We’ve received our book in the mail, and we love it. “Wooden spool birds” was our very first project. There’s nothing quite like getting a free book in the mail…somehow it makes doing the projects even more exciting! We hopped in the car and took a trip to JoAnn Fabrics (along with an armload of coupons) […]
There’s this incredible website I have lurked at now and then for the past couple of years. It’s the site of Joel Henriques, an artist dad who stays at home with his kids and makes all kinds of things for and with them. Check out Made by Joel and you’ll be blown away. Joel has […]
Zia and I have been doing something called Five in a Row. It uses classic picture books – we’ve started with Madeline – and we read the book once each day for 5 days in a row. After each reading, we explore a different area of learning through the book. The first day we did geography, finding […]
Our butterfly larvae is here! All five of our little critters came alive and well. The caramel-like stuff on the bottom is their food…which they seem to really enjoy. Overnight, they spun quite a bit of silk to help themselves move around their cup. In 7-10 days, they should start to form their chrysalides – […]
Zia seems to have to do a craft every morning to get her fix. Sometimes I wish she could just do something 2-dimensional, but right now drawing, painting, and coloring are all terribly boring to her. We usually have to do something that involves lots of cutting, pasting, glitter, or other “feely” sorts of things. These […]
