Monthly Archives: March 2010

Rocks and Minerals Discover Day!
Earth Day Crafts

Rocks and Minerals Discover Day!

Last week I set up this Rocks and Minerals Discovery table for the kids to explore with! Let me tell you that they L-O-V-E-D it, and it was hard to wrap it up and move on to the next thing. (Don’t you just hate when you have to pry them away from learning in order to get them to eat …Read the Rest

Clutch Diaper Clutch
Mommy Crafting

Clutch Diaper Clutch

Sorry, couldn’t help it. But it could be a Clutch Diaper Cluth …..just imagine…… (Bear with me folks….) (fade scene with light music and blurry wiggle lines like a dream) It’s a warm sunny day at the park. Everyone is dressed in their new play clothes and the family is setting up for an afternoon luncheon near the playground. However, …Read the Rest

Make Your Own Fossils
Creation Crafts

Make Your Own Fossils

We’ve been slowly fazing in some Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils to our science lessons, and this was one of the activities that we just had to do! So…here is a super simple way for children to make their own fossils. I had no idea that Plaster of Paris could be so easy to work with! (I had envisions of cement …Read the Rest

Four Leaf Clovers…
Life

Four Leaf Clovers…

Photographic proof that we McClintick’s are especially Lucky on St. Patrick’s day: It took all of two seconds for the wee one’s to find this beauty! (That’s a clover right?) Now where did that little green fella’ go? Blessings, Valerie

The Dreaded “C” Word….
Life

The Dreaded “C” Word….

Our Weekly Update in true Homeschool Style: A is for Adventurous, B is for Boy, C is for Concussion, D is for Doctor, E is for Emergency, F is for Family, G is for God, H is for Hospital, I is for Insurance, J is for Jargon, K is for “Kids do this all the time” L is for Legalities, …Read the Rest

A Note to the Teacher…
Life

A Note to the Teacher…

You know, I rarely post about the Pro’s and Con’s of Homeschooling… I have no excuse really. Guess I’m just not the recuitment type. But today I’d thought I’d share one of the bennies’ of being your child’s teacher, by giving you a little sneak peak, behind the scenes glance at one of the lovely endearing notes that I got …Read the Rest