A couple of days ago (Wednesday) we decided to go on a fieldtrip. The Henry Ford Museum is having a Lego display which is ending in January so we decided to go before it is gone. The dummy above is not part of the Lego exhibit but the kids had fun with it. It was sitting next to a lego table where you build a contraption with wheels and roll it down a ramp.

They were able to build with oversized legos which were especially fun for amber.

The lego displays were the best part about it especially the dragon and the knight.

They also had displays of buildings like the Sears tower, Eiffel Tower, World Trade Center and a large model of some Detroit buildings with some lego train sets going around it. Overall the Lego display was nice but somewhat of a let down. We were all expecting a little more from it. But I have to say it was worth the trip and we had a good time.

Christmas Cobwebs

Today Amber woke of with a cough and runny nose. We were supposed to be out all day going to a mom's group, gymnastics and catechism. Instead we stayed home and had a fun day. This is one of the activities we did. First we read the Christmas Cobwebs book.

Than we gathered our supplies of different colors of paper, glue and different colors of glitter. You also need a toothpick or the end of a paintbrush works well.

Than the kids made either circles or other shapes on a piece of paper with glue. Using the paint brush end they ran it through the glue to smear it a little in random spots to make them look more like cobwebs.

Then they went crazy with the glitter. We used up a lot of glitter but they enjoyed this craft. My 11 year old, 8 year old and 2 year old could all do this together and they all had fun. And the pictures turned out nice too.

Well it has been awhile since I have written a new post. My hard drive on my computer crashed and had to be replaced. So I did not have a computer for about a week. Then things were pretty busy for awhile because of Christmas, recitals and birthdays so I was very distracted. I will try to catch up on some of the things we have been doing.

For Science they have been studying mollusks such as clams, mussels, and many other sea animals with shells. For math Emily is doing lots of subtraction, clocks and calendars. Christopher has been working on multiplication, angles and fractions. For History we have been studying Ancient Greece and learning about the difference between Sparta and Athens. Christopher started a new spelling book from CHC. He was doing Phonic Zoo with Emily but was really hating it. So we are trying something new. We will see how well he likes the new book. They are both studying Latin and grammar as well. Amber has been busy painting, building with blocks, puzzles and playing on the computer.

Today was the first day of Christmas vacation so the kids are very happy. We are not doing any regular school work but will be doing some learning games and activities. Will probably go on some fieldtrips and just have some fun learning time. They will also help get things ready for Christmas. It makes for a much less stressful time.