Gingerbread Houses 2017

Our homeschool group got together to have a little holiday fun, building Gingerbread Houses - even Claudia's cousin went along for the fun!

and so it begins...

Hmmm...now what?

That's all I got, folks...

Bowling fun with Helaina

Claudia is having some bowling fun with her friend Helaina.

Claudia

Helaina

Cookie Baking...

Claudia had a great time today, baking cookies with her friend Helaina. They made Rice Krispie Treats, Peanut Butter Blossoms, Snickerdoodles and Sugar Cookies.

Rice Krispie Treats in the making...

Snickerdoodles in the process...

 

I LOVE the look on her face as she
attacks the big, bad mixer, lol

Clearly, she's having fun!

Rolling out the dough...

Sugar Cookies getting started...

Christmas shapes...cute!

About to start decorating...

Decorating fun!

Ready to bake...

Peanut Butter Blossoms & Snickerdoodles...YUM!

Fall Co-op - Week 5 - CPR Class

The mom in charge of this week's class chose to do something awesome! She brought in an EMT to teach the middle high/high school kids CPR - they all got certified...yay!! I would love to post her CPR card but, in this day and age, I'm a little paranoid about showing off signatures and totally personal info. Here's my muffin, with her usual chipper expression, lol.

Slime Day...science project fun!

Claudia made slime today using: a bottle of glue, a Tbsp of baking soda and contact solution. She had a good time, lol.

Playdoh Day!!

It's time to make 5 different kinds of Playdoh, thanks to New Young Mum. I found her pin on Pinterest.

Claudia had a great time making her playdoh. This is a project she's been wanting to do for awhile. She was like a little kid again...it was super cute to watch, lol.

                                  

           

                   

And who was the winner, you ask? Which one did she like best? Glitter Playdoh won!!

Baseball Game - Field Trip with Funcation Academy

I'm going to admit it...I don't care for baseball, I'm sorry, but I don't. My girls, on the other hand, were all over it when I asked if they wanted to go see a live game. We went to see the Tampa Bay Yankees vs. The Blue Crabs (who knew we had a Yankees team here...I'm so pitiful, lol).

Here's our baseball adventure...

Sophia wanted the pic with the mascot...she hunted him down - it was funny.

The stadium is beautiful. Sadly, there weren't a whole lot of folks watching that night, which was perfect for us, because we could sit wherever we wanted...yay for us!

There were fly balls all over the place. Sophia was DETERMINED that she was going to have one. She kept moving around from section to section waiting for her chance. Finally, a ball comes flying into her section and what happens...a grown man goes after it, even though he sees her ALSO going after it. Seriously?! Well fate stepped in...the man was about to grab the ball, when it dropped down a row and slid practically right into HER hands...yay!! She was CRAZY excited!

In true fashion...the child won't sit still for a pic...sheesh!

At the end of the game, Sophia was able to get her ball signed by one of the players...Success!!

 

Spring Co-op - Week 12 - Owl Pellet Dissection

Owl Pellet Dissection is what was on the menu for today's class...yum!

 

Spring Co-op - Week 11 - Tin Foil Art

Today's Co-op was full of color, as the kids created Tin Foil Art. I got the idea from my favorite idea spot, Pinterest - I used the instructions from this pin: Modern Tin Art. There are so many ways to do this project, but since our co-op class time is only 1 hr long, I stuck with the simpler project.

The kids came up with some great stuff, but I don't want to post pics of other folks' kids without their permission, so :(

Here's Claudia at the start of her designing.

 This is her finished product. Pretty cool!

 Here's a very colorful swirl done by one of the mom's in the group. She's so creative!

Spring Co-op - Week 10 - Pasco Posse

The fabulous Pasco Posse came to visit us at Co-op today. The Posse arrived with 5 beautiful horses, each with their rider. They gave us a rundown on how many horses they have, along with how many paid/volunteer positions they currently have. Each posse member comes to the organization with their own horse (usually).

The youngest member of their posse is 14 years old...that's so awesome! The Posse attends many outdoor festivals and they work security in mall parking lots during the busy Christmas season.

Claudia is not terribly fond of horses, so she didn't want to be photographed with them. Sophia, on the other hand, is not shy in front of the camera, lol.

For more information about the Pasco Posse, please visit their website at https://pascosheriff.com/news/pasco_posse/

Spring Co-op - Week 9 - Rock Painting

Today's co-op class was Rock Painting. All the kids had a great time - they brought out their creative sides.

Materials needed:

• nice flat, clean rocks - we used River Rocks (you can purchase a bag full at Lowe's or Home Depot pretty cheap)

• permanent markers, paint pens (Amazon) or paints/brush

• newspaper (to cover your area while you work)

• magazines (if your kids prefer to pick out a pic to paste on)

• modge podge (to seal the drawings) - there's a cool glitter kind!

Here are the finished products. Some kids drew directly on the rocks, while others chose designs from a magazine and pasted them on. It's amazing to see what each kid considers art. They came out pretty cool.

Blueberry Picking - Field Trip with GGM

Starkey Blueberry Farms

We had a great day picking blueberries today with friends from our homeschool group.

She looks soooo excited to be here, lol.