Many homeschoolers recommend a school schedule of (about) 4 weeks on and 1 week “off” and we are trying that. I want to do more unschooling during those off weeks. No structure, just let the boys follow their curiosities. Last week was our first “off” week and they decided they wanted to decorate our house to the hilt for Halloween. So that’s what we did! Most of our decorations were made by the kids.
We turned our dinning room into a bat cave, 
our living room into a gigantic spider web, 
our kitchen grew a pumpkin patch,
we have ghosts hanging and hiding throughout the house, 
and skeletons to scare you when you come visit. 
We learned all the major bones in the body as we put our skeleton together and also learned about bats and spiders, of course.
We also fit in a spelling test…. 
Pudding Spelling! 
Libby, can you spell MESS?
The boys discovered simple machines too…
Libby learned to cook..
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Or at least to look the part. She pulls this apron out of the drawer at least once a day and drapes it all over herself. 
She especially likes to use Libby’s brand pumpkin in her recipes and walks around the house with it all the time…
The boys practiced their karate moves. 
And they are learning to multi-task.
We spend a LOT of time at the library now and every time we walk out it’s a very slow process…..
Overall all it was a very busy, successful week!
Short n Sweet 
Libby has good taste in aprons! Plus I love your pumpkin patch I want to hang that up in my room. I haven't done an art project with it so I wasn't going to put it up.
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You are too much fun!! Jeremy will be on the next plane so you can homeschool him too!!
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