FREE Art Activities

I found this awesome website yesterday by the National Gallery of Art! It's a super fun place for the kids to experiment, create and even print out their creations! Check it out!

There is way too much on this site to really do it justice in this little space. But playing around on the site will quickly get you addicted! You can create collages, still life's, digital photo art and much more! The site uses images, people, backgrounds and objects taken from famous works of art to create your own new works of art!

Its is a great way of introducing kids to artists, styles of art, famous images and the elements of art. I have a feeling the kids will be fighting over this site......


There is fun for everyone! An idea I had was to save all of your child's creations and print them out in a book as well! How cool would that be to have your very own prints! 

Happy creating!

Freebies and Feild Trips

I love taking advantage of the Freebies we find around the Island. Although getting out of the house with 5 kids isn't always the easiest. Sometimes escape is just what we need! For a few years now we've been going to the Preschool Program at the Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens. It's a gorgeous location over on the Windward side, up against mountains that take your breath away. This time we learned about Butterflies, and did a great little craft on the life cycle from egg to Butterfly!

First we all met to read books about Butterflies and to make a craft!

Somewhere in that drippy glue are hole punched paper "eggs"

The final product all 4 stages of a Butterfly from egg, caterpillar, pupa and Buttterfly!

Most of the Crazies, minus the babies

The Gardens are right up against these mountains

 We usually picnic lunch and then take a long walk to the "pond" to feed the ducks and fish and climb trees of course!

Lots to explore!

This program is totally free and I love it! It's once a month (I believe the 3rd Tuesday of the month) at the Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens!

We'll be headed there on May 17th to learn about the Sun!

What freebies do you have in your state that you love to frequent?

Spring Cleaning Giveaway!

If you've homeschooled for even one year.....I guarantee you have a curriculum, a book, a resource laying around untouched and dusty. Well, after a few years, I've built up a few things. In hopes of blessing another family with something they can use, I Spring Cleaning! Which means YOU can win something! It's easy! Just follow the rules below and enter to win something fabulous!

What can you win?

Preschool Science

1st Grade

1st Grade

5th Grade

Kindergarten

Preschool

Yup, each one of these babies is up for grabs! All you have to do is follow the guidelines below, and leave a comment for each point you enter!

• Subscribe either as a follower or RSS feed to my blog ~ 1 entry
• "Like" my Facebook page ~ 1 entry
• Post a status update and link back to my blog (leave a link to your status in my comment section) ~ 1 entry
• Post this Giveaway on your blog and link back to my (leave another link in the comment section) ~ 1 entry
• Leave a comment telling me which one you'd MOST like to win, and a second choice. I'll try my BEST to make sure you are blessed with what you would use! ~ 1 entry

Don't forget to head over to curriculum choice and check out all the other great giveaways! And leave a comment to thank her for the awesome idea!

A Rainbow of colorful Ideas for St. Patricks Day!

I love Holidays, I love planning school around Holidays! SO here are a few fun links I've found to help your school week planning!

Enjoy this FREE Lace Card Printable! 

I HAVE to make these Rainbow Cupcakes this week.....

A very cute idea for a Golden Treat.....if you don't have a pot to paint you could also use a black paper cup!

A Lucky Hat comes complete with a rainbow!

An adorable Door hanger waiting some gold!

A little Shamrock Shaker!

A FREE printable!

Rainbow Pudding too? Yup why not!

And don't forget to add a little learning fun! St. Patricks Day Overload!

Spring Cleaning {Blog Hop}

Just a friendly reminder that Homeschool Hoop-La will be taking part in the Spring Curriculum Giveaway! I've been going through all of my unused curriculum hoping to bless a lucky reader with a curriculum they can use!

If you would like to join in the Blog-Hop giveaway follow read up on the information below and follow the links!

When: March 19-22

Where: This blog hop is hosted by The Curriculum Choice, but since it is a blog hop, this means that multiple blogs can participate.

What: We are hosting a homeschool give-away blog hop.  Each person that participates will be giving away one or a few items from their homeschool shelves that they are not using anymore.

Who: Anyone is invited that wants to give away items or win items.

Follow the link on the button below and read up on how to  participate!

To enter to win something from my blog make sure you visit between March 19-22 and follow the directions to enter. On March 22, 2011 multiple winners will be chosen to win something! Yup, that's right, multiple winners! I've got a bit of cleaning to do! So mark your calendars and get ready for the clean out!

National Reader's Day

Did you know TODAY {March 2} is National Readers Day?? 

How fun! Maybe today is the day to take your little one on a trip to the Library and get her very own Library card! Or throw a Library themed Party and print these out:

Photo Credit: familyfun Magazine

 

Throw together a little party with these invitations

Photo Credit: FamilyFun Magazine

Well whatever you do, make sure you snuggle up and read a few extra books with your littles today!

Facebook invite

Just wanted to share a link to my facebook group Homeschool Finds ! I love sharing things I find around the web and don't always get a chance to post them in the blog. But if you'd like to get updates on Freebies and Fabulous ideas or websites....follow along with us!

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