After our last class, our little filmmakers came ready with their first drafts of their scripts, ready for a table read. Miss I’s was actually a rewrite, as she made some changes after the suggestions given to her last week. So today we have the kids reading scripts they’ve been … Continue reading
What would a Frozen party be without Olaf? Here’s an idea on how to do a Cheese Olaf as appetizer. I think it turned out really cute, and it was very yummy too! As we used baby carrots to eat it, it was also a healthy treat for both children … Continue reading
It’s Thursday again, and I held my little cooking class with my 5 y.o. and her friend. This week I decided to let them do pizza, and tell them the story of Niccolò Pesce or Colapesce. From a website on Neapolitan stories, I found this: The legend of Niccolò Pesce, … Continue reading
My 6 year-old has been in love with all things Egyptian for several years now. I previously wrote how her love for history and the Egyptians helped me steer her away from Disney Princesses and onto new interests. A few weeks back I found National Geographic’s Treasury of Egyptian Mythology, … Continue reading
On our cooking class through books, today we went on a tour of Paris. We read Eva Montanari’s Chasing Degas, while waiting for our Cheating Chocolate Croissants to be ready to come out of the oven. I love Eva Montanari, and I’ve also reviewed another book by her here. Her … Continue reading
Last year, we took Fancy Nancy’s It’s Beauty Day out of the library. It was a perfect match, as my daughter is the girliest girly girl AND she loves Fancy Nancy too. The story is about Fancy Nancy preparing a Spa Day for her and her Mom, to get her … Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago, the Influenza A epidemic going on in SoCal got us… at least, it got my eldest daughter — and fortunately no one else! And believe me, it wasn’t easy, as you’ll now see. From one second to the next, Little Miss I started feeling achy … Continue reading
The First Script After last week’s exploration of why conflict is important in telling stories, today we had the first script written down. And this triggered the search for “If I had a super power… what would it be?” Little Miss I diligently wrote down her story for the class … Continue reading
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A couple of days ago I posted our Experiments with Yeast. Here’s the Science of Yeast Image Gallery with photos and videos of the three different types of yeast we had seen through a good microscope. Thanks to Bill Carter for all the images! … Continue reading
Celebrating Friendship It’s almost Valentine’s day, and for cooking class I wanted to do something special to cherish love and friendship. In my country that’s what Valentine”s day is actually called: “Day of Love and Friendship,” therefore I chose to do Strawberry Shortcake, my husband’s favorite treat, pairing it up … Continue reading
