Almost Unschooling Grama

  Once a month, Shanda and I try to plan a special educational-themed party. This month we planned a one-hour party in the Nauvoo State Park, but since it was a little chilly and we only had 2 families involved, we decided to have it at my house and make a whole day of it.  We started out by making meat pies. corn pudding and butter for lunch.  Instead of making a big pie, we opted for making individual pastries so everyone could be involved in rolling out the dough. We used whole wheat to make it more authentic and talked about how the grain would be processed, the meat would be cooked, and colonial ovens. We also made butter by shaking 1/2 pint of cream in a jar. We all took turns and it took forever! After each round of shaking, we would check the butter and the kids would taste it. This picture is the final product: butter and a cup of buttermilk! After lunch, we made quill pens and blueberry ink. We thought the ink would be blue, but it was actually a brown color! We sang our 13 c

We went to the St. Louis Science Center on Friday.    They didn't have as many exhibits as usual due to Covid, but we had fun! It took a bit, but Lil Red worked up the courage to touch a dinosaur! We explored electronics Mechanics The Mars rover. And our solar system. But the video games were the big hit! Especially the fitness games! We learned about the bell curve. And liquid nitrogen! Then we tried out the wind machine. I tried to get a picture with all 3 kids in there, but Lil Red was the only one brave enough to stick it out. It looks like he's screaming and trying to get out, but he was having a ball!