fun

how we have fun in our homeschool ?

although I do feel like everything we do is fun 🙂 otherwise why bother doing it ?
I figured the best way for me to answer this; is to make a random list of “fun” things we do; some daily … some weekly … and some seasonal 🙂

library visits 

museums 

park days

 

chalk fun 

bike rides

scooter rides

board games 

card games

hide and seek 

play tag 

nature hunt 

hikes

city adventures

making smoothies

swimming 

blowing bubbles 

reading books

drawing 

painting

dancing 

singing

play basketball

play street hockey 

play mini put 

roller blading 

skateboarding

hopscotch

playing with our dog

making desserts 

water fight

shadow play

friendship bracelet making

origami 

free creative play

cardboard box playing

lego play time 

I am certain I forgot a lot more things… but this is a good starting point 🙂

Whatever we are doing … I love taking pictures (as most of you know) 🙂 I just had the chance to review Picaboo yearbook … go check it out here 

We are having a contest for a chance to win a Picaboo yearbook photo book of your own … so don’t forget to go enter here 

Now GO and HAVE SOME FUN!!!!

Take some pictures 

And then come back and tell me know what you did 🙂

Also go check out my fellow Canadian bloggers on how they add fun to their homeschool here 🙂

Lisa

Homeschooling through the Winter

I am not going to fluff it or lie … I hate winter!

It has really never been my season. Even as a kid… I dreaded the cold. Yes the snow is fun and pretty; but I have always been and always will be a sun and sand kind of girl.

Now that I have got that off my chest … What does our homeschooling in the winter look like? good question !

For those nice winter days where there is snow and it is not too cold; we build snow forts, snow men, go sledding, and this year are trying cross country skiing.

  

For the other days; when the temperature hits -30 celsius  (and no sadly I am NOT kidding!!!!) We hibernate … and build forts indoors… paint… read… play legos …and get most of our practical written homeschooling work done during this time.

  

As much as I would be all for complete hibernation … my kids still do their regular activities/workshops and classes … from swim (yes even in the winter time) gym, aikido, music, drama… and other fun stuff!  And we are totally excited to be participating in a brand new co-op this year 🙂

And as much as I hate winter … I try my best not to impose my likes/dislikes on my kids. So 2/3 of my kids love playing outside and spend a good amount of time on nice winter days out paying.

I have to say that I homeschool for so many reasons and many perks… but one of my favourite  winter time perks of homeschooling is; not getting up and waking my kids up to get them to the bus stop before the sun is even up and it is freezing outside. I love that I wake up and I find them doing all sorts of stuff; from art projects, to reading or writing, to playing with legos, or building a cool fort to hide in. 

So this is what our winter homeschooling looks like 🙂

So far this year has been much warmer then last years’ crazy polar vortex … hopefully it will stay milder and we can keep skiing, sledding and building snowmen 🙂

    

what does your winter homeschooling look like ?

~Lisa

clay is fun and messy ;)

We went to art studio last week

and the kids got their hands on clay …

there was a paint splatter room …apparently they have had about 500 + paint parties for the walls to look like this:

I want a room like this in my house!!!

Lisa

mommy day

I want to wish all you mommies a very happy mommy day!

I hope your little ones drew and wrote you sweet notes… whispered I love yous in your ears and gave you great big hugs and kisses!

and a very special happy mothers day to my mom … I miss you like crazy and I think of you every day

my mom and me as a baby

 

Lisa

wheels poem

poem written by my 8 year old

Wheels

Wheels and wheels
Bikes for tikes
Wheels for 1
Wheels for fun
Wheels for more
Wheels galore!

 

🙂