The kids had fun making rock “critters”.  They picked out the rocks they wanted to use and we glued them together with Liquid Nails (easy to use).  Once the glue had set (about a day), then it’s time to paint them.  I loved the colors and how imaginative they were.
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  We’ve been working on our butterfly garden with the help of Nina Jaffray (she has done more than just help – she gets the right plants, she is an inspiration and encouragement for me and all of the kids to take on this project and she teaches all of us by sharing her...
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                      During our new Summer Daze program the kids made scarecrows for their garden.  The kids had fun with it and they got to cut the long grass too! Here’s what we did: We took a recycled piece of wood trim (a dowel rod...
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Life as a pioneer child was a little different then kids today!  My students liked the novelty of it but didn’t like: not being able to have a snack when they wanted it having to go outside to use the “privy” (outhouse) having to work quietly all day and not talking with their friends...
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