China Week, Part Four

Another day of Chinese fun. Today we learned about the clothing, jobs and homes of ancient China. We read one of many stories about the Phoenix. Then watched Mulan for our activity. Simple and fun!

I finally finished going through the Family Fun magazines! The stack is literally higher than my knees. Now I can start rearranging the books to make room for everything and maybe end up a little more organized.

China Week, Part Three

Today was a little busy with meetings and play dates. We only had time to read a story called The Goddess who Cast the Bell. It was long and kind of different. I wanted to read Lon Po Po, but I realized just before we were going to start today's lesson, that I don't have it. It sounds really good, a Chinese version on Little Red Riding Hood. Maybe another time!

China Week, Part Two with a Bonus

During day two of our China week, we learned a few basic facts about China and we learned about the Great Wall of China. Did you know that puppy is around 3700 miles long? We read the Magic Paintbrush. I thought I had read this before, but not the version we read today. I really enjoyed it. Loosely related to the whole China theme, we watched Wendy Wu; Homecoming Warrior. During the movie we enjoyed our Chinese Almond Cookies! I didn't know four people could work on one batch of cookies without tripping over each other.


After our summer school fun, came my bonus. The playroom was too messy to vacuum (again), so I pestered the kiddos to clean it up (again). This time they not only cleaned up, but they cleaned out. I think the room lost 40 pounds! So let me know if you're interested in a roller coaster for Kelly dolls or random Fashion Polly clothes ;)