One of my goals is to learn to paint a bit. My grandmother was a wonderful painter. I am not too sure that I have inherited her talent, but maybe I can learn. I have been watching some youtube videos and practicing with Emma on the weekends. We often will pull up a painting on the internet and try to recreate it. This weekend we decided that it was time to do some fall paintings. So here are my latest designs.
So we did some of the Microsoft summer program that I had scheduled, but the kids were not really into it. So we changed plans. We decided to allow the kids to take a fun online class from outschool.com. They have hundreds of classes on almost any topic imaginable. Zane chose to do a 3D game design. He made 4-5 online games. Here are the links to some of his games. It is called Touch ’em All. The idea is to touch each block before getting to the end. https://agentsheets.com/Ristretto3D/public/Ristretto3D.html?nid=1411276&mode=play
A second game he made was Tumble Blocks. The idea here is to move your block to the end without falling in the lava. It was a bit trickier. https://agentsheets.com/Ristretto3D/public/Ristretto3D.html?nid=1409876&mode=play
And here is one that is a maze you have to work through. https://agentsheets.com/Ristretto3D/public/Ristretto3D.html?nid=1408970&mode=play
Gabe chose to take a Minecraft Architecture class. It was really interesting. He learned about several architectural styles from ancient times, to the renaissance era, to medieval times, to modern, including strange and unusual architecture styles. After learning about the style, he took virtual tours to “visit” some places with these types of architecture. Finally, he jumped on his Minecraft and designed his own renditions of the style. Here are some of his designs.
The Great Sphinx
Castle
Colosseum
Georgian Style House
Greek Temple
Roman Villa
Skyscraper
Emma chose to take a sewing class for her American Girl baby dolls. She made a cute skirt, some cozy pajamas, bathing suits for all three of her babies, and a lovely dress. She learned lots about sewing (as did I). We are both wanna-be sewers. So this was a great way to get our feet wet. Here are her designs. We even made a skirt to match her baby doll’s for Emma. You can see it in the pics below also.
They LOVED doing these classes. We are looking forward to seeing what they will be taking next summer. I hope you all enjoy their creativity.
So we’ve been doing some more activities in Word and Excel and Powerpoint. I wanted to share a few of those with you.
We were working with changing and removing backgrounds. It was fun to play around with the pictures to see what we came up with. Here are my cute little snowmen.
So the third project we worked on was in Word. We were supposed to write a biographical poem. These were fun. It was quite interesting to see what the kids came up with. Here is my version of the bio poem.
Hi again! Just wanted to let you know what our summer holds. We are learning about using Microsoft Powerpoint, Excel, and Word. We are creating fun projects using all of the nifty buttons at the top of the screen (on the ribbon, it is called). We will doing this throughout the summer. I am sure we will be making some pretty cool things. Be sure to come and check them out. Also be sure to check out the kids’ blogs too. They have some pretty cool stuff also. You can find links to their blogs on the right side of this page. ➡
So, the first project was to create memes using Powerpoint. Here are a few of mine. These were really fun to make. The kids got so into it, they made 8-10 of them.
So the second project we did was in Excel. We designed some pixel art. Again the kids got WAY into this one also. They had lots and lots of designs. Here is mine. It is not too detailed, but was fun non the less. I must admit – making it made me crave a nice, juicy hamburger!!
So the blogging challenge this week is all about using emoji’s in fun ways. So here are a few emoji challenges for you.
EARTH DAY
In celebration of Earth Day this week, I created this little quiz using Interact.com. Let’s see what you know about Earth Day. You may need to page up or down to answer the questions and see the results once you begin the quiz. Not quite sure how to edit the size of the quiz page on here.
So now that we know more about Earth Day, let’s have some fun celebrating. Here are a few jokes that I found here on Jill Riley’s blog Confidence Meets Parenting. Here is her link to print out the jokes if you’d like to share them with your family and friends.
I also found some great nature scavenger hunts for kids. Since we are protecting our environment, we certainly need to get out and enjoy it also. Go grab this scavenger hunt and get outside in the sunshine! There is one with pictures for little ones and one with words for bigger kids.
https://momontheside.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/nature-scavenger-hunt-little-kids-converted.pdf
https://momontheside.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/nature-scavenger-hunt-big-kids-converted.pdf
Have fun and enjoy celebrating our great, big, beautiful world.
Our family went on a vacation to Chiang Mai, Thailand. One of the fun things we did was to visit the Art in Paradise Museum. It is a 3D interactive art gallery. There are all kinds of pictures painted on the walls and floors. Then you pose in the pictures as if you were actually Continue reading →
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DON’T BE A COPYRIGHT STEALER!!
Did you know that not all photos on the internet are free to use on your projects and posts? Those pics belong to the photographer who took them. It is illegal to use them without permission or without paying for their use. That is because they are copyrighted – or protected. So … how can we use pics without stealing them? Read on for some great tips!