I declared December to be a "no school month." I twas fantastic!! I had finals, we had Christmas to prepare for, and it seemed that a lot of other "things" were coming to a head in December, so I decided to give myself (and everyone else) a break.
The one condition? No electronics. No tablets. No computers. No TV. As the month comes to a close, I'm getting a little lazy about enforcing this rule (my girls are watching Barbie: Life in the Dream House as I type). Having electronics off for the month has been great. The girls have been playing more together, doing more art, and getting creative.
Of course, even though we had "no school month," learning didn't come to an end. We had a few art lessons, took a few classes through Field Trip Friday and
SciGirls, and had a few meet ups with friends.
Here's what we did this month:
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| Meet the Masters: Renoir |
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| A tour of the Christmas decorations at the Ramsey House |
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| Gingerbread House fun at 4-H |
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| Elva Kaffe: Elise was a Norwegian dancer |
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| Decorating the tree! |
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| A Day in the Life of an Elf display at Macys |
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| SciGirls: Make up (frost bite. Brrr!) |
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| Hour of Code |
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| Cookie making workshop at 4-H |
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| Decorating cookies at 4-H |
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| Making her first stop action animation movie. So cool!! |
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| Meet the Masters: Warhol |
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| Annual bell ringing |
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| Norwegian folklore and tomte making class |
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| Photo bombing my pretty table setting |
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| My little elves on Christmas morning! |
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| A product of Millie's cooking class |
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| Art lessons through Createful Christmas |
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| The only cookies we made (at home) this year! |
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| Daddy/daughter bliss! |
Only two more days 'til 2016! I love the time between Christmas and New Years. It is perfect for business planning, life planning, and school planning. I'm sure New Years Eve will find me with a bottle of wine, Dick Clark, my laptop, a notebook, and a sharp pencil. I sure know how to party!
