 |
| I love that many of the children make things for each other even during the week |
 |
| The Hanchetts brought some friends to join us this week! Welcome to another Josie, Silas & Mathias |
 |
| Asher made a bird feeder! Next to him is a log cabin by Ella :0) |
 |
| More birds have nested in the cattails! |
 |
| Cooling off |
 |
| The Josie's painting together |
 |
| What's under old logs?? These guys are curious to see! |
 |
| With a few short safety lessons & of course, supervision, even 3 year olds are able to use glue guns! It has been very satisfying for even the younger ones to be able to work on projects that require this tool :0) |
 |
| Mmmmm playdough cupcakes! |
 |
| "Twining" girls! Ella says she loves having a 'little sister' at Countryside❤ |
 |
| So proud of their creations! Simeon & Priscilla worked so hard on their houses - even ASKED me to take pictures! |
 |
| We are thankful for the shade near our mud kitchen - such a relief on the really hot days when we still want to be outside |
 |
| Watch out for those heavy doors! Poor Mac got these 2 shut in one...thankfully tiny fingers are still flexible! |
 |
| A tree frog was hiding in our mud kitchen supplies! We studied his suction-cup feet & yellow legs then watched him climb/hop all the way up the giant oak tree! We talked about camoflage, amphibians, & hibernation.... |
 |
| This is a mystery bug - he was huge |
 |
| This fabulous shady spot is perfect for volleyball & badmitten |
 |
| I love that they all have each other to play games - sometimes it's hard to find enough people at home to play |
 |
| Bry got to visit this week & was so helpful with the younger ones :0) |
 |
| Bry's cousin Ruth also got to visit this week! One family was on vacation so we had a few openings :0) |
 | |
| Fort building with Analiese on Tuesdays! |
 |
| Just add water ;0) |
 |
| Friday easel time |
 |
| Auberon & Malachi studying the electric board from a DVD player |
 |
 |
| Henry's robot invention - with those awesome tiny hands! |
 |
| Whoa! A bit too high!! |
 |
| Ben helping his pal Auberon climb a tree |
 |
| Wild Indians last week! They were all over the place with swords & teams & plots....reminded me of Roxaboxen |
 |
| The Tuesday class made Father's Day crafts with nature finds! |
 |
| We had a parakeet for a few days....My grand idea of starting a "pet library" fell through. It would be SO fun to have a variety of small pets to rotate around so that everyone could get the experience of a pet without the commitment & expense....but a law-savvy friend strongly advised we not proceed, for liability reasons. I would have loved to have this kind of program continue through our homeschool co op as well, but alas! Not meant to be.....Tweaty Petey has returned to Petco if you are interested! |
 |
| Major fascination with the old DVD player....I reminded them several times not to do this at home!! |
 |
| We made s'mores in our solar ovens - much yummy-ness |
 |
| Found this handy dandy cart for $1 at a yard sale - makes hauling water to the mud kitchen much easier. Ezra was our water man on Friday...with heat index around 100F it was GREAT to have cold water & lots of shade so we could still play outside |
 |
| Henry & his Hobbit feet |
 |
| Malachi following in his brother Ben's tinkering footsteps....we go through a lot of tape! |
 |
| Josie made this from the cattail leaves! |
 |
| Everyone's a chef! Just like tinkering with old appliances, exploring in water & mud appeals to a very wide age range! |
 | ||||
| Laying out the leaves for her weaving project |
