Solar Oven smores

Our 1st science experiment was to make a solar oven and talk about reflection and how the sun heats us.

 1st you need a pizza box.  Then you are going to cut out the top of the box 1 inch from the outside all they way around.

 Then you are going to attach foil on both sides of the hole and then cover the foil with saran wrap and tape to make air tight.

 Then you will put foil around the inside part of the bottom of the box.

Put black construction paper under your smores and take it out and let the sun pre-heat it for 15-20 minutes.

 Close the lid and check every 20 minutes or so.  Ours took about 35 minutes to get right, but our weather is in the 100s

Daddy made it home in time to enjoy the smores with Conner.  I am saving the box, so that we can do it again.  We did this experiment to go along with our FIAR (Five in a Row) book The Story of Ping and discussed reflection!

Blessings!

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1st day of kindergarten!!

1st day of kindergarten was today!!  He did awesome!  I was afraid he would get tired of doing school for so long (2 and a half hours), but he really done well!

Our curriculum for the year consists of

Calendar notebook

Positive Action for Christ - kindergarten

Horizons math and Math-U-See Primer

Various Kumon books and mazes

All About Spelling level 1

All About Reading Level 1

Five in a Row Volume 1 including the Christian addition- in the afternoon

Various Art lessons from Deep Space Sparkle

            http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/category/grade-levels/kindergarten-art-lessons/

Kindergarten art program from Home Art Studio

            http://www.officialhomeartstudio.com/programs/kindergarten/

Elemental Science for Kindergarten

            http://www.elementalscience.com/explor.html
Horizons Kindergarten Health

Language Lessons for Little Ones #2

            http://www.timberdoodle.com/Language_Lessons_for_Little_Ones_2_p/188-438.htm

Critical Thinking books:

            http://www.criticalthinking.com/getProductDetails.do?code=c&id=06906

          http://www.criticalthinking.com/getProductDetails.do?code=c&id=05233

 –we are still finishing this up from pre K before we move on to:

http://www.criticalthinking.com/getProductDetails.do?code=c&id=05231

1+1+1=1 Sight word program

Seems like a lot, but it is being spread out throughout the year along with various other studies, crafts, and projects!

Blessings

Homemade granola

I finally found a granola recipe that is not only easy to fix, but also very yummy!

Granola
1 c honey
1 c brown sugar
1/2 c olive oil
1/2 c coconut oil
1 T vanilla
2 t cinnamon
2 T maple syrup
10 c oats
2 c flour
2-3 c each unsweetened coconut
                  flax seed
                  raisins

1^st you want to heat the first seven ingredients until melted.  If you need to melt down your coconut oil, just put it in a pot of hot water and it will liquefy.  Don’t worry, it will turn back into a solid soon!

In a bigger bowl, you want to put your oats, flour, coconut, flax seed, and raisins and stir them up.

Then you will add the melted ingredients and stir until mixed well!

Put in baking dishes and  bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes.  Put on counter to cool and enjoy!!

We don't buy cereal anymore, so this has been a really nice treat on Sunday mornings when we are trying to get ready for church and I don't have the time to fix eggs or pancakes!

Blessings!!

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Homemade deoderant

Made my first batch of homemade deodorant last week.  I had 3 different recipes to try, so I decided to take different ingredients out of each recipe and put them together and make my own recipe.  Wasn't sure if it would pass my husband's test, but it did!  He loves it, which is very awesome!  He has been very reluctant to jump on the green, healthy band wagon.

Homemade Deodorant
1/4 c non aluminum baking powder
1/4 c arrowroot
1 Probiotic capsule
20 drops tea tree essential oil
5 T coconut oil

I actually used 1/2 c baking powder instead of half powder/half arrowroot.  I couldn't for the life of me find my arrowroot.  It turned out awesome  though!  First I put the baking powder and Probiotic capsule in my food processor and mixed it up.  Then I melted my coconut oil and added it to the baking powder and also added the tea tree oil.

 One it was mixed up, I used a rubber spatula and filled our old cleaned out deodorant bottles up!

 Then I put them in the fridge to hang out for awhile while they hardened up.

They are now sitting on the counter top and we are really enjoying them.  My husband says they smell like tropics.  I am just happy he is loving it and that it is working.  I have trouble getting deodorant to work all day, especially when I am working hard and sweating.  But this one does the trick!

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Weekly Cleaning Calendar

I needed to update my cleaning calendar, so here it is:

It can be found here:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/91663225/Cleaning-Calendar

Blessings!

Kids in the Word Wednesday: Doubting Thomas

This weeks lesson is on Doubting Thomas.

Lesson is here:  http://www.scribd.com/doc/88921817/Doubting-Thomas1

Coloring sheet is here:  http://sermons4kids.com/doubting_thomas_abda_colorpg.htm


Also found another worksheet for spotting the difference.  It is here:  http://ministry-to-children.com/thomas-sunday-school-worksheet/

The Lesson:

What holiday did we just celebrate?

Review Easter Story

Jesus died on the cross and was buried in the tomb.  Sunday morning some women found His tomb empty.  Mary Magdalene was there and was worried that someone had stolen Jesus’ body.  She stood in front of the tomb crying.  She didn’t understand where Jesus was.  Then she saw 2 angels sitting where Jesus had been placed.  When she turned around, she saw Jesus standing there.  At first she didn’t recognize Him.  Jesus asked her why she was crying.  She said, sir if you carried Him away, tell me where you put Him and I will get Him.  Then Jesus said her name.  She then recognized Him.  She knew it was Jesus!

Jesus was alive.  Mary Magdalene and a few other women, ran and told the disciples.  She said “I have seen the Lord.” 

Do you think they believed her?

Luke 24:11 says “Their words seemed like nonsense.”  What does nonsense mean?  Something that doesn’t make sense.  It didn’t make sense that Jesus could be alive after dying on the cross.

After the women told the disciples, some of them ran off to the tomb and also found it empty, but they didn’t know yet what that meant.  They still had not seen Jesus themselves.

That night all of the disciples except one (Thomas) were locked in a room together.  Jesus appeared to them.  Jesus said “Peace be with you.”  The disciples were overjoyed when they say Jesus. Unfortunately, Thomas had missed seeing Jesus.  The other disciples tried to tell Thomas about Jesus, but he wouldn’t believe what they were telling him.

What does it mean to doubt something? You don’t believe, or you wonder about it, but don’t really believe it could happen.

Thomas couldn’t believe the disciples.  He said, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.”

Can you believe that Thomas didn’t believe his friends?  He also must have forgotten Jesus saying that He would live again!

What do you think you would have told Thomas at this point?

Now a week passes by and Jesus appears again to His disciples.  Thomas was there this time.  Jesus shows Thomas His hands and His side.  Jesus said, “Stop doubting and believe.”

Thomas said, “My Lord and my God.”  Thomas finally believed.  He didn’t doubt anymore.  He had seen with his own eyes.

How many of you know that Jesus is alive?

We know that He is alive and is seated at the right hand of God on the throne.  Jesus said, we are blessed if we believe, even though we have not seen Him with our own eyes.  We can believe and not doubt because of the Bible.

Jesus is alive no doubt!!

Game:  I doubt or I believe

Have the children shout out which one they think is correct!

I have a purple cat

Trains fly thru the air

You can make a square watermelon

I once caught a fish 10 feet long

If you plant M&M’s, you will grow a tree

I live in a mailbox

Outside It is raining dogs

Bees make honey

Planes can use their wheels to walk

You can fry an egg on black pavement on a hot day

Cars can talk to you

You can build a house to live in out of toothpicks and glue

My dog can howl

Penguins can bark

You can brush your teeth with sand

If you pedal fast enough you can make your bike fly

I can walk thru walls

I own a unicorn

Pastor Jeff’s car can fly

Jesus is alive

Our sins are forgiven

The craft is a bookmark.  Have the kids color it and maybe put some stickers on it!  You will also need some string and a single hole punch.  It is also included in the download above.

Blessings!

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DIY Sign Zephaniah 3:17

Materials:

    Pallet wood enough to measure 29+/-

     2-2x4's ripped down to 1" wide x 28inches long

     black flat spray paint

     wood glue

     1 1/4 inch trim nails

     white semi gloss paint

 First you will lay your cut down 2x4's horizontal each other.  Then you will put the pallet wood on top and nail them down.  Remember to put wood glue down before laying pallet strips.  I only put 1 nail per board and it seems very sturdy.

Ready to be painted!

Spray paint it black:

 I made a poster on my Print Artist program.  Then I cut the words out with an knife.  I am sure there is an easier way, but this works for me.  I am also able to use it again and again!  I laid the stencil pattern (printed onto cardstock paper on my pallets and started painting.

 The sign takes about an hour and a half to make.

I also made this purse out of a pair of 99 cent jean cut offs I found at the thrift store with some scrap material I had.  I am making a bigger one for a friend, so I will try to remember to post how to pictures when I make that one!

Blessings!!

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