Transparent process
Watching the frog eggs develop this week surprised me. I’ve never seen a tadpole appear. The eggs which were dull black dots last Friday when I took them from the pond, now have transformed into...
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Purple Peeper-eater: our experiments with a package of purple Peeps Bunnies
Since I like to try what I read on blogs (it’s documented!), I took some suggestions and cooked up a few experiments in the kitchen with the kids. I figured a 99 cent package of purple Easter Peeps...
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RIP Tadpole Jo
It’s not every morning that you have to tell your children that their pet has died. I am grateful. Our tiny tree frog tadpole liked to hide between the rocks at the bottom of the aquarium. It didn’t...
View ArticleThe sound of signing
For six weeks this spring, the girls and I took a sign language course and it changed us more than I had imagined. I had been trying to teach my daughters a few signs, using a book, so I was eager to...
View ArticleThanks to Doc Searls, I burned the soup..but it was worth it
I believe in taking responsibility for my own actions. So I know it is not truly Doc Searls’ fault that our spicy soup for dinner last (Monday) night developed another burned flavor, bits of black...
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My first circuit
The box has been in the house for months and yesterday I encouraged the girls to try making something with Snap Circuits. When the light bulb turned on, Abigail’s face lit up too. I didn’t think it...
View ArticleMohnkuchen und Kopfsalat: food mp3s auf Deutsch
Ich mag Mohnkuchen! I was happy to discover Roland Tanglao with Boris Mann auf Deutsch, speaking on the delights of poppy seed cakes and other German treats available in Vancouver. Note to Ted Wenn wir...
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There is a spoon
and the girls had fun today discovering that our silverware can conduct electricity.
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Favorite pictures of the week
Ted and I have had fun photographing these Red Emperor tulips which have begun to bloom in the past few days. The girls and I planted the tulips as partcipants with other teachers and kids in a...
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Egg Drop Experiment
Inspired by the Ignite Seattle challenge and Bre Pettis’ blog posts, the girls and I decided to try our own egg drop experiment even though we couldn’t make it to the meeting on Tuesday night. First I...
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