Ugh….all these gray chilly days are bumming me out. Let’s have some fun! Let’s do some giveaways…..starting tomorrow 🙂
Giveaway Days
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Tinkering School
Gever Tulley’s Tinkering School sounds like a lot of fun, and it’s just the kind of experience today’s overscheduled, classroom-imprisoned kids need. But at $1200 for 6 days, it’s out of the reach of many parents.
But why couldn’t a few parents get together to provide a similar experience for their kids? Maybe hang out in someone’s garage with a bunch of power tools and some donated lumber, and let the kids loose (with some parental guidance) to tinker to their hearts’ content?
As long as the parents teach the kids how to use the power tools safely, I think this would be an awesome learning experience. Perhaps a homeschool support group could sponsor a day-long tinkering workshop for kids. I mean, who wouldn’t want to build their own roller coaster?
(Here’s another Tulley video; it’s called “Five Dangerous Things for Kids.”)
The Other Side of the Story
Last week, I posted about the questions I’ve been getting lately having to do with surviving the homeschooling life. It occurs to me now that while I addressed some difficulties that come with homeschooling and how to handle them, I should also remind those newer to homeschooling of all the advantages of this lifestyle.
Frosty Weather
First we had fog, then snow, then it got colder. The result was that everything got this cool frozen fuzzy look, as though Frozone had dropped by and left his mark. Looks awesome, but I’m still ready for spring to get here. 🙂
Red Amaryllis
My husband bought me an amaryllis bulb kit for Christmas. We’ve really enjoyed watching the plant grow the past few weeks. The red looks so pretty against the snow.