Tuesday, we participated in our first homeschool class at the Children's Museum. It was a Glass Class, centered around the Chihuly exhibit.
The kids enjoyed various activities inspired by the exhibit and learned all about glass and how things are made from it.
 
While I absolutely loved the baby and toddler years, I am thoroughly enjoying this next phase of life where all of the kids can participate in learning, and I'm not having to entertain a toddler or nurse a baby while keeping up with older kids! Here 4dd3.5 proves that she is competent of keeping up with her older sisters. (She really enjoys being a "pre-schooler"!)
 
Now, I'm trying to work up the courage to attempt to create a Chihuly piece of art with the kids, here at home.
Some additional resources related to glass are:
Sand to Glass by Inez Snyder, Looking at Glass Through the Ages by Bruce Koscienlniak, Glass by Mary Firestone, and Glass by Chris Oxlade.
Learn-about-glass at the Tacoma Museum of Glass which also has two interactive programs at the Virtual Hot Shop. | 
