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"Let them be little, 'cause they're only that way for a while.  Give them hope, give them praise, give them love every day.  Let them cry, let them giggle; let them sleep in the middle, oh, let them be little."
  - Written and Sung by Billy Dean

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Celebrating Michaelmas -September 29, 2016

10/9/2016

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On Michaelmas, we celebrate bravery, strength, and courage by reading stories about dragons and brave knights and princesses.
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First, we baked dragon bread -to be slayed and gobbled up later that day.
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Then, we made dragon soup for dinner. Sophie chopped the carrots.
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Ethan peeled and chopped the potatoes.
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Audrey peeled and chopped the beet.
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And we all stirred the pot.
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We painted watercolor crowns.
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Our Brave Little Knights
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Each knight takes his or her turn to slice and slay the dragon for dinner.
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We drew and painted our own dragons too!
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Baking with Sophie

10/9/2016

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Sophie helps roll out the cinnamon roll dough.
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Sophie stirs the ingredients for pancakes with both hands at the same time. She thought that was funny.
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Baking makes Sophie happy!
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First Day of Fall Celebration -September 2016

10/9/2016

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We celebrated the first day of fall with a fall nature hike and warm apple cider. We were on the lookout for nature "treasures". We brought our treasures home to make fall nature prints with.
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We found leaves, twigs, seeds, acorns, and nuts to make beautiful nature stamps.
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We added glitter for some sparkle!
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Happy Fall to All!
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Apple Celebrations -September 2016

10/9/2016

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Stained Glass Apples with Tissue Paper Art
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Apple Stamping with The Story of the Apple Star
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Our Favorite Apple Books on Display in our Reading Corner
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After reading Ten Apples Up On Top, we made apple pie play dough. The kids wanted to try and put apples up on top too!
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After reading Apple Farmer Annie, Audrey became an apple farmer and sold apples at her apple stand.
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We also made the apple cake recipe from the book, Apple Farmer Annie.
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We made applesauce and applesauce muffins.
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Apple Pie in a Bowl and Apple Watercolor Painting

10/8/2016

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After we read one of our favorite apple books, Apple Pie Tree, we made apple pies in a bowl. First, we peeled and chopped the apples.
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Next, we cooked the apples with yummy smelling spices.
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Then we put it together. Crushed graham crackers as our crust, spiced cooked apples, and homemade whipped cream on top. YUM!
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We painted wet-on-wet watercolor apples too!
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    Hi!  I am Allison.  I am a happy homemaker, wife, and mother to four sweet babies.  I am also a Classical, Christian homeschooling mom trying to make every day a celebration of love and family. I love to bake, cook, garden, read, do art, and spend time outdoors with my amazing family.

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