Elementary

Miniatures ~ Medieval Castles

March 16, 2011

Celine has been the main mastermind behind these three castles. She first built one for herself and then gifted castles to Brienne and Laurent for their birthdays. Now all the children have their own castle and sundry lords, ladies, stewards, ladies-in-waiting, scullery maids, peasants, carts, stock, banquet food, fields (alternating strips of green felt), stables etc.

Supplies for Creativity ~ Paper Crafts

March 3, 2011

Answering the question: what kind of art supplies, tools, materials, etc. do you consider a must-have in the home?

Children and Change ~ Posting today at Simple Mom

February 25, 2011

I'm over at Simple Mom today posting about Encouraging Children to Embrace Lifestyle Change. It was actually readers' (and relatives) questions regarding how our children are responding to our move that prompted me to write this article. I've had the outline of this post sketched out for almost one year. ...

Hello Unschooling and Other Sanity Savers

February 23, 2011

Last week sent me for a loop. Deadlines, expectations, insecurities, winter blah, and the full moon seemed to conspire against me. My best attempts to "be on top of everything" together with the reality of our moving preparations was threatening to overwhelm me. And so by the end of the ...

Chick-a-dee-dee-dee

February 17, 2011

On last weekend's hike we had the privilege of being visited by a pair of chickadees. They came to check us out while we prepared and ate our lunch. The kids tried feeding them a variety of foods - rice, bits of veggies and chewed up nuts. The walnuts and ...

Sick Day Science

February 8, 2011

We measured, mixed, and experimented with taste. We discussed plant properties, our immune system, and why steam rises. Biology and chemistry were the subjects of the day.