Tuesday, 17 July 2012

Some extras:



...marshmallow structures...


...Monkey Girl has been busy collecting snails...

...she turned 9 in June.  I love her!!!...

...Birthday fun...

..out with a baby cousin :)...

...a windy Birthday pic-nic...

...we did a mini-project on garden birds...

...gardening fun with The Boy's playgroup...

...learning about water filters...

...the kiddies made these gorgeous cupcakes while I was poorly one day.  I awoke to yummy baking smells and happy, floury children...

...balloon modelling with Papa...

...Mummy and The Boy made a marble run...


...a fairy garden for poorly children...

...Peanut Butter, our beloved hamster...

...rainy day games...

...McFlurries...

...the children love our local 'puddle' - a permanent feature in a nearby field.  On particularly muddy days they run their own chocolate factory there :)

...raspberry picking...

...making pottery...

...the lion and the flour - there's a story there somewhere...

...Birthday goodies for Papa...

...learning how to play squash...


Sunday, 15 July 2012

Monday, 18 June 2012

We are studying The Ocean and its Coral Reefs.  My two eldest are enjoying their research into the subject and have done some super work.  My two youngest are having a blast :)


Ocean sensory tray

Ocean imagination aids















Apparently one can't make coral reef polyps without goggles






Measuring the length of a blue whale - can you spot the other two down the far end of the lane?  That's nose to tail :)

Measuring the length of a Japanese Spider Crab - woah!

Seahorse research