Walnut Acre - Week in Photos - August 20 - 25

Monday 

Playing hide and seek. . . 

. . . and a little ball.

Working on patterning worksheets.

Tuesday

The kids played "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" in the back yard. Amanda put up little cards to show where to run to next and they had so much fun with this game. 

Coloring

More bear hunt fun

Welding

Wednesday

More bear hunting!

Thursday

Random photos taken by Amanda. 

CJ working on his table.

Friday
Nature walk

Sunset

Saturday
We spent part of the day at a car show in Verona. There were several cars and trucks in the show owned by family members from Doug's side of the family. It was nice to spend the day together. And of course Amanda took the dog along and took some pictures of her.

The Walnut Acre Weekly - August 12 - 18

Walking With the King
 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,  filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God. ~ Philippians 1:9-11

On Our Nature Walks
Monday

Friday

In the Garden
Mustard greens, lima beans, corn and parsley are all growing well.

Other Outdoor Fun

Outdoor Finger Painting

Pretend Backyard Camping

We Are Learning

We did lots of fun activities as part of our "We're Going on a Bear Hunt Unit."

We played a memory game made with We're Going On a Bear Hunt picture cards.

Finger painted bear pictures with corn starch finger paint.

We did a variety of  worksheets from the We're Going on a Bear Hunt printable pack from Homeschool Creations.

The kids colored small pictures from the story that I then laminated and they used to play with along with Oatmeal playdough.

Colorful Bears

We Are Reading
Here are some of the books we have been reading this week.

Out and About

 Monday Doug and Austin went to the weekly boy scouts meeting. Austin went to youth group Wednesday evening. There was a pool party planned but rain made them cancel the party. Friday morning our pastor called and asked if Austin could help someone move so he spent a few hours helping there. He does this pretty often and enjoys it. He was surprised this time to get paid for it, which was a nice treat. He doesn't usually get paid. 

Thursday evening Austin, Amanda and Michael spent the evening at Grandma's like they usually do.

Tuesday evening CJ and I went to the back to school night. I think he's going to enjoy his class and his teachers this year. It was a good evening. 

Doug had classes today for his EMT recertification that's coming up  in December. 

Other Notes and News
Doug finished teaching the welding class to two boys scouts this week. I think there will be another class starting soon.

We're getting ready for the back to school changes coming up in the next couple weeks. Several kids start school Monday. Then two more are starting after labor day and I'll also be starting Austin, Amanda and Michael on their new school schedule as well. It's hard to believe how fast the summer has gone by.

This Week's Quote
The summer night is like a perfection of thought. ~ Wallace Stevens

Finger Paint Fun

When I made cornstarch paint way back in November, I never thought it would be this long before I made it again. The kids loved it, I loved it, and I have no idea why we haven't made it since. Until this week. This week we've been having fun with this paint again. 

Yesterday we used it to paint bear pictures to go with our " We're Going on a Bear Hunt" unit. 

Today we took it outside to paint.

Hopefully this time we won't wait so long before making this easy fun paint again. It's so simple to make and only has three ingredients - cornstarch, water and food coloring. You can find the recipe here. 

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We're Going On a Bear Hunt Lunch Fun

Our PreK/K activities this week are based on the book We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Micheal Rosen. We've been having fun hearing the story and watching a dramatized telling of it by the author.

I thought it would be fun to have a lunch based on this theme as well. So, after some thought here's what I came up with.

Thin sliced peppers for the grass
Chocolate Pudding for the mud
Sweet Potato fries for tree trunks with cress leaves for tree leaves
Cottage cheese for the snow
Turkey and cheese sandwiches are a cave
Water to drink to represent the river

I put the first one together so Amanda could see what I had in mind and then she did the rest of them. 

And, for a table centerpiece, a stuffed bear!

Along with this theme we're talking about fear and overcoming fear. We're learning Isaiah 41:10 as we talk about how God is with us even when we are afraid and that He watches over us.

Do not fear for I am with you, do not be dismayed for I am your God. ~ Isaiah 41:10

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