Mother Earth

This week's homework assignment theme was EARTH DAY.  

Here are some of the things we did to celebrate our green and blue home planet.  

Is it a coincidence that Earth Day and Mother's Day are celebrated close to each other?  I think NOT!

These "litter bugs" are completely made out of things we can recycle.
(Can you tell which litter bug belongs to Kacia? ;o)

We planted some seeds, covered with brown earth, poured some water...
then decorated their pail with stickers, sang songs and danced around them to help them grow.

We wrote about WATER, and named one reason (out of a bajillion) why it is important not to waste it.

Look at the blossoming young students focussed on their homework projects... making mama so proud!

Happy Mother Earth Day where ever you are!

Homemade Snow Cones

I can't believe THIS machine still lives!  It's the same one my sisters and I used when we were kids.

I remember making shave ice for a special Filipino "halo-halo" dessert.

But the best part about this manually operated machine is: it uses NO electricity, and requires NO batteries.  Instead, it uses a bountiful natural resource to us... twin power!  They love taking turns turning the crank to make the 'snow.'  Then we use our regular juice to flavor our homemade snow-cone, instead of sugary grenadine syrup.  

So the end result is not store bought, puts out zero waste, uses natural energy, is healthy, hydrating, and keeps them delightfully entertained.  I think it is safe to say we scored high on the "Go Green" campaign.

Because here in our home, and on our home planet, 

every day is earth day!