Free coloring download for ABC pages

Fun find:

Writing ABC's on little hearts are character ABC pages for free download...perfect for my two little ones.

Letter N

I love personalizing the kids school. Tom lined up his cars on letter N. I was thinking about having Bethan spell a word, get one nail painted, spell a word, another painted...maybe Friday. This is all new for me and the possibilities for making things fun and tailored keep opening up as I go. These days Abi is blogging as I mentioned before 18inchdolls.net. She loves the conversational aspect...she's way into the comments section. She is also learning Amharic with me. This afternoon she quizzed me as I deboned chicken. While we were shopping for a birthday gift yesterday, she kept seeing "Disney". I told them 1 penny for every Disney word they find IN THE HOUSE. There's no way I would do that in Target--I'd be broke. What struck me was the ramble of facts about Walt Disney that came following her discovery...things she had learned because I grabbed a stack of books on cartooning and Disney at the library. He is our "modern art" focus for the term. It has been really fun and has encouraged the kids to get back into drawing. Bethan surprised me by reading one book instead of watching a movie. Its called "Adventures in Cartooning"

Christ in Literature/The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

One of my joys of homeschooling is reading literature that draws the mind of my children toward God. This week we read of the death of Aslan in The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe and discussed the parallels between it and the account of Christ's crucifixion. The two girls walk with him, the ogres spit on him and mock him etc... Observing the story causes them to observe the Scripture more carefully to see whats there. It has fit into our theme of Lent, as well.

Aprons of Virtue

Got this idea for dish towel aprons that taught character traits. My friend Christina, her girls, and another friend jumped on the idea with us. The girls are ready for Christmas baking!