This past week has been windy {hello understatement}. So much so that Thomas asked, "Where does wind come from?" We talked about climate changes, air pressure and conduction. Ten minutes later I asked him to explain it to me, and well... he needed some visuals. Oh, did we have fun with that... First, we painted with wind to show that it has a force and a direction. We decided to use watercolors to show movements better. They had fun with blending the colors too. Then we used matches and eggs to demonstrate air pressure. The kids {especially Thomas} loved this. We originally

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Well, kinda. I walked, the kids rode their bikes and Marcus had a glorious stroller ride that... well... you'll see. Since the snow has thawed a bit and the sun was shining out today we thought it would be a good idea to see what the animals and nature scene looked like in winter. The first thing they noticed was that the flowers were gone so no bugs! Molly even stopped to take a picture of it. Next, they saw that the stream had frozen over and we talked about how the fish are alive and safe underneath the ice. Then we saw birds nests and tons of birds. That was certainly

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One of my favorite parts of our day is circle time. It’s usually done in our pj’s because it’s one of the first things the kids ask to do after breakfast. Today, we were nice and dressed, so I figured I’d show you how we do it. First we start out by lighting a{n LED} candle.

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Last week as Molly and I were playing in the yard, she looked up at our trees and said, “Mommy, I wish that the trees still had leaves on them, they are so pretty with their leaves!” I explained to her that trees lose their leaves in autumn so that when winter comes they not only have a nice blanket from the fallen leaves to keep them warm, but also the snow would collect on their leaves and break their branches and hurt the tree. She nodded and agreed, but I figured it certainly wouldn’t hurt to do some paper cutting to illustrate the concept.

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