Saturday, 12 March 2016

March 12 Homeschool Mothers Journal.


 In my life this week…
  • We are New Zealand citizens who are currently living in Australia under a bi-lateral agreement.  Recently the Australian government announced a new pathway to citizenship for NZ citizens who arrived in Australia between 27 February 2001 to 19 February 2016.  Please be in prayer for us over this as this is something we desire for our family having a pathway to citizenship.  For my New Zealand friends who are in Australia here is some information for you: Additional citizenship pathway for New Zealanders
  • I'm still on a mission to regain health and strength this year.  I just found a wonderful post by Dolly: How to get started on THM on a budget
  • Goodness I'm looking forward to next week we are going away for a weeks holidays!
Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…

In our home school this week…


My favourite thing this week was…

 Things I’m working on…

 On the WWW I’m reading…
 Trim Healthy Mama…
A photo, video, link, or quote to share…
This week Joey passed from earth to glory.  This is an amazing video of her singing a love song to her husband for the first day after she is gone and walking on streets of gold...  Be sure to have your tissues handy when watching When I'm Gone.  It was a timely reminder for me to appreciate Paul more.

Joey+Rory - "When I'm Gone" from Hickory Films on Vimeo.

Blessings
Chareen


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Thursday, 10 March 2016

Places to Explore near Melbourne

One of the things I enjoy about home educating is the opportunity to make use of the things within our community in order to make use of immersion learning. The second thing I love about this life style is the opportunity to meet families from around the world which in turn encourages us to explore local places and 'show' our guests a little piece Australia.

Michelle from Homeschooling Down Under and Belinda from Live Life with Your Kids have invited us to show you our little piece of Australia. In our 'back yard' we have a number of gorgeous places to visit and today I would like to introduce four of them to you.

1. Victorian State Rose Garden

This is a little piece of heaven earth-side.  The garden beds are arranged in the shapes of rose petals and filled with roses from around the world.



Photographs do not do the Rose Garden justice.  The Rose Garden is open every day of the year to the public and entrance is free.

2. The Mansion

Here is a place you can spend a full day and not see everything there is to see.  Entrance to The Mansion property is FREE but if you would like to look inside the historical home there is a small fee.  Walking through these gardens is magnificent.  The trees are enormous and the grounds are beautifully kept. Continue round the back and you will walk into history.  The farming part of the mansion is still there to take a look at.  If you like art there is also a sculpture walk to enjoy.

3. Werribee Open Range Zoo

A visit to us is not complete without experiencing a little piece of Africa or the Werribee Open Range Zoo.  Paul works here and if you'd like to meet his serval be sure to attend a presentation (You can watch Paul introduce serval at a night zoo presentation on YouTube).  Depending on the time of year the zoo is open after dark (Night Zoo) and during summer for Rhythm of Africa.


 You can also meet many of the animals up close and personal.

4.Geelong

 Geelong is a beautiful waterfront city not far from our home.  There are a number of museums and areas to explore here.  Among them the Wool Museum which often has exhibitions on.






If you all looking for some family friendly things to do in Melbourne do not forget to check out this post: 10 Family Friendly Places to Experience in Melbourne Australia 

Blessings
Chareen

Wednesday, 9 March 2016

Step ONE of our Repeated Sweets Project {Virtual Fridge}

This Week
A few years ago I reviewed an art DVD from See The Light.  I was so impressed with this course we invested in a few more of their DVD's.  They have some wonderful FREE resources available here:
  • Pinterest (There are 30 boards brimming with wonderful art ideas and inspiration)
  • Blog here you will find art tips, video tutorials, resources, free downloads, How to ..., etc
  • Free Video lessons
  • Downloads (Mini Projects, Lesson Plans and Line Art)
This month we are working our way through one of the art projects DVD's called Repeated Sweets. The DVD is divided into four 20 minute lessons with the goal of drawing a watercolor painting in the style of American Pop artist Wayne Thiebaud!

This weeks Feature

This weeks feature is a tutorial from over at My Full Heart.  Megan has done an easy to follow tutorial to make a beautiful stained glass picture with your children.  All you need is a picture frame, acrylic paint and two types of glue.

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I invite you to take some photo's of your children's artistic pursuits put them in a post and link up with me I would love to come over and see the wonderful art your children have enjoyed doing.
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Blessings
Chareen

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