Old Tonka Toys

The four kiddos were enjoying getting to play with some "new" toys for the backyard. These toys were actually Mr. Steve's trucks when he was a kid. They took turns playing with the "little people" and filling up the trucks with grass. Good thing for the shady tree since it was still pretty hot outside even though it's September and in the morning...soon the weather will cool off, right?!

B is for Bubble!

Kate, Michael, and Carly are getting ready to make BIG bubbles. Today for our science lesson we made our own bubbles. Here's how if you want to do it too:

Mix the following ingredients in a shallow pan:

*1/2 cup of dishwashing liquid

*2 cups of water

*1 teaspoon sugar

You can use pipe cleaners to make your own wands or dip a straw in the bubbles and blow slowly--HAVE FUN!

Michael's BIG bubble!

Kate using her bubble wand to blow a bubble...

Check out Carly's bubble!

A is for Apple

Today we conducted our first science lesson. We will do one every Friday that goes along with the letter of the week. We each got three apple slices and put them on a paper towel. We left one alone, sprayed lemon juice on one, and sprayed water on the last one. We guessed what would happen to the apples and then came back to check on them a few times. The kids noticed that one in particular turned brown (the one we left alone). Someone else said that "the water one turned brown too". The one with the lemon juice stayed white and they thought that was funny! Now, tasting the one with the lemon juice on it was even funnier!!

All About Me

Michael, Kaden, Carly, and Kate each made a paper doll of themselves. This helped us learn what we look like. For example, our eye color, hair color, and different types of clothing. Didn't they turn out adorable?