the placecards

WE made these placecards for Thanksgiving. Simple and fun, they were the perfect project for a 6 and 3-year-old to work on together.




(I love this photo of Katie's hands, complete with Buzz Lightyear Band-Aid)


But when we finished there was still paint left, which led to abstract paintings in fall colors.


Can you tell that Joey was enjoying himself?




And then the abstract paintings led to this


and this

and this.


History (studying how corn was important to the Pilgrims), art (painting, cutting, and gluing), handwriting and spelling (writing the names on the cards) all wrapped up in one fun afternoon.

Homeschooling is awesome!