Color Coded Nature Walks

Noticed this flower on our walk at the creek last week. Since this week’s topic for The Homeschool Minute was the Charlotte Mason Method, I thought I’d pass along a neat entry I read this morning. In her Color Coded Nature Walks entry, Scribbit shares a great idea for coloring the inside compartments of an egg carton and then having the kids find items that match each color as you go on a nature...

Your I-Spy for the day

Can you find the crawdad? According to Wikipedia: Crayfish, crawfish, or crawdads, are freshwater crustaceans resembling small lobsters, to which they are closely related. They breathe through feather-like gills and are found in bodies of water that do not freeze to the bottom; they are also mostly found in brooks and streams where there is fresh water running, and which have shelter against predators. The body...

Great Craft Ideas & Dealing with the Heat

As I was reading through my Bloglines this morning, Like Merchant Ships sent me over to Zakka Life for some creative uses for little toys. Oh. My. Word. I just loved all the links there. I used to do fun stuff like that. I think they’ve inspired me to try it again. Y’all check that link out and be sure to check out the pages she links to. You’ll be inspired too! And if you’ve found yourself...

Coolin off at the creek

When it’s a zillion degrees outside, you can find us here – Cuz you know it’s hot when even the cats are tagging along to the creek. I mean at this point, I thought they were actually going to hop right in. We’re used to Faith hanging out with us at the creek. She’s a pretty good swimmer. And I think she kind of looks like a river otter or something. Meanwhile Tony and the...

My favorite Summer recipes!

I don’t usually love pasta salads, but this one has totally won me over!  I could just about eat it every day and it’s so simple to make. Italian Pasta Salad Ingredients: 1 box of  rotini pasta 3 chicken breasts 3 or 4 Vlasic Hearty Garlic pickles diced 1 tomato diced Italian dressing Directions:    1. Boil the pasta, rinse and chill in the refrigerator.    2. Cook the...