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https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2015/01/school-cancelled-on-account-of-sunshine.html?showComment=1422683566318&m=0 Almost Unschoolers: School Cancelled on Account of Sunshine and Unseasonably High Temperatures While the news has been reporting record snowfall, and winter storm warnings for the east coast... ...northern Montana has bee... https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2011/04/peeps-experiment-1-peep-smores.html?m=0 Almost Unschoolers: Peeps Experiment #1 - Peep S'mores In keeping with our bird theme, we decided to run a series of experiments on the strange bird-like marshmallows, that have been peering at a... almost peeps experiment mores https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/07/marshmallow-teeth.html Almost Unschoolers: Marshmallow Teeth Between all the children, there have been a number of loose, and lost teeth already this summer. To commemorate some of the latest losses, a... almost marshmallow teeth https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2009/10/crayon-melt-candy-corn-preschool-craft.html?showComment=1288047251872&m=0 Almost Unschoolers: Crayon Melt Candy Corn - Preschool Craft The little ones wanted to do another crayon melt craft today, so we made some glowing candy corn to hang in the window. Just as with our fal... candy corn almost crayon melt preschool https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2015/02/?m=0 Almost Unschoolers: February 2015 almost february https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/05/quick-and-easy-boredom-busters-poptart.html?showComment=1273028520544 Almost Unschoolers: Quick and Easy Boredom Busters - PopTart Wrapper Races and Paper Dolls Our thermometer is reading 23 degrees Fahrenheit this morning, and we woke up to another dusting of snow. That's the last time I trust a gro... quick and easy boredom busters https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/02/chinese-new-year-meets-valentines-day.html?m=0 Almost Unschoolers: Chinese New Year Meets Valentine's Day - Tiger Heart Cutting Craft Usually around this time of year, I print out a few of the heart, animal crafts from DLTK-Holidays , for the children to cut out, and put to... chinese new year https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2011/04/conquering-colored-carnation-capillary.html?showComment=1301675412498&m=0 Almost Unschoolers: Conquering the Colored Carnation, Capillary Action Experiment The capillary action experiment, involving placing a white carnation in colored water, and watching the color rise, through the stem, into t... almost conquering colored carnation capillary https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/06/what-my-child-is-reading-june-19-2010.html Almost Unschoolers: What My Child is Reading - June 19, 2010 Our Vacation Bible School had a cowboy theme this week, so I picked up a few cowboy themed books for the kids to read for the library, summe... my child almost reading june https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2011/05/ladybug-counters.html?showComment=1304437106346 Almost Unschoolers: Ladybug Counters Remember our wooden doll head, penguin counters , for counting by 10s... ...that became robin counters , for counting by 2s? Well, we're st... almost ladybug counters https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2015/07/7-simple-steps-to-successful-summer.html Almost Unschoolers: 7 Simple Steps to Successful Summer Science Exploration with Your Children Summertime and science are such a natural pairing. The weather is fine, children have extra time on their hands, and there's a entire... https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2015/04/simple-solar-thermal-projects-for-kids.html?showComment=1490526409927 Almost Unschoolers: Simple Solar Thermal Projects for Kids - Solar Updraft Tower We're supposed to have sun for the rest of the week, but it's never good to take chances with the weather. So, when the sun came out... projects for kids solar thermal almost simple updraft https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2013/07/summer-fun-day-52-reading-props-fake.html?m=0 Almost Unschoolers: Summer Fun Day 52 - Reading Props - Fake Mustaches I'm up to my elbows in Vacation Bible School prep, this week. So, instead of planning crafts, or activities for the younger children, I ... summer fun day almost reading props fake https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2011/05/bugs-in-backyard-ladybug-larvae.html?m=1 Almost Unschoolers: Bugs in The Backyard - Ladybug Larvae I noticed this afternoon, that our ladybug eggs looked different. It looked like they had turned brown. So, I pulled the petal off of the dr... in the backyard almost bugs ladybug larvae https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/12/three-in-one-cookies.html?showComment=1291388480360 Almost Unschoolers: Three in One Cookies We were trapped inside, all day, yesterday, by gloomy skies, and a freezing drizzle, of all things. I'd never even heard of a freezing drizz... three in one almost cookies https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/07/marshmallow-teeth.html?showComment=1278631710650&m=0 Almost Unschoolers: Marshmallow Teeth Between all the children, there have been a number of loose, and lost teeth already this summer. To commemorate some of the latest losses, a... almost marshmallow teeth https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/10/crazy-about-candy-corn-books-links-and.html Almost Unschoolers: Crazy about Candy Corn - Books, Links, and Ideas for Children We've been having quite a bit of fun with candy corn, this week (click here , to see some of our candy corn inspired projects). Did you know... about candy https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/03/easter-lily-craft-and-book.html Almost Unschoolers: Easter Lily Craft and Book We kicked things off for Easter today, with Liz Curtis Higgs' The Parable of the Lily . It's a sweet, Easter themed story, about a father's... easter lily almost craft book https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2011/11/more-cranberry-science-for-children.html?showComment=1321628570959 Almost Unschoolers: More Cranberry Science for Children - What Makes Cranberries Red? While the children were munching away on their sandwiches at lunch, I pulled out what's left of our bag of cranberries for the first couple,... science for children almost cranberry https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/09/what-my-child-is-reading-september-18.html?showComment=1284828675095 Almost Unschoolers: What My Child is Reading - September 18, 2010 - Leaves! We couldn't let a week of leaf investigation end, without reading a few leaf themed books. Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert, is a deceptively simple... my child almost https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/10/mystery-tree-revealed-fall-science-for.html?showComment=1286759848876 Almost Unschoolers: The Mystery Tree Revealed - Fall Science For Children While we were away, at the beginning of week, the leaves on our mystery tree began to change color. If you have no idea what I'm talking abo... the mystery almost tree revealed fall https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/08/helena-mt-for-kids-explorationworks.html?showComment=1282520519321 Almost Unschoolers: Helena, MT for Kids - ExplorationWorks We merged our Science Sunday , and Friday Field Trip yesterday, by taking a short road trip to the ExplorationWorks children's museum in He... mt for kids almost helena https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/06/kids-bolo-tie-craft-for-fathers-day.html?showComment=1276637972281 Almost Unschoolers: Kids Bolo Tie Craft for Father's Day (maybe) The younger kids are in VBS this week, with a cowboy theme, like many around the country. I don't usually like to blatantly rip other people... father s day bolo tie almost kids https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/08/owl-cupcakes.html?showComment=1281404092646 Almost Unschoolers: Owl Cupcakes I wanted to make a snack to go along with our owl experience from the weekend, but I didn't want to spoil a family, fall tradition, by maki... almost owl cupcakes https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2012/04/alternative-easter-egg-hunt-part-ii.html?showComment=1333747159813 Almost Unschoolers: Alternative Easter "Egg" Hunt - Part II I managed to finish off my plans for the children's verse themed candy hunt for Easter, with one last trip to the store, keeping the Bible... easter egg hunt almost alternative part ii https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2014/11/thanksgiving-crafts-made-easy-recycling.html?m=0 Almost Unschoolers: Thanksgiving Crafts Made Easy - Recycling Thankfulness Usually, we spend the last couple of days of October, or the first few days of November, making 20-some hand print turkeys - one for each da... thanksgiving crafts made easy almost recycling thankfulness https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/12/lump-of-coal-crayons.html?m=0 Almost Unschoolers: Lump of Coal Crayons Have someone naughty (or just artistic) on your stocking stuffer list? Maybe they could use a lump of coal - crayon. I made a couple this mo... almost lump coal crayons https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2012/03/rainbow-fruit-smoothies.html?showComment=1330646196036&m=0 Almost Unschoolers: Rainbow Fruit Smoothies I finally got around to out 1st of March, welcome spring (keep your fingers crossed), rainbow, fruit smoothies at lunchtime, today. Yes, I d... almost rainbow fruit smoothies https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2011/02/strength-of-fold-origami-science-for.html?showComment=1298302854608 Almost Unschoolers: The Strength of The Fold - Origami Science For Kids I pulled a quick scientific demonstration from Michael G. LaFosse's Making Origami Science Experiments Step by Step , last night. First, I g... almost strength fold origami science https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/08/good-form-or-running-without-using-your.html?showComment=1282073518411&m=0 Almost Unschoolers: Good Form, Or Running Without Using Your Arms - Sports Science We had a beautiful, mild, but sunny evening, last night, perfect for trying out one of the experiments from Bobby Mercer's The Leaping, Slid... good form https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/08/helena-mt-for-kids-explorationworks.html?showComment=1282522725938 Almost Unschoolers: Helena, MT for Kids - ExplorationWorks We merged our Science Sunday , and Friday Field Trip yesterday, by taking a short road trip to the ExplorationWorks children's museum in He... mt for kids almost helena https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2011/07/ballerina-palm-puppet-craft.html?showComment=1311815608321 Almost Unschoolers: Ballerina Palm Puppet Craft Our little ballerina is a modified version of a palm puppet from India, we found in Alexandra M. Terizian's The Kids' Multicultural Art Book... almost ballerina palm puppet craft https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2015/05/summer-reading-with-activities-at-back.html?m=1 Almost Unschoolers: Summer Reading with Activities at the Back of the Book - Day 2: Thermal Coffee... The girls (ages 8 and 10) finished off the second book in the Nancy and the Clue Crew series, building steam into their summer r... https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2011/05/venus-fly-trap-puppet-craft-revamp.html?showComment=1306344804237 Almost Unschoolers: Venus Fly Trap Puppet Craft - Revamp The younger children passed a rainy morning, yesterday, watching a few more Nick Jr shows, before we're "officially" too old for them. A qui... venus fly trap almost puppet craft revamp https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/03/passover-or-exodus-video-links-for.html?m=0 Almost Unschoolers: Passove,r or Exodus, Video Links For Children, And Parents I feel like we spent all day watching movies, yesterday, but we found so many fun links, and it was so cold, and rainy out, I just couldn't ... links for children https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2011/01/recycled-calendars.html?showComment=1293916581290 Almost Unschoolers: Recycled Calendars I realized last week I hadn't picked up a 2011 calendar, yet. I don't know about you, but I can't bring myself to buy a calendar the last we... almost recycled calendars https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2011/05/baby-brontosaurus-not-apatosaurus.html?showComment=1306850551757&m=0 Almost Unschoolers: Baby Brontosaurus (Not Apatosaurus) Cookies This one is for my inner eight year old, one more victim of O.C. Marsh and the great "bone wars", who has never quite gotten over the loss o... almost baby brontosaurus apatosaurus cookies https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/08/math-manipulatives-for-multiplying.html?showComment=1283144785448 Almost Unschoolers: Math Manipulatives for Multiplying Negatives and Positives I was working with my oldest son on the distributive property in algebra, last week, and noticed he was still weak on the concept of multipl... math manipulatives almost multiplying negatives positives https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2015/05/cookie-spelling.html?m=1 Almost Unschoolers: Cookie Spelling I happened on bags of letter and number shaped animal-type crackers at the store... ...and decided if we (meaning me) are going to be s... almost cookie spelling https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/08/ph-indicator-art-or-more-fun-with-red.html?showComment=1281997600507 Almost Unschoolers: pH Indicator Art - Or More Fun With Red Cabbage, and a Coffee Filter I was preparing a bunch of red cabbage juice soaked, coffee filters, to cut up into homemade pH indicator strips, when it occurred to me, th... https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2011/12/tinsel-tail-bird-ornament-craft.html?showComment=1324154010147 Almost Unschoolers: Tinsel Tail Bird Ornament Craft - Christmas in Brazil We still had some glitter glue left after C (age 5) finished with her Strawberry Shortcake ornament . Clearly, another craft was in order. T... tinsel tail almost bird ornament craft https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/02/dulce-de-leche-in-crockpot.html?showComment=1265866358154 Almost Unschoolers: Dulce de Leche in a Crockpot If you know anything about making dulce de leche, the sweet caramel like, milk based sauce, which I'm told is popular in Latin America, then... dulce de leche in a almost crockpot https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/04/cereal-box-robins.html Almost Unschoolers: Cereal Box Robins There's an old nursery rhyme that says - The north wind doth blow, And we shall have snow, And what will poor Robin do then, poor thing? He'... cereal box almost robins https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2013/06/summer-fun-day-32-bubble-gum-blowing.html?showComment=1372285517575&m=0 Almost Unschoolers: Summer Fun Day 32 - Bubble Gum Blowing Contest I read Meghan McCarthy's biography of Walter Diemer, the inventor of bubble gum, to the children, as they finished up lunch yesterday. ... summer fun day bubble gum almost blowing contest https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/12/what-my-child-is-reading-older-children.html?showComment=1293484246568 Almost Unschoolers: What My Child is Reading - The Older Children With all the excitement, and busyness of this last week, I didn't read a lot to the younger children beyond the Christmas story out the Bibl... my child almost reading older children https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-red-white-and-blue-crayon-candle-for.html Almost Unschoolers: A Red, White and Blue Crayon Candle for Flag Day I have a confession. The candle at the top of this page is not the red, white and blue crayon candle I was going to tell you about today.... red white and blue https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/08/to-kill-mockingbird-reading-challenge.html?showComment=1280698705725 Almost Unschoolers: To Kill A Mockingbird Reading Challenge Hope is the Word is hosting a reading challenge in honor of the 50th anniversary of the publishing of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird . T... to kill a mockingbird almost reading challenge https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2012/03/mapping-picture-books.html?showComment=1337134055316 Almost Unschoolers: Mapping Picture Books We tied our "March in like a lion" morning, back into our study of Africa, by reading Mary Pope Osborne's Magic Tree House Lions at Lunchtim... almost mapping picture books https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/09/b-is-for-bat-craft.html Almost Unschoolers: B is for Bat Craft After reading Margaret Read MacDonald's retelling of one of Aesop's fables (click here , to find our review of the book), we talked about w... almost b craft https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/06/homemade-barometer-part-3.html?showComment=1277392410165 Almost Unschoolers: Homemade Barometer Part 3 We made our third type of barometer last night. I've completely lost track of where I found the instructions for this one, but I know I saw ... almost homemade barometer part https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2011/05/blog-post.html?m=0 Almost Unschoolers: Hatching Dinosaur Cookies The hatching dinosaur cookies I made, as a story time snack, to go along with Cheryl Bardoe's The Ugly Duckling Dinosaur, A Prehistoric Tale... almost hatching dinosaur cookies https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/11/thanksgiving-science-cranberries.html?showComment=1289775940953&m=0 Almost Unschoolers: Thanksgiving Science - Cranberries While we had the cranberries out this week, I figured we might as well mix some science in with the baking. First, we did a traditional sink... almost thanksgiving science cranberries https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2011/04/peeps-experiment-2-how-to-dissolve.html?showComment=1303274954988 Almost Unschoolers: Peeps Experiment #2 - How to Dissolve Peeps For those of you not interested in actually ingesting Peeps, how about dissolving them - for the sake of science, of course. The children, a... how to almost peeps experiment dissolve https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2012/04/high-school-science-dissecting-virtual.html?m=1 Almost Unschoolers: High School Science - Dissecting a Virtual Squid My in-laws have arrived in town for a visit, so I'll be slipping away from my computer for the next few days, probably through the weekend, ... high school science almost dissecting virtual squid https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2014/09/pumpkin-rice-krispie-treats.html?showComment=1412105260562 Almost Unschoolers: Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats Okay, so I think it was pretty obvious from the picture yesterday, that we pieced our pumpkin puzzle together out of plain old Rice Kris... pumpkin rice almost treats https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2012/03/rainbow-fruit-smoothies.html?m=1 Almost Unschoolers: Rainbow Fruit Smoothies I finally got around to out 1st of March, welcome spring (keep your fingers crossed), rainbow, fruit smoothies at lunchtime, today. Yes, I d... almost rainbow fruit smoothies https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2012/01/fibonacci-sugar-cookies.html Almost Unschoolers: Fibonacci Sugar Cookies I had some extra cookie dough to use up, and an excellent, math themed, picture book, biography to read with the children, that was just beg... almost fibonacci sugar cookies https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2011/05/folk-toy-fridays-hand-propeller.html Almost Unschoolers: Folk Toy Fridays - Hand Propeller I would probably call this toy a helicopter, but I've seen it referred to as a hand propeller, Chinese top, or bamboo dragonfly. At any rate... almost folk toy fridays hand https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2011/06/electric-playdough-and-more-thoughts-on.html Almost Unschoolers: Electric Playdough and More Thoughts on Kits It was cold, and raining again this morning, but we barely noticed. We were busy playing with playdough - playdough and electricity - bwa-ha... and more thoughts on almost electric playdough https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/06/homemade-hygrometer.html?m=0 Almost Unschoolers: Homemade Hygrometer Now that we have a basic thermometer , and barometer we figured we might as well go ahead, and make a hygrometer. Hygro is from the Greek, ... almost homemade hygrometer https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-eiffel-tower-string-trick-step-by.html?showComment=1451885088161&m=0 Almost Unschoolers: The Eiffel Tower String Trick - Step by Step I decided it would be fun to teach the younger girls how to do the Eiffel Tower string trick as a follow-up to our New Year's Eve pretz... the eiffel tower almost string trick step https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2014/12/gumdrop-and-toothpick-sierpinski.html Almost Unschoolers: Gumdrop and Toothpick Sierpinski Christmas Trees Having the marshmallows, and toothpicks out for our Koch snowflake lesson , reminded the children of the fun we've had in the past building... almost gumdrop toothpick christmas trees https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/12/homemade-christmas-gummy-candy.html?showComment=1293076439754&m=0 Almost Unschoolers: Homemade Christmas Gummy Candy While I had the Jell-O out today, I decided to make the kids some Christmas gummy candies, to take along to the Christmas Eve service. I use... homemade christmas almost gummy candy https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2011/05/changing-butterfly-life-cycle-craft.html?showComment=1305043024925 Almost Unschoolers: Changing Butterfly Life Cycle Craft The younger girls and I made a butterfly life cycle craft, inspired by Mama Smiles , this week, after reading Dorling Kindersley's See How T... butterfly life cycle almost changing craft https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2019/04/homeschooling-teen-years-pig-shaped.html?showComment=1554473467207 Almost Unschoolers: Homeschooling the Teen Years - Pig Shaped Cakes and American Fast Food in Asia One of the older kids has a trip, planned for this summer, to teach English in Asia (with a legitimate organization and traveling with ... https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/09/p-is-for-pumpkin-pumpkin-seed-craft.html?showComment=1286414841441 Almost Unschoolers: P is for Pumpkin - A Pumpkin Seed Craft The girls (ages 4, and 5), put together a quick, pumpkin craft, last night, to go along with Patty's Pumpkin Patch by Teri Sloat. Patty's P... almost p seed craft https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2011/05/t-rex-fossil-footprint-cookies.html?m=0 Almost Unschoolers: T-Rex Fossil Footprint Cookies Christy, over at Superheroes and Princesses , got us thinking about Tyrannosaurus Rex, with her review of Natalie Lunis' A T. Rex Named Sue,... t rex almost fossil footprint cookies https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/07/ice-on-string-trick.html?m=0 Almost Unschoolers: Ice On A String Trick Ask your children if they can lift an ice cube out of a glass of water, with a piece of string, without getting their hands wet. Chances are... on a string almost ice trick https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-hide-and-seek-jar.html?showComment=1299097153914&m=0 Almost Unschoolers: St. Patrick's Day Hide-And-Seek Jar I thought with St. Patrick's Day coming up, the children might enjoy a holiday themed, hide-and-seek-jar - just the standard type, but with ... st patrick s day hide and seek almost jar https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2009/06/flag-day-craft-rocky-mountain-style.html Almost Unschoolers: Flag Day Craft Rocky Mountain Style I found this idea for a Flag Day craft at http://www.enchantedlearning.com/ . It's titled, "Patriotic Pebble", and it sounded perfect for us... flag day craft rocky almost mountain style https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2012/05/children-in-garden-dandelions-indoors.html?showComment=1335957410680 Almost Unschoolers: Children in the Garden - Dandelions Indoors We discovered, by accident last summer when the girls left a bouquet of dandelions in their playhouse, that even cut dandelions, in a v... in the garden almost children dandelions indoors https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2009/12/little-christmas-tree-start-project.html?m=0 Almost Unschoolers: The Little Christmas Tree - stART Project I was backstage at the Nutcracker, or our community's kid type version of the Nutcracker, today. It was the first of five performances for t... little christmas tree almost start project https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/11/indian-or-harvest-corn-paper-weaving.html?showComment=1288629970182 Almost Unschoolers: Indian, or Harvest Corn, Paper Weaving Craft For Children Thanksgiving time just begs for a children's, paper weaving, craft. But, taking on an entire place mat's worth of weaving construction paper... paper weaving almost indian harvest https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2011/07/?m=0 Almost Unschoolers: July 2011 almost july https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/09/dinosaurs-pioneers-and-leonardo-da.html?showComment=1283873612921 Almost Unschoolers: Dinosaurs, Pioneers, and Leonardo da Vinci in Montana We took advantage of the Man of the House being off for the long weekend, to sneak in a quick road trip to the Museum of the Rockies , in B... leonardo da vinci almost dinosaurs pioneers montana https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2009/12/button-box-frugal-boredom-buster.html?m=0 Almost Unschoolers: The Button Box - A Frugal Boredom Buster When I was little, my mother had a special box, about the size of an oatmeal canister, full of buttons. She had been adding to it for years,... the button box a almost frugal boredom https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2011/05/t-rex-fossil-footprint-cookies.html?showComment=1305986886115 Almost Unschoolers: T-Rex Fossil Footprint Cookies Christy, over at Superheroes and Princesses , got us thinking about Tyrannosaurus Rex, with her review of Natalie Lunis' A T. Rex Named Sue,... t rex almost fossil footprint cookies https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2011/05/what-my-child-is-reading-summer-is-here.html?m=1 Almost Unschoolers: What My Child is Reading - Summer is Here! Our reading this week was all over the place. The weather has magically turned a corner from a wintry spring, into a beautiful summer, and s... my child almost reading summer https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2012/04/hosanna-rock-last-minute-triumphal.html Almost Unschoolers: Hosanna Rock - Last Minute Triumphal Entry Craft Just in case you're looking for a last minute craft for Palm Sunday, I thought I'd share what I have planned for my Sunday School class tod... last minute triumphal entry almost hosanna rock https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2014/05/ Almost Unschoolers: May 2014 almost may https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/12/streamer-painted-candy-cane-wrapping.html?m=0 Almost Unschoolers: Streamer Painted Candy Cane Wrapping Paper I bought a couple of Christmas presents this week, that I needed wrapping paper for, so it was craft time to the rescue. I moved the table, ... candy cane almost streamer painted wrapping https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2013/06/summer-fun-day-10-teen-boredom-buster.html?m=0 Almost Unschoolers: Summer Fun Day 10 - Teen Boredom Buster - Brownie Bake-Off The thing with parenting is just about the time you become an expert at dealing with preschoolers, you realize you've got teenagers in the... summer fun day https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/11/toilet-paper-tube-indian-or-harvest.html Almost Unschoolers: Toilet Paper Tube Indian, or Harvest Corn Napkin Rings, and Decorations. After seeing the pretty Thanksgiving corn craft, on Ramblings of a Crazy Woman (via One Pretty Thing ), and since I already had the construc... https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2015/01/building-snow-fort.html?showComment=1421403559711&m=0 Almost Unschoolers: Building a Snow Fort The weather finally warmed up enough for the children to head outside. I passed by the kitchen window on my way to fold the endless pil... building a almost snow fort https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/11/turkey-toast.html?m=0 Almost Unschoolers: Turkey Toast When I saw the "Tom Turkey" toast on Little Nummies (a great site for creative sandwich ideas, by the way), I knew the kids would love it. O... almost turkey toast https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/09/fall-science-part-1.html?showComment=1284300728532 Almost Unschoolers: Fall Science Part 1 I noticed yesterday, that it had been exactly a year, since we'd gone a our fall nature walk, to gather pine cones for a wreath . I thought... almost fall science part https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2011/05/ugly-duckling-dinosaur.html?showComment=1304459993819&m=0 Almost Unschoolers: The Ugly Duckling Dinosaur I was a tiny bit hesitant when the folks at Blue Slip Media asked if they could send us Cheryl Bardoe's latest book, The Ugly Duckling Dinos... the ugly duckling almost dinosaur https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/03/teaching-children-second-language-intro.html?m=0 Almost Unschoolers: Teaching Children a Second Language - Intro I've been thinking about sharing some of my success, and failures at teaching the children a second language, for a while. As, I started or... teaching children second language almost intro https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2009/10/honey-gingerbread-men-scones-for-first.html Almost Unschoolers: Honey Gingerbread Men Scones for the First Day of Snow We usually have a gingerbread unit study to mark the first snow fall of the year. This year though, the snow seemed to arrive awfully... the first day gingerbread men https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2015/07/what-to-do-with-all-that-child-made.html?m=0 Almost Unschoolers: What to Do With All That Child Made Artwork. Every so often, another mother will ask what I do with all the pictures and crafts my children have made. I actually keep an large... what to do all that almost https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/06/taste-of-sunshine-cookies.html?m=0 Almost Unschoolers: A Taste of Sunshine (Cookies) Our forecast for sun is still holding, and we're quite excited. So excited, in fact, that we just had to have a little taste last night. The... a taste of almost sunshine cookies https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2009/08/really-big-crocheted-ball-of-plarn.html Almost Unschoolers: A Really Big Crocheted Ball of Plarn As a follow up to our really big crocheted ball , I made one out of plarn for the kids to play with outside. If your new to plarn, it stands... really big almost crocheted ball plarn https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2011/07/recycling-sidewalk-chalk-into-sidewalk.html?showComment=1310641897285 Almost Unschoolers: Recycling Sidewalk Chalk into Sidewalk Paint It's hard to believe we're far enough into the summer already, to have used up sidewalk chalk, but I noticed the other day, many of our piec... sidewalk chalk almost recycling paint https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/02/lion-and-lamb-cookies-for-march.html?m=1 Almost Unschoolers: Lion and Lamb Cookies for March Our craft last night , inspired our snack for today. It turns out a flower cookie shape, works quite nicely for both a lion, and a lamb. You... almost lion lamb cookies march https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2014/11/unschooling-science-rainbow-birthday.html?showComment=1416756547289 Almost Unschoolers: Unschooling Science - Rainbow, Birthday Candle, Emission Spectra Science is one of the subjects we pretty much completely unschool. We have a few science textbooks, and on occasion we read through them... rainbow birthday almost unschooling science candle https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/02/as-american-as-soda-cracker-pie-and.html Almost Unschoolers: As American As Soda Cracker Pie, and Science in the Kitchen. I love hands on learning, really love it. And, it if happens to come in the form of a dessert... ...hmm, let's just say I was pretty happy ... https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/11/thanksgiving-alphabet-brainstorming.html?m=0 Almost Unschoolers: A Thanksgiving, Alphabet, Brainstorming Activity Today, we're working on a very simple, Thanksgiving, brainstorming book, to help us focus in on all the individual, things we have to be tha... almost thanksgiving alphabet brainstorming activity https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2009/04/wind-power-unit-study-day-5-building.html Almost Unschoolers: Wind Power Unit Study - Day 5: Building a Wind Turbine's Tower Since a wind turbine has to be mounted on something, our study today focused in on tower design. A tower for a wind turbine needs to be stro... https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/09/pumpkin-pie-cake-mix-cookies.html Almost Unschoolers: Pumpkin Pie (Cake Mix) Cookies Working with the delicious smelling fall finger paint all afternoon, left the children pleading for pumpkin pie. It's a bit early in the se... pumpkin pie cake mix almost cookies https://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2011/08/ladybugs-in-bozeman.html?m=0 Almost Unschoolers: Ladybugs in Bozeman We made it home from Butte and Bozeman, and we had a terrific time. But, I did have to laugh. Surrounded by city sights, and sounds - hotel ... almost ladybugs bozeman