Because it was her first project we started off simple. We took a onesie that no longer fit her baby sister and hemmed it into a PJ shirt for the doll.
Thrifty and fun!
After that we stitched up a little piece of elastic and tied tons and tons and tons…and tons more of tulle around it to form a tutu!
So I’m telling the boy as we’re creating a mini book that he needs to cut very carefully on the lines. His response to me in his laid back, ‘I’m so cool’ voice: “Yeah, so I can sell this thing to uncle Jeremy”.
Yes son, those were my thoughts exactly! Uncle Jeremy would love to have a mini book all about Jack, who has a pack on his back that says QUACK!
The highlight of my day was when my oldest daughter came running up the stairs first thing in the morning and asked if she could start her math! Isn’t that just music to a momma’s ears? Lovely! She is such a great independent worker and I really appreciate her having a genuine love of learning. She is such a joy to be around and just radiates kindness wherever she goes. Love that girl!
School took a little longer today as we added in a few more subjects than we did yesterday. Truth be told, I didn’t want to start school until after Labor day. But, I have eager learners, and there’s no way I’m telling them to hold off on that sort of excitement.
I have been working on laundry all day. Literally, the whole day. I even decided to be an overachiever and change the sheets on our beds. The baby just had her sheets changed so I did everyone else’s while she was napping.
Long story short, I went in to get her from her nap and her sheet was soaked.. and there sat her dry diaper that I got out, but forgot to put on her! Hey look on the bright side though, now EVERYONE’S sheets have been washed on the same day.
Through our summer homeschooling journey we have started a new tradition called Thoughtful Thursdays.
Last Thursday we went to Chuck E Cheese. We played and had a wonderful time. In the end we had almost 300 tickets between the four of us. We gave the tickets to someone else, rather than spending it on ourselves. I wanted my children to enjoy the experience we had, not the stuff we would take home.
Our 10 year old girl threw a fit and walked out of there with her head down & tears in her eyes. Surprisingly the 5 year old boy was just fine with giving away the tickets.
Although it was embarrassing to see her upset and it would have been easier to just keep the tickets and let her pick something out, it was a teachable moment and I’m happy with how we handled it.Folks, consistency is key when you’re raising little people.
What I really want to share with you are two snapshots from my children’s thankful journals. It blesses my heart so much to see the things that they are thankful for and I hope that it blesses you too.
Ps. Our rule with the thankful journals is that spelling and punctuation do not count. You just need to pour your heart out and thank God for what you have. That being said… I’m sure number 80 is supposed to say tattoos. As in temporary tattoos. The kids love those things!
This sweet boy is independently practicing his 3 letter words.
So far I have had the oven set at 170 (the lowest my oven will go) for about 20 minutes. I checked them at 15 and they weren’t totally melted yet.
I’ll post an update when they’re completed! I hope they turn out well, but if they don’t, I’m not too worried about it. These were just pieces of crayons that had already had lots of love. And really, more than anything it’s something for the short guy and I to do together until his big sister comes home from school.
*Update: My dinosaur took FOREVER. I know this is because I didn’t break mine into little pieces. So the result was it took longer (about 50 minutes), and the back of my dinosaur looked like it had bones and a horn where there were still pieces that hadn’t melted. The front of both looked just right though! Mine is the brownish/red (I used all the dark crayons I was sure the kids wouldn’t want to use).
Now the two creatures are playing with each other and the little guy is occupied because it’s like he has a new toy. Success!