April Showers and Activities: Egg Hunting

We had our Primary Easter Egg hunt this weekend.  It was baby A's first time hunting for eggs.  He was not too enthusiastic at first.  He has been playing with our empty decorative Easter eggs for a month.  After I opened the egg and showed him that there was actually candy inside, he got down to business. 

We hid 12 eggs per child and let the younger kids hunt first. After they had found their 12 each we let the older children come out to hunt for their 12 eggs.  Unfortunately, some of the eggs must have been hidden in tricky places because a few of the older children only found a couple of eggs.   We had plenty of extras to supplement it, but were trying to avoid having eggs left out on the lawn to attract rodents. 

Brother S used the toolbox that he made at Cub Scouts :)

Our 4H kiddos brought their bunnies to be the guests of honor at egg hunt.  Telling the primary children about their rabbits also counts as a communication activity for them as 4H volunteers. 

 Miss L finally got a bunny of her own.  He is a purebred Mini Rex named Popcorn.  She has been diligently caring for him.  I think she will be ready to join 4H as soon as she turns 8!

I have a big pile of gravel and masonry sand on the driveway that is SUPPOSED to be for my hardscape garden steps project in the front yard...  The kids and dogs find it irresistible.  I only have 2 of 6 steps done so far.  I need to hurry up before all my sand gets dragged away haha!

Baby A likes to go out and sit on the tractor every chance he gets. He delights in wearing daddy's helmet and pushing the buttons. 

We have had a lot of rainy days this week.  It's perfect spring time weather and the garden is loving it.  I also had to document Baby A wearing his boots.  It's his first time willingly wearing shoes.  We have been talking to him about it and he is starting to warm up to the idea that everyone should wear shoes outside. 

Miss L has taken on the duty of egg collector. Brother M was in charge of it, but he has so many chores already and L loves going outside every morning to bring the eggs in. 

The flowers on either side of our front porch are blooming happily. I love rain!

Family Schooling Summary: Reptiles and Art Classes

 Our little art class co-op has been continuing to meet.  Last week the kids learned about Pablo Picasso and Cubism.  Here are some samples of the art project that went with that lesson. 

We have been doing a quick run through The Good and The Beautiful's: Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish curriculum for our science class. 

We have also been going through an anatomy coloring book and getting ready for some summer science projects that I hope to have the kids work on. 

Two weeks ago we learned about Piet Mondrian in our art class.  His art style is very interesting, but a little hard to connect with. 

Here are a couple of the worksheets and projects that went with that lesson. 

Pottery party

 Our kids get to have friend birthday parties when they turn 5, 8, and 12.  Because of covid we have a backlog of friend birthday parties.  Brother S used his friend birthday party to have a pottery class at Dusty Road Pottery studio.  

Ms. Jenny taught the kids lessons in both hand building and using the wheel. 

The hardest thing about using the pottery wheel is getting the clay centered. 

For their hand building project the kids made either a pot or a mug. 

Everyone had a great time.  The older kids especially love building with clay.  I think it would be great for them to do a homeschool pottery class for a month or two with Miss Jenny.  We agreed to talk more about it when we pick up our clay pieces.