Festival of fires

This is what we did yesterday.

Lego and little artists

This is what we've been up to today.

I set up an ivitation to create. The kitchen table was full of craft materials.

I wasn't even finished, when Captain came to see what was happening.

"Ooh, I like painting!"

Here she is, painting one of her numerous pictures of "a baby".

I did the dishes, and played with Lego.

Because I'm an adult, and that's what we do.

Right?

Mr. Buttons apperead.

He works in mysterious ways, in mysterious places.

...and makes mysterious things...

Joker wanted some fresh air, so out we went.

Horse whisperers they are not

Batman practising his climbing skills.

Will he escape for good this time?

We also had food, played, cleaned up and read lots*. And somehow it's only three o'clock.

I'm pausing to appreciate how much more time home educating gives you.

*Surprising Sharks (Davies, Croft)

Wild Animals - Elephant (Bender)

Stomp (Willis, Howard) x5 so far today

Rumpelstiltskin (Nadin)

Poems about animals (Moses, Moore)

Petting Zoo (DK readers)

Big Scary Monster (Docherty)

The Wizard of Oz (Illustrated by Mauro Evangelista)

Why Lion Roarrrs! (Tinga Tinga Tales)

Spot Says Goodnight (Hill)

Saint Patrick's Day

                                 You may be a homeschooler if your child would rather redirect water into the sewer than watch the parade...

Myself and Mr. Buttons made some leprechaun crafts and talked about St. Patrick.

If there are pirates we are interested, ADHD permitting.

I really need to get internet sorted for the house.

Visited Nana's house the other day and got serious documentary envy while flicking through their Netflix account.

Also, that would save me, and everyone else from St. Patrick's Day musings days after the event...

I survived

I survived my first week of homeschool!

It involved lots of reading, cooking, and spending time outdoors.

We also had a train adventure and visited a history and art museum.

We had the whole children's section of the library to ourselves on Thursday morning, which was brilliant.

It feels like Mr. Buttons is trying to do everything, in case time runs out.

I'm enjoying having both of the kids home and not having to look at the clock.

Having to deal with some very unhelpful people has been an unneccessary extra.

But that will pass.

Also, I didn't think I could be more tired, but I am.

I'm enjoying it too much to care though.

Captain has discovered "a rainforest" at the back of our garden

I have a feeling there will be a tree fort soon...

Mr. Buttons is teaching me archery

Animal washing service

We built an obstacle course and pitched a tent

Roll on, week two!

Homeschool

As of tomorrow, I will officially be homeschooling these crazy people.

Wish me luck...

Enjoying the little things

Myself and Captain went for a walk between rainfalls.

This time I focused on tiny things.

Moss

There must be a vegetarian spider in the neighborhood... ;)

Bubble hunting

Mud, from head to toe.

Treasure hunt

The hunt

Stick in the shape of Y

"Leaves of a plant"

"Leaves of a tree"

This was his "interesting stone"

Checked on the flower buds -big change in a few weeks

Explorer