Today we were at my parents’ house for Mother’s Day, and I took a picture of the gift we made her for Christmas so that I could share it with you all! I should have taken photos of it before I gave it away, but I totally forgot. Maybe because I was nine months . . . → Read More: DIY Birdhouse Gift
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After listening to Debussy’s Clair de Lune the other week during Lunch with the Composers, I have been in the mood to do some Impressionist style painting with the boys. First, we googled “Impressionism” and looked at some paintings by Monet and other French artists. The boys especially liked Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” (which . . . → Read More: Art Activity: Impressionist Paintings Now that Aidan is getting older (8, turning 9 this summer), he is ready to have more “older boy” things to do. Here are some things that we have found that he enjoys: Legos: Legos are a favorite at our house, especially Star Wars ones! We found that purchasing some . . . → Read More: Soap Carving and Other Ideas for Older Boys I saw this idea for a resurrection garden on We are THAT Family, and LOVED it, but I didn’t get started in enough time to make it the way they did with grass seed and actual grass growing. So here is the procrastinator’s version for anyone else who wants to make one . . . → Read More: Resurrection Garden Centerpiece – The Procrastinator’s Version Last week, I found this idea for Lego mazes on the block activity round up at hands on: as we grow. I knew that the boys would love this! We found that it helps to build the entrance and exit to the maze first, and then fill in the middle. I was . . . → Read More: Lego Mazes |
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