Little Pink Apple

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  • Kids In the Kitchen: S’more Cookies

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    These cookies are so delicious and so incredibly easy to make. All you need is graham crackers, a sharp cookie cutter, marshmallows, and Hershey kisses. I had quite a few “fails” but everyone enjoyed snacking on the ones that broke. Cut the marshmallows in half and place them on the graham cracker rounds.  Set your…

  • National Bird Day – Burrowing Owls

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    Today is National Bird Day. It is the perfect time to write about a bird that is near and dear to this family’s heart, the burrowing owl.  My son has always loved owls.  When it came time for him to choose an eagle scout project he contacted the Florida Audubon Society to inquire about what…

  • Barbie

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    I spent countless hours with my Barbies when I was young. I would imagine these complex stories and play them out with my cast of barbies.  In reflection, they were a great toy for me. They were tools that let my imagination soar and fostered my creativity with various story plots. The down side, where…

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  • Light Table Toys

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      Kids are instantly drawn to light tables. There are so many great learning opportunities they can present. For little ones they are great for manipulating objects, and experimenting with light and color.  Older children love to build and experiment with light refraction.  If you put animals on your light table children will delight in…

  • Kids in the Kitchen: Jolly Rancher Lollipops

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    These are so simple to make and will delight all age groups. You simply line a cookie sheet with tin foil. We used the rapid release tin foil.  Arrange unwrapped jolly ranchers on the end of a popsickle stick. Bake at 350 until the candies have melted.  Allow them to fully cool before removing them…

  • Field Trip: Peter and the Starcatcher

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    We visited the Hippodrome Theatre in Gainesville, Florida.  One of the things I love about the Hippodrome is the creativity you see with the costumes and scenery.  For example, they made the mermaids tails out of dustpans, and  shields out of garbage can lids and pasta.  Many of the kids came up to me after…

  • Playing the Card Game Spoons

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    We had a great weekend. My son is currently working on a community conservation project. There will be more on this later, stay tuned.  After a weekend of hard work we wanted some low key family time. We decided to close our weekend Sunday night with a friendly game of cards.  We quickly googled card…

  • Johnny Appleseed

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    Oh how I wish you could smell my house right now!  It has that delightful aroma of fall.  Today, we studied John Chapman more commonly known as Johnny Appleseed.  In celebration we made apple chips sprinkled with freshly ground cinnamon and sugar.  They made a seriously delicious fall snack.  We also read several books which…

  • The Well Trained Mind

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    Many years ago when my husband and I made the decision to home school people would ask us about it with mild interest.  As time has gone on it seems I am asked about home schooling more than ever.  No longer is it with mild removed interest.  Parents want to know exactly how I do…