After studying the Declaration of Independence and memorizing the first two paragraphs, the children came up with the idea of writing their own Declaration.  It was all their own idea and they went off in secret to do it.  Sam even asked if they could nail the window shut in our house.  I said no.  My son, who abhors writing, offered to be the scribe and they even drew a flag to go with it.  Here's the unedited text of their declaration:

In the kitchen, March 7, 2008, the declaration of the United Kids of the M. family

     We hold these truths to be self evedent that children shold obey there parents, for the parents are in charge of them.  However, children do have rights, and among these are fun, learning, and love.  But if any adults become disructive of these rights, then it is the right of the children to alter it.

If only all homeschool assignments went this well and were this much fun!