Owlowiscious Girls

Ariana wanted to cook all her recipes from her  Raddish  box on Halloween.  I wanted to prep as much as I could the night before but time slipped away from me.  We (and by we I mean me) finished all three recipes just in time for dinner.  On the menu was Spider Web soup (from the last post), Stuffed Jack-'O-Peppers, and Graveyard Brownies.  One of the cards also had an example for setting the table and decorating for Halloween. Here are some pictures from our party! Graveyard Brownies and left over Spider Web Soup Stuffed Jack'o Pepper Party! "I don't want to try new things!" Taste:  Grandma and Aunt Asia loved the soup!  Ariana still loved the soup and had 3rds!  The stuffed peppers were yum with spinach salad.  Ariana still hasn't tried it but Lucy tried it tonight for dinner and absolutely loved it.  The brownies kinda taste weird to me but it might be because Ariana measured a little too much vanilla extract in it.  It wasn't aw

This week for our cooking class we made Spider Web Soup from our October Raddish Box theme Fright Night Feast.  Ariana is getting better at chopping veggies!  It is still hard to chop onions because- ouch!- they make your eyes burn and water.  We tried goggles but she said, "They did nothing!"  Ah!  That reminds me of a Simpson's episode.  Any way, on this recipe card we also learned how to make basic soups, the nutrition of black beans, and the science of spider webs.   This recipe was fun, but the sour cream web made my daughter nervous about getting it wrong so I ended up having to do that part.  She is excited to make it again because    Taste: Ariana said this was the best thing ever!!!  She even ate Hermione's and Lucy's share because they still wouldn't eat much because they said they don't like beans.  I thought it was also delicious especially for beans because sometimes those are hard to get tasty sometimes.   Lucy's

For Ariana's 7th birthday this year she asked to learn how to cook.  I am no stranger to the kitchen and I don't have a problem with kids in the kitchen I honestly didn't know where to start!  It is so overwhelming because there is so much to learn....enter  Raddish !  I stumbled across this website while on vacation this summer.  It is a box subscription to teach kids how to cook.  It costs $25 a month.  Every month has a new theme, a patch, a kitchen tool, 3 recipe cards, a ring of table talk cards, and an extra activity.  On the website there is a link called Bonus Bites which includes a playlist which goes along with the theme!  I love themes so this is perfect for us. Our first Box was called Bites From Brazil  because this year the summer Olympics was in Brazil.  It was great that since we don't have TV channels that conveniently  we were on vacation at a hotel so we were able to watch the opening ceremonies.  I am not a big sports fan but I am a fan of pe

Here is a very quick look at what we are doing this year: Hermione is back at Aumsville Elementary in 4th Grade with a teacher she really likes this year!  She is currently reading The Sister's Grimm and says, "It is the next best thing to Harry Potter."  Also she says, "If you don't like bacon you are a special kind of weird or the absolute weirdest." Ariana and Lucy are still at home.  Ariana is using  Easy Peasy .  Lucy is VERY flexibly working on Little Hands to Heaven .  She doesn't really want to listen so far, but you never know.  I let her play educational games on the computer when Ariana is working on non-computer things.  Also every Friday will be Field Trip Friday.  I will be taking the little girls to fun places around our area which is Salem, OREGON and the closer to home areas of the Willamette Valley.  Our first stop was the Travel Cafe visitor's center.  There is no coffee here (at least I didn't see any) so don't

This week Lucy and I have been studying the letter L.  Much like last week- nothing too exciting- she has been like a roller coaster when it comes to "doing" school.  I don't like to push it too much at this age because learning should be fun, but she has been pretty crazy.  Her attention span has been about 2 minutes lately.  I am not complaining but it sure makes teaching pretty much all over the place.  She did sit long enough to make a letter L out of blocks so...progress.   Ariana has been learning about DNA and reviewing organelles.  We did a fun activity to teach how DNA sends messages to make different characteristics on dogs.  We are on Day 78 of Year One Easy Peasy .  We even got Lucy to participate.  I had to draw the dogs so don't make fun of them (my kids did enough of that already).  It is hard to get them to be confident.  I don't know where all the insecurity comes from *cough *cough probably myself.  Any way, that gives me a lot to think abo

It has been a long time since I have done a school update.  We haven't gotten very far in our letters but we keep plugging away so now we are on letter K.  Sorry I don't have anything super exciting or fun especially picture wise, but I have been feeling guilty about nor writing.  Here is her favorite one: Ariana has been just finished learning about Ancient Greece and we just started The Cabin Faced West  but our big project this week was making a  cell cake .  I love learning using food.for learning!  I learned a lot myself.  I don't remember ever learning about cells and organelles in school so this was super fun for mom, too. Hermione is still in public school.  I am having a hard time pulling her out, they are all personal reasons, but still- I am praying for bravery and direction in this decision that is always looming before me.  She is doing alright in school but still not talking to the teacher.  Currently we are trying to read the books for 2016