Homeschool Trunk or Treat 2009
We host a Homeschool Trunk or Treat for the local area homeschoolers every year. This was our third year and we had an amazing turn out compared to previous years. The weather was a little rainy so I worried no one would show, but boy was I surprised with we had 25 families. I love to see all the fun costumes. I hope all the families had a great time.
Craft Circle: Puppet Show
For our Homeschool Craft Circle (where we get together with other homeschooling families and do something crafty once a month) we made paper bag puppets and had a little puppet show. It was so much fun. The kids loved designing their own puppets. The bigger kids were great at entertaining us with a real puppet show using Kid Jokes.
Pumpkin Patch 2009
We went to Linder Farms for a pumpkin patch fieldtrip set up by another homeschool mom in our charter school IDEA. Levi's parents joined us and we set out on a farm adventure. We got a little snack of popcorn and juice boxes, set out on a wagon ride, and then visited the petting zoo area to feed some cute animals. Next, we headed out to the pumpkin fields and on the way they did a little hay maze and then set out to search for that perfect pumpkin.
It was great afternoon!
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It was great afternoon!
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Adventures in Art
This year we are using some of the activities in Adventures in Art for our art curriculum.
So far we have learned about Grandma Moses and how she taught herself how to paint. She painted scenes from her everyday life.
These are the boys Grandma Moses style paintings.
Next we learned about Romare Bearde, who created mostly moving collages about the social issues during the civil rights movement.
The boys made these Bearden inspired collages.
Ian made this mask for cub scouts, it is made from a paper plate, toilet paper roll and acrylic paint.
Life...
Life...
Life
Seems adrift
It takes such patience to get through it.
Life
Meanders for no apparent reason.
It's layered upon itself until you can't find the beginning or the end.
Life
Problems and lost time.
Life
A blank book to fill up, yet short enough to read on the beach.
Life
Still living it
April Mitchell
Life
Seems adrift
It takes such patience to get through it.
Life
Meanders for no apparent reason.
It's layered upon itself until you can't find the beginning or the end.
Life
Problems and lost time.
Life
A blank book to fill up, yet short enough to read on the beach.
Life
Still living it
April Mitchell
Lost Hope
Lost Hope
Hope
Washed up on the beach
Gleaming in the sand
Looked funny
lost
~April Mitchell
Doing the Morning News
Our family was invited to be on the KTVB morning news with other families from our school to represent the Meridian Fire Safety Center. We had been on a field trip to the Meridian Fire Safety Center the week before. The Center invited us to come back to demonstrate what they do on the morning news. We thought it would be a fun activity.
We had to wake up REALLY early 3:30 am and get to the Fire Safety Center by 5am. During the weather broadcast the kids were the background and crawled down a hallway under smoke, along with their pal Sparky the dog.
They did it about every 7 minutes till around 7am and then we had two 25 minute breaks between segments.
Lucky for us they had donuts and juice there to keep the kids energized.
Larry Gebert the Meterologist gave the kids some weather lessons using the Centers white board and also dazzled us with his Idaho History facts. The camera guy gave the kids an awesome tour of the LIVE van and explained how the news got to us from them. He also let the kids use his camera, hold the mic and carry the camera (it weighs 50lbs!).
We had lots of fun!
We had to wake up REALLY early 3:30 am and get to the Fire Safety Center by 5am. During the weather broadcast the kids were the background and crawled down a hallway under smoke, along with their pal Sparky the dog.
They did it about every 7 minutes till around 7am and then we had two 25 minute breaks between segments.
Lucky for us they had donuts and juice there to keep the kids energized.
Larry Gebert the Meterologist gave the kids some weather lessons using the Centers white board and also dazzled us with his Idaho History facts. The camera guy gave the kids an awesome tour of the LIVE van and explained how the news got to us from them. He also let the kids use his camera, hold the mic and carry the camera (it weighs 50lbs!).
