Week In Review July 5-8::The Fun Stuff

We school year 'round, but that does not mean that life has to be a drudge. :)


Tuesday:

First up, keeping with our "exploding things" theme...


The soda geyser experiment was on our list of things to do (or expode as the case may be), so it was a happy moment when I stumbled upon this nifty little kit on sale at the store. (it's the little things...)

   Much concentration went into the preparations.
    
And… kablooey. This is the only picture I was able to take because the geyser got so big that I had to turn and run- plus I was too busy laughing. If you want to be educational about this you can read the "whys and wherefores" here.
          
Time to just hang out is on the "schedule". 

Wednesday:

 
Card games (or any games) are a must. This was #1 on James' wish list for this week.
                                                                                                                                                                                   
A quick afternoon swim at the local pool. We have not gotten to swim much, so that is on my list for this month- take advantage of our pool membership!!

Thursday:

For one hour today an art teacher came to our house (how cool is that?!) to work with my boys and one of their friends. Each week (lessons will be once a week) one student will get to
choose a project for the lesson.    
                                                                              
This day it was James' turn and he wanted to draw this dog:





Friday:

Fun treats- Easy S'more Clusters! Nothing perks up a day like something fun to make (and eat!). This particular something is from a recipe that my mom cut out of the paper years ago to make for her classroom students (she was a TA in special education).
 It quickly became a family favorite too.
  We did not have miniature marshmallows, so I froze some large ones to make
them easy to cut up .
 Crumbled the graham crackers (we used honey graham).
Melted the chocolate. Mmmmmm
 
Mix together- and no tasting!! ;)
 
 Scoop mixture into cupcake liners.
So delicious!!

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*For those who notice such things, I have no idea what is up with the crazy alternating font size. Strange.

Comments

  1. UnknownJuly 9, 2011 at 4:48 AM

    I'm going to have to try the soda pop thing with the boys! We are making smores cupcakes tomorrow for Levi's b-day party :) Have a great weekend

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  2. UnknownJuly 9, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    Oh, my, those S'mores look YUMMY! And easy too! The kids would love to make them!

    Thanks for stopping by my blog! We usually stay very close to the chicks while they're outside, but I noticed yesterday a crow or large blackbird circling around and squawking. The younger chicks are 3 weeks old so they're still small. I think we'll keep them outback under the cover of trees near the house for now! Thanks for the warning!

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  3. The AdventurerJuly 9, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    We tried the soda and mentos experiment but it didn't work as nicely as yours did:) Great art pictures:) Glad you are enjoying your summer/ and school. We school year round too.

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  4. Our Homeschool ReviewsJuly 9, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    Looks like a fun week. Our hs group did the soda explosion with mentos one year. If I remember correctly, you drop a whole roll in as fast as you can and run...lol! Fun stuff!

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  5. TiffanyJuly 10, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    Good stuff going on at your house! I posted a little thank you on my blog for those wonderful booklets. They made my whole week:D

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  6. SharlaJuly 11, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    Those soda geysers work so well!!! It's unbelievably how high up they shoot. Especially fun for boys!

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  7. MandiJuly 12, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    I have to get my hands on one of those soda geysers! We were actually just talking about doing something like that! Glad I read this post. :)

    Oh, and the Smores Clusters. Yeah, I was drooling while reading that. We'll make those this weekend. Yum!

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