Just pics tonight folks. I’ve been talking to reporters about the science centre, including this interview here today. I’m wiped. The boys have been doing a fantastic job keeping themselves busy this past while though: One of the above was the ultimate recycled art: Daegan used dryer lint! Did you spot it?
Our family went to see Bugs Bunny at the Symphony, presented as part of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra’s line-up this year. It was wonderful, and all of us—from the 6-year-old to the 41-year-old—enjoyed it. We got there a bit early to pick up tickets from the box office, and they had some live rabbit entertainment [...]
This past weekend the family took part in one of many free “Alberta Arts Days’ celebrations around the province. We were at the Louise Riley branch of the library, where Calgary’s own ‘Birdman’, Andrew Stiles, put on a workshop. (You can read more about him at his blog here.) It was fantastic! He began with [...]
On the weekend I went to a used curriculum sale at the Calgary Education Fair, an annual event. I got lots of goodies: more Math-U-See blocks, several board games, a few DVDs, lots of books, etc. I also found several ‘hands-on’ math activities, like this book of animal tangrams (50 cents): and a set of [...]
Today for homeschool the boys wrote thank you notes to Jim’s Mom who sent them Easter cards. We received them yesterday. Daegan was quite taken with the stamps and stickers on the cards, and I found this on the kitchen table this morning (the lens cover is hiding grandma’s return address): Daegan started with a [...]
Today we finished our latest read-aloud novel, Farley Mowat’s Owls in the Family. First published in 1962, it tells the story of a boy, Billy, and his latest pets: two Great Horned Owls, which he names Wol and Weeps. Billy lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and his pets include the expected (dog named Mutt) and the [...]
Just a quick post tonight about something Daegan did over the weekend, using the same 3 pieces of Duplo. Jim chimed in that he used to build similar things out of Lego-type toys as a kid. Here’s the sea serpent: The snake: And the inchworm:
here’s what Daegan did with them: Just a short post tonight as I have a lot on my mind. I am realizing that I am at a crossroads of sorts, that what has been so helpful in the past no longer is—I have moved on, grown, changed. I want (and need!) to make room for [...]
The boys brought home their final projects from their Homeschool Art class today: papier-mache birds! They are soooo proud of them. Here’s both sides of Gareth’s colourful bird: And here’s Daegan’s project: They made these over 3 classes. The first class they discussed the project, and built their armature (rough shape, or skeleton, out of [...]
Yesterday the boys and I watched an engaging documentary about origami on Netflix, called Between the Folds (Canada) (US). (Note: this was off Netflix.ca, the Canadian version of Netflix, but my US friends tell me the video is available there on Netflix as well.) You can read more about the movie and see a sample [...]