Ghost Leaves

25 Sunday Oct 2020

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Elliot and I created our ghost leaves this afternoon to wrap up our tree study with some Halloween inspiration. I got this adorable idea from @woodlark and I just love them. We each had 3 leaves and after Elliot painted one coat, we let them dry and then I added a few more and drew the faces. Boo!

Autumn Tree Study: Part 2

24 Saturday Oct 2020

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Finishing up with Autumn Tree Study Week, over the past few days we accomplished pretty much all that was on my list. We still need to make our ghost leaves so we will do that tomorrow.

We learned how trees grow from The Magic & Mystery of Trees by Jen Green
did some tree rubbings on two of our maple trees in the yard
Elliot traced all different types of leaf shapes (linework practice) from Trees: A Rooted History by Piotr Socha & Wojciech and Grajkowski
Had an art lesson on drawing leaves
Created a leaf collage with leaves I collected from our yard
Read Sky Tree by Thomas Locker and really loved the beautiful paintings
Read Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert

We both enjoyed studying trees this week. Elliot really loved that Daddy was part of some of the lessons too. Looking forward to next weeks nature study, which is all about pumpkins. Perfect timing with Halloween right around the corner.

Autumn Tree Study: Part 1

20 Tuesday Oct 2020

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Moving on with Autumn Tree Study Week we read a few pages from The Magic & Mystery of Trees by Jen Green and learned:

the three things trees need to grow
anatomy of trees
all different shapes they have
what it looks like inside of the trunk

We also practiced the letter T and some writing, Elliot drew a tree ring diagram and got crafty by creating his own mosaic tree.

Later we will read a little bit more about the magic of trees and excited for more nature lessons and projects over the next several days.

Portfolio: Website Design for The Whimsy Days

20 Tuesday Oct 2020

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I just wrapped up a fun project for @thewhimsydays founder Piyali and I am so happy with how it all came out. I have shared the mood board and logo in previous posts and now the website. This is the home for the Morning Basket, a curated, seasonal morning time guide for the early childhood years. The design is pretty streamlined and I made sure the shopping experience was easy, since there will be 2 versions of the guide for each month. It’s welcoming and calm and that is how I view Piyali herself so it’s perfect. Feel free to visit the site and take a look around.

Even if you aren’t choosing to homeschool this is a really nice guide to use in the morning (or any other time that works for you) as an additional source of education and is definitely time well spent with your children. You can learn more at thewhimsydays.com.