Posted in Random Ramblings on Apr 16th, 2007 9 Comments »
For some reason I am not able to post pictures today. Argg! Very frustrating! But I promise you it turned out beautifully and I will post the directions as soon as I can get the pictures to load.
Posted in pre-school on Apr 14th, 2007 2 Comments »
FYI: The ultra-sweet Meredith at Sweetness and Light is hosting a Carnival of Toddlers on Friday the 20th. NO, it isn’t a three ring circus starring the under two crowd, but a collection of blog posts full of our best ideas for homeschooling with toddlers! Get submissions in by thursday the 19th! I can’t wait [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Apr 14th, 2007 8 Comments »
to all of you who voted for my blog in the Homeschool blog awards, or left such positive comments here. Though I did not win in either category, I feel overwhelmed with the outpouring of support and encouragement for what we are doing here at Lapaz Farm. Just knowing that by sharing our days here [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Apr 14th, 2007 2 Comments »
If there were an award for the category of: “Recipes-most-likely-to-send-your-family-into-sugar-and-butter-induced-cardiac-arrest but-they-taste-so-good-that-nobody-cares!” Whew! I know just who would win: Ree at Confessions of a Pioneer Woman You absolutely HAVE TO make these amazing Cinnamon Rolls. And check out her fantastic photographs. You wll not believe that she has only picked up photography a few months ago. [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Apr 13th, 2007 9 Comments »
I have to apologize to those of you coming here to find the promised instructions for making a seine net. It didn’t get done today. Here is why: The cabinet maker finally called today ready to deliver new kitchen cabinets promised MONTHS ago. So this is my dh busily removing old cabinets. (Yes, that is [...]
Posted in Random Ramblings on Apr 12th, 2007 9 Comments »
Today, friday, is the last day to vote in the homeschool blog awards. In case you may have missed it, Lapaz Farm Home Learning was nominated in two categories: Best Unschooling or eclectic blog and Live-what-you-believe blog. I am facing some stiff competition from some fantastic blogs. Amazingly, I have been the front runner in [...]
Posted in nature study on Apr 12th, 2007 3 Comments »
As promised, here are directions for making your own dip net (aka sock net). This one cost me nothing. Superboy used an old sheer curtain from a door removed in remodeling. If you have some sheer fabric laying around YOUR little girl’s dress-up bins, use it. She will get far better use out of it [...]
Posted in montessori, pre-school on Apr 12th, 2007 6 Comments »
In addition to the net-making series, I also want to share a project I did today making some Montessori materials for JBug and Squirt: convertible teens and tens boards. You may or may not have seen these handy little things on Montessori sites, but they typically are kind of pricey. I happened to have some [...]
Posted in Curriculum or Lack Thereof..., nature study, Superboy's projects on Apr 11th, 2007 8 Comments »
The weather promises to be horrible the next few days, too cold and rainy to get into the creek for the next stage of our stream study, so I figured it would be a good time to get some materials made so we will be ready when warmer weather hits. So, we gathered up some [...]
Posted in nature study on Apr 11th, 2007 No Comments »
What could we be making out of these materials today? Go vote for me for best eclectic homeschool blog and I’ll tell you! Just kidding! Check back later and you will see!
