While it’s disappointing when a fun toy breaks, being able to take it apart makes it less sad!
Some time was spent taking apart this remote control car today. Ephraim got a few tools for Christmas and he’s been using them to take apart a number of different things.
Now if we could just figure out how to make a new creation out of all these random parts we have . . .
I really love the homeschooling community and how willing people are to share their knowledge. Today the kids got the chance to try skateboarding for the first time thanks to a homeschool dad who was willing to share not only his knowledge but also his board. Since we are parents who have not yet bought…
Welcome to our first Day in the Life! I’m hoping to make this a monthly series here. I really appreciate our ability to have slow mornings. Unless we have to be somewhere early I let the kids wake up on their own and we usually eat breakfast separately since some need to eat as soon…
We spent some time reading picture books together this morning. Here’s what read: A River – I really enjoyed the illustrations in this one Hats Off to Mr. Pockles – to be honest, I was super excited when I saw Sally Lloyd-Jones had written this one but I was a bit disappointed in it Pocket…
Twice a year there is a large library book sale near me. They have books upon books upon books. Obviously I make sure my schedule allows me to go. Sadly, I was disappointed this year. Previously I had been able to get six books for $1, this year they upped the price to $1/book for…
This morning Raeca took down our jar of various currencies from our trips. She started asking questions and we ended up talking about different currencies, the countries the coins came from and who visited those countries and when. We admired the different types of currency, the images on them and even the different shapes (the…
Rae is one of those kids that runs out of time each day for all the ideas she has. She may get this trait from me . . . Today she is leading them in a twist on some games. We have a number of games we like to play together as a family and…