Here are several recipes we used during Shabbat, and the details of our complete menu below. Again, we were not observing a strict Jewish Shabbat, as we are Christians. I did not concern myself with whether or not we were meeting dietary laws or whether these foods were Kosher. To read exactly what we said […]
Our Shabbat Script
August 17, 2008 by ·
I put together this Sabbath “script”, drawing on many of the ideas and prayers I found in Martha Zimmerman’s book Celebrating Biblical Feasts. I wanted to follow her recommendations as to the elements and order of a Shabbat feast, since I had never participated in one before. Some of the prayers we read follow […]
Tomb Painting
July 13, 2008 by ·
Our hands-on project last week was very simple. I hung newsprint on 3 walls in a walk-in closet, using painters tape to protect the walls. Newsprint can typically be gotten very cheaply in giant rolls at your local newspaper office. It makes great packing material if you are moving, and it is awesome to have […]
Synergy
July 2, 2008 by ·
I love synergy. The American Heritage dictionary defines synergy as, “the interaction of two or more agents or forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects.” Charlotte Mason had another term for synergy. She called it The Science of Relations. She wrote, “Education is the ‘Science of Relations’; […]
Sugar Cube Pyramids
June 30, 2008 by ·
We made our Sugar Cube Pyramids last week while we were waiting for our doll mummies to dry. It was interesting to see each boy’s personality come through! I gave each boy a handout that showed, step by step, how to measure the size of the pyramid, select the appropriate amount of sugar cubes and […]
G. I. Joe Mummies
June 25, 2008 by ·
We had to throw our chicken mummy away last week, since our stay at the hospital meant he didn’t get the care he needed in a timely fashion! So today we learned about mummification using a method that didn’t require the use of gloves, masks or even air freshener! I got four male dolls at […]
Egyptian Feast
June 8, 2008 by ·
We held our Egyptian Feast tonight to celebrate the end of our first week back to school. It was so fun! And easy! I was able to get everything I needed this afternoon, and I spent less than 3 hours total preparing the food, costumes and games. The memories will last a lifetime. My first […]
King Cluck II: The Chicken Mummy
June 6, 2008 by ·
We started our chicken mummy today. This disgusting hands-on project will take about two months to bring to completion. We mummified a chicken 4 years ago. I was pregnant with our fourth son at the time, and having lots of morning sickness. Trying to preserve King Cluck didn’t help. We used cinnamon and nutmeg to […]
Cookie Dough Maps
June 4, 2008 by ·
Today we made Cookie Dough Maps of Ancient Egypt. It was, simultaneously, both a fiasco and a success. The fiasco: Apparently, we used a no-bake dough recipe. I didn’t read carefully enough, and here is what happened as a result: Just as the Nile River overflowed its banks every year, this molten mixture would not […]
Gathering Supplies in Advance
May 27, 2008 by ·
In past years, hands on history projects and science experiments often seemed to fall by the wayside. My kids love doing this stuff, and it is so valuable for them…but it just wasn’t getting done! The main reason was the time involved in locating everything we needed to do an experiment. Frequently, after searching for […]
