Some projects on our do-list, currently about 1.57 miles long:
Paper Mache Birds
Yarn Pictures
Four Seasons Tiles
Hand Scrunched Tissue Paper Trees
Painted and Embroidered Minis
Painted Paper Mache Puppets
Autumn Maple Leaf Crowns
Fairy Houses
Nature Collage
Halloween Papel Picado
Printable Sewing Cards
And on our to-cook-and-eat list:
Monster Cookies
Moroccan Lentil and Squash Stew
Guiness Cake
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Library Strategies
I can't be the only one who hates taking her children to the library. Right?
Reasons:
They never want to go.
And then: they never want to leave.
The security guards stalk young children, inappropriately correct their behavior, and hush them if they dare to be enjoying themselves. IN THE CHILDREN'S SECTION. Serious jerks, they are.
The line is always a mile long. On average, it takes me 20 minutes to get through that line. With 4 restless children who either don't want to be there anyway, or don't want to leave yet.
If this doesn't spell disaster, I don't know what does.
Thank goodness for late libary hours that allow me to go alone, or with only Ava and/or Emma, and the library hold system. I walk in, grab my books off the hold shelf, and check out.
The library is truly the cornerstone of our homeschooling education. We could not learn effectively without it because we do not have the budget for buying lots of new (or even used) books. Chicago is a huge city, with dozens of libraries, and the hold system allows us to pull resources from every corner of the city without traveling more than .8 miles from our home.
Brilliant. As much as I complain about our library (and I do!), I could never live without it.
Reasons:
They never want to go.
And then: they never want to leave.
The security guards stalk young children, inappropriately correct their behavior, and hush them if they dare to be enjoying themselves. IN THE CHILDREN'S SECTION. Serious jerks, they are.
The line is always a mile long. On average, it takes me 20 minutes to get through that line. With 4 restless children who either don't want to be there anyway, or don't want to leave yet.
If this doesn't spell disaster, I don't know what does.
Thank goodness for late libary hours that allow me to go alone, or with only Ava and/or Emma, and the library hold system. I walk in, grab my books off the hold shelf, and check out.
The library is truly the cornerstone of our homeschooling education. We could not learn effectively without it because we do not have the budget for buying lots of new (or even used) books. Chicago is a huge city, with dozens of libraries, and the hold system allows us to pull resources from every corner of the city without traveling more than .8 miles from our home.
Brilliant. As much as I complain about our library (and I do!), I could never live without it.
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