Category: Kids

Fall, Kids, Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday: Pumpkin Patch 2012

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Last weekend we finally made it to the pumpkin patch with some friends and their little one. My kids had so much fun and we got some great fall pictures together. So this wordless Wednesday is devoted to our trip pictures! I hope you enjoy the peek into my sweet family’s trip to the pumpkin patch 🙂 Continue reading “Wordless Wednesday: Pumpkin Patch 2012” →

Kids, stay-at-home-mom

Rainbow Pasta Fun

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I recently did a sensory table my kids were crazy about. I used a leftover half bag of spaghetti and boiled it in small batches in food coloring and water to make a whole rainbow of pasta fun. They enjoyed it so much I just had to share on my blog as my 100th post… Continue reading “Rainbow Pasta Fun” →

homeschool, Kids

Van Gogh’s Starry Night… Microwaved

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Yesterday for my Tuesday art class at our CC group, I taught the kids about Van Gogh. We discussed his life, art, impressionist style and my favorite painting of his, Starry Night. I explained that he used oil paint on canvas and how the oils give the painting a really neat texture. Since I’m NOT giving 4-8 year olds oil paints to work with, I came up with a fun way to let them recreate Starry Night with texture.

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homeschool, Kids

Naked Eggs!

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A few weeks ago (yes my blogging is behind) we used an egg for our science time learning. We made “naked eggs” or eggs with the shell removed just in the delicate membrane. I’ve seen it done before and decided it would be a great experiment for my girls to do.

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