Artsy Fartsy
Eclectic Fusion Blend
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91L-uttvz6A] [This video is pretty slow to go until about 4 minutes in. Also if you object to swearing, and understand mumble, you may want to skip this] This is our, the parents, third year to go see the band Flogging Molly on St Patrick’s Day. They are what could best be described as Celtic … Continue reading
Bopping Along To A Different Drummer
Why do so many people think it’s important for children to know the different between Beethoven and Mozart or Baroque and Classical, but not between punk and rock and blues? Or why limit children to those insipid kids sing the Itsy Bitsy Spider type albums? Our children’s favorite songs range from Bobby Darin’s Beyond The … Continue reading
Dancing Along
One of my sister-in-laws once exclaimed that we homeschool by google. I was explaining what we do and she suddenly figured out a way to explain it to everyone else. Going with the flow, dancing along, surfing through life. Exactly. Not that we look everything up online, but that we flow from one subject to … Continue reading
We Like To Sing
We like to sing . . . or at least she does. I wish I’d gotten the camera out for the next day that was a self created montage of Bobby Darin’s Beyond the Sea and the We Like To Sing song. You know, Somewhere beyond the sea, we like to dance and we like … Continue reading
Crafts
I have a friends who has a collage degree in fiber arts. Not fine arts, but fiber arts. She talks about how crafts must be both artistic and useful; that is what distinguishes them from decorative arts. Gorgeous, complex quilts, for instance, are still intended to be used. Crafts are fantastic for kids for that … Continue reading
Mexico, DÃa Cuatro: Artes
We started the day swimming. I’ve been forgetting to comment on that. But having a pool right out your door makes for lots of quick swims – one before breakfast, one before or after siesta – sometimes both, one before bed. Today we hit the little breakfast place across the street. They are narrow streets … Continue reading
Weekend Away
On Friday we headed down to Tucson for a gym meet after picking D up at Casa Vida. C just did not want to go – not to Tucson, not out of the house. Luckily grandma had been down shopping and took pity on the homebody, swooping him up and taking him home with her. … Continue reading
Fabric, fabric everywhere and not a thing to wear
I foolishly signed up for a craft swap. Last swap I made jewelry, which is something I know how to make and I had a lot of the supplies already on hand. This time I figured I should make something else since most of the swappers were the same. Big mistake, huge. First of all … Continue reading
Music To My Ears
We went to our second symphony with the kids today. The Phoenix Symphony has short, inexpensive concerts for schools and we were really excited to find out that they’d let homeschool families attend. The first concert was a little disappointing. They tried way too hard – cute little puppets, etc that didn’t actually add to … Continue reading
Feeling Crafty
After a very busy weekend, including D having a birthday party to go to on Saturday, it was time to settle down to some crafting. We spend some time on Monday and Tuesday making art together. D made his own thank you cards; he stamped them, glued on a ribbon and then wrote the thank … Continue reading
