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Hello again, my friends!  These last two weeks in homeschool have been rather slow as far as actual school goes. We had a planned short week the first week, only doing math, history, and thinking skill activities for two days. The big kids were gone Friday, and Kit and I got to spend the day with my nephew, who came to spend a couple hours with us!  Cute cousins playing with Playdoh! Earlier in the week, on Tuesday, after swimming, we stopped in to play for a few minutes at one of our local parks. We noticed a crew unloading supplies from a van as we pulled in. I assumed they were a photography crew, there for a photo shoot. I told the kids to stay out of their way as they played.  Turns out though, they were a professional commercial crew there to shoot a national commercial! And they asked to have our kids in it! We agreed as long as they were in the background only. The kids were more than happy to comply, and took directions really well. Eve...

Grace wanted an art project to do. Something different. Don't ask me how this popped into my head, but it turned out be the different she was looking for. Supplies are easy and mostly things everyone has on hand with one exception. The colored cellophane sheets were something I had ordered from Amazon not to long ago, we don't always just have these in the house. I suppose craft stores might also sell it. Supplies: Two sheets of paper (Any color, but we chose printer paper because it is a bit thinner which makes some of the cuts easier.) Good scissors. Crayons, markers, or paint. (Grace wanted to use crayons) Tape or glue. (Grace wanted to use tape) Colored cellophane sheets cut into various sizes in select colors. 1. Decide ahead of time how big you want your hanging "window" to be. 2. Place the two sheets of paper together and fold them in half together short-ways. 3. Outline the outer edge of your "window"...

Zak decided to spend his quiet time making a mural. A brilliantly illustrated mural with uplifting and charming words of wisdom and jeweled with smiles. He hung it on the wall to make us all smile, but I love that he made it just because he felt inspired. He liked it so much that he made another one the next day with just faces. All kinds of faces. But the one it brings up on mine is a warm happy smile. Hope it gives you something to smile about also!