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On a day last week, we started with clues tucked around the house and a hunt.
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They led to our new Christmas book, “A Newberry Christmas”. I read the first story aloud and knit on a simple sock whose colours remind me of the 80’s and acid wash jeans and hair bands.
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Breakfast was slowly consumed and Sandra wrote a character sketch of Moist Von Lipwig.
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Tias surprised me by reading a whole page of his chapter book. Usually we alternate paragraphs. I danced on the inside.
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Then he ate icicles and we played a multiplication card game.
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Sandra set up to paint.
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I washed dishes by hand. Our dishwasher has three things wrong with it that would cost two new dishwashers’ worth to repair.
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It was a good morning. Complete with arguments and mess. Reality likes to add contrast. Today we start Christmas School with one of our favourite families. Two weeks of afternoons full of Christmas-based learning and a lot of crafting time. I’ll write more about that soon.
Handmade Homeschool 
Love it all! Tias reading! [My son now READS, too–knew you’d share that joy!!!], S’s painting and the lovely knitting!! Wonderful looking day!
I can’t wait to hear about Christmas school!
sweet yarn…looks like a warm, cushy sock. Happy holidays!
I love days like this.. school work, tea, sunlight, books, somedays that’s all I need. Christmas school sounds awesome!
Oh, I sure do miss homeschooling! Now that the kids are grown I’ll have to homeschool myself and give myself permission to do all those wonderful projects (writing, reading, drawing, painting, etc.) just for the joy of it!
Enjoyed reading about your day and loved the pictures!
Lisa
My kiddos love the Geronimo Stilton books. They rock!
The yarn you are using is delicious as always.
May the New Year bring many successful projects for you and yours!
And, can I say, I can’t believe how much your kids have grown. Your daughter looks so almost-grown-up lovely in the picture!