Mummifying apples! This has been a fun unit. We had some independent reading time, some hands on projects, and watched some great DVD's on Ancient Egypt. But, most of our enjoyment came from the two historical fiction books that I read aloud to the kids: …

The boys and I were talking about what we could include in our nature journaling so we pulled out our Botany notebook and reviewed what we learned about nature journaling. Information we may include in our journaling: Where and When (date, time and location,…

In fudge. But not just any ordinary fudge. . . "Healthy" fudge made with 3 ingredients: Tropical Traditions Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, honey and cocoa. It is a raw, vegan fudge so it is only warmed to melt the coconut oil and honey. Then the coc…

In fudge. But not just any ordinary fudge. . . "Healthy" fudge made with 3 ingredients: Tropical Traditions Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, honey and cocoa. It is a raw, vegan fudge so it is only warmed to melt the coconut oil and honey. Th…

I love to have these around to offer friends when they come to visit, but they don't often last that long. Honey Glazed Pecans 2 cups whole pecans a handful of sesame seeds 1/2 cup honey 1/4 tsp. organic cayenne pepper dash of Real Salt Cook honey, c…

My boys participated in Sketch Tuesday , hosted by Barb at Harmony Art Mom . This weeks assignment, Recycle Day, was to sketch something that you can recycle. Nathan tried really hard on this assignment. =) The bigger Mali gets, the more he wants to parti…