Science Adventure Club - Give Away!

My business partner/friend and I have been working diligently to fill a gap in the world of science education.  While nearly all children are excited about science, the thought of making a mess, planning an experiment, and *ack* gathering supplies, often sends parents running.

Science Adventure Club will engage children in a lifetime of learning with our monthly science kit series, in which they will receive an exciting *complete* experiment in the mail every month.  Experiments include growing plants, observing live specimens, creating and experimenting with electricity, fossils, dinosaurs, spy science, and Newtons laws.  And that's just the tip of the iceberg!

The website and complete line won't be released until September.

We're giving away a 3 month subscription to the Science Adventure Club to one random blog reader!  To enter, just leave a comment below.  This give away will close at Midnight on Sunday, July 1st.  Good luck!

Our Summer In Pictures - Week 5

Monday we went to the MN Zoo with cousins for "Aunt Leslie's Day Camp"

...it was so hot, we played in the water most of the time.

Picked berries with friends

Went on a boat ride down the mighty Mississippi

Elise had a blast on the boat ride, too!

Baby Madeline's 1st birthday party

Millie pulled the lucky string, and opened up the pinata

We made our annual trek to Wisconsin to pick up fireworks.  Afterwards we went to the farm to play with them.  Elise was nervous.  They had more fun catching fireflies.  

Went to the Back To The 50's car show 

We tried to go to the Lake Elmo Park Reserve to cool off after the car show, but it was super packed.  We came home and swam in the pool instead.

Box Day!

What is box day?  It's the very exciting day in which all of our homeschool supplies for next year arrive in the mail, and we sit down together, open the boxes, and browse through the materials.  Doesn't that sounds like fun?!  Then, after an hour, the books are put safely away on the homeschool shelf where they'll sit until they're needed next school year.  It's almost  as exciting as opening gifts on Christmas.  :)

Squeeee!

(In a super high pitched 3 year old voice) "It's meeeeeee!"

Reading up on some American history

Our Summer In Pictures - Week 4

Wow, we've been on Summer break for a month already!!  Time is flyin'.

Fed the ducks

Rode bikes

Celebrated the end of the school year with Ben and Patrick

Aunt Leslie's Day Camp at the farm

Checked out the flooding at the farm.  After we left, the water was up over the road.

Watched storms!

Searched for toads

Made toad abodes at Silverwood

Homeschool Supply Ordering Day

I've been looking forward to this day since school ended 3 weeks ago!  I sat down and ordered most of Millie's 3rd grade curriculum.  So much fun!

Here's where I sat:

Here's what the kidlets did while I ordered supplies:

More on my curriculum choices later... :)

Our Summer In Pictures - Week 3

Lots of time spent splashing in the fountains at Upper Landing

Picking a "parfait" for mama

Children's Museum

Elise spotted this rainbow

Rode bikes to visit Elise's friends

Lake Elmo Park Reserve water hole

...more bike riding

Lunch with dad at the Science Museum

When life hands you lemons...

Spending quality time with Aunt Anna

Our Summer In Pictures - Week 2

Crabby Kids + Rainy Weather = Indoor Poetry Picnic

Millie became a Jr Ranger 

We went to a really cool circus show at the library.  Millie got to spin a plate on a stick and do a handstand on stilts!!!  

Playing with juggling equipment at the Children's Festival

Crazy hair at the Flint Hills Children's Festival

Summer Bucket List

Now that Summer is upon us, I've created a list of 50 things that we'd like to do before school starts again.  Cheers to a really fun Summer!

1. Go geocaching
2. Go to the Hastings car show on date night with Bud
3. Go kayaking with Bud
4. Catch fireflies in a jar
5. Go camping at the farm
6. Make s'mores
7. Play with fireworks
8. Can or freeze something 
9. Spend a day helping at the farm
10. Dance together at the history center
11. Read the Little House series to the kidlets
12. Run the entire way on the river portion of my jogging/walking loop
13. Meet Bud on Harriet Island after work for a dinner picnic with the kids
14. Go to the beach
15. Bake a pie
16. Watch fireworks on the 4th of July
17. Have a lemonade stand
18. Go miniature golfing
19. Stop for Icees on a hot day
20. Float a boat down the creek
21. Attend a concert in Mears Park
22. Brainerd vacation
23. Play at a new park
24. Bike along the Mississippi as a family
25. Have an awesome birthday party for Millie
26. Go on rides at Como Town
27. Play in the splash area at the MN Zoo
28. See the dinosaurs at the zoo
29. Go to a Sparky show
30. Order homeschool supplies for next year
31. Go on a boat ride
32. Vacation bible school
33. Go to a parade
34. Day Camp
35. Rollerblading with Elise 
36. Ride the carousel at Como
37. Have a garage sale
38. Nature study
39. Swimming lessons
40. Lots of park playdates with friends
41. Go to the state fair
42. Go to a county fair
43. Have a beer at a patio bar with friends
44. Teach Millie how to sew
45. Book-A-Wocky
46. Play with sidewalk chalk
47. Go to the farmers market, a lot!
48. Go to the Eagle center in Wabasha
49. Tour a cave
50. Read a Ramona and Beezus book to the girls