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By Mom Unplugged, November 17, 2009 11:51 am

The theme for this week’s Unplugged Project was cats. We have a lot of cats. In fact there is an annoying cat trying to get between me and the computer screen now as I write this. But, that is as far as we have gotten with cats this week. Maybe I’ll link to something later.

In the meantime, what did you do for a cats Unplugged Project this week? If you did a cat-themed project, then please link to your project itself (not just your blog) in the linky below. If you didn’t do one yet but would like to join in, you can read more about the Unplugged Project here.

The theme for next week’s Unplugged Project will be:

Thanks

(Since it is the United States Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, November 26th)
Enjoy!

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By Mom Unplugged, November 9, 2009 5:46 pm

The theme for this week’s Unplugged Project should have been green, not purple, since green is how I felt all weekend. I am better today but still moving slowly. No project for us this week.

If you did a purple Unplugged Project this week, thank you and please link to your purple project (not just your blog) in the Linky below. If you didn’t do a purple Unplugged Project but would like to learn how to join in, then please read more about it all here.

The theme for next week’s Unplugged Project will be:

Cats

Have fun!

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By Mom Unplugged, November 2, 2009 1:32 pm

The theme for this week’s Unplugged Project was smell. I had some fun ideas so it’s too bad we didn’t have time to get to it this week. Oh well, I’ll have to try and work them into future Unplugged Projects.

If you did a smell Unplugged Project this week, then please link to your project post, not just your blog. The reason for this is that we always want people to be able to easily find your post, even a year or two from now! If you did not join in, then please do not link, but you can always read more about how to join in here.

The theme for next week’s Unplugged Project will be:

Purple

Have fun and be creative!

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By Mom Unplugged, October 25, 2009 8:19 pm

This week’s post is a change from other Unplugged Project posts. The theme for this week’s Unplugged Project was change. We did lots of things this week that involve change, but no real sit down and do it kind of “project.” None of these projects were planned around the theme, they just happened.

Change the world: On Thursday I took my oldest daughter and a few other children from her class to our local soup kitchen to help serve lunch and clean tables. I am leading a community service workshop for our small Montessori school’s elementary class (6 to 9 year-olds). If we want to change the world, we must start with the children. More on this project later.

Small change (can change the world): Of their own initiative, my oldest daughter and two friends have formed a secret club called The Helping Hands Club (The HHC for those in the know!). On Saturday they sold homemade chocolate chip cookies that they made (by themselves) and pumpkins (that they bought with their own money) to a few neighbors and made $21+ in small change for charity! (Reminded me a bit of the great Heifer International Christmas ornament sale a few years ago.)

Change of seasons: It is fall in our part of the world and we walked together on this glorious fall day. The sky was blue, the fall colors vibrant, the air crisp yet comfortable. A fire is crackling in the fireplace now as I write this.

Changing the worm bin: Yes, the worms in our worm bin are still happily eating, reproducing, and pooping. It was time to change the bedding and harvest the castings, so we did it today. The kids love interacting with the worms. We are trying a new harvesting method this time, more on that later if it works.

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If you did a change Unplugged Project, then please link to your POST not just your blog in the Linky below. If you did not join in, then do not link, but you can always read more here about how to participate in the Unplugged Project. We’d love to have you!

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The theme for next week’s Unplugged Project will be:

Smell

Have fun and be creative!

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By Mom Unplugged, October 19, 2009 1:25 pm

The theme for this week’s Unplugged Project was “The Letter B.” We made treasure jars. What is the relationship between treasure jars and “B”? The children decorated their jars with dried beans and barley (and some of our colored rice, not “B,” but pretty!). The Unplugged Project is as flexible as you need it to be.

I just gave the kids some white glue and the beans, barley and rice. Then they chose jars from my packrat collection of “Useful Looking Jars” and went happily to work on their own while I made dinner.

By the way, this is a good toddler project too (great for exercising fine motor skills), as long as you don’t mind mess. I recommend using a vinyl craft tablecloth and having a wet washcloth and a vacuum cleaner nearby.

Here are the results. My 3 year-old made the jar on the left, and my 9 year-old made the one on the right. My 7 year-old son just made a big mess mixing things together, but he enjoyed himself.

I finished by spraying them with an acrylic coating to help keep things in place.

Remember, projects don’t have to be fancy or complicated to be fun!

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If you did a “Letter B” Unplugged Project with us this week, then please link to your project post in the Linky below. If you don’t have a blog, you can leave a comment with a description of what you did. If you didn’t do a “Letter B” project, then please read about how to join in here, we’d love to have you!

The theme for next week’s Unplugged Project will be:

Change

See you then!

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