Yes, we do a lot of crafts! And you may be wondering how we handle all these projects in our small apartment. We have no closets, no attic, and very little space altogether. So what can we do with 3-D projects like this? Well, to be honest, they get thrown away! But not before documenting […]
Winter Promise Crafts
Another Winter Promise entry. I’ve got several blog entries that I need to get published, so I’m posting a few from my drafts folder. You know that Sprite is a super-crafty child! All the crafts included in our American Story curriculum are a wonderful fit for her! Not all children like crafts or benefit from […]
Ancient Chinese “Book”
For our study of Ancient China, we made an ancient book. You may have noticed it in the ancient China lapbook pictures if you visited that Flickr set. Here’s Sprite holding it for you to see. Paper was invented in the Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD). But before the invention of paper, books […]
Fun with the Vikings
We are enjoying studying the Vikings although we do wish they weren’t quite so mean. (Really now! Attacking monasteries! Have some decency!) We are relieved that eventually they settled down after accepting Christianity. Here is DD posing in her Viking outfit and holding her drinking horn. The idea and directions come from the book she’s […]
Owl Pellet Science Experiment
What an excellent experiment — dissecting an owl pellet. You know that owls eat their prey whole but cannot digest all the hair and bones. So those things are later coughed up in what is called an owl pellet. Fascinating stuff in there! We found the remains of 3 mice inside one owl pellet. < […]