Sunday, April 29, 2012

MFW ECC Weeks 29&30: Russia

 

 

Here are our highlights from Russia.

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Big Ladybug worked on a lapbook from Homeschool Share.

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Geography: She is still working on her geography vocabulary.

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Cooking: We made some Russian apple pie.  We decided that is was ok, but we would stick with our version of apple pie.

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Art:  colored Russian dolls.

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How was your week?  You can link up below to share!

Sunday, April 8, 2012

MFW Highlights Weeks 27&28: Japan

 

  Here are our highlights from our travels through Japan.  Sorry there was no link-up last week……Monica was so busy finishing her school year and planning her summer gardens, it slipped her mind :0)

 

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Art:  Big Ladybug made a tree blowing paint with a straw.  The idea for this particular painting came from It Happens In A Flash.  I also have the The Usbourne Art Treasury book which has detailed instructions.

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The kids also enjoyed making carp kites printed from Activity Village.

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Co-op:  The kids erupted the volcanoes they built a few weeks ago.

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And we enjoyed a trip to our local Japanese Steakhouse……yum!!!

 

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If you would like to share your week using My Father’s World, link up below.  Also, I hope you all had a wonderful Easter and Monica at Discover Their Gifts will be hosting the link-up next week!