Clearly Having Fun
Today we had a few friends over to lend a helping hand to a traveling mama.
I softly suggested that two of the kids make a menu and take orders for lunch. A project that utilized creativity, planning, research, handwriting, spelling and presentation. It was also a great way to get help in feeding 5 children what they want. The two kids jumped at the opportunity to complete this project successfully and everyone got what they ordered and everyone left the lunch table happy.
During our time together, we also did two experiments with crystals. One, done with Epsom salts was completed the same day. The other experiment, done with sugar, would be complete by the next week. The kids had fun mixing coloring into their mixtures and taking turns adding the sugar. Both experiments needed to be tweaked a little. We had to add more salt to get the crystals to grow and for the rock candy, well, I did the wrong math and had to add twice the amount of sugar after the kids had left. Then I added more. And still, we didn't end up with very good rock candy. So, one experiment was a success and the other... a tasty flop.
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