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| Duck, duck, goose! |
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| Red light, green light. |
After the castle, we went to the brand new Microsoft store at the mall. They had a workshop/class called TechTots which we decided to give a try.
They started by giving each kid a name tag with stickers and stamps to decorate it with.
They got introduced to Tech Mouse and they listened to a story.
Then they got to play Nickelodeon Dance which they LOVED!
Afterwards they had a snack.
and played some more:
It was a nice activity. There was a lot of playing and not enough learning in my opinion. It may have been a little too young for Hayzel, but it’s a nice alternative on a rainy afternoon. Melissa, the coordinator, did say she could work with us to come up with a class that was geared more towards young homeschoolers. So stayed tuned.
Tuesday was Young Explorers day. We’re still working on the human body, and this time the kids learned about the lungs. We met at a local park for this activity even though it was rainy because it had a covered area. This was actually not an ideal place to host a science club, because all the kids wanted to do was go play in the playground. Tania and I did advise our kids ahead of time that because of the rain and wet equipment, they were not allowed to go to the playground, and that kept them reigned in.
Rachel started things off by showing a video on her Iphone regarding the lungs.
Then the kids did an art project. They painted a set of lungs with sponges so that the pattern left represented the bronchioles.
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| The blue represents the alveolar. |
Finally, the
This craft called for balloons, so the kids had a blast before, during, and after the meeting playing with them.
Thursday, Hayzel had dance class. The country of the week was Turkey. Hayzel enjoyed himself and the end of class happily shouted, “ This was fun!”.
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| "Turkish" foods. Clementines, pistachios, flat bread. |
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| Reading a Turkish folk tale. |
Friday during little co-op the kids got to examine some seashells, coral, sea glass, and sand dollars up close.
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| Some of these were hand-made by Carolyn's husband! |
Then Carolyn whipped out her light box and the kids got to look at x-ray films of various sea……..stuff(??).
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| This was a big hit with the kids. |
Next, everyone got to make a underwater collage.
And finally, they went fishing!
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| Even little Rachel joined in on the fun! |
After leaving co op, I realized how hot the day was. Like, summertime hot. Tania and I (and the kids, of course) quickly changed our plans and met up with Vanessa, Jen, and their brood at the beach. Although the weather was hot, the water was way to cold for even the bravest of the bunch. So there was a lot more sand play than water play. We stayed for about 2.5-3 hours. It was wonderful!
We gathered the kids for a group shot at the end. Took a couple of tries but I got some good ones.
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| Funny faces! |
