Zac and I used this time to spread some mulch on the muddy areas of the yard where our grass has died due to frequent foot traffic. The City of Carbondale gives away free mulch, so if any parent or grandparent with a truck wants to help by collecting a load, I would welcome more! They've informed me that the best times for pickup are 7 am, 11:30 am, and 3:10 pm. They put it into your truck for you so it's easy. And I would be more than happy to help unload it onto the driveway and the children will joyfully transport it to needed spots. Zac had a great time!
climbing the mulch mountain
using the Trake to loosen the mulch
checking out the path
hmmm... let's test this path again
now we don't have to walk in mud when we come out the front door!
I'm also interested in adding a rain garden to the low marshy part of the yard so if you are a gardening person and are excited about helping me plan this, let me know! And now, more pictures...
making playdough treats for friends
hiding in secret spots to work on surprise presents
suddenly shifting the play to making
pinch pots
introduction to Mass vs. Volume
the chopstick and rice demonstration
making Honey Cake
the enormous Styrofoam hammering project
a HUGE turnip for Stone Soup
the metric stair
the metric stair with Stamp Game / Decimal Stamp Game tiles
design sketches for How Strong is Spaghetti?
explorations in Science Club
team planning
testing the strength of spaghetti vertically
testing the strength of spaghetti horizontally
now the teams switch and try new explorations
decorating the Nature Table with Mary's path of stars for Advent
instructions in All Year Round
instructions in All Year Round
large stars are for Sundays
each Sunday new items are added to the scene
the last star, Christmas Eve, is placed in the stable
the Tomten in his snowy scene
the ornament Advent calendar
my cheery stained glass snowman
and, of course, the Christmas Tree!
adding stones and crystals on the first Sunday of Advent
a pregnant Mary, Joseph, and the donkey start their journey
art lessons with Ms. Anna
a cozy bed of silks in imaginative play
we leave our shoes out for Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas brings us chocolate coins, clementines, and
the amazing new Grimm's Large Stepped Pyramid Blocks
and Zac's new Ride-On Caravan
washing veggies
Miss Aliya is a wonderful cooking helper
final explorations to wrap up our Measurement block
Zac watches carefully and wants to try too
investigating a Colorful Sugar Water Density Tower
invitations to the Advent Spiral celebration
joyful fort building under the magnolia tree!
long division problems with the Stamp Game
grammar work with the Grammar Cabinet
making pine cone ornaments
new ways to build forts out of our silks and giant play clips
the dining room chairs line up to form long tunnels
Stone Soup every Thursday
the oldest girl is always Santa Lucia in Swedish celebrations
passing out our sweet buns
gathering greenery for the Advent Spiral
instructions in All Year Round
instructions in All Year Round
come on... come see it!!!
Becca practices walking it
choosing soaps for our wet felted soaps
from SweetSallysSoaps on Etsy
looking at examples of felted soaps
this one is from the alpaca farm near us
preparing to pour our earth candle
instructions in All Year Round
instructions in All Year Round
mixing golden and red melted beeswax
the edges cool first
as it hardens it gets a wrinkled skin
advanced Decurian Division with a two-digit divisor
as Mary travels, more and more stars from her path are added to the sky
items from the Plant Kingdom (moss) are added in week 2
items from the Animal Kingdom (ox, sheep) are added in week 3
carving apple candleholders
red pure beeswax candles from Nova Natural
we practice holding our candles and walking the spiral
we moved our Advent Spiral inside due to rain and it was just as lovely
the Nativity scene on
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Happy Holidays to everyone!
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