Happy children with polyhedra.
(Yes, her obsession with 3D building projects makes for excellent homeschooling fun.)
Penmanship Practice
The girls have penmanship projects.
Our daughter, tired of not being able to read my handwriting, decided she desperately wanted to learn cursive:
Meanwhile I checked out some calligraphy books from the library to practice hand lettering:
We’re loving Robert Louis Stevenson poems right now and decided to copy our current favorites, “At the Seaside” and “Bed in Summer.”
Resources: Handwriting Without Tears alphabet reference chart (similar free downloads available here), A Child’s Garden of Verses Coloring Book
A Subtle Difference
This gluten-free mama got an accidental dose of wheat this weekend, so I am out of commission for a few days. There’s nothing like being exposed to a minuscule amount of gluten (in a restaurant with a gluten-free menu!) to zap all my energy.
Before I go recover, I want to leave you with two darling photos of our sweet children.
Our son at four months old earlier this month:
Our daughter at five months in July of 2008:
One big difference between them pops right out at me. Can you spot it?
Their eyes are exactly the same shape, but completely different in color! (How cool is that?! I LOVE GENETICS!)
Anyhow, enjoy your day and hopefully I’ll be back in this space later in the week.
My Husband Wants WHAT For His Birthday?!
David rarely wants “normal” presents like books or electronic gagets or new ties. He has to go for exotic, fascinating, and, well, frankly expensive presents like… a 3D printer.
In this case, it’s the parts to build one that he’s hoping for, cause he’s handy like that.
Remember when they built this computer together two years ago?
I admit I wasn’t on board with this idea initially. Just WHY do we need a 3D printer?! And just HOW MUCH will building one cost?!
Yes, it’s a cool homeschooling activity with our daughter, but she’s five. She might not even remember building it. It’s not like it can make us art supplies or toys for the kids… or can it?!
When I learned that one of the materials you can print with is biodegradable corn-based PLA, I eventually warmed to the idea.
After all, we need to keep challenged around here and each of us has our hobbies. I can appreciate that.
I’m the one who wants to buy a tabletop loom for Christmas. (WHAAAT?!) Now that present is totally necessary and practical.
Ahem.
Patriotic French Toast Flag Decorating
We started off Independence Day with a quick red, white, and blue project, decorating French Toast with strawberries, vanilla ice cream, and blueberries.
Then we made our daughter eat it.
Cause we’re mean like that.
It tasted so disgusting.
(“Mom, it was good, not disgusting!”)
You heard it here first, folks.
Enjoy your day!