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All the artsy, messy, fun stuff that me and the little monkeys do all day:

Fused Plastic Bead Suncatchers

Taking Apart Appliances

School Glue Dyed with Acrylic Paints

Rainbow Cake

Painting the Car

Modeling Marzipan

Perfect Paper Snowflakes

Popsicle Stick Star of David and Christmas Tree Ornaments

Shaving Cream Puff Paint

Liquid Watercolor Spray Paint

Rainbow Waffles

S'mores Cupcakes

Five Things Other Than Paper to Paint with Liquid Watercolors

White Chocolate Fondue Sculptures

Egg Carton Color Sorters

Felt Playsets

Homemade Peanut Butter

Play Dough

Tie-Dyed Socks


Beaded Ribbon Necklace

Watercolor Crown

Balancing Butterflies

Cream Cheese Butterfly Snack

Coffee Filter Tie-Dye

Spray Painting with Children

Temporary Flower Art

Paper Dolls

Decoupage with a Group of Children

Snow Paint

Dot Painters
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    The Awesome Rainbow Milk Science Experiment - This rainbow milk science experiment is popular around the web. And for good reason. Also called milky fireworks, erupting colors, magic milk, tie-dyed mil...
  • E is for Explore!
    Stacked: Learning with Styrofoam Cups - Check out my post at We Are Teachers: Ways to teach English Language Arts (featured above), Math, Social Studies, and Science using styrofoam cups!
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    Keep Calm Craft On {crafting on} - *The act of creating, in one form or another, preserves my sanity amongst the chaos of life. This explains why I always have more than one project going at...
  • Mt. Hope Chronicles
    Family, Friends, and Water - [image: Img2014-07-20_0009fpm] We attended a wedding/family reunion on the Willamette River yesterday. It was a grand time of celebration and conversation...
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  • The Scientific Mom
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  • Journey Into Unschooling
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  • Navigating By Joy
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  • For Love of Education
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    birthday - my darling, beautiful friend. I love you so.
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  • Homeschooling Waldorf
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  • The Helpful Garden
    Montessori Botany Primary Parts of Cards - Update!!! - During my new training this summer I learned so much, and have had to adjust my thinking and approach in some ways as I have been stretched. I am so grate...
  • LaPaz Home Learning
    If you give a kid a piece of amber… - If you give a kid a piece of amber, she is going to want her microscope to look for insects. And then she is going to have a million questions… Topics of d...
  • Satori Smiles
    Grade 3 2013-2014 Curriculum - Since moving to our new rental home, we still have a learning loft area where Satori and I can work together, but the wall was too small to fit our huge ...
  • The Chronicle of the Earth
    More Resources - Make sure you check out Brenda's latest resources for SOTW on her blog too! She's been amazing at picking up the lapbook project!
  • Buntmond
    That’s All Folks! :) - Liebe Blogleserinnen und -leser, hier endet unser Homeschooling-Abenteuer und dies ist auch der letzte Eintrag in diesem Blog. Vielen herzlichen Dank an al...
  • On The Shelf: A Picture Diary of Montessori Work In Our Classroom
    Some springtime activities - Volcano work with baking soda and vinegar. Watch it erupt! Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar cutting strips! Print making with styrofoam. Farm...
  • Counting Coconuts
    Where Am I? - Hi there! As you can see, I haven't been blogging regularly for several months now. This is a result of a sudden blog-break I had to take last fall, an...
  • Blog, She Wrote
    Blog, She Wrote has moved! - Blog, She Wrote has moved to a new location: blogshewrote.org
  • My Montessori Journey
    New Etsy shop listing: Thanksgiving Pillow: BLESSED - I just listed this item in my Etsy shop, right in time for Thanksgiving. This would make a great hostess gift for Thanksgiving. Or a treasured keepsake to pu...
  • : : 100 Digits : :
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The lucky momma of two little blonde daddy clones, we spend our days eating cheese cubes and oranges, reading books about dinosaurs, pestering the dadda, and making junk out of other junk.
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