Posted in magical moments, pictures, crafts, Fun, art on Jun 30th, 2008 2 Comments »
A few days ago I posted that I wanted to do some of the items from an old list of 10 ways to make the day magical. One of the items was:
Have the kids decorate the bottoms of each other’s feet with washable markers (or do it with your little ones). This can be delightfully […]
Posted in computer & programs on Jun 29th, 2008 2 Comments »
I’m not sure what’s going on lately, but my photos seem to be magically changing every so often! I post a batch of them and then a few days later one or two of them will be photos from other folders on my computer. They still look like the originals on my screen and I […]
Posted in Jack, pictures, Fun on Jun 29th, 2008 No Comments »
This weekend our little town is having its annual festival and the kids and I headed out to walk to Main Street and watch the city parade.
It was raining a bit but we don’t melt so off we went!
Truth be told, I’m not a fan of small town parades because of their preoccupations with throwing […]
Posted in pictures on Jun 28th, 2008 No Comments »
Posted in magical moments, Goals on Jun 27th, 2008 No Comments »
When I am less busy and less of a deadbeat, I put out a newsletter to go along with my web site, A Magical Childhood. One of the traditions I’ve developed is to end it with 10 ways to make the day magical.
I’m swiping a list from an old newsletter and am going […]
Posted in Full Disclosure, magical moments, plays, Daily log on Jun 26th, 2008 No Comments »
Tonight was media night for the Wilder Pageant, so Daryl and the girls had to be in full costume and ready to pose for newspaper photographers and such (this picture is from media night two years ago!). We did a grocery run in the afternoon and got home just in time to dash about […]
Posted in plans for the day, Daily log, social studies on Jun 26th, 2008 No Comments »
(Photo by Victoria)
And we didn’t get to any of the outside crafts yesterday!
The kids made their own fun anyway. They filled the back yard pool and then the girls collected fallen rose petals to make a moisturizing rose petal spa! They insisted their skin was much softer. I […]
Posted in pictures, crafts, Fun, art on Jun 25th, 2008 No Comments »
We’ve gotten out of the habit of daily crafts around here and I want to get back to it so I’ve been compiling some of my old, super simple crafts and activities to ease back into it. Here’s 5 on my list for the near future….
The painted sheet ~ Hang an old sheet on […]
Posted in computer & programs, Victoria, writing on Jun 25th, 2008 2 Comments »
Victoria decided yesterday that she wanted to write a “web report” on marbles.
Daryl helped her google images and information on how they were made, the history, etc. She used Neopaint to make an animated GIF that flipped through pages of pictures, information and trivia.
The whole thing was about 15 “pages” and included a typed introduction […]
Posted in cooking/home ec, magical moments, Victoria, pictures, Daily log, geography, Fun on Jun 24th, 2008 3 Comments »
Yesterday was Victoria’s “mom and me” day so Daryl took the other kids for a couple of hours in the afternoon.
She decided she wanted to spend it making cookies, playing Scrambled States of America, and doing a craft. We generally only get an hour so I explained we might not have time for […]
I'm a frazzled AP mom to 4 fabulous kids in rural Minnesota. Homeschooling here tends to be child-led and focused on fun. We do lots of crafts, reading and exploring. I'm madly in love with my brilliant, goofy lug of a husband and I don't get nearly enough sleep.