Pressing Flowers
A couple years ago Farm Kid2 wanted a flower press, so I cobbled together one. We haven’t used it in awhile, so I thought it would be fun to pull it out. The kids loved it. I like this project because it’s appropriate for all ages.
Solar Paper Silhouettes
This is the extreme version of making sun prints on construction paper. I walked passed this solar print paper at the store and decided to give it a try.
Why we Chose Vision Therapy
Vision therapy, mainly due to eye tracking problems, was a huge part of our first year homeschooling. In fact, it is connected to the reason we started homeschooling in the first place. In kindergarten & first grade, Farm Kid1 didn’t show any signs of being a struggling reader. So much so that in kindergarten he …
Ancient Egyptian Paper Art
I was kind of stumped on what art project to do for the Sahara Desert/Africa mini unit. I really wanted it to include a camel. When I think of the Sahara Desert, the camel is the first thing that comes to mind. I also love the ancient Egyptian art. So, I came up with this …
Penguin Painting
I was having a difficult time finding a quick project based on Antarctica. After my searching, I came up with this easy-to-make painting.
DIY Dollhouse
As a kid one of my favorite past times was playing with Barbie’s. I am lucky enough that my mom saved most of my Barbie’s & their stuff. Now that I have a daughter, I wanted to give her those things. I also had a Barbie dream house, but mom didn’t keep that. I enjoyed …
World Map Craft
When spring break was over, I was conflicted about whether to teach a unit studying the 7 continents or study the biomes of the world. When I saw this post on their virtual voyage, I decided I could do both. So, we are going to travel the world, stopping once on each continent. The main …
Our Bird Unit Display
During our bird unit I transformed the science/nature area to an all bird theme. For weeks we continuously added goodies here. It’s a mix of things we had around the house & projects we made. My younger two kids even made a couple bird projects at school, so I hung those up as well.
Learning About Bird Eggs
As a family we enjoy birds and even their eggs. We’ve had chickens a number of years & often it is the kids job to collect the eggs – most of the time they don’t mind & sometimes even argue over who gets to collect them. My kids also love breakfast food, including scrambled eggs …
Learning About Bird Feathers
Keeping with our bird unit, it was now time to learn about the wonders of feathers.