We explored the land and traditions of Wales today and had two major questions: Is Wales a separate country? Why oh why is it called Welsh rabbit when there is no rabbit about it?! We kicked off the morning with a bit of welsh rarebit or rabbit, as it can sometimes be called. As I …
As a continuation of our cultural exploration, we decided to learn about a country which represents one of the oldest civilizations in the world. The history, food, and landscape of Iran left all of us asking – could we visit there? It looked so tremendous! We started off by watching a pretty cool video that …
Bolivia had a lot more to offer than I expected! As a continuation of our worldwide country lessons, we had the chance to learn about Bolivian culture and food yesterday. We did a super quick review of the country’s history with this great YouTube video. The boys were definitely struck by their bad luck in …
As I’ve mentioned before, we have been taking a day here and there to learn about a random country in the world and answer these questions: Where in the world is this country? What does their flag look like? What is the capital? What are their favorite foods to buy and foods to make? What …
Over the summer, I would have the boys try to learn a little about the world. We would choose a country and then look at: Where in the world is this country? What does their flag look like? What is the capital? What are their favorite foods to buy and foods to make? What bands …
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Every Summer, I use a template much like the one below to keep the kids busy. We like it because it has some low hanging fruit, but it also challenges to entertain themselves. Every morning, they wake up and start knocking items off the list because they are VERY VERY driven to get their screen …
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The kids had last Friday off, so we decided to get artsy with some acrylic paints and Floetrol. I spent a good bit of time going down a few rabbit holes on Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrrYSjzTlac&t=753s https://acrylicpouring.com/acrylic-pouring-floetrol-recipe-included/, and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FiEvtWH6RA. I had the boys watch the last one to give them some inspiration. The basic recipe that …
Two and half weeks on the road, fur ball, and Animaniacs on the DVD player…these were all the makings of a GREAT road trip. We all had a great time and at the end we didn’t blink twice about driving another two hours just to see what was in store for us. I hope this …
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Today is Monday and we try to make them meatless around here. There are several reasons for it, ranging from helping the environment to realizing that we do not need to kill animals to eat and be strong. I am amazed to see how many athletes are actually going vegetarian. Thankfully, Indian and Asian cuisine …
We purchased two Echo Dots when I had the epiphany that we could use them as an intercom system in the house. Now, I hope to save some legwork for someone out there who might be in my shoes. The Echo Dot works with the Amazon Alexa App, so it is easily controlled with your …
