Summer School: Week 5

MAKE SOMETHING MONDAY

The girls & I are hoping to have a Fairy Garden before summer's end. We've been collecting & making stuff over the last several months. We just made THE cutest acorn birdhouse for our soon-to-be fairy home. There is so much fairy garden goodness on Pinterest! Find out how to make the birdhouse HERE.

TIME TO READ TUESDAY

The girls & I were introduced to zines at the library this week. 

We have also started reading aloud the final book in The Wrinkle in Time quintet. (Drawing to a close on a book series is a feeling of mixed emotions! But I can't wait to decide what we'll read together next.)

WHAT'S COOKIN' WEDNESDAY

I kept seeing a recipe floating around on Facebook about making bread in a bag. I thought it sounded fun. The hyperlapse video showed all the ingredients being mixed in a bag & it looked like you just plopped it in a bread pan & baked it. But, no. You still have to dump that gooey mess onto a floured surface & knead it for several minutes. 

The girls were SO PROUD that they actually made a loaf of bread.

THINKING THURSDAY

The girls & I conducted an experiment to see how strong a piece of paper was. Particularly, we compared 3 different columns constructed {each} from a piece of paper.

A triangle. A square. And a circle. We then stacked books on top of each column, predicting first which column we thought would support the most books. I found the idea HERE, including the simple explanation of the science behind it all. 

SOMEWHERE FUN FRIDAY

Zoey & I brought a blanket + camping chairs + popcorn + candy to see the movie "Inside Out" outdoors as part of our city's Family Movie Series on Friday Nights. (Sadly, Pazely wasn't feeling well, so she stayed home.)

To view all posts in our 2016 Summer School series, follow along HERE.

To see the pictures from our Summer School adventures so far, click HERE.
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