One by one, hurrah, hurrah!

You are cordially invited to our ant picnic, we're having mac and cheese with a few ants sprinkled on top. Click here to download picnic pieces and directions to create a picnic of your own.

"Caleb's Ant Picnic"

Raisin ants

Click here to download full size printout

All about me, a capsule in time

We're studying a self-awareness in Health. I couldn't find the worksheets I wanted, so I created a little booklet for Caleb to complete. The book is all about him, a bit of a capsule in time to look back on. Another project that ended up on the fridge. Thought I'd share the files. Caleb's was personalized, but the file attached is ready to be personalized for your own child.

All About Me Book
Page 1: (Front) Write your name, color a picture of yourself
Page 2: Favorite, color, toy, movie, food
Page 3: Trace your hand
Page 4: A poem
Page 5: Favorite book, best friend, favorite animal, favorite restaurant
Page 6 & 7: (Middle) "God Made Me Unique"
Page 8: Eye color, hair color, how tall, how much you weigh
Page 9: My Family (list or draw family members)
Page 10: Fingerprints (you will need an ink pad)
Page 11: Trace foot
Page 12: (Back) Date
Click here to download the book.

A preview of what the pages look like:

The pages are to be printed on normal 8.5 x 11, letter size paper. In order to properly assemble the book, the paper needs to be printed on both sides. For example pages 2 and 11 are printed on the other side of pages 1 and 12. There are 3 pieces of paper all together. Fold down the center and staple.

Click here to download the book.

A splash of color on the first day

So it's been too long since I've posted, but today was the official start of our journey. Caleb's first day of homeschool, Kindergarten. He had a blast, more than that, he was soooo proud of himself. So proud that he even wanted to call grandma and tell her about his accomplishments. Of course I'm beaming with pride, he tackled all his work today with more confidence than I've ever seen from him. Writing, drawing and any sort of craft has always repelled him in a way I could never understand myself, coming from an art and creative writing background. But today...he had me smiling. As a bonus, I had fun, and I had way more patience than expected. I'm sure this is just a honeymoon stage. I'll enjoy it while it lasts. I'll share the art project we did, it is yours for the using, I created the worksheets myself.

Our First Art Lesson
First we studied some basic primary and secondary color information I found at lessonsnips.com click here to download.
After getting down the basics, he painted his own wheel using the colored worksheet for reference. The finished product is now on display on our Frigidaire (also pictured below).

Painting the Color Wheel Project
Download the colored color wheel guide here
And the blank color wheel to paint or color here
Materials needed: the above handouts, washable paints, kid's paintbrush, craft smock (to stay clean)