Coco Headband

This post contains affiliate links. I am so excited for Pixar's latest film! It is premiering in Mexico today. The reviews sound really positive so far. This story is about Dia de los Muertos (the day of the dead). This is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st, and it…

Crocheted Necklace

This post contains affiliate links. Last year I was at a museum and I saw some really cool crocheted necklaces. I made my own version below. I don't have a pattern. I think they are more interesting if you make each one different. I have the pictures below for the…

Pokemon Party

This post contains affiliate links. This is my second post from this joint party. I've already written about the DC Superhero Girls elements of this party. You can also find the explanation of the game we played that was based on superheros and Pokemon on that post. Crafts I didn't…

Earth’s Changes

This is the last topic in our unit on heat.  I'm going to do a review game that covers topics based on forces from last term and heat from this term in two weeks. I've already covered seasons in a previous post. This class was about long term changes in…

Eid al-Adha Sheep

Eid al-Adha is a Muslim holiday based on the story of Ibrahim (Abraham in the Bible and the Torah) having a dream that God wants him to sacrifice his son, but God replaces his son with a lamb. This holiday comes after a one day fast. It is a very…

DC Superhero Girls Party

This post contains affiliate links. This party was part of a joint Superhero - Pokemon party. I'm going to do this post in two parts, with this post being mostly about the superhero stuff. First, the food. Food I've made this jelly (Jell-o) before for a Batman party, but this…

Koala Hats

This post contains affiliate links. I recently made some baby hats for new twins. I wanted to have them match, but also be a little different so I made a tan and a grey koala. These are very simple to make. The different pieces I made are shown below. For…

WALL-E Party

WALL-E is one of my favorite Pixar movies. It is a bit sad in the beginning when you see what Earth has become, but I really like the hopeful ending. WALL-E is such a sweet character and it is amazing how the animators conveyed so much emotion without dialog. If…

Molecules

Electrons Around Atoms This class was a reinforcement of the last class on atoms. This class ran a bit short on time, but the kids really had fun and I think it would definitely make a great party activity. For the introduction for this class, I went back over the…
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