Kids love animals. That’s nearly a universal fact of life, and although their favorite animals may not align, the joy of a good zoo is being able to please everyone in one day. As such, the Denver Zoo is one … Continue reading Our Favorite Places: The Denver Zoo
Week 16 of my 365 photo project exploring our Unschooling life. Continue reading The Unschooled Lens – Week 16
A review of one of our favorite places, the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum. Continue reading Our Favorite Places: Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum
Unschooling in Action. What a normal Monday morning looks like around our house. Continue reading Monday Snapshot
The kids have been experimenting with worms lately and decided to make a quick video to share their excitement with the world. They’ve got a bit of a flair for showmanship and drama, but their camera skills need some work. Continue reading Worm Science
Week 6 of my 365 photo project exploring our Unschooling life. Continue reading The Unschooled Lens – Week 6
I‘ve decided to give my 365 photo project a proper name. Since the goal is to document a year in our Unschooling life, I’ve decided to call it The Unschooled Lens. Continue reading “The Unschooled Lens – Week 5”
Today she decided to read all day. In her tall bed she spent half an hour carefully arranging her blankets and pillows in the the perfect reading nest. It’s a square nest, instead of her usually round construction, and she is very proud of the results. It’s cozy and warm, full of pink and purple and surrounded by her personal art gallery taped all over the walls and ceiling. The perfect place for a journey to Hogwarts. Continue reading “The Life of an Unschooled Bookworm”
Part of the subtle art of Unschooling is finding ways to inspire your children and to help them find their interests. As a result, part of the ongoing process of Unschooling is exposing children to new ideas, topics and pursuits, but also to model a lifestyle of pursuing interests and hobbies. When children see their parents learning even as adults, it has a couple of important effects. Continue reading “Hobbies and Unschooling”
I enjoy baking bread. I like every part of the process, from feeding my sourdough starter and building dough, to slowly fermenting and developing the gluten, shaping loaves, the actual baking, and of course eating. There’s nothing quite like fresh bread, and I firmly believe that the world would be a darker and less interesting place without it. Continue reading “Bread Day”
The Dad Hatter 