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Weekend Fun: 4th of July Style

July 6, 2016 by Jill Leave a Comment

Big Fun!
Crazy things! We’ve done them lately! We even had a little fun doing it!
Used our anniversary dinner money to let the kids ride carnival rides at the 4th of July park celebration. My husband did this. But really why get out more cash? I hope we don’t forget at some point to go to […]

Freezer Juice: A 5 minute (plus chilling time) Snack-tivity

January 28, 2016 by Jill Leave a Comment

Octo-dogs and seashells dinner

July 31, 2015 by Jill Leave a Comment

This is as simple as making shells and cheese and then slicing a hot dog up halfway in half, quarters, and then eighths to make octopus tentacles! Cook and you’re all set to go! This is a kid favorite and perfect for kids studying the ocean, ready for a trip to the beach or aquarium […]

Sandbar Snack Mix

July 31, 2015 by Jill Leave a Comment

Ingredients:
1 pkg Goldfish crackers (6.6 oz)
1 pkg Goldfish pretzels (6.6 oz)
1 pkg Oyster crackers (10-12 oz)
1/2 cup oil
1 package powdered ranch mix
1 tsp garlic powder
Directions: Add all ingredients to a gallon size bag or large bowl and toss/shake to coat. Spread out on a baking sheet. Place in oven and turn on to 350 degrees. […]

Nutrition: March 6-12 Weekly Wrap up

March 13, 2015 by Jill Leave a Comment

Over the weekend the kids went to a ‘Fancy Tea’ compliments of the local library. There were about 12 kids there, and my husband had the baby.. toddler, well whatever she is for the morning and ran a couple of errands while I was with the big kids. They got necklaces, made crafts, drank tea, […]

Conversation Candy Heart Science Experiment

February 25, 2015 by Jill Leave a Comment

Experiments are a fun part of our home schooling adventure. Since the kids are still young (3 and 6), I try and base them on things that they like and/or that are easy to visualize. Since all kids love candy and I’d planned to have them count, sort, and graph candy before they ate it […]

The Toast Project: Featuring the 5 senses

February 19, 2015 by Jill 1 Comment

Target Audience: Pre-K, Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten or lower elementary grades science nutrition or the 5 senses activity or project

Learning the 5 senses Pre-K

I was trying to come up with a simple solution for explaining what the 5 senses were to my 3 year old. The 6 year old has a fairly good idea already and did […]

Weekly Wrap Up: Nightingale week 2 Jan 5-8

January 9, 2015 by Jill 1 Comment

Linking to the WWU. To find out more click HERE.

This weekend we all packed into the vehicle and took in the recycling to a neighboring town. We had 3 large containers of it (and recycle as much if not more than we send to the landfill each week.) After that we took the kids into […]

Weekly Wrap Up: Dec 29-Jan 1

January 2, 2015 by Jill 1 Comment

This is my first attempt at a write up. I discovered that writing long hand would take too long and consume too much paper in the long run, but that perhaps keeping an online version might be more useful, as it can be accessed (even if I need to password it) at any time. We’re […]

Wordless Wednesday: Fauxmschooling Letter A

December 10, 2014 by Jill Leave a Comment

My 3 year old is learning the alphabet. We started with A.
Sign language/coloring page
Books introducing ABC and apples
Animal books
*Animal coloring page
More letter A, alphabet, and apple books

We cut up an apple, talked about seeds, how seeds turn into plants, and ate the apple. We also stamped painted apple onto one of the worksheets.
We enjoy downloading […]