She is such a happy girl these days. We have been discovering the outside and new foods! She tasted the strawberry with a sour face, but kept putting it back into her mouth. She just loves the water and played here for much longer than I expected. She’s my beauty! Strawberry Baby
Category: 05 May
May the Fourth (Star Wars Day)
This is the first time that we have celebrated Star Wars Day. We had tons of fun with our snacks while we watched the movies. Light Saber Popcycles I made these Light Saber handles from felt. I used hot glue to hold them together and glued buttons on as well. We go though a bag… Continue reading May the Fourth (Star Wars Day)
Last Day of School Celebration
I homeschooled my 2 boys and my husband’s 2 little sisters. We had an End of the Year celebration with lots of fun! I surprised the kids with a banner hanging when they woke up that morning. We read some “Last Day” children’s books… Last Day Blues Last Day, Hooray! When it’s the Last Day… Continue reading Last Day of School Celebration
Mother’s Day Cards and Activities
We made Mother’s Day cards and crafts for our Grandmas. T had a fun poem in his Abeka preschool art book. Mother’s Day Writing I found these Mother’s Day Writing pages and Mother’s Day Questionnaire for the boys to fill out. Bookmarks for Grandma I took pictures of the kids on their toes and jumping… Continue reading Mother’s Day Cards and Activities
Memorial Day 3: American Flag
J is fascinated with the American flag so we decided to take this last day and learn some more about it. We had a yummy flag breakfast, reviewed the symbols of the flag, made a flag craft, and learned how to show respect to our flag. American Flag Discuss: The American Flag is red, white and… Continue reading Memorial Day 3: American Flag
Memorial Day 2: Memorial Stone
For the second day of our Memorial Day unit study we studied a Bible story of memorial. We read about and made our own memorial stones like Joshua and the Israelites did after crossing the Jordan River. We also made another Memorial Day art project. Memorial Stone Discuss: In the Old Testament of our Bibles God’s people… Continue reading Memorial Day 2: Memorial Stone
Memorial Day 1: Order
J has been asking me for the last few years why we celebrate Memorial Day so for day one of our Memorial Day Unit Study we learned some of the history of Memorial Day. We also learned with our toy army men, Venn Diagrams, art projects, geography and some math. Memorial Day Order Discuss: Memorial Day,… Continue reading Memorial Day 1: Order
Memorial Day Unit Study
In this unit study we learned more about Memorial Day and the American Flag. This unit study has 3 days of lessons. I did this study with my 1st grader and would recommend it for Kindergarten through 3rd grade. Memorial Day Book List Book can be read by the child or by the parent to… Continue reading Memorial Day Unit Study
First Vegetable Garden
I love gardening! We got to plant a cute little vegetable garden this year. It was such a great learning experience for J as well, he loved it too! Planting We planted in early May! Lettuce Harvest Our garden is doing great this Summer. Our lettuce is ready in June. Tomato Harvest It’s July and… Continue reading First Vegetable Garden