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A few more ballet pictures

Can you stand a few more ballet pictures?

         

Little People and the Tabernacle

An unlikely combination.  However, I am finding that these Little People and all their accessories come in very handy when acting out stores.  Since they are laying all over the floor it is even easier!

Today we were studying the Tabernacle (in our Mystery of History book) and I decided "hey, let's make a Tabernacle!".  So, the boys got the sheet and the chairs and made a tablernacle.  Uh-oh, what are we going to do for all the pieces that go inside of the Tabernacle???  Little People to the rescue!

Here are some of our quick and simple "hands on learning" of the Tabernacle.  We talked about each piece and how it is a foreshadowing of Jesus. I'm posting a few pictures not because they are anything very impressive but just to share how you really can grab a few ordinary things and have an extraordinary lesson!

Tabernacle

Israelistes

The Altar of Sacrifice

The Lavar

The Altar of Incense

The Table of Shewbread

The Golden Lampstand

The Ark of the Covenant which holds the Ten Commandments (2 rocks), Aaron's rod (a twig) and mana (pasta).

Ballet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My daughter (4) has a new love.  It is ballet.  I signed up for ballet class and hoped that it was going to work out.  She LOVES it!  LOVES it!  I have to admit, I really enjoy watching the class. There are mirrors in the room and whenever I catch my reflection in the mirror, I am smiling.  Something too cute about little ballerinas!  The boys (8,5) sit and watch also (homeschoolers travel in packs!).  They think it is so cute.  I asked them if they wanted to take the class and they said "NO WAY!!!!!!!". (hee hee) The baby (8 months) also loves the class.  She sits in the stroller and bounces herself up and down, smiling the whole time.  So, a few pictures of ballet class.

           

A Homeschool Tea Party!

Meredith, at this blog, http://happyheartsmom.typepad.com/sweetness_and_light/2006/06/lavender_lace_a.html

posted about her beautiful tea party.  My daughter (4) is so interested in tea parties and princesses.  I decided to suggest it to our homeschool group.  I figured maybe a few girls would like to attend.  Clearly, I don't know much about girls.  About 35 girls wanted to attend and I landed up with a waiting list!!!!

I was originally thinking about having the party at my house but with those number, uh, maybe not.  We were very blessed to have the library let us use their room. 

I'm really not a "party person" and was starting to worry WHY did I ever think this was a good idea????  Another mom in the group is so talented with hospitality/parties/people and she volunteered to give me a hand.  She just had a bridal shower in her home for 120 people and told me the tea party was "no sweat".  Ok, glad someone thinks like that and better yet, glad we are freinds!

All the girls dressed up.  Some of the moms dressed up.  I myself was all dressed up and my husband took a picture of me.  You will not find the picture here because I have learned that light blue is NOT my color.

Here are a few photos of the tea party.

              

We had story time for the princesses.

Group photo.  This is NOT all of the kids!  Many of them just ran away or didn't want to be a in a picture. 

 

The Homeschool Year Begins!

One of the three homeschool groups that we belong to had their "Welcome Back" picnic in the park.  The moms did a book swap and the kids played.  We covered some of the planning for the upcoming year.