365.2: WEEK 30

Life has been CRAZY as summer is drawing to a close. We've tried to squeeze in as much pool time as possible. We made a day trip up to Prescott. My oldest had a tonsillectomy. We've splurged at Barnes & Noble. We've hosted a glow stick swim party. My youngest boy got some one on one time with his dad. And we've [barely] survived the woes of Sunday. Not only this, but more. And every single day before school is crammed with go, go, go.

July 25th - July 31st 

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW

One of our recent Friday Fun Days was to create fairy and dinosaur gardens. While that may sound simply adorable, mind you this is Arizona. And it is hot. Ridiculously hot. We made a trip to Home Depot as a family to gather supplies. 45 minutes in the 115 degree heat. Gross. But we found the perfect plants for our activity. At home, another 45 minutes in the 115 degree heat while assembling. By the end, I had retreated to my cool, dark bedroom to revive. Awesome activity in theory, but still trying to decide whether it was worth my brief lapse in sanity.

SNOW DAY

A few weeks ago, back when I was doing summer school, we did a unit on weather. And because it was so blasted hot, I decided to make fake snow for the littles. Lotion and baking soda - seriously easy. But I cannot express how messy this activity became when my littles decided to have an all-out snowball fight... But of so fun.

365.2: WEEK 29

Our week. Visiting the doctor. Finding a caterpillar. Playing at a splash pad. Making fake snow. Playing at another splash pad. Visiting the dentist. Reading books together. Another busy week where we were almost constantly on the go. And this next week is shaping up to be even busier, yet...

July 18th - July 24th

ANIMAL HOMES

It's been a week since Cali. And I am slowly adjusting back to normal life, including resuming summer school with the littles. Some days, I have to force myself to do it. Like that last week, right before our trip. I was so sidetracked with preparations that I almost skipped it. Glad I didn't. We talked about habitats and I whipped together some habitat sensory boxes on the fly. I grabbed four plastic tubs and filled them with ice, water, soil and leaves, and wood chips (I wanted sand, but was in a pinch and used what I had available). The four represented the arctic, the ocean, the rainforest, and the savannah - all of which were areas we had been discussing for our habitat unit. Next, I pulled out our little stash of toy creatures and had them sort the animals according to habitat. They worked well together, helping one another choose the right location. Once all of the animals were in, they were able to free play with the boxes. I'm pretty sure most of the creatures ended up "living" in ice caves. Either way, a fun activity.