Homeschooling my 2 - Weekend update from Aquarium City

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May. 19, 2008

Weekend update from Aquarium City

This weekend has been a fairly calm one. Tyler had his best friend over for a sleepover Friday night and he was here most of Saturday as well. They had fun and got to go for a nature walk. Last night we ran to the store for a few things we needed. I found the cutest little "Ladybug Playground"... basically a little plastic cage to keep a few Ladybugs in to study. Oh and we got some new colored pencils too! Yay!

Today we put into action something we've been planning for awhile. I wanted to switch our aquariums around to allow for a "critter tank" so that we could bring home a critter every now and then to study. We decided to get a bigger "fish tank" and use our 10 gallon one for a "critter tank". I came across a bigger aquarium today on Craigslist, so off we went!! But first we had to stop and drop off Daddy's gas can and weed trimmer where he was. Tyler decided to "help" Daddy out a little while we were there...

In the meantime Emily was checking out the Dandelions in the yard...

But back to the aquarium situation.... I have a plan!
So our little 10 gallon aquarium has been cleaned up and it now has a screen cover on it so that we can put critters in it to study. Snakes, frogs, toads, turtles, salamanders... whatever. Just for a few days and then we go release them and get somebody else to study.
The big 29 gallon aquarium that we picked up today is going to turn into a Mississippi River scene, with fish found in the River. Sounds cool, huh?
We also have a 10 gallon aquarium here with our Hamster, Killer, in it.
Talk about aquarium city! But I am excited about the changes and looking forward to the fun we will have enjoying nature here.

I'll leave you with this...

Hope you had a "cool" weekend!

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May. 21, 2008 - <em>Untitled Comment</em>

Posted by melissal89

Wow, you have some great things going on with aquariums. I have on the list to buy one because I have some plans for experiments with it!

Blessings, Melissa

P.S. I love your new header! and the very cute pictures of your daughter!

Edited by melissal89 on May. 21, 2008 at 3:39 PM

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May. 25, 2008 - Cute pics!

Posted by habigfamily

Love the pic of Emily!

Keep us updated on the aquarium project - sounds like a fun idea! I hadn't thought to look on Craigslist for an aquarium. That's a great idea - they can get spendy.

Have a nice Memorial Day!

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Welcome to my blog! I am a stay-at-home mom and a homeschooling mom from Minneapolis, MN. I have two children, Tyler (7) and Emily (1). We are using a Charlotte Mason inspired approach to homeschool our children with a few eclectic and relaxed studies thrown in here and there. I look forward to sharing our homeschooling and Nature Study with you via this blog. I hope you enjoy it and visit often!

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