Gearing up for homeschool~

Very exciting day today! Brooklyn told me that This year was going to be the best year of her life! She was thrilled to be homeschooling. I feel very grateful that I am abl to stay home with her and teach her. This year we are using Oak Meadow. I really love there lay out and I am excited to look over the 4th grade materials. We received our box this afternoon . Here is how our day begun. 

We are very fortunate to have this park by our house. Easy to get to and beautiful. It is our favorite place to go and visit when mosquito season is over with.

 Brooklyn wanted to do some weaving so we found this beautiful branch to begin with ! 

On our way through the woods we went to our alter by the small oak grove. 

We lit some sage to cleanse any negative energy while we were there along with our new crystals we recently received.

 We offered some freshly picked apples for our nature friends to find and feast upon. 

 Sevi was quite pleased with eating the apples as well. 

We collected a bunch of acorn caps for projects  before heading over to play on the playground. 

 It was a beautiful mid morning. I am glad we got to enjoy it together.

After arriving home Brooklyn wanted to do some crafting and we made these cute little acorns to hang on our mobile. 

She then decided that she wanted to read the first chapter of Stuart Little out loud to me. She said she is already enjoying the book ! We will be looking over the rest of the materials later on. But right now we are just enjoying the new feeling of starting something new. 

Blessings,

Lillith

The Breath of Spring -- Recycled paper baskets

Have you felt the Breath of Spring enter your home today like the smell of laundry fresh from the line or a beautiful breeze hinted with the scent of lilac?

The breath of Spring is in the air,
The Daffodils a bloom,
With Crimson tulips bright and fair
It's Springtime's sweet perfume.

The rolling fields of verdant green,
Full rich with promise lie
Caressed by sunlight's golden sheen
Beneath a sapphire sky.

The fairy wand upon the trees
has opened to the sun
The wee brown buds, kissed by the breeze,
A miracle each one.

The little birds that joyfully sing
Their hymn until the dawn
Are bidding welcome to the spring...
And lo, the winters gone.

By Mary M. Forman


Today we made recycled paper baskets to decorate our home for Spring. The kids love filling them with many things. Here is a simple tutorial on how to make them. Enjoy!

Step 1: Make sure you have a square piece of paper. Fold your paper in half like this. Then open it up and fold it in half the other way.

Step 2: Open up your paper and fold all the corners so they meet at the center point. Unfold the paper.

Step 3:

 Fold each corner to the crease lines made by the folds in step 2. Then unfold the paper.

Step 4: One by one, fold the corners so they meet the crease lines on the opposite side of the square like so. Unfold the paper.

Step 5: Your paper should look the following pictures with all squares on it.

Step 6: Now cut along the thick lines , two squares in like the following pictures.

Step 7: Fold the sides down , the two opposite sides of the ones cut and a box will form. Then fold over the two cut sides into the middle of the box.  Tape or glue to secure your box. You can cut a strip of paper for a handle if you wish....

Here are some pictures of our boxes we made today:

 What are some ways you decorate your home for Spring?  Do you have any favorite tutorials you use ?