Baby, Baby!

Some new developments have happened here at Child’s Play! Like, really really new…

This is Baby L., my sister’s newest addition to the clan. He’s soft and smells like what delicious tastes like. As you can see, he’s just about the cutest thing on the planet.
He came around a month early, [...]

What passion driven learning looks like in our house.

The concept of ‘interest led’ or ‘passion driven’ learning is so counterculture to how education is run in public schools, many people don’t understand what it realistically looks like as a form of educating. So, I thought I would share what it looks like in our house, and what a powerful tool it is [...]

Unschooling Inspiration.

While unschooling falls under the umbrella of ‘homeschooling’, since it’s done at home, it differs from almost every other educational philosophy in that it tailors the education towards the child’s interests rather than directing the child based on a standard curriculum. What we learn, day to day, can’t be charted against any State guideline [...]

37 Wishes.

The calls and emails have started trickling in, confirming the fact that my birthday is here! Last year I wrote about how my aging process is going, this year it’s like time has gone in reverse and I’m another year younger. I’ve thought about this, and come to the conclusion that the process [...]

almost…

I’ve almost got the 2e Tuesday post written…but not quite…and Tuesday is quickly leaving me behind.
forgive me, dear readers, for I have lingered to long over my coffee cake:

and I did also try to find a little peace in a labyrinth:

alas, peace was not to be found there today.
And so then I spent [...]

Indian Summer

Colorado is having a tough time deciding what kind of weather we should have this fall. Last week we were hit by a snowstorm that dumped 2 feet of snow, leaving our halloween decorations very confused:

This week, the last couple days have been in the high 70’s, low 80’s, leaving me very confused but [...]

Math Monday::Pythagorean Theorem

For our latest Creative Math Club, Sonja (who I’m happy to say is rested and recovered from her family’s bout with the flu!) prepared some activities having to do with the Pythagorean Theorem. We geared this one towards the older set of kids, those between the ages of 10-15. We had an amazing [...]

My Soul Is In The Sky–William Shakespeare

I’m working on my Math Monday post, in the meantime I thought I’d share that if you head on over to Shutter Sisters today, you’ll see my picture featured on their blog! I’ve been inspired by the Shutter Sister website and by the amazing women that form the Shutter Sisters group on Flickr, so [...]

Halloween is upon us!

And I’m soooo not ready.
It’s just not right when Hubby has to shovel the sidewalk so trick or treaters can make it to our front door. It’s actually reminding me quite a bit of ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’.
We haven’t even carved pumpkins! In fact, I don’t even have pumpkins! All the [...]

2e Tuesday::Jonathan Mooney

Every parent of a 2e or out of the box thinker should know the name Jonathan Mooney. Labeled with ADD, dyslexia and severe learning disabilities, he is, in fact, a 2e Out of the Box Thinker himself and he’s written two books on the subject: Learning Outside The Lines: Two Ivy League Students With [...]