The highlights…
Family Drawing Workshop
Through our Read Aloud Revival Membership we get access to a few already recorded workshops. So on Monday morning, I thought it would be fun to do a Christmas Drawing Workshop. The instructor was Ralph Masiello, creator of various drawing books such as “Ocean Drawing Book” and “Bug Drawing Book”, that you can find here. The Kids spent over an hour drawing various Christmas-y type things. I must say it was a great way to start the week! And even though my oldest is a natural born artist, she learned some new techniques that she was excited to implement!
Farmer Boy
We’ve been listening to Farmer Boy on Audiobook. This week we heard about how Almanzo and his siblings made candy/taffy from molasses, sugar, and water. My kids desperately wanted to try this. So we found a recipe here and attempted to make our own taffy. It did not turn out so well, and we eventually gave up and formed little candy balls instead. My daughter nicknamed them “Lassies”. They taste better than they look!
Field Trip: Musical Zoo
On Tuesday we went with some of our old co-op friends to attend the symphony. It was only a 45-minute performance (perfect for a 4-year-old!). It was a very engaging performance that began with a narrator reading a few Aesop’s fables while the orchestra “accompanied”. Then the orchestra played Carnival of the Animals, a 14 movement suite, written by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns in 1886. It was a very entertaining performance.
‘Life of Fred’ Marathon
Every few weeks my kids get the itch to complete a giant amount of their Life of Fred books. This week was such a week. Joe completed about 15 chapters which was almost a whole book! I love Life of Fred for so many reasons, one being how it is quirky and fun. Many times I have found Life of Fred books laying in Lydia’s bed. They are a great choice for outside the box learners! To learn more about Life of Fred, go here.
