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Dough Day Photo Fun!I love Thursdays . . . AKA: Dough-Day!We are waiting for all the social things that will be starting up, next week. In the downtime, we like to hang out with each other and do some creative stuff. Goodness knows that once the school year of activities is in full swing, we will never be home again! hahaha! Here is a few photos from this past Thursday of the kids working on a few things.... We will call it "Dough Day" First, out came the play-dough, or a cheap dollar store facsimile thereof..... Zack's Blue Broken Heart . . . Awe! Connors' injured Purple Heart (With a little blood {RED} Still in it) A sword is a COMPLETELY APPROPRIATE play-dough cutting utensil! Apparently this is an unwritten rule in the book of kid-dom! ------------------------------------ Then the dough of currency, in this house; ie: Education: In a deal with Mom and Dad, the twins get their Playstation 2 back, when they complete an "X" number of short book reports. Now, before you think I am an evil mother, these are simply short papers with the Title, Author Name, Two character Names and two sentences of the book. That's it! And I could have taken the whole Playstation away, to be honest. Plus they get to pick the books that they read, so they have some control. This is not a form of punishment, it is instead a program of encouragement with a reward at the end. This sticker page and stickers were sold separately at a teacher supply store in town. Sorry, no link available. If you would like to check out the FREE collection of Book reports available from Kindergarten to 6th grade, Click HERE! The second grade level is where we are. Click HERE! --------------------------------------- Finally, the Edible Dough! While the twins worked on that project, Sasha helped mom make some fresh bread. She loves helping! Although she also likes to look "Cool", don't let her fool you.... she begged to help stir the dough.... but she has to look "Cool" in case her "Peep" see any of this.... sigh . . . She gets into beating the crap out of the bread. (AKA: Kneading) Brother realised that sister was having all the fun and he just HAD to get in on it. "Not sure what the bread did so wrong for you to beat on it, but I am in on it!" Hahaha! The bread is resting and rising, while the twins finish their reports. Yea, we are such freaks that my kids even like SALAD! AAAAHHHH the horror! 8:27 PM - Aug. 19, 2007 - post comment
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Description We are a family of five in the wild, wild west free state of Texas! There are no regulations (Other than general topics to cover) to homeschool in Texas. And, we choose to make sure that we are an example of how NON regulation is a positive thing! We are Christians, but we homeschool because I lump public schools right along with port-a-potties..... Home User Profile Archives Recent Entries - Writing for Cash - I found a GOLD MINE! - Ocean Habitat Science Lapbook - Solar System Lapbook - How to LapBook - Human Body LapBook - Hooked on Phonics Posters! - Creation LapBook - Dough Day Photo Fun! - 7 Days of Creation LapBook Photos... - Human Body LapBook / Unit Study Aides.... - BEST TOY EVER ! - Our First Day! 
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