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How we have too much going on right now

September 13, 2013 By Ticia 12 Comments

Or so it seems to me, this is again an odd congolomeration of a couple of weeks because I forgot to add stuff in last week, and they’re fun pictures. Aaaaaaand we’re off!

Princess at the park

We started off with a field trip day to celebrate “Not Back to School.”

more zilker park fun

The kids loved playing at Zilker park with no time restraints.  I loved the ideas they came up with.  The sticks became part of a very elaborate town they created.  The fire truck became the basis for all sorts of different games.  It was a blast.  We didn’t end up going on the train because we timed our attempt wrong, so instead we headed off to:

fun at the childrens museum

The Children’s Museum, for our last trip there until it reopens in a new location in a few months.  The kids loved playing with all of the different exhibits.  It amuses me how their favorite exhibit visit after visit is the train table and the giant play kitchen with ALL THE PRETEND FOOD.  We spend at least 30 minutes there every time.  I really hope the new museum has another play kitchen and another inventing room because those were my kids favorite rooms.

nuyear calendar for math skills

We’ve been using our NuYear Calendar for Math almost every day, more on that next week (on Thursday I think, I’m trying to plan ahead a bit more in my writing too, it sometimes works).

build a ziggurat out of Legos for ancient sumerians

We learned about the Sumerians and created several Ancient Sumerian activities.  The kids loved getting an excuse to use Legos in school.

play dough bone model

We started our study of bones with making a play dough bone.  The kids thought that was the best study ever.

 

making duct tape weapons

The kids enjoyed making a new round of duct tape weapons for their first week of history co-op (I figure this will let us act out and show what the different fighting styles were like).

 

quick reading tip

I picked up a couple of reading helps for Batman.  They’re two different sizes, the smaller yellow one works better.  I think the color works better for him, and it only shows one row at a time.  It’s helping him track where he is on the page better, and provides a color cue.  I picked mine up at Lakeshore Learning when I stopped by to do some laminating.

 

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I am routinely amused at what Princess brings to entertain herself while at her brother’s Kung Fu class.  This time she brought a pencil box of scrap paper, a jar of colored pencils, and happily sat there creating tickets from all of those scraps to make different games to play with me.

silly montage

I absolutely adore this silly montage of pictures I got of Batman and Princess cuddling with me.  I’m not sure where Superman was at that time, but these pictures just make me smile.

giant cans of tomatoes

I found these giant cans of tomatoes at Sams when we went there the other day, I’m gonna use them to make spaghetti sauce, but I have to admit, at the very least I got them because I was tempted by what we could make with these giant cans…….  Or build!

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We’ve been listening to the Lord of the Rings at night for our family read aloud, and the kids have been loving it.  They are eagerly looking forward to finishing it so they can watch the movies.

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Oh, and the kids quite amused me by eagerly and happily licking the beaters when I made MASHED POTATOES, I don’t get that many eager kids when I make cookies to lick the beaters, but mashed potatoes, they’re gone like that.

We made 5 pounds of potatoes for lunch that day, just for our family.  Here’s what’s left at the end:

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Not much, is it?  Superman LOVES loves loves mashed potatoes, and eats it by the pound.  At least he’s crazy about a relatively cheap food to make.

So that’s our week in random picture collages.  I’ve got my dress pretty much done, just a hem or two to go, but the kids apparently didn’t find my sewing as amusing to take pictures of as they did my cutting out fabric.  I’ll be glad to get it done, then on to the next project: Princess’ flower girl dress mock up.

 

Anyone have any suggestions for fitting in spelling tests?  I keep forgetting to have our spelling test each week.

 

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Comments

  1. Holly says

    September 13, 2013 at 10:37 am

    Super busy week. I love your field trips, open ended play is the best. It looks like you have a nice Children’s Museum.

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    • Ticia says

      September 14, 2013 at 5:11 pm

      Field trips are so much fun, and give a welcome break to being in the school room at times.

  2. melissa newell says

    September 13, 2013 at 11:14 am

    lol Huzzah to your time back to school – looks like a TON of learning going on..had to lol at your BIG CAn purchase..that is SOOO Me! Cant wait to see what you make, sauce and beyond!

    Melissa

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    • Ticia says

      September 13, 2013 at 2:31 pm

      I have to finish off my current round of sauce, but it’s coming soon……

  3. Phyllis at All Things Beautiful says

    September 13, 2013 at 11:28 am

    I know what you mean about having too much going on. I am in the same place. I love the glimpse of your week. Wish we lived closer.

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    • Ticia says

      September 13, 2013 at 2:30 pm

      I do too, it’d be so much fun to get together in real life. I bet our kids would totally hit it off.

  4. Natalie says

    September 13, 2013 at 12:18 pm

    Wow, you are busy. I love Princess creativity – Smarty always brings the book or asks for an iPod. Regarding spelling tests – they have a structure in Smarty’s school when they are doing a pretest on Monday, practice the words on their own during the week and do an actual test on Friday morning. Once they are done with tests, they have a fun Friday with art projects, etc.

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    • Ticia says

      September 13, 2013 at 2:30 pm

      Hmmmm. That might be a good idea for us, since we mostly do fun stuff on Friday……..

  5. maryanne @ mama smiles says

    September 13, 2013 at 7:21 pm

    I have heard teachers say that spelling tests are useless; you’re either a born speller or you’re not. I always aced them, but my siblings who struggled still make the same mistakes, decades later.

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    • Ticia says

      September 14, 2013 at 5:12 pm

      That’s my general thoughts, spelling tests aren’t super helpful, but I want the kids to get some experience with verbal tests while they’re young, so they are ready for whatever they get thrown at them.

      Oh, and from everything I’ve seen it’s 100% genetic. 25 years later my brother still can’t spell without spell check.

  6. Lindsay @ BytesofMemory says

    September 13, 2013 at 7:59 pm

    Whew what fun!! I totally would have been down for a mashed potato lunch! That is my favorite food ever!! 🙂

    Reply
    • Ticia says

      September 14, 2013 at 5:15 pm

      You can fight for it with Superman. That boy can eat!

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