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Most popular science post #1-Microscopic Blood Model
Most popular science post #2-Easy Volcano Experiment
Most popular science post #3-Constellation Art
Reading & Charlotte’s Web
Make Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse
Snack-cup Jellyfish Craft
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Firefly, he’s 8.
The Queen Bee, she’s 6.
Love Bug, he’s 3.
Monthly Archives: October 2010
It’s Fall and We’re Feelin’ Crafty
A few of our fun fall crafts…
Posted in art projects, homeschooling
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5 Things To Do With Each Five In A Row Book
We are still very new at homeschooling but one thing that has been working for us, without a doubt, is Five In A Row. Here are five things we’ve been doing with each Five in a Row Book at some … Continue reading
Posted in F.I.A.R., homeschooling
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The Creek Kids Go To Japan, Week 1 of 2
I love Japan. I went there once, accompanying The Husband on a business trip. It was the trip of a lifetime for me and I’ve wanted to go back ever since. In fact, we were planning a trip to go … Continue reading
Posted in F.I.A.R., homeschooling
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Ok, Now I Want To Go To Italy
I mean a lot. I’ve always wanted to go, but now that we’ve spent the week learning about it, I really, really, super duper want to go. Plus my cousin just went to Irsina, Italy, where our family is from, … Continue reading
Posted in F.I.A.R., homeschooling
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Patience is a Virtue. Do they sell that on the Internet?
I’m not really a patient person. In fact I have very little patience, as my husband will tell you. My father, who was awesome in the parenting department, was also a very impatient person. It’s a family joke that he’d … Continue reading
Posted in homeschooling, Parenting
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Traveling With Children and Other Ways to Go Completely Mad
The Husband and I love, love, love to travel. Unfortunately, we have a terrible affliction, called Severe Amnesic Parental Post-travel Syndrome (or S.A.P.P.S.), whereupon we travel with our kids, they act completely insane, we swear never to take them anywhere again … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting
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Three Things You Should Always Say “Yes” To
Well, there are lots of things you should say yes to, but here are three: When your child asks you to read to them. When your friend offers to make you and your family an Italian dinner from … Continue reading
Posted in F.I.A.R., homeschooling
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Am I in Screen Time Hell?
We got rid of our cable t.v. and then I swear my kids watched more t.v. than ever. How is that possible? It’s not all t.v. of course. I mean, there are DVD’s from our collection and from the library. … Continue reading
Posted in homeschooling, Parenting
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Apple Pie, Reggae and Fossils. Why not?
We started off with a lazy, rainy, lets-go-to-the-children’s-museum Monday. It was Firefly’s idea. He wanted to play in the apple orchard exhibit that they have. Kids can load apples into crates and use pulleys and hand-cranked or rope-pulled conveyor belts … Continue reading
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Fall is Here
We spent the week enjoying fall, beginning to “row” How To Make an Apple Pie and See The World, and socializing! Here’s what we did and what we learned, including a few more lessons for mom. What We Did… We … Continue reading
Posted in F.I.A.R., homeschooling, Parenting
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