Monday- The girls took turns playing educational games on the computer. I love the jump start game they have because it covers everything from math to reading. It is fun for them and they learn at the same time. We played the Wii (baseball, golf and tennis) for about an hour. Then we went to the basement and worked out. We helped the girls practice their gymnastice (hand stands, balance beam, cartwheels, stretching etc). We also talked about stranger danger and being safe. We taught the girls a safe word (a word that if confronted someone stranger or not, the person must know for the girls to go with them or speak to them). We then watched a video by the smithsonian networks called "Critter Quest". It covered everything from bugs and insects to piegons to Owls.
Tuesday- The kids are making the day all about birds. First they made their own "bird houses" out of old cardboard boxes. Then they used feathers, foam sheets, popsicle sticks and other art supplies to make their own birds. They also looked up birds on the internet and read a little about them. Of course they spent the morning like most mornings playing educational games on their computer. It is a great way for them to learn indepedently while Michael makes breakfast and does his own school work. They play soooo well together most mornings it makes us proud. We also went to the Hjemkomst Center (don't ask me to pronounce it, I never get it right) and saw the replica viking ship. We watched a 29 minute documentary about Robert Asp (the ships creator) and how the ship was made and sailed from Duluth to Norway. We also saw the stave church replica which was amazing. The craftsmanship was beautiful. The kids were most fascinated with the cracks in the ship (go figure) and the dragon on the top of the ship named Egor. I can't believe it took us so long to go there. We are planning on going back on Saturday for the celtic festival.
Wednesday- We grocery shopped today. I love grocery shopping with my kids because they always ask "Is this organic or Is this all natural?" They also say, "I would rather have this verse that because it's healthier for me". It makes me feel so proud as a parent that they are able to make good food choices as young as they are. Hopefully it will stay with them for the rest of their lives. I was so excited. I went to the library and they have like 40 new Bill Nye movies. My kids LOVE Bill Nye the science guy. We checked out like 12 videos. I'm not sure if we will be able to watch them all in a week so I may have to recheck some out.
Thursday- The girls played educational games on the computer in the morning. It is really helping the girls with their reading and Amara with her math. Even Corbin has started saying things like "1+1=2". The girls had gymnastics today, which they are alway super excited about. We watched ghost hunters as a family television show to watch (other than ghost hunters we RARELY watch non-educational television). The kids want to go on a paranormal investigation (a ghost hunt). We told them they have to wait until they are a little older. I read two chapters of a new book called "Theodosia and the serpent of chaos". We are going back and forth between that and "Little House on the Prairie". They are kind of bored with "little house on the prairie" I think because once the shock of the characters lives being so different wore off, they can't relate that much to the characters. I will continue to read it though because it's a classic.
Friday-They started their ususal routine with educational games on the computer. The kids played operation. Though the game is annoying, it really helps with fine motor skills. Ava decided she wanted to make lunch so she made pb&j, cheese sticks and fruit. We are watching Bill Nye "Oceanography". We then watched "waves" by Bill Nye. We went to the community center and played in the gym for 1 1/2 hrs. We played basketball, football, ran races and soccer. The kids played with other kids there.
We reviewed some of the Dolch words to see which ones the girls know and which ones we need to work on.
Saturday- We went to the Celtic Festival at the Hjemkost center today in Moorhead. We had a blast. There were so many activities for the kids to do, and so many fun things for the kids to see. We learned all about the 7 celtic nations. The kids loved seeing the people dressed in the celtic clothing. They made a shield with a coat of arms, puppets, weaving patterns, making crowns, making celtic knots and brigid's crosses, just to name a few. They also got to see Irish dancers and listen to bagpipes and dulcemers. We brought along Ava's friend Faith (which made Ava incredibly happy). I think even with everything we did and saw, they still like the Viking ship the best.
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