Homeschool Week in Review and HUGE NEWS!

I am so happy to see the sun almost everyday this past week. We have been super busy! Field trips, school, holidays, yard work and more.....

Upper Left: Girls working on their latest Kiwi Crate. If you are not familiar with Kiwi Crate you should be. Do you have a young one who loves crafting, art, science and exploration? Then you need to check out Kiwi Crate...you can click on the LARGE Kiwi Crate button on my sidebar.

Upper Right: Lunch time with Story Cubes. We have used Story Cubes on and off for a few years. LOVE THEM - portable, durable and everyone can participate!

Lower Left: I have been doing a lot of sketching lately. Seems to be my creative outlet, when I have an extra few minutes. I have this idea for a children's book series: The Camp Girls - a series about three friends who all meet up at Summer camp each year and the trials and fun times they have growing up together....sigh...if only..

Lower Right: Experiments: Zachary grew his own crystals this week!

Field Trip to the Grocery store! We were able to take a field trip with another homeschool family this past week to our local store. They children were able to learn all about the bakery and seafood area. They decorated cookies, sampled some confections and learned all about lobsters! The next day we got back together to write our Thank you notes. (Very important!)

We got outside as much as possible this week....

More Science: We did some investigations on soil this week. Tested some garden soil for the acidity of it. Surprised on our results!

HUGE NEWS!

I was so excited that the Summer issue of Polka Dot Balloon Magazine came out last weekend! My excitement doubled when I saw that Molly's 7th birthday party that I planned, styled, photoed and hosted SNAGGED THE COVER of the issue! I had two other adorable parties featured also...but most proud of this one!

You can see the entire magazine on line for FREE HERE!

You can bet my copy will be framed and hung up! So humbled and honored!

In addition, I planned a few mini vacations for us, did yard work and cleaned out the kitchen...getting rid of 4 huge boxes of STUFF! Simplifying my life every day!

Well we are pretty much caught up now! I hope you had a great week and enjoy everything God has to offer you!

Until next time - be blessed!

This post may contain affiliate or sponsor links. You can see our full disclosure policy at the bottom of this blog page.

Comments

Anonymous said…

Congratulations on being featured in the magazine!!

4:10 PM

National Chocolate Chip Day

May 15, 2012 is National Chocolate Chip Day Today is National Chocolate Chip Day! Chocolate chips are an essential ingredient in dozens of delicious baked goods—chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chip pancakes, chocolate chip muffins, chocolate chip brownies, chocolate chip bagels, and many more. You can even find chili recipes that call for these sweet morsels! In the 1930s, Ruth Graves Wakefield created the original chocolate chip cookie at her Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts. Ruth intended to bake chocolate cookies for her guests, but she ran out of baker’s chocolate. She substituted with chopped up semi-sweet chocolate morsels and discovered that the pieces did not melt into the dough as she expected. Her cookies were an instant hit. Today, 25% of all the cookies baked in the United States are chocolate chip! To celebrate National Chocolate Chip Day, pick up a bag of chocolate chips at the supermarket and bake something yummy to share with friends and cowor...

Two Giveaways!

I am cleaning out the homeschool supply and curriculum closet! I am teaming up with Jolanthe over at Homeschool Creations for her and other homeschoolers for the: I have two different giveaways to bless 2 families with! (FYI - these are all great resources and we happen to have duplicates of all the books we are giving away and recommend them all - we will only be able to ship to the US due to the weight of these boxes, thanks) Number 1: Preschool - Kindergarten Level Here is what 1 lucky follower will win: (all except 1 book are brand new and never used) Supplies: 8 pencils 1 package of Alphabet Stamps Package of Sight Words flash cards Student Addition Table (works like a slide ruler) Books: Curious George - The Boat Show - Level 1 Scholastic Science Vocabulary Readers - Cave Homes Scholastic Science Vocabulary Readers - Colorful Leaves Scholastic Science Vocabulary Readers - Fantastic Bats Scholastic - Polar Bears (level 1 reade...

Fall Curriculum Clean Out - Giveaway

It's that fun time again where we get to help each other out! I am participating in the Curriculum Clean Out (over at Homeschool Creations)...you see that little box on the right...yup, that's the one! I am offering up two packages for the Curriculm Clean Out party going on! Package A This total package is for the 2 nd – 5 th grade reading levels. New Books by Scholastic: Ricky Ricott’as Might Robot Vs. The Mutant Mosquitoes from Mercury Dog at the Door The Flying Flea, Callie and Me The Boxcar Children – The Pizza Mystery Pet Trouble – Bad to the Bone Boxer Just my Luck – embarrassing moments and the girls who survivie them Shark Tale (Movie Novel) Star Wars – Adventures in Hyperspace The Magic School Buss – Blows Its Top The Magic School Bus – See Stars Games: Folder Game – Fast Phonics DVD: Carlos Caterpillar – No Prize Surprise – a lesson in thankfulness and appreciation – watched 1 time perfect shape Supplies: (all new) Teachers Grade...

Woodwater Farmhouse

Search This Blog