Mid-Way Through the Holidays

So, sorry for the skip in entries, but the holidays intervened.  There were Hanukkah parties,  Solstice crafts and stories, a Christmas gathering, and all that pre-Christmas stuff before the actual day.  Juno and Freyja have been reading, working on crafts (pom-pom maker and chenille stem craft kit), and doing the occasional computer learning-games.

Today, they are still working with their new craft kits.  Juno got Pom-Pom Monster Salon from Klutz and Freyja got Twisted Critters:  The Pipe Cleaner Book.  The girls have been making stuff from these kits for a couple of days now.  Klutz books are good purchases.

The girls have been extra fractious, too, since the holidays have started.  I hope to get them to settle down now.  The combination of too much sugar and not enough sleep is very bad for their tempers.  Sigh.

So, we are still taking time off of specific math, spelling, etc. this week and just unschooling for the week.  The girls are learning all the time.

List of things they have done today:

• Geography DVD about Canada (maps, history, culture, etc.)
• Crafting
• Drawing
• Watched Martha Stewart segment on handmade Christmas ornaments
• Listened to Kate DiCamillo's Mercy Watson books on CD.
• Went out for a special lunch with their big sister, Ereshkigal, to New Fortune for Asian foods.