Posted in challenges, crafts, art on Oct 5th, 2008 3 Comments »
This week’s Unplug Your Kids challenge is white. So here’s the art project we did…
Isn’t it lovely?
Okay, there was a bit more to it!
1. Give each child a piece of watercolor paper (or any white paper) and a white crayon. Explain that they’re making invisible art and have the kids draw elaborate drawings […]
Posted in art on Sep 30th, 2008 No Comments »
Victoria came up with this art idea the other day and she and the other kids did it on their own and surprised me with it.
She drew a simple cat drawing and cut it into 3 equal pieces. Then she had each kid color their section and she taped them back together. They each signed […]
Posted in plans for the day, art on Sep 29th, 2008 No Comments »
This is a nice, simple introduction to watercolors that I thought I’d do with the kids tomorrow. Though they’ve been using watercolors since they could crawl, this looks like a fun way to concentrate on techniques and effects you can do. I’ll have to dig out the good watercolors and the watercolor paper for full […]
Posted in nature, plans for the day, Daily log, Fun, art, history on Sep 29th, 2008 No Comments »
It’s nice to be home for a bit.
Today is shaping up to be a nice lazy day. It’s beautiful weather and Anna has set up a family pedicure stand outside. For 5 cents she’ll paint your toenails! I had her do it outside to keep freshly painted toes from marking up carpets and such, and […]
Posted in Field trips & tours, plays, pictures, Daily log, art, Fun, history on Sep 27th, 2008 1 Comment »
We’re back from our overnight trip to Mankato and packed in lots of wonderful stuff.
We started out attending a homeschool potluck picnic, where we all ate great food and played/yapped with friends until well after dark….
We got to Grandma and Grandpa’s house pretty late, with just enough time to play a little and listen to […]
Posted in Field trips & tours, art on Sep 15th, 2008 1 Comment »
We met up with friends in Sioux Falls over the weekend and one thing we did was the Sculpture Walk. We’ve done it before and every time it is such a neat experience.
Every year they invite artists from all over to display their sculptures in downtown Sioux Falls. They’re on display all year, but from […]
Posted in Kindergarten, challenges, nature, art on Sep 11th, 2008 3 Comments »
This month’s theme at Laugh Learn Love is 5 Senses and I decided to try to put together some fun stuff to do with the kids around it today. I decided to tie the activities together around the ocean and came up with some fun activities.
Taste: I found this page about the different ways that […]
Posted in challenges, art on Sep 5th, 2008 1 Comment »
The girls took part in the Tuesday sketch challenge at Harmony Art Mom.
Here are their entries. Anna’s is the second to last and Victoria’s is the last (the tree frog). The challenge was to sketch something that lives in or on a tree.
This week’s challenge to sketch a school supply. Hmm… in homeschool that could […]
Posted in challenges, crafts, nature, art, science on Aug 28th, 2008 2 Comments »
Here’s the craft we came up with for Unplug Your Kids‘ Insect theme (see here for all our resources). It was quite fun!
I printed out some of the basic insect info first, along with the handout about how different types of legs, mouths and such did different jobs. We talked about what all insects had […]
Posted in crafts, art on Aug 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
Here’s what we did for art yesterday. It was quick, easy and fun!
We also did it through stencils and tried planning patterns with it. If you don’t have any good paint, tint corn syrup or condensed milk with food coloring for a similar craft. Corn syrup dries sticky though and will attract ants! It’s definitely […]
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.