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Simple Science: Bird Watching with a Clear Bird Feeder

July 7, 2015 By Thaleia

I love incorporating my love of nature with a simple Science activity like bird watching. We were recently given a clear window bird feeder by Yellow Beaks. I have had my eye on a clear bird feeder for a long time. My husband actually had a small kit with one growing up that got broke many years ago.

simple Science Bird Watching

Big Red and Lil’ Red were super excited about a new box arriving in the mail. They both wanted me to take pictures. Big Red even did a short video of how to open the bird feeder and how to fill the bird feeder!

It came very well packed with bubble wrap and inside two boxes which prevented it from any damage during shipping. Hubby was able to attach the suction cups to the kitchen window easily. We did wash the window first for a clear view of the bird feeder. We have had a handful of very sever weather and storms since it was placed. The bird feeder has withstood all the wind, rain, and storms.

bird feeder squirrel

We noticed the seed had been disturbed but we didn’t know who came to the feeder to eat. We kept watch each day hoping we would catch a bird eating. Well, just so happened that we caught a visitor but not a bird! A squirrel dropped down from the roof onto the windowsill and had a little snack. He proceeded right into the bird feeder. Those suction cups are strong and stayed right in place!

 

We are hoping to get more visitor’s that we can hopefully watch, draw, and learn from.

 

Disclosure: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned in this article in exchange for my honest opinion. Some of the links in the article may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I may receive a small compensation. Regardless, I will only recommend products or services I use personally or believe will add value to my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Filed Under: Homeschooling

Practice Gross Motor Skills with Miniature Golf

July 6, 2015 By Thaleia

When we were on vacation in Put-In-Bay last month we realized that none of our children had been to an 18 hole miniature golf course. I couldn’t believe it but then thought about all the places where my hubby and I played in our childhood which are now closed down. We used to be able to drive to a handful within a 30 minute radius and now there’s maybe 2 or 3 at most!

Practice Gross Motor Skills with Miniature Golf

I truly am an educator at heart but have not really shown that here on our blog. I am going to try and change that in order to give parents more confidence in homeschooling their children. I started my blog in order to help others locally and now globally find what resources they need in order to homeschool no matter what age from baby to college.

miniature golf Lil Red Swing2

 

Lil’ Red will be turning 2 in August and he loved chasing after the ball during our 18 holes of miniature golf. He watched the ball go zigging and zagging which helped increase his tracking skills. He tried a few times to hit with his own club but most often needed help swinging in order to hit the ball thus working on some hand-eye coordination. Sometimes he got a little too interested in someone else’s ball so we sent his ball zooming down the green so he would chase after it (gross motor).

miniature golf

Big Red was pretty good at using the golf club to swing and hit the ball. He is 5 years old and had a lot of fun trying to get his ball into the hole. He got frustrated a few times when the ball went sailing some place he didn’t mean to but overall had a great time.

miniature golf

Miniature golf is a great way to increase hand-eye coordination even for older children like Princess and Eldest. They don’t use those particular muscles very often in everyday life since they use lots of up close computer work.

miniature golf last hole

We forgot to explain that on the last hole the ball goes away. This was confusing and concerned Lil’ Red deeply. He laid down on the green to see where the ball went. Then he got up and marched off in a huff when we told him it was gone.

 

Filed Under: Homeschooling, Tot School Tagged With: gross motor

Ohio Renaissance Festival

July 5, 2015 By Thaleia

I love planning and I love festivals but I am sad to say that I have never been to the Ohio Renaissance Festival! We only live an hour or so away and not really sure why we’ve never gone besides babies and young children. The first weekend each year is Family and Friends Weekend which I have heard is really crazy and filled with people. I have read all about the fun theme weekends which include: Time Travelers Weekend, Pirates Weekend, Barbarian Invasion Weekend, OktoBEERfest, Highland Weekend, Romance Weekend, and Tricks or Treats.

Ohio Renaissance Festival

Not sure which weekend we will be able to attend but I wanted to share with my reader’s all about the Ohio Renaissance Festival and even a special coupon code at the bottom of this post!

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Forget your cares and step back in time to this 30-acre re-created 16th Century English village and enjoy over 400 years of fun in a single day! The festival offers something for everyone featuring nearly 100 shows daily on 11 stages, over 135 unique arts and crafts shops, hearty food and drink, games of skill and human-powered rides to amuse all ages.

Over 150 costumed characters welcome you to the village! Rub elbows with Royalty as you cheer your favorite knight to victory in the thrilling Full-armored Tournament Joust. Welcoming you to a festive day in the village are dueling swordsmen, rowdy pirates, nobles, peasants, and daring jugglers. The sprawling landscape is dotted with hundreds of unique shops in the Medieval Marketplace featuring many one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted items. See time-honored crafts of glassblowing, stone carving, blacksmithing, leather tooling, boot making, and more demonstrated. The air is filled with the scents and smells of the foods of the Renaissance period. Feast like Royalty on juicy, giant roasted turkey legs, fresh baked bread bowls overflowing with soups and stews, fish ‘n chips, steak-on-a-stake, succulent roasted corn on the cob and a wide variety of the finest ales and wines. There’s something for everyone’s taste buds!

Visitors of all ages will be amused by the games of skill and human-powered rides. Try your hand at archery and see if you’re a modern-day Robin Hood, or climb the castle tower and rescue the lovely damsel in distress.

Ohio Renaissance Festival Discounts –

Get $4 off Adult (ages 13+) and $2 off Child (ages 5-12) tickets by using promo code “family” when purchasing discount tickets on our secure web site. Tickets good any day of the 2015 season (Saturdays, Sundays, and Labor Day Sept 5 – Oct 25). Online discount only. Not valid with any other offers.

Filed Under: Coupons, Frugal Living Tagged With: family

Over 25 Free French Resources

July 2, 2015 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

Free French Resources

Who doesn’t want their child to learn about the world through another language? My daughter chose to learn French as her Foreign Language for homeschool.  Since we don’t have a huge budget for homeschool I decided to find free French Language Resources for her to use. I try to share what I find so that other homeschool families can save time and money in their educational journey!

Learn French with free resources

If you enjoy these resources then please share by clicking the below tweet. THANKS!

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Filed Under: Homeschooling Tagged With: foreign language, French, homesc

Put In Bay Condos: Great Stay at the Lake

June 30, 2015 By Thaleia

We had the privilege of staying at Put In Bay Condos right near the airport. Before we arrived we were sent an app to download with all the information we needed. A good thing too cause this place was a little hard to find since there’s not a big sign saying Put In Bay Condos, lol. We recognized the Condos from the pictures from the app and website!

PIB Condo #LakeErieLove

This condo had a nice sized living room, kitchen and dining area. Our condo had two bedrooms: one with two double beds and the other with two queen beds. We also had a full bath and a half bath which makes it very nice for a family of 6! We don’t have this luxury at home. The washing machine was an HE version which took a little bit to figure out but worked very well. We were provided with a golf cart and the linen package which I highly recommend getting BOTH!!! We barely fit everything we needed in our van as it was and we would not have had room for linens on top of all of our stuff.

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Filed Under: Family, Family Travel, Reviews Tagged With: Summer Fun, vacation

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