Every child loves to help cook and bake. The magic of mixing ingredients together to produce yummy cookies and getting to spend time with mom or dad in the process of it all creates some fun experiences. It can also become overwhelming when there are too many helpers that create a bigger mess taking more […]
Paul Revere’s Ride
“Listen my children and you shall hearOf the midnight ride of Paul Revere,On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five;Hardly a man is now aliveWho remembers that famous day and year.” Boy do I ever remember having to memorize that poem in Mrs. Humble’s 8th grade literature class! Thankfully we only had to memorize the first […]
Coin Face on Ice
I couldn’t figure out what to name this post so I went with the obvious. Truffle wanted to try this experiment as part of our science lesson on ice and water. Fill a water bottle completely full with water. Place a quarter face down on top. Stand it carefully in the freezer so it doesn’t […]
My Very Hungry Caterpillar
Meet the Very Hungry Caterpillar…..at least that’s what Special Dark calls himself when he wears his pajamas. After eating one piece of chocolate cake he is still hungry! Today is The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s 40th birthday! Make sure to read the book with your children. Visit Eric Carle’s website. And maybe, even do a fun […]
Wordfull Wednesday: Favorite Genre
As a little girl I loved sitting on my Avi’s (grandpa) lap listening to stories of when he was younger. The hardships his mother faced with grit and ingenuity while her husband was kept in one of Franco’s concentration camps fascinated me. Avi’s own escapades were adventurous and thrilling, though heartbreaking at times. When I […]
Wordfull Wednesday: Learning to Read
“It is cold. “See the snow. “See the snow come down.” Oh how well I remember these words! My parents were using Else Holmelund Minarik’s beloved book “Little Bear” to teach me how to read. It was so fun to snuggle on the couch with one of them, their arms wrapped around me holding the […]
Your Refined Heavenly Home
Just jotting down my thoughts today. This post might not make any sense and certainly won’t be arranged in any organized manner. One BYU speech I always seem to go back to whenever I’m in a reflective mood about organizing my home, creating a refuge from the world, and teaching my children is the one […]
Flakes are Fun!
Mommytime posted on Mommy’s Martini yesterday about all the snow they’ve been getting but more importantly how she took the time to look closely at the snow and see the beauty of each individual snowflake. It reminded me of one of the funnest unit studies we’ve ever done – not on snow but on snowflakes. […]
Names of Christ FHE
Here is another of our Christmas unit studies turned into a family home evening lesson. Every year we learn other names Jesus is known by in the scriptures such as Shiloh, Messiah, Bread of Life, etc. Learning these names helps us learn more about what Christ has done for us and what His attributes are. […]
Presidential Election Lapbook
I’ve received several e-mails about where we got our information and books for our Presidential Election Lapbooks. I guess if I was really on top of things I would have shared this at least a week ago so there would be more time to cover this before the election ends today. It won’t hurt to […]
Civic Duty
On Friday I went here Climbed these steps And did this. Nobody else was there except for three other people already in their voting booths when I arrived. The girls and I have been doing election lapbooks. It’s quite interesting for the two oldest who remember doing them four years ago when they were 7 […]
One Thing I’ve Learned From Homeschooling
“What would be the one thing you learned that you didn’t expect from homeschooling?“ That’s the question being asked at the Heart of the Matter today. Mr. Ferrero Rocher and I are pretty lucky. We were both homeschooled for high school, so when we fell in love, married, and started having our children it was […]
Balancing ‘Mom’ and ‘Teacher’
Interesting topic this week for the Heart of the Matter Meme. I usually don’t differentiate between those two roles of teacher and mother. I think it’s because I view motherhood as a teaching, guiding, instructive role but instead of teaching academics I teach other life skills – cooking, budgeting, sewing, spiritual guidance, moral values, etc. […]
Shannon and Dean Hale
Shannon and Dean Hale, authors of Rapunzel’s Revenge What a delightful treat it was to meet Shannon Hale, author of Newberry Honor book Princess Academy, and her husband Dean! After their TV interview the day before with Al Roker on the Today show (go see it to get an idea of how they were at […]
Rapunzel’s Revenge
Can you guess where I will be on Saturday? The kids and I are in Utah right now visiting my parents and eagerly awaiting the opportunity to meet Shannon Hale at my mom’s bookstore. If you are in the area stop by The Purple Cow Bookstore in Tooele on Saturday! © 2007-2013 Chocolate on my […]