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Creative “Doing Without”

January 6, 2010 By Jimmie Quick 22 Comments

One of the reasons (among many) that you should not buy your children everything they want (or you should at least make them wait a while) is because you just may short circuit some amazing creativity. Case in point. Can you tell what this is? I mean, besides a lot of recycled boxes? (Yes, the […]

Filed Under: crafts Tagged With: crafts, microscope, science

Homemade Wrapping Paper

December 7, 2009 By Jimmie Quick 19 Comments

Don’t feel sorry for us when I say that we can’t buy Christmas wrapping paper where we live. It’s not a big deal, and it’s an excuse for a very fun craft project. For several years now, I have bought huge sheets of white paper, which we decorate with Christmas themes. It’s a messy and […]

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Potato Prints for Fall

October 6, 2009 By Jimmie Quick 9 Comments

Potato Prints Fall Craft

This was our first time ever to make potato stamps and then do potato printing. As crafty as we are, we’re always finding new projects. It was so fun! Potatoes are a great medium for making homemade stamps because they are available and inexpensive. Generally, I have misgivings about using food for crafts since it […]

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Crafts and Hands-on Activities from a CM Perspective

September 10, 2009 By Jimmie Quick 15 Comments

In thinking about Charlotte Mason and unit studies, I’ve been considering my love of hands-on projects. And I have some insights I want to share. On the one hand, CM loved living learning — actual exploration and direct observation. She constantly encourages us to get our children outside in nature to see it first hand […]

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Papermaking Project

August 18, 2009 By Jimmie Quick 13 Comments

From this to this We took shreds from the paper shredder and soaked them for two entire days. Amazingly, they didn’t disintegrate. But they did finally sink to the bottom of the bucket. Then we used the blender to make what looked most unappetizing. It was so gross looking that Sprite wouldn’t touch it. I […]

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