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Kitchen floors - the beginning of the saga
So we've been VERY busy these past few days.It's a silly story. We were moving along so well in our kitchen. We had almost everything finished (with the exception of finishing details). We knew we...
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2 point perspective fantasy treehouses - grade 5/6
This is a fantastic project that I did with my grade 5/6 class before March break. I wanted to do something with 2 point perspective, as we've done a lot of perspective work this year in class, and I...
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Canvas Tipis - grade 6
For the past two years, my homeroom class has been a grade 5/6 class. That means a lot of my grade 6's this year were actually my grade 5's last year. I did this project last year with the grade 6's,...
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Easter bunny buddies - junior kindergarten
Just a quick post on an adorable project that I did last year and loved so much that I had to do it again! It's very simple, straightforward, and user friendly for junior kindergarten aged kids. And, I...
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The view from my living room couch
Our floors are here! They have been "acclimating" for the past few days. I use quotations because I don't know what they're actually doing. All I know is that hardwood acclimation has to do with...
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$70 front entry makeover - DIY Board and batten!
 This weekend I did one of my favorite room makeovers ever. Surprisingly, it was also the least expensive, and the only one I've ever done without Joel's help. Our front hallway was seriously lacking...
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Junior Kindergarten - Spring Chicks (Easter)
This project is so sweet it kills me.I first saw these spring chicks here, and decided to give them a try with my junior kindergartens. I just LOVE how they turned out!!This project took two separate...
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DIY Herringbone hardwood floors series - PART 1
Last weekend, my husband and my father in law began working on our herringbone kitchen floors. They are far from done, but since the process is very complicated, I figured I would start trying to break...
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Floating jellyfish - grade 5/6
Here it is - my monthly new favorite project. Every month or so, I seem to declare a new project my favorite (see: here and here, and several other times I've said this.) But really, this one is...
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DIY Herringbone hardwood floors series - PART 2
Sorry it's been so long since my last post - life is crazy over here! I seriously feel like every spare second of my life has been spent on these floors, and I have been having trouble fitting blog...
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Corny portraits - grade 3
Spring has sprung, and I am feeling inspired to start Spring-ing up my projects! I saw this drawing on ffffound.com, and used it as inspiration for a grade 3 Spring art project.I love doing different...
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Unity/collaborative art - snakes! Grades 4/5
One of my favorite projects so far this year was the collaborative crayon art that I did with my grade 5/6 class. They were a huge success, and I really wanted to do something similar with my grade 4/5...
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The big kitchen reveal - Our $2300 entire kitchen renovation!
I am so, so excited to share with everyone our kitchen reveal!I have been posting for weeks about the little updates that we have been doing since we moved in, but we are now finally at the point where...
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Egpytian glue portraits
Sorry for the absence! I've been sick for the better part of the past week, and with that came a pounding headache and light sensitivity. The last thing I wanted to do was spend time editing photos for...
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Grade 1/2 portraits
These are some adorable portraits that I did with grades 1/2, to give to their mothers for mother's day. Portrait drawing is such a good activity for kids of any age. Kids in grade 1/2 reeealllly need...
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What you can make with 2,000 sewing pins and a lot of patience
This is a project I did a few months ago. The only reason I haven't shared it yet is because its so difficult to photograph! All of the little pins cast shadows when I take the pictures, so I'll never...
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3-D Mother's Day Letters (filled with flowers!)
I've been wanting to post this since Friday but waited just in case I have any moms from my class reading! For mother's day, my students made 3-D letters which they filled with dollar store flowers (a...
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Grade 5/6 totem poles
These are my favorite kinds of assignments - ones with loose guidelines, and tons of creative freedom. I wanted my students to explore mixing mediums, using a wash of a solid color of watercolor (in...
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Roosters inspired by roosters inspired by Le Coq
The title isn't a mistake - these roosters aren't inspired by Picasso's Le Coq - they are inspired by a project another teacher did inspired by Picasso's Le Coq. Make sense? I saw this project here,...
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$350 family room update (painted fireplace, board and batten walls, pallet...
With the kitchen finished, we've knocked out one of our bigger house projects. That being said, we are constantly working on other little projects around the house. It's been about 6 months since we...
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