazing story of Him rising from the tomb, now…
Field Trip to the Denver Zoo 2013
A picture montage.
Open House at Homeschool Connection
One day a week my two oldest boys go to school, they get to get up, get their backpacks ready and head out the door early in the morning. A local school district offers a one day a week program for homeschoolers and my boys absolutely love it! Last Semester they took classes such as cooking, piano, play performance, fitness, science, and art. Another neat thing is that each semester the kids can choose which classes they want to take, sort of like in high school. The Homeschool Connection recently hosted an Open House to showcase all that the students had done throughout the first semester. Homeschool Connection Open House Oliver…