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A group of homeschoolers from Logos Public Charter School gave Rogue Valley Mall shoppers an early Halloween treat Saturday.
An flash-mob performance by more than 30 umbrella-wielding students — from third-graders through high-school seniors — drew an enthusiastic response that provoked an instant encore.
What fun! Way to go, kiddos! 🙂
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Happy Thursday! We interrupt this morning to bring you the following terrible math joke, courtesy of my hubby.
A farmer wants to know how many sheep he has in his field, so he asks his border collie to count them.
The dog runs into the field, counts them and runs back to the farmer.
The farmer says, “How many?”
The dog says, “40.”
The dog says, “I rounded them up.”
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Happy Tuesday!
I hope all is well with you and yours. Here’s a few ways to make some memories with your kiddos this week….
1. Make some playdough pumpkin faces.
2. Make a spooky family message for the answering machine.
3. Play Household Chore Bingo. Add some silly ones too!
4. Cancel everything and just hang out together. Sit on the porch swing and talk, go for a walk, bake bread or sort through old pictures and do a scrapbook together.
5. Make painted jar luminaries like these from Crafts By Amanda.
6. Assign each family member the task of writing up 3 interview questions for the family. Drop them in a jack-o-lantern or big bowl and put them in the center of the table to read during lunch. Take turns drawing a question and answering it, then pass the pumpkin to the next person. The questions can be silly (If you were an ice cream flavor, which one would it be?) or serious (What is something you did but later wished you hadn’t? What is something you’re really proud of?).
7. Take the time to write a letter to your child, just saying how much you love him and some things you’ve enjoyed doing with him lately. Tuck it in a school book for him to find later.
8. Go to a book reading at a local bookstore.
9. Gather a pile of leaves and dive into them together. Make a wild, wonderful mess.
10. Set up a picnic table or card table outside and have a fall picnic supper. Light a Jack-o-lantern for a centerpiece and serve hot cider or cocoa to keep folks toasty warm.
Also check out my list of 50 fun ways to connect with your child in fall here.
And with that, chickadees, I’m off to go on a fall walk with some small children and a Sharpie marker, and graffiti some fall leaves for passers-by!
Have a magical week!
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Here’s a whole slew of fun ways to decorate and play with these fantastic orange veggies...
Lowe’s suggests using hardware to make all sorts of whimsical, wonderful little pumpkin creations.
Oasis Accents tells how to make glittered pumpkins.
The Magic Onions posted the delightful idea of letting kids pound nails in and then string yarn on their creations.
The Preschool Toolbox made sweet little pumpkin boats.
The Swede Records featured some gorgeous melted crayon pumpkins.
Sweet Paul made this lovely little pumpkin diorama.
Country Living has a whole slideshow of fun ideas, including using stencils, decals, paint with painter’s tape, and more.
And for a few more ideas, check out my round-up of 35 Ways to use pumpkins for crafts, entertaining, education and more.
…Besides in pie, of course! 🙂
“Above all else, I want you to know that you are loved and lovable. You will learn this from my words and actions–the lessons on love are in how I treat you and how I treat myself…”
Here’s a lovely free printable for parents from Brene Brown, to help us remember the important things in this journey. Be sure to check out her lovely article about it in the Huffington Post too!
Happy nearly-Friday!
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