Blowing Bubbles

Today, we hosted a Bubble Day at the park. It was a great turn out for the homeschooling community. The kids had a blast playing with bubbles we made ourselves and reconnecting with friends.

You Take The Summer Off, Right?

I get these questions a lot. Will you take the summer off? Will you school through the summer? Well, my answer is, "Yes!" and, "I don't know." to both. I feel that we have changed the way we live our daily lives. Slowing down, answering questions and really focusing on the process and not the product as much. Therefore, we will continue this life style through summer, and honestly, I hope for the rest of our lives.

However, I did put away the math and other curriculums and replaced it with lots of out door activities. We live in an area where it rains a lot in the winter, so I feel we must get out and enjoy every last bit of sunshine when we can.

So, when one parent in the homeschooling community said she was going to host an Egg Drop,  I decided to not participate. I didn't want to take the time to research, create, or build anything for an Egg Drop. It is summer, my brain is ready for a break. But, then I got a call from another parent saying she is doing it with another friend and would I like to drop my oldest off to create something within a few casual hours? Hmmm, this sounded good, so I dropped my daughter off and when I picked her up, she had her egg drop container all built and ready to go.

Today, we went to the Egg Drop and my daughter dropped her container from 10 feet and from 15 feet. Her egg survived both drops! Not bad for summer, right?