Tuesday 10 January 2017

Can You Find It, Too? {Tuesday's Treasures}

One of the most challenging aspects of a Charlotte Mason education is learning how to incorporate the arts in our learning as this is an area of learning that I have very little knowledge and as a result I have not done very much art appreciation with Nathaniel.  Last year I was visiting my friend Beck who is currently home educating her four children and following Ambleside Online told me about some wonderful books she was using from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.  She has them on her shelf and has loaned them to us.


Can You Find It, Too?
  • Format: Hardback
  • Number of Pages:40
  • Publisher:The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Publication Date:01 Nov 2004
  • ISBN 10:0-8109-5046-4
  • ISBN 13:9780810950467
  • Illustrator: 20 colour illus
This is the second book in the series featuring paintings from The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, three other American museums as well as seven European collections.  The book contains beautifully detailed paintings which cover varying topics from battle scenes, castles, horses, coronations and tall ships.  Accompanying each painting is a list of can you find it items. For example she asks, "In this painting of astronomers can you find 1 bull's head, 2 people writing, 2 yellow feet, 2 winged women, 4 people pointing to the sky, 1 bridge, 2 flaming hats, 3 obelisks?"   At the bottom of the list is a short description of the painting along with dates.

Nathaniel and I have immensely enjoyed these books and hope that if you can find them in your local library or a friends book shelf that you too would enjoy a game of Eye Spy together!

Blessings
Chareen
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Monday 9 January 2017

Word for the year 2017: Faithfulness

Over the years I have often seen Word of the year posts and wondered what it would be like to have a word of the year. I considered the word commitment until I looked up the definition: The act of committing; a sending to prison ... I decided that that was definitley not a word to have for the year ahead. I have been thinking about this for the last week and after some meditation I have chosen the word Faithfulness.


Faithfulness
FA'ITHFULNESS, noun
  1. Fidelity; loyalty; firm adherence to allegiance and duty; as the faithfulness of a subject.
  2. Truth; veracity; as the faithfulness of God.
  3. Strict adherence to injunctions, and to the duties of a station; as the faithfulness of servants or ministers.
  4. Strict performance of promises, vows or covenants; constancy in affection; as the faithfulness of a husband or wife.

Synonyms for faithfulness noun devotion adherence
  • adhesion
  • ardor
  • attachment
  • care
  • constancy
  • dependability
  • trustworthiness
  • truth
This year these are the things I want to be reminded of.  I have had a few things I want to remain faithful to:
  • Blogging Regularly
  • Sticking to Trim Healthy Mama 
  • Exercise Regularly
  • Support Fellow Bloggers
1 Corinthians 4:2
Moreover, it is required of stewards that a man be found faithful.

Do you have a word for the year ahead? If so what is your word ? 
Blessings

Chareen

Today I am sharing my Word for the Year at the Homeschool Review Crew Link UP.

Homeschool Review Crew Reflecting on 2016

Thursday 5 January 2017

Lettering Art from God's Special Surprise {Virtual Fridge}

This Week
Welcome to the first Virtual Fridge post for 2017!  Our art co-op class has taken a break over the summer holidays.  Today I want to share a project we did last year sometime from the lettering lesson from See The Light DVD: God's Special Surprise.  We used some black light fluro pencils which were rather tricky to photograph but you can see what happened when we used them.





This weeks Feature

This weeks feature is a DIY Ceramic Tile Gifts tutorial from over at Learning Journey.
Your Turn

I invite you to take some photo's of your children's artistic pursuits put them in a post and link up with me I would love to come over and see the wonderful art your children have enjoyed doing.
Virtual Fridge Link Up

Blessings
Chareen

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