We’re taking a break from our regular work this week and making time for lots of art and an African animal study that I hope to make time to blog more about. Today, we started the day by making these adorable handprint spiders inspired by this post at Laugh, Paint, Create.
Archive for October, 2010
Handprint Spiders
Posted in arts and crafts, holiday on October 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Zombie Cookies
Posted in family fun, holiday, homeschool, recipes on October 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
By accident, we discovered a simple way to make zombie cookies. The girls wanted to make gingerbread cookies and decorate them so I got out our Halloween/fall themed cutters and some sprinkles. They wanted to also use candy corn. I warned them that it would likely melt in the oven but they wanted to try [...]
Non-Fiction Monday: The Mushroom Hunt
Posted in homeschool, non-fiction, Non-Fiction Monday, picture books, science on October 25, 2010 | 2 Comments »
One of our favorite homeschool activities this year is our nature study time. Either on Friday or over the weekend so Brent can participate, we read about a topic in a book and/or field guides, then we take a walk, usually just around our neighborhood, looking for our subject. When we come home, we draw [...]
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- Beautiful day here. Heading out to teach a class on whales at our homeschool co-op 9 months ago
- Bread rising on the stove top, chocolate cake in the oven, 6yo's paleontology project in full swing on kitchen floor 1 year ago
- 30 Day Shred kicking my ass! 1 year ago
- Fun food chain/dinosaur extinction demo : http://bit.ly/b7vLtT #homeschool 1 year ago
