Aug. 31, 2009 - More History Fun...

We have History on M,W, and Friday's... Friday is usually a wrap up and quiz. On last weeks wrap up we were supposed to make a cake map of the Nile!  What a fun project for us...
We started with just a boxed cake mix baked in a sheet pan so we would have more of an area to work with.
At the top of course is the Mediterranean Sea and then we attempted to mimic the Nile... we know that if you are in Egypt or know anything about the area, the Nile appears to run UP instead of down.
And that Upper Egypt is actually much more Southern than Lower Egypt (The Egyptians named the areas that because of the elevation).
Eli is mixing up some more 'sand' frosting.
Then we marked off important places in Egypt....
Cairo
Giza
The Great Hall at Karnak
Abu Simbel (where Ramses the Great built a HUGE tomb)
And several more!
It was a really fun project and it helped the information stick...
I LOVE it when that happens. :)
I gave them an A+... great fun, great learning! :)
Have a blessed day.

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Mar. 20, 2009 - Homeschool History Fun

Eli the Mummy, prepared for burial along with one of his favorite treasures.
As you can see, we are studying Early Egyptians right now.  As I have said before, we use Mystery of History as our history curriculum.  And we love it. It gives great ideas and lots of good information.
Here the children and I are constructing a pyramid.  The one 'we' made is only 2000 times smaller than The Great Pyramid at Giza.
Fun times!
Next week, once we get our time line caught up I will share pics of that. I went looking for a sewing board and found one at the flea market for $1!!!
Yeah! :)
Now to transfer our work to the board.
Have a wonderful day!

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Feb. 3, 2009 - S is for 'Stained Glass "Valentine's Hearts

I try my best to include arts and crafts in our homeschool activities.  My children LOVE to make things. 
Yesterday, being the first school day in February we made some 'stained glass' hearts.
All you need is some old crayons, a crayon sharpener, wax paper, scissors, a dish towel and a warm iron.
Shave the crayons with a knife or gather the shavings from a crayon sharpener. Lay the shavings in between two sheets of wax paper. 
Place a dish towel over the creation and iron gently with a warm iron.
The crayon shavings will melt and make a lovely swirl of colors.
Cut hearts out of the multi-colored wax paper and tape to windows and let the light shine through...Have a great day...

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Dec. 15, 2008 - Mail!?!?!

My Carlie Jean LOVES mail, LOVES it! It doesn't matter to her that it usually is not addressed to her, that she rarely ever receives mail... she doesn't care, she just LOVES to check the mailbox.
The other day when Shannon took the three youngers on an errand, Cameo and I made a gift for her while they were gone.
We took a smallish shoe box and wrapped it in brown craft paper.
Cut one end to make a 'flap'.
 I wrote our names on the side and of course put up the flag. 
Afterwards we filled it up with sweet little cards, one for each member of the family, telling them just how special they truly are, and how much I adore them.  Shannon's said to 'Meet me under the mistletoe.' :)
Now Carlie has a place to put all the mail she writes and she doesn't have to stick them in hiding spots waiting for the recipient to find them. 
She is tickled that she can check the mail ANYTIME of the day now!!!
Don't you love it when something so simple can be so super in the eyes of your child?  Have a great day friends.
My Cup Runneth Over...

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Dec. 5, 2008 - Paper Star Ornaments

Hello my friends!  What a great day it is looking to be. Let's get started on the stars...
Start with, some card stock, double sided tape, some scissors, and a ruler, the buttons and glue are optional. :)
Cut 6 two-by-two inch squares in the colors of your choice, I am a traditional gal.  I LOVE red and green.
Take one of your squares and fold it in half
Now fold it in half the other way, and now fold into a triangle
This is the only tricky part. 
Fold the outer edges of your triangle towards the middle
Until you have this...
Whew... the hard part is over, it is all down hill from here :)
Do all six squares the same way
Now grab your double-sided tape and get ready to stick.
Hold one of your squares/diamonds and put one small piece of double stick tape on the center of the outside, like so
Now take an alternating color (if you choose) and stick in the same direction onto your first square, so they are both opening in the same way.
Continue this process until all six are stuck together.
Woohoo, we are almost there! :)
When you let go your 'accordion' star will open backwards, that is what it should do, bring it on around until it touches.
Take a last piece of double stick tape and attach the first and last sides together
Once attached you are ready to punch a small hole in the top and run a happy ribbon through and hang on your tree.
Or you can adorn your star by gluing a rhinestone or button to the middle.
Have fun!
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My Cup Runneth Over...

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