• Yes, That’s What My Kids Do During Their Free Time!

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    I love my kids!  Sometimes the activities they do during their “free time” make me smile.  The other day as I was walking through the dining room the dry erase board caught my attention.  During their free time earlier that day they decided to work on some fun math skills.  They enjoy pretending to teach school to their sibling or stuffed animals.

    The best part of this play time is it provides additional learning opportunities for the kids.  They get a chance to practice more of their skills therefore helping them solidify the multiplication facts more clearly.  While they do not do this every time they have free time it is a fairly common occurrence at our house.  I am thankful for kids who love to learn.  Hope they continue to foster that love of learning for their entire life.

  • Crafting Our Own Pottery

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    Brina learning how to work the pottery wheel!

    One of the gifts Karlie recently got for Brina was a do-it-yourself pottery wheel.  Since we like doing “crafty” things we decided it was time to try it out and see what we could create.  Since it was Brina’s pottery wheel she went first, but she was kind enough to let all of do a piece as well (even Mom and Dad).  While our creations are not anything fancy or perfect we had a blast creating neat items on the wheel.  Maybe with a little more practice we’ll be doing master pieces!!!

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    Karlie trying it out too!

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    Having fun shaping the item.

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    Focusing on making her pottery piece

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    These are the pieces we ended up making with Brina’s pottery wheel.  Waiting for the pieces to dry so we can do the next step….painting!  It was a lot of fun!  Thanks for sharing Brina!

    Kids Craft Pottery Wheel Kit

    We used the Kids Craft Pottery Wheel Kit which can be picked up at WalMart or Amazon (WalMart’s had a much better price on this item).  We did have to mix in some water to get the clay soft enough, but once we got going the clay and the pottery wheel worked great!  The clay was air dry so we didn’t have to worry about baking it.  You can get more air dry clay at Hobby Lobby too if they want to do more projects.