Week 12 - Fall

Mother Nature has made it really obvious the last couple weeks that fall is in the air and winter won't be far behind!  In typical Ohio fashion, the weather has been back and forth and non-committal to the change in seasons and the kids have been milking every last drop of warm weather!  I admit that this week we let some of our studying take a back seat to outdoor play time.  There will be plenty of time for sit-down indoor work once the weather is consistently cold! 

One thing we did manage to complete this week was the monthly art program at our local library called Art for Little Hands.  One of our favorite librarian reads books and does songs/rhymes with the kids and they work on a special art project.  This months' theme was pumpkins!  The kids created colorful coffee filter pumpkins and also glued lots of different orange objects on another pumpkin.  The program is geared more toward Little E's age range, but big brother still thinks it is fun and is more than happy to join in! And a trip to the library is always productive.  We usually leave with more books that we can carry!  Little E is really into the Pinkalicious and Marley series of easy readers.  I think we have checked out every single one multiple times in the last six months.  Big K has gone through the entire Diary of a Wimpy Kid chapter books series and has checked out several different comic-book type books.  Of course, in true big brother style he always makes sure to check out one or two ABC or counting books to read to Little E and Baby W because, well, they need to learn that stuff too! 

   

Even though we spend a lot of time at home, the kids don't really play with a lot of toys.  They would much rather spend their time drawing/cutting/gluing paper or using playdough or creating obstacle courses through the house.  However, every once in a while they rediscover a toy that holds their interest for more than five minutes.  This week it was Big K's marble run sets.  I love these things!  The kids spend HOURS designing and testing their roller coasters. 

Another thing the kids like to do is "play cooking."  Most of the time I give them the cheap spices and pantry items to make their own cooking creations, but this week Big K wanted to make something real.  He searched on Pinterest (yes, my six year old son knows how to work Pinterest and he is as enamored by all the yummy things on there as I am!) and found a recipe for Ultimate Oreos, although he kept calling them "Unlimited Oreos."  He checked our pantry for the ingredients we needed to buy, made a list to take to the store, and aside from a little help measuring and taking things in and out of the oven, he made them himself.  I must say - they were DELICIOUS.  Kid has good taste in recipes!  He is going to be quite the chef one day!

You can find the recipe we used here: http://www.mybakingaddiction.com/guest-post-ultimate-oreos/ 

Happy Learning,
Momma C