She Asked For It...She Got It... :)

When Faith woke up today, the same words came out of her mouth that do every day, "What are we doing today?". 

I had a few things planned.  Writing, math, maybe practice with money.  Today, Faith had other ideas.  She wanted to do a "project".  Not only did she want to do a project, but she wanted it to be a "gooey one".  Well, far be it from me to say no to gooey fun. 

We made paper mache!

First I cooked up a batch.  Super easy!  4 cups water, 1 cup flour, heat on the stove stirring constantly until it becomes a paste.  Throw a few ice cubes in to cool it down and voila, you  have warm, gooey, paper mache. 

Next Faith decided that she wanted to make something for her sisters for Christmas.  I emptied out a couple of containers of French Fried Onions and they were perfect for our project.  We're still not sure what exactly they will end up to be.  A vase?  A pen holder?  A storage container?  We will figure that out when it's time to decorate.  For now, they are slathered with newspaper and paper mache and are sitting out to dry.  That is all that matters. 

I asked Faith, "So, did I find a gooey enough project for you today?". 

"Oh yea", she said.

Holiday Lapbook

I came across this website the other day.  What a great way to mix-it-up a little during the holiday season.  This is a cute little story with lap book ideas to go with it.  Thought I would share.  

  //www.homeschoolfreebie.wholesomechildhood.com/

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Easy Scarecrow Project

It's fall and that means a scarecrow project (or two) is a must.  And this one is so easy...

Print the template and color your scarecrow parts:

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/fall/mpaperscarecrow.htm

I let Faith choose her "medium".  We have oil pastels, soft pastels, water color crayons, crayons, pencils, markers, and paints.  Faith chose oil pastels for this project. 

 

 Next have your little artist cut out the pieces and glue them together.  We glued them on construction paper and since we did the large size, I glued two pieces together.

That's all there is to it.  Have fun!

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Loving This Weather!

Hagar Park, Jenison, Mi.

We have been blessed with a very beautiful fall here in West Michigan.  The other day we took time out of our busyness to take a nature walk at the park.  Fresh air, exercise, and enjoying God's beautiful creation was the plan for that afternoon. Don't forget to take time to enjoy the beauty in your world. :)  Those kind of days are the best!

Give Away Time!

It's time for our first giveaway.  With Halloween behind us and the Holidays right around the corner, this giveaway is perfect!

Are you like me?  I have way more pictures than I know what to do with.  I do enjoy scrapbooking but rarely find the time.  I'm not fortunate enough to have a room devoted to my hobbies which means set up time for scrapping or card making is daunting.  I've been wanting to try a digital scrapbook program but just haven't gotten around to it.  Well, the time is now!

Entering is easy! Since Faith is in 1st grade, just leave one of your favorite first grade memories (your own or one of your children)

Winner will be announced on Tuesday, November 8, 2011.  Good Luck!

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Phoenecian Fun

We recently studied about the Phoenecians.  One of the things we really liked about these people was their love of the color purple.  We love purple too.  Unlike us, the Phoenecians couldn't just go to the store and pick out a purple shirt, hat, gloves, etc...  They had to make their own purple dye from natural sources.  So, we became like the Phoenecians and made our own purple dye too.

First, I cut up some purple cabbage and we let it simmer for about an hour.

Next, we drained the cabbage and, voila, we have beautiful purple dye for our "beads".

Then we added our beads (pasta) and let them soak in the dye until we were satisfied with their beautiful purple color.

Aren't they beautiful :)

Finally, we strung our beads and made a necklace out of them.  Faith was so excited about her creation that she ran and gave it to grandma before I could even get a picture...but you get the picture...  

Have I mentioned how much I love learning with Faith? :)

This idea was taken from our wonderful history curriculum:

Story of the World, Activity Book 1