A Yummy Breakfast – Huge Hit with the Kids
**sidenote – I was looking through old drafts and found this post, love finding posts!** Cinnamon Oatmeal, Toast Circles, Fruit Kebob Breakfast is usually pretty casual, most mornings it is oatmeal or cereal, also yogurt and toast. One morning a week I make eggs, pancakes or waffles. One thing I love about homeschooling is giving them a good breakfast and not having to be in a hurry out the door. We can sit and chat, it is a great start to the day. Today was no different, just wanted to share. The boys like the presentation, my nephew said, “ooo this looks good to eat”, it was so cute.
Homemade Puffy Paint
Have I told you I love Pinterest? Of course I have! My most recent inspiration came from a Microwave Puffy Paint Pin, which led me here: Mom’s Crafty Place. She posted really great pictures, my kids and I were sold. We did it right there and then. We loved it and used every last bit, will do this again! Thanks to Mom’s Crafty Space for the inspiration!
Vanilla Snow Shakes
This past Wednesday we had our first snowfall, this called for celebration! My boys love the snow and they were so excited to be getting a storm. They woke early Wednesday to peak outside… I have never seen them get dressed and ready so fast, they bundled up and headed out. Talk of the coming storm was mentioned on many Facebook pages’. My friend Tom had a comment on his wall talking about Vanilla Creams made with snow. My boys love eating snow (against everything my husband stands for, lol) and I knew they would love to use it in a recipe. We strayed a little from the recipe and…
Adventures in My Father’s World Week 2 -Jesus Suncatcher
We are loving Adventures in My Fathers World. The Bible portion starts with Jesus, His birth, on to when he starts preaching. We are also learning the different names of Jesus. During week 2 we got to make a Jesus suncatcher. The was fun and easy. This final result is pretty! You need Wax Paper, crayon shavings, glue, scissors, construction paper, an iron and newsprint. Cut out 2” letters from construction paper Arrange the letters on wax paper and sprinkle on the crayon shavings, be conservative. Place another sheet of wax paper on top, cover with newsprint and iron on low. Be sure to have paper under the wax as well. We added construction paper…
Our Classroom for a Perfect Autumn Day
A couple of Fridays ago we took class outdoors, what a breath of fresh air! It was amazing, fantastic, refreshing and down right FUN! We love going to Hudson Gardens, several acres of God’s beautiful creation! We searched for leaves, watched ducks and geese, chased butterflies and bugs, tumbled in the grass and climbed a rock cave, we even did some bird watching. Since we are now into to the Fall, we were thrilled to see the … Hay Maze! and… Pumpkin Patch! We also checked out a Leaf Explorer Pack from the Office, we learned all about leaves and trees. There were a ton of fun activities and surprises…
Kick-Off: Let Fall School Projects Begin
Love this time of year! Who doesn’t, really? I think I write about it every year, unlike the other seasons. Just something about the Fall. It officially starts today, yay! Thought we would kick off the many, many Fall activities we will be doing this season, so excited! We started by doing a leaf study. I purchased this really cool kit from the Used Curriculum sale at my local Homeschool Convention. The kit includes many samples of leafs, each in their own plastic sleeve and label. The Tree Finder book has every kind of tree you can find in North America, comes with illustrations and descriptions. The workbook, guides you…
Adventures in My Fathers World Wk.2, Columbus’ Ships
We are using Adventures in My Fathers World for our school year. I have a 2nd Grader, Kindergartner, and Preschooler; so far it is working very well. We started off the year by learning about Leif Ericson and Christopher Columbus. The boys have been fascinated. We used a wall map and a globe to trace the explorers routes. We heard about how long they were out to sea and the hardships involved in such journeys. My boys were wondering why it would take so long to cross the Atlantic Ocean. This came after they asked how long it would take in a plane. I had the opportunity to explain Sailboats and…
Art Time with the Boys
This year we are doing Adventures in My Fathers World, included in that is “I Can Do All Things” art lesson book. We did assignments out of there to start off our homeschool week. The lessons are good but it starts out with coloring and drawing and my boys were dying to paint something. So I headed over to Pinterest and searched for Kids Painting, got so many great results but one piqued my interest. It was a paper with swirls, dots, waves and stripes. I thought it would be a perfect, easy and fun lesson with the boys. The original post is here at Be a Fun Mum. I…