Archive for September, 2008
Molecules in Motion (”730 Easy Science Experiments” - Book Review)
I must admit, my heart sank when my sister gave my kids the book 730 Easy Science Experiments: With Everyday Materials by E. Richard Churchill, Louis V. Loesching, and Muriel Mandell.
This confession will certainly earn me yet another “Mom of the Year Award,” but here it is:
Was my first thought: “730?? Oh hooray! Think of [...]
Posted: September 22nd, 2008 under Activity Ideas, Book Recommendations, Everything Else!, adult books, children's books, educational/homeschool, helpful books, kids' books, other, science, science projects.
Comments: 6
Hard - Permanent Sand Sculptures (Weekly Unplugged Project)
Last week for our sand Unplugged Project, I had an idea for making permanent sand castles which I had seen as a proofreading exercise in my daughter’s spelling workbook! (Spelling Workout, Level D, Modern Curriculum Press, p. 12)
Hey, you never know where you might find inspiration, right? My kids vetoed me last week for this [...]
Posted: September 21st, 2008 under Activity Ideas, Unplugged Project, arts and crafts, sensorial, toddlers.
Comments: 10
A Little Sunday Inspiration
The children are playing nicely (for the moment) downstairs while I enjoy a peaceful, early morning cup of tea in bed - a weekend ritual for me. It is a gorgeous fall Sunday here in the mountains. The sky is that same unreal blue color as in my new header image, the air is smooth [...]
Posted: September 21st, 2008 under Everything Else!, about me, musings, simplicty.
Comments: 2
Chapter Books Suitable for Extra-Young Readers (Book Review - Part 2)
With 10 comments and 135 page views so far, it seems that people really liked the first post in my new Chapter Books Suitable for Extra-Young Readers series! Perhaps I shall have to make this a regular weekly feature at Unplug Your Kids rather than simply stop at the three posts that I had in [...]
Posted: September 17th, 2008 under Book Recommendations, chapter book, children's books, older children, young children.
Comments: 4
Stay at Home and Watch TV Week?? (Protect the Environment)
I just discovered this bit of “news.” Disney and its ABC broadcast subsidiary have declared the week of September 21st to be Stay at Home and Watch TV Week! They feel that this would encourage Americans to protect the environment by staying home and conserving gas.
Oh, and that just happens to be the week that [...]
Posted: September 16th, 2008 under Everything Else!, TV, TV-Turnoff Week, marketing and kids, unplugging the family.
Comments: 9
Sand - Creative Mixing and Sand Pictures (Weekly Unplugged Project)
This week’s Unplugged Project theme of sand was inspired by the giant pile of sand that we have near our swing set. We had it brought it in to spread around the swing set area to soften the crash zone and also to control weeds.
I thought my children would have a lovely time spreading [...]
Posted: September 15th, 2008 under Activity Ideas, Unplugged Project, arts and crafts, sensorial, toddlers.
Comments: 13