Homeschool Mother's Journal #13

In my life this week…

A lot of cool things happened this week. Little BBQ can finally catch a ball! It is amazing that do an adult catching a ball seems so easy, but to a child catching a ball takes a lot of coordination. Miss Bubbles was able to sit on a picnic bench without assistance and eat her entire meal.  I think that is a great accomplishment for 15 months. Miss Bubbles also went underwater by herself for the first time at the poor. She was standing on the stairs and just dunked her whole head in the water. She did not panic and came up for air when she was ready. Our first set of peas is growing; they are now about 3 inches tall. There are tons of dandelions everywhere so we have been incorporating them into our art projects of the week. Our neighbor’s tulips are starting to bloom just in time for Easter. I finished reading, The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet which was a good fast read and perfect for a middle school student interested in space. You can read my full review here.

In our homeschool this week…

We spent a lot of time outside. We looked for earthworms after a rain one day. We picked tons of dandelions. We crushed egg shells to put in our garden to add some calcium to the soil. We went to the library and got more books. We went to see a reproduction woodland Indian settlement which was a lot of fun. You can read about our adventure here.

Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…

We went to the park one night and had a picnic at the park. It was a lot of fun and this is where Miss Bubbles sat on the bench by herself unassisted and ate her entire dinner. We also visited the Woodland Indian settlement.

My favorite thing this week was…

We made some Easter marshmallows this week which was so much fun. My original idea was to make Peeps® but it turns out that I was not coordinated enough to make Peeps®. Instead I traced cookie cutters on a piece of paper and put the tracing under a sheet of wax paper so I could make Easter shapes. Little BBQ made the number 16 with his marshmallow goo. It was a fun project. You can read about it here.

What’s working/not working for us…

Being outside a lot is working for us. It is amazing to watch Little BBQ and Miss Bubble’s gross motor skills improve so much.

Homeschool questions/thoughts I have…

I really enjoy homeschooling; I really enjoying being the one to teach my children.

A photo, video, link, or quote to share…

A photo of Little BBQ's "16" written in marshmallows with some chocolate on top.