One of the reasons we chose homeschooling, or more specifically unschooling, was to have time, big chunks of time, for thinking, creating and exploring various interests. Having whole days or weeks devoted to a certain interest or activity lets the kids explore it as far as they want to go without losing momentum. Interests come and go, are left off and then picked back up again naturally, without an artificial time table dictating when to move on to the next requirement. For the past week or so we have been heavily involved in art projects around here.
Among the many drawings and paintings they've done, the kids have been working on illustrations for a children's poem my mom wrote when my brothers and I were small.
In this poem, fish ride in boats
the buildings are upside down
and mothers sit on the laps of their daughters.
They've had a lot of fun coming up with the artwork.
Aravis explored color and texture with paint.
The girls made animals out of polymer clay.
There were more but Aravis sold them to the neighbors for Chuck E. Cheese money. In fact, I had to buy these from her because I thought they were so cute, I didn't want to lose them all.
We made oodles of clay beads for bracelets and necklaces.
And, of course, Dominick has been working on his origami skills.
Aside from art, we also started this cool naked egg experiment.
The acetic acid in the vinegar is reacting with the calcium carbonate in the shell which dissolves the shell and releases carbon dioxide bubbles. It will take 48 hours for the naked egg transformation to be complete. So far, the eggs are bubbling and will spontaneously spin on occasion due to the release of the carbon dioxide. I'll let you know how they turn out!
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