Better yet, pay them a visit,
If you're very handy, you might help them build a house.
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| A robin house |
Or even a customised, dainty feeder (something similar to one of those 'World's Greatest Mum' type of mug).
Then have great fun watching your friends show appreciation for your effort by using your gift to them very often.
If your friends are very important and famous (as ours are), you might even take part in a national survey about them and journal all about them.
This post is linked up to:
1) All Year Round Blog Carnival: Winter
2) Hearts for Home Blog Hop #3
3) Weekly Wrap-Up: The One in Which Much was Accomplished
4) Homeschool Mother's Journal: February 8, 2013
5) Collage Friday - Finding Rest and Peace
6) It's a Wrap
7) Hobbies and Handicrafts - Feb 8
8) TGIF Linky Party #62
9) Share it Saturday - Valentine's Features
10) The Sunday Showcase 2/9/13 - Science Fun for Kids
11) Science Sunday: Where I've had family
12) Hip Homeschool Hop - 2/12/13
13) February 2013 - Homeschool Science Share & Tell
It has been featured in It's a Wrap; My Weekly Take Away.
I like the way all these activities are combined.... building a house, writing, exercise, outdoor time, reading. It's awesome.
ReplyDeleteWe studied birds too. If you ever get a chance to witness bird banding I highly recommend it. http://highhillhomeschool.blogspot.com/2012/02/bird-banding-station-bird-unit.html
I love the drawings in your nature journal - you are very talented! I'd love to be able to portray the beauty I see onto paper. Alas, I can't. Tiger has obviously inherited his mummy's talent!
ReplyDeleteJulie, thanks for the tips. I haven't seen bird banding going on in England, but maybe I have to look harder. Your own study of birds is fantastic. Lots of good ideas there. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind words, Claire. I was inspired by Edith Holden's nature journal so I gave it a go. It's less about talent and more about just giving it a go. I draw for my own pleasure, and to keep Tiger company, so it doesn't matter even if my drawings don't turn out perfect. Readers of this blog are polite, so nobody will say anything unkind even if they don't like my art. :-)
ReplyDeleteMainly I post my art to encourage other parents to join in with their children in their activities.
I love all your birds activities, we are going to start a bird unit up soon.
ReplyDeleteOh, your nature studies and journaling are so inspiring!!!! You might like this simple idea related to birding that I did with my kiddoes for a friend of theirs: http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2010/02/works-for-me-wednesday-vol-2-homemade.html
ReplyDeleteWe are studying birds this month too for our nature study. Lots of fun even with all the snow we've got going on here in Ohio. I love all the pictures you have!
ReplyDeleteI love it! It all meshes together well. How creative of you!
ReplyDeletegreat post! I love it!
ReplyDeleteLoved reading your post! Your nature journal is outstanding! I wish I could draw like that. My daughter loved learning about birds. We also did a bird study unit in August - I reviewed Homeschool Legacy's Bird Unit. We had a blast! It looks like you did too!
ReplyDeleteThank you, ladies, for your visits and kind comments! :-)
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up to HammockTracks. I have featured you and hope that you'll return this week.
ReplyDeleteI love your journal! It looks great! Thanks for linking to Science Sunday!
ReplyDeleteI'm linking to a few blogs who have inspired a recent change to our science (you're one of them) Would you mind if I linked to this post?
ReplyDeleteNo problem, Claire. Go ahead and link us up. We'll be honoured if you do so. :-)
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