• Build miniature clay
villages or clay people. We use large rubbermaid lids turned upside
down on top of a table and leave projects out for days, adding to
them as inspiration strikes! The children have so far created parks,
campgrounds, a Mexican village, Western towns, etc.
Fabric crayons or fabric
paints --decorate T-shirts or pillowcases, etc. Decorate t-shirts
with the name of your homeschool or one of your favorite Bible verses!
Build log cabins, etc. out of toothpicks and glue.
Use your video
camera (or borrow one!) to make your own funny commercials, news shows,
or movie spoofs.
Or record your own educational video sharing what
you've learned in different areas!
Make family goals and create a
banner to reflect this year's goals. Hang it in your kitchen or family
room as a reminder. (Perhaps it will even be a scripture such as Psalm
19:14: "Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart,
be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.")
Try some new recipes! Have a few days of totally new menus, let each
family member choose a new recipe to try.
Make homemade doughnuts.
Have an old-fashioned taffy-pull.
Pop popcorn, roast marshmallows,
bake apples and tell "add-on" stories around the fire or kitchen table!
Create a family newspaper and send copies to all your friends and
relatives.
Create a family cookbook with all your relatives' favorite
recipes, send copies to all your family.
Explore the books about hobbies
in your library and try something new!
Make a family tree to hang
up in your family room.
"If you could live anywhere in the world,
where would you live?" Research it!
"If you could live any period
in history, when would you live?" Research it!
What are some of the
things that have been invented in the last ten years? Twenty years?,
etc. Find out about how they were invented.
Get creative! What would
YOU like to invent?
Pick a decade from the past and learn what it
would be like to live during that period of time.
