We live only an hour from one of the 2 places in the U.S. where you can watch money being made (literally). So finally, after waiting our turn for 2 months, off we went yesterday to visit the United States Mint in Denver. The Denver Mint is one of just four mints across the country. […]
Last weekend we headed out to the Cool Science fair at the UC campus of Colorado Springs. The day was perfect, and Pike’s Peak towering above us added – just a little – to the beauty. First of all, we got some giant bubbles going to set the mood for the day. Caleb and Zia […]
Have you ever seen an owl pellet? They are those lovely little packages of fur, feathers and bones that owls regurgitate after a satisfying meal of bird or small beast. We bought a box of them at Wild Bear, our local ecology shop in Nederland… and took them home to the dining room table. Mmmm. […]
We joined up with the unschooling group again yesterday, this time for a hike. We started out at Bobolink Trailhead in Boulder. The trail winds along a creek, and opens into a pool above an old dam. It made a great place to play – especially for the boys, who made up most of the […]
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 […]
