In short, the movie is a rare finale that both continues and builds upon the thematic ideas of the previous films and brings everything to a pitch-perfect conclusion. Continue reading How To Train Your Dragon: Hidden World
An pictorial overview of what we did and saw in 2017. Continue reading The Unschooled Lens, Year One
At one point I probably would have assumed that with six kids in the house, at least two of them would be very similar in personality and outlook. And of course, I couldn’t have been more wrong. Continue reading “Why WALL E loves EVE – The Perspectives Of Children”
Week 50 of my 365 photo project exploring our Unschooling life. Continue reading The Unschooled Lens – Week 50
A large latte, an interesting book, and some good weather. Sometimes that all it takes to regain some mental sanity in the midst of a stressful week so that I can focus on the things in my life that are genuinely important. Continue reading “Reading While They Play”
It doesn’t seem very long ago that I started this photo project, but now it’s nearly at an end. Only ten more weeks and we’ll be at the end of the year! I don’t know if I’ll continue the series for another year, but for right now I hope you enjoy this week’s glimpse into our Unschooling life. Continue reading The Unschooled Lens – Week 42
Three years ago I was at the museum with my five children. The baby was hungry for a bottle and the rest were hungry for their lunch, so we headed into the foodcourt. We sat at an empty table with enough room for all of us, and I asked the older four children to sit quietly while I fed the baby. Continue reading “Conversation at the Museum: Thoughts on Fatherhood”
It’s been kind of a strange week. Mrs. Hatter is back at work now that summer break has ended, and it’s been raining almost every day. As a result we’ve been homebound most of the week, though naturally that hasn’t stopped the kids from learning. Here’s a glimpse at some of what we did. Continue reading The Unschooled Lens – Week 32
Oh no! You’ve ruined my plan! Wait, if I take that trade, then there’s a small chance that my plan may yet prevail! Haha! A, age 8, during an exciting game of chess Continue reading Kid Quote
The Dad Hatter 