Well, we couldn’t keep the Oil Pastels put away for very long! They’re just too much fun, and too perfect for the Coral Reef theme we’ve been learning about.
This time we added in a little “Sandy” fun, to learn more about Starfish. We’ve checked out this book from our local library, aptly named, [...]

Today we worked on a little Bird Seed Poetry. We’ve been learning about birds, starting last week with Robins, and this week with general backyard birds.

We’ve been going through this adorable book called “About Birds: A Guide for Children” by Cathryn Sill. The illustrations of the birds are very detailed and “peaceful” in [...]

I’ve been busy! I put all that beautiful blue fabric to good use this week, and turned it into the most adorable Easter dress I’ve ever seen made. Here are some photos.
Front Smock of dress, including the matching purse…..
…..Trrrrust me! Sissy is flippin’ over the purse, she is so proud!

Back view, there [...]

Today we expanded our learning about Coral Reefs, by reading all about the amazing creatures that inhabit them. (We’re still reading Coral Reefs by Gail Gibbons) My children loved to ask “What’s this one called?”…”What’s this one?” as we turned each page. Everytime Bubba …who is 3….heard a name with “Shark” he’d say, [...]

Last week at the library we picked up this amazing book by Gail Gibbons. I’m sure the name sounds familiar because she is the author / illustrator of over 50 children’s books. Anyway, this was one of those “spur of the momement’ type of learning oppurtunities.

We weren’t really planning on learning [...]

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This week we were wrapping up our learning about Robins when we stumbled across this amazing craft idea from No Time for Flashcards. And of course we just had to make our own…….it just looked too cool to pass up, and the theme was perfect for the adorable book we’ve been reading, “A Nest [...]

One of our most recent topics for American History is The Oregon Trail. I realize that most children don’t really start learning about the Oregon Trail till a little bit later (like 2nd or 3rd grade), but I figure since we live in Oregon it would be a good place to start learning about [...]

Just a quick preview of the new look I’m working on for the website! I think it’s a bit more festive, it’s taken quite a lot of my time, the last few nights have been long to say the least….
(Hubby is hovering over my shoulder like….“What are you doing? It looks fine!” [...]

I’ve been shopping at the fabric store again……Here are my recent choices for some upcoming projects.
The blues I’m going to use for my daughters Birthday/Easter Dress, I’ve picked out the most adorable little pattern from Simplicity and I can’t wait to get started! There’s even a matching purse that she can carry [...]