North Pole Day

This Christmas Season we did a lot of mini unit studies....lots of fun stuff!!  Of course we did our usual math and reading.  But, the rest of the time we were learning and having a blast doing it!!!  We learned all about the Artic.  We learned about the climate, the terrain, mostly the animals. 

Here are some of our fun activities on "North Pole Day" 

some of the resources we used to learn about the artic

One of the days we made Penguins in the afternoon!!  It was so fun!!

Our finished product!!!  Aren't they cute!!!!

Next we made "Soap Snow Balls"

our ingredients and recipe (coutesy FamilyFun Magazine)

After being shredded in the food processor....its smelled soooo good!!

Adding a little water....

Forming Snowballs!!!

Suprisingly....Chayce was a little skiddish about putting his hands in the soap!!

Voila!!!!!  SOAP SNOWBALLS!!!  Very Fun!!!!

We wrapped these in cute little snowman cellophane bags and gave them to friends and familys as gifts.

Now.....for our next project.

Glacier Gak

Our Ingredients

2 bottles of Elmer's Glue

however...he had no problem putting his hands in the gak!!

This was the part where we put it in the corner of the pan and watched it move very slllooooowwwwllyyy simulating the movement of an actual glacier!! 

We played with this Gak for a long time!!!

Next Up: Snow Clay

Our Ingredients and Recipe (courtesy of FamilyFun Magazine)

This project requires cornstarch, baking soda and salt.  And some items from your junk drawer.

Brendan made a Reindeer.  Rudolph to be exact.

Chayce made SpongeBob...not very much on our theme...but couldn't talk him out of it.

Mommy made a Snowman

Our Snow Clay Creations!!!!

Up Next:  Snowman Greeting Cards

Our Supplies:  felt furniture pads, cardboard, paint and paint brushes.

First you make your stamp by peeling of the sticky backing and sticking them to cardboard, paint and stamp.

Press Down Hard!!

The Finished Product!! So cute and soooo fun!!

This was such a FUN day!!!