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Comment on Sphere – Monthly Unplugged Project by kristy

kristy — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:59:59 +0000

Thanks for the idea…Geometry can be so much fun!
kristy´s last blog ..Cheers for Spheres!

Comment on Spirograph Shrinky Dinks (Spiral Unplugged Project) by Claire in Tasmania

Claire in Tasmania — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:54:58 +0000

Wow spirographs! I had some when I was really little. Amongst my earliest memories….
For us, ’spiral’ just ended up being a sort of monthly theme. We found a surprising number of spirals around the place, and my nearly-3yo made his first attempt at following a line by drawing over a huge spiral I drew. Not entirely successful, though, because I’m right handed and he’s left handed and I forgot that meant he’d need spirals drawn the opposite way around (clockwise instead of anticlockwise) – which is really hard to do…

We also photographed a sunflower (which has fibonacci spirals in the seed pattern) at different times of the day, following the sun, but I haven’t got around to printing the photos to show him.

I need to come up with something a bit more official for ’sphere’, I think…

Comment on The Self-Packed Lunch by Marta

Marta — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:05:13 +0000

We came up with a “shopping list” for the boys (6+10) to pack their lunches. I made a list with (yay for clipart) pictures and the words beside. I also put a box at the side of the link. I intended to get them laminated so they could write on them with a whiteboard marker, but that didn’t happen. It turns out the younger child had it memorized in two days: sandwich, fruit, veggie, snack, drink, treat. They really have free rein in the kitchen because I try not to buy too much packaged pretend-food, so it usually works out.

Comment on Color – Marbleized Paper (Weekly Unplugged Project) by Urooj

Urooj — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:34:38 +0000

Simply astounding. I did marbling a year ago using karosene oil and enamel paints but your technique is far more handy. I am going to use it for my atomic designs project! Thanks a ton!

Comment on Great Magazine Find! “Tessy & Tab Reading Club” by Michele

Michele — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:08:11 +0000

Yeah looks great but seems they only post to US addresses which is no help for this Aussie Mum. Funny with a kangaroo character. Oh well

Comment on Great Magazine Find! “Tessy & Tab Reading Club” by Sherrie M.

Sherrie M. — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:55:24 +0000

We LOVE Tessy and Tab! My girls are now 4 & 6 and we’ve been reading Tessy and Tab for about a year or so now. The magazines have taught them a thing or two (like yoga) and have definitely sharpened their comprehension and narrative skills.

Comment on Great Magazine Find! “Tessy & Tab Reading Club” by TopazTook

TopazTook — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:56:03 +0000

We subscribed to Click magazine for my three and a half-year-old — which actually is a magazine — which is another good one. It has activities, stories and such, too, with a theme for each issue (such as “cities” or “growing”).
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Comment on Help Your Kids Help Haiti by Mariah

Mariah — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:40:49 +0000

You could also do a pop can/bottle drive around subdivisions. It is pretty simple, yet you make a lot of $$. My Girl Scout troop did this around a subdivision with about 50 houses, and made about $60. SIMPLE and EFFECTIVE!

Comment on Words – Language Bingo (Weekly Unplugged Project) by Fun Language Learning Crafts! « Big Boy and Xiao Chien

Fun Language Learning Crafts! « Big Boy and Xiao Chien — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:53:43 +0000

[...] The first reminds me of our beloved Kingko game. You cut out images from magazines, and then make 9-image bingo cards out of them that you can switch about, and make bingo cards to call out, that have written words on them. Instructions here at Unplugyourkids.com. [...]

Comment on Join in World Math Day! (March 3rd, 2010) by Mom Unplugged

Mom Unplugged — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:54:07 +0000

Excellent point Christie! Thanks SO MUCH for reminding us about dates in Europe, and “Pi.”

BTW I’ll try and be more on top of the schedule and my timing next year so I can alert people more than the day beforehand!