Race Car Themed Birthday Party

     We had a birthday party for my youngest. He LOVES cars. Here is what we did for the special day!!
I tried making a racecar birthday cake.


I also made hot dog cars. I got the idea from www.familyfun.go.com under their party section theme cars. These were very easy to make and the kids loved it!!! (Well…so did the adults!)

Each child got to take home a balloon and these candy cars. Again I found these at www.amazingmoms.com. All the kids LOVED it! and they were so easy to make!

Here is the birthday table!

Each child also took home a craft. I found these for $1.50 each at Michaels.

And here is the happy birthday boy with his new car carrier! He loved his day!

Race Track Birthday Cake!

My youngest just turned three!! Wow! I have no idea where the time went! He is just in love with cars, so what better way to celebrate that with a race track birthday cake!
First I started with two circle cakes.
     
Then I frosted both with white icing.

The next step is to put two round bowels in the middle of the two circles and top the cake with crushed oreo cookies or chocolate chips etc.

Next you cover the rest of the cake with green sprinkles….but be sure to do it quickly as the icing dries fast!! Then add in your race track with white frosting.

Next you add in your cars and flags. (I used toothpicks and ribbon that I purchased at Michaels) My youngest got to choose the cars he wanted from the store! Be sure to wash the cars first!! I also put them on wax paper.

Now enjoy the part!!

Work Box System

We LOVE our workbox system. Both my boys wake up with eager anticipation of what their workboxes hold each day. Each one is 10-15 minutes in time frame. My oldest knows he has to work through them in order and until my youngest understand number order, he can pick whatever he wants (with a little guidance!) Each day the boys have 10 workboxes to work through and they do have a reward at the end! (Reward for their hard work!) They can watch cartoons, play computer games or video games after rest time. Here is what we do on a typical day!
This cart is my absolute favorite! http://www.amazon.com/Drawer-Chrome-Rolling-Storage-Organizer/dp/B0007OC1FQ
Each child has their own work list.

My oldest son’s first box this day was his calendar. We usually do this as a group activity, however I chose to put it in his work box today!


     

#2: We are using Saxon Math! I love how hands on it is! My oldest is five and he is already in grade one math!!  http://saxonpublishers.hmhco.com

#3: We use Sing Spell Read and Write. Both of my boys love the games that go along with the learning! Even my two year old enjoys the phonics games and songs!!! http://www.pearsonschool.com
#4: My youngest is learning about the letter M this week, so I filled my oldest son’s work box with M and M’s to graph!
#5: My son has to read a story that goes along SSRW curriculum.
#6 Again another math sheet!
#7 My boys are in gymnastic and they had a coloring competition!
#8: Here is their memory verse of the week. www.confessionsofahomeschooler.blogspot.com
#9 Here is a card game both of my boys LOVE that goes along with their SSRW curriculum!
#10 It was cold out today, so we decided to snuggle up on the couch and read a book with some hot chocolate!

Mexico!!

We love hosting ESL students. The kids love meeting new friends from around the world. It is a great opportunity to learn about different cultures! Here is our friend Gabriel from Mexico!!!

Creation Day 3

Day three of creation, God created the land and trees so for our snack we made chocolate pudding with gummy worms. Again, this was the kids' favourite part of the lesson!



We then worked on our creation poster. Here the kids are gluing coloured sand onto the poster board to make grass. Find out about our poster by checking out this website. www.littleblots.com


I love letting the boys get dirty! It allows their creativity to shine through!

Creation Day 2

On day two of creation God made the clouds and water. We worked on our poster art that we are putting together for our days of creation. Here our oldest is cutting our foam in the shape of water and clouds.


Our yougnest little guy LOVES to cut things out as well!!

Our oldest working hard at cutting our clouds!

For a scnack we had water (represents the ocean) and marshmellows (represents the clouds)! This is definitely the kids favourite part of the lesson!

Creation Day 1

We started our creation unit. We started the day by reading out of a great kids Bible I have. On day one God created light and dark. My kids enjoyed hiding in the bathroom with flashlights blinking them on and off!

We began our creation poster. See http://www.lapbooklessons.com/ for some great tips!

The next projent we are working on is a book made out of paper plates to help the kids have a visual book of the days of creation. Find this on youtube...Cullens story of creation. She has great craft ideas for kids!

The best part of creation day 1???? We had oreo cookies!! The chocolate side is for the dark and the white cream represents light! My oldest thought this was great! He told me later in the day that he wanted to learn about day 1 again tomorrow! I wonder why?!