Some Artwork by Eden

We have been reading some traditional tales this week, and so Eden drew this picture based on a Japanese tale.


This painting of a little doggy is meant to be Toto from the Wizard of Oz, I like his proportions and character.

Learning to read, Christmas and Poetry

It has been so much joy to teach Jude how to read, and he is loving it so much. He can read quite a few of his starter books, and the stories are really humorous, so a real winner with him.

We have started making Christmas cards early this year, it always seems to creep up on us and then we don't have time to post them overseas, so hopefully this year we will get them posted in time.
One of Eden's favourite spare time activities is copying out and illustrating poetry. I have now bought her a poetry journal too, so she can copy them in the book, this one will just be glued in.

More magnet games

Experimenting what materials magnets can work through.
Working through paper.
Working through thin card.
Working through cardboard.
Even through a thick book.
But very very little through metal.
Making a butterfly fly with a magnet.

More London crafts

I love this pic of Jude singing as he is painting a box that will soon become a London bus.

Niamh enjoying the craft too. We started this one with poster paint, but it just cracked off as it dried, so we had to redo it with acrylic paint.
The acrylic went on a lot thicker.
Making a Royal Mail postbox.
Niamh made this London eye, and drew all the people in the pods. She was so pleased when we got it to turn like in real life with a split pin in the middle.

Learning by Osmosis

Jude was busy playing with the pattern blocks and said to me, "Mom, I just made a hexagon with the two red ones." I did not even know that he knew what a hexagon was, but this is what I call learning by osmosis, he had obviously picked it up from teaching the girls and just learned it.
And the next day it was applied further, when he showed me this Big Hexagon.

Girls new study - The Bible

This study is something I have wanted to do with the girls for a while - an overview of the Old and New Testament, including facts and themes along the way. They know so many Bible stories, but don't really know all the books, and how they all fit in, so this will be a learning experience for them as well as me :D

More magnet fun

Eden making a needle into a magnet.

A magnet stuck to the top of the car is the basis for exploring magnets repelling and attracting. Eden is making the car come to her by using attraction between the two magnets.
Exploring how magnets work through some materials - Niamh is moving a paper clip through a maze by using a magnet under the card.