Back to School Pictures
School Pictures! Looking around the web I found some great ideas! My middle child is not in this round, he was not in the mood so I didn’t push it. I will get him though! He will be next, may take some bribery. got this idea from Pinterest. I showed him the picture and asked if there was anything else he would want people to know about him and he added “MarioVideo Game Master Player” – *too funny* these signs are from iheartnaptime.net, thank u! This was a fun project and I look forward to taking some more with my Kinder. Thanks to contributors of Pinterest for the inspiration.
Fun with Shaving Cream
Recently I discovered another amazing blog! This one is called Meet the Dubiens. I have seen so many things on this blog that I want to do with my kids. Very inspiring! Our first inspiration we did today. She mixed food coloring with shaving cream and used it as paint for her kids bath time. We did not make it for bathtime, just craft time. I let them play at their little table and gave them some utensils. I do wish I would have had primary colors, Oliver was mixing colors and discovering new colors, would have been more effective with primary colors. I am still trying to use up…
2011 “Not” Back to School Blog Hop!
Last year while I was gearing up for my first year of Homeschool, I came across a Blog Hop. At the time I had no clue what a Blog Hop was… glad I found out. A blog hop is a place where bloggers with common interests can participate in a theme and submit their blog to one place. I poured through so many blogs, I was so inspired. Home of the Matter Online is sponsoring another one for August. This week’s topic is Curriculum. I am going to share 2 lists with you. My “dream” list and my “real” list! I have 2 simply because of budgetary reasons. My Dream…
Summer Centers
We love centers! I used them throughout the past school year for all 3 boys. Some structured some as free-play. The boys are always happy to pull them out and play with them it is a guaranteed 30 minutes of constructive play. For the Summer I reorganized them, rearranged and grouped different things together to get the boys geared up for summer indoor activities. I put everything in one cabinet thanks to my sister who gave me a nice white cabinet. Thanks Tia! Melissa and Doug Pattern Blocks and Boards Styrofoam shapes – Good for Math, Sorting and Building 10 Base T set – great for Math and Building Random Tools (thanks…
Making Art with Rice
I am always looking for fun ideas the kids. They love experiments and art. This Summer, I signed us up for the Activities Challenge at education.com. They have a sortable list of activities for kids. Arts & Crafts, Science, Games and Summer Fun are just some of the categories listed. We have done a few of the activities and the kids have really enjoyed them. Today we chose the “Make Rice Pictures” activity. We needed: Rice Food Coloring Rubbing Alcohol Glue Paintbrush Construction Paper The only step I added: I thinned my school glue down with a little water and let the kids apply it with a paintbrush. I only laid…
Field Trip: Bugs and Butterflies and more!
A few weeks ago we went on a Field Trip to the Butterfly Pavilion with my sister and nephew. It was so much fun and the kids loved every minute. They got to hold Rosie, the famous tarantula, plus they were able to observe many more bugs and spiders. I think everybody’s favorite part is the actual Butterfly Pavilion which is a huge tropical forest filled room with butterflies flying EVERYWHERE. It was really cool. I do have to admit that I was so scared that a butterfly or other flying insect would land on me, I was petrified. I could finally relax once I put my hoodie up, even though people…
Field Trip: Airplane Museum!
In our city we have a museum after any young boys heart – the Airplane Museum, it is called Wings over the Rockies. It is located in a hangar that used to be used on a military base here in Denver. We didn’t tell the boys where we were going, but after a 20 minute drive, we turned the corner to see this: The boys jaws dropped, their reactions were priceless! After getting our tickets and browsing the gift shop we headed into the hangar. WOW! There are tons of different flying machines all around, on the ground and in the air! So much to see, so many cool things!…
The Homeschool Mother’s Journal – Week 10
Thanks to the Homeschool Chick and The Kelley Eight I will now be journaling this fantastically crazy journey we are on. I am thrilled, excited and thankful! Week #10: In my life this week… Planning. Planning! This drives me crazy, I am not a planner. However, I have to submit a Summer work schedule to my boss, schedule Camps and classes for the boys, and research and plan my curriculum for next year. I have sat down many times and can never quite finish. My mind goes crazy when I try to coordinate. This is hard stuff for me – why?!?! In our homeschool this week… I introduced my 1st Grader to a notebook we bought called…
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