Caps for Sale

I found an awesome free printable pack for the book, "Caps for Sale" from Homeschool Creations, which I made the genius move of laminating, so we can use it indefinitely and share with friends again and again. The kids simply use dry-erase markers! (Why didn't I think of this sooner?!?) Also, I back-to-backed the pages that I didn't need to cut, so to optimize the laminating sheets.







Activity: Play Monkey-See, Monkey-Do (Simon Says)

Recipe for One-Bowl Banana Bread:
3/4 cup sugar
1-1/2 cups mashed bananas (about 3 ripe bananas)
1/2 cup oil
2 eggs
2 cups flour
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 325-degrees. Combine all ingredients in large bowl, mix well. Spray a loaf pan with cooking spray and pour mixture in. Bake approximately 1 hour (maybe an hour and 15 min.) until golden brown and top springs back when lightly tapped. Enjoy! :)

Highlights from our Homeschool Week

The last week of 2011 went nicely for us. Even though we ended up sick on New Years Eve and Day, the days leading up to that were extremely pleasant and blessed. We had a great mix of social activities, including playdates and sleepovers, along with productive, fun school each day. I love when things flow naturally without being forced or rushed. Here are some highlights! :) Aside from the illness that hit after, I am hoping it's a nice foreshadowing for the new year!

Monday






Animals of the Alphabet




Tuesday



Sleepover fun!


Wednesday








Thursday


Playdate fun!


Dancing on TV with the Dance-Cam! :)



Back to school...






Friday
Lunch and playtime at a friend's house


Another friend over for a fun sleepover Friday night...






Saturday
I found an awesome free printable pack for the book, "Caps for Sale" from Homeschool Creations, which I made the genius move of laminating, so we can use it indefinitely and share with friends again and again. The kids simply use dry-erase markers! (Why didn't I think of this sooner?!?) Also, I back-to-backed the pages that I didn't need to cut, so to optimize the laminating sheets.




CHEERS to the end of a WONDERFUL year and best wishes to all on a BLESSED year ahead!!!

Memory Tray Game

My daughter absolutely loved this activity. And the best part is, you can do it at any time, with next to nothing prep and zero expense! Find 10 random, unrelated items and arrange on a tray. Have your child look at the objects for 5 minutes, then have them close their eyes. Remove one object, have them open their eyes and ask them what is missing. Repeat as desired. Then, remove the entire tray and have your child draw the tray and the objects from memory. Play again with 10 more objects, even keeping a couple of the same items and changing the rest. It's not as simple as it looks to remember. :)