This week we really tried to start fresh! This is a whole new year! We wanted to really delve in and un-clutter. We spent the week cleaning and tossing. Taking down the tree and finding homes for all our new gifts. Tom also helped by seriously tackling our basement. We had the children by us helping the whole time creating a family out with the old in with the new sort of start.
It has also been very cold this week. Sometimes winter can get a little long. When I was single and childless this is when I would vacation. Somewhere sunny and steamy, just to remember what it can be like! For posterity we boarded our airplane (car) and flew to the tropics (Como Zoo).
We got to see tropical fish
tropical plants every where
blooming gardens
Beautiful mini-vacation!!
Of course we saw animals too.
We made play dough this week too.
The recipe is easy and it turned out great.
PLAY DOUGH
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
2 tablespoons oil
1 tablespoon cream of tartar
1 cup water
mix it all together in a sauce pan
cook until it forms a ball then need it.
voila! play dough
We made snow men
just do not let your daughter eat it, it tastes terrible!!!
We also, celebrated the Epiphany.
Epiphany is January 6th it marks the twelfth day of Christmas, or last day of seasonal celebration. This is the day the three kings arrived in Bethlehem to bring gifts to the Christ child. I acted out a figurine play of the three kings arrival and told other stories of the kings. I like teaching the kids about what they do in other countries and we talked about Russia. In Russia on the Epiphany the children tell stories of Mama Baboushka. She is a woman who was invited to travel with the three kings to see Christ, but she declined and ever since she is trying to find him to bring him his gift. The Russian children expect little gifts on this day from Mama Babouska mistaking them for the child.
The best part of celebrating Epiphany is making a cake! One makes a cake with a bean baked inside. Who ever has the piece with the bean is crowned king for the day!
Congratulations King Wesley!
We had a fun week slowly trying to get back into the swing of things:)
Next week it is about
what animals do in the winter and warmth.
until then...
~blessings
It has also been very cold this week. Sometimes winter can get a little long. When I was single and childless this is when I would vacation. Somewhere sunny and steamy, just to remember what it can be like! For posterity we boarded our airplane (car) and flew to the tropics (Como Zoo).
We got to see tropical fish
tropical plants every where
blooming gardens
Beautiful mini-vacation!!
Of course we saw animals too.
We made play dough this week too.
The recipe is easy and it turned out great.
PLAY DOUGH
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
2 tablespoons oil
1 tablespoon cream of tartar
1 cup water
mix it all together in a sauce pan
cook until it forms a ball then need it.
voila! play dough
We made snow men
just do not let your daughter eat it, it tastes terrible!!!
We also, celebrated the Epiphany.
Epiphany is January 6th it marks the twelfth day of Christmas, or last day of seasonal celebration. This is the day the three kings arrived in Bethlehem to bring gifts to the Christ child. I acted out a figurine play of the three kings arrival and told other stories of the kings. I like teaching the kids about what they do in other countries and we talked about Russia. In Russia on the Epiphany the children tell stories of Mama Baboushka. She is a woman who was invited to travel with the three kings to see Christ, but she declined and ever since she is trying to find him to bring him his gift. The Russian children expect little gifts on this day from Mama Babouska mistaking them for the child.
The best part of celebrating Epiphany is making a cake! One makes a cake with a bean baked inside. Who ever has the piece with the bean is crowned king for the day!
We had a fun week slowly trying to get back into the swing of things:)
Next week it is about
what animals do in the winter and warmth.
until then...
~blessings
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