One Punch Wonder

There are some scrapbookers who have a million tools and embellishments in a room that they devote entirely to their craft. I don’t have either. I am just a regular mom. I scrap because I want the stories and objects that go along with the pictures preserved together in whole memories. My pages aren’t perfect but they are perfectly me.

This is one I really like. It is simple, easy, and clearly the focus is the pictures. I used just three sheets of cardstock (two sided orange and yellow), one punch, and a pen. (and glue) I punched all around the edges of the pages and backed them with strips of orange. Then I took all the bones that were made with my punch and wrote out the title. The date bone and the journaling were made from the scraps from the backing.

This was a fast, easy, 15-minute page.

Favorite Book of the Week

This week Favorite Book Friday has been moved to Saturday (sorry out there – I’ll take swimming with the kiddos over blogging any day.

Learning at home is not just for homeschoolers – when it is so fun and interesting that you find yourself discussing math before bed it is a very good thing. This week its “Probably Pistachio” by Stuart J Murphy. This is part of the “MathStart” series which I highly recommend in total.

This is a level two book, which I think is for ages 7-8, but I think the age range should be much broader. With fun pictures and an interesting story about a little boy even my 2 year old sat and listened. All three of my kids loved it and my 5 year old daughter learned a new concept along the way (probability in case you hadn’t guessed.)

Nothing goes right for Jack all day long. He can’t find his favorite sneakers, he spills milk on his math homework, and worst of all, he gets tuna fish for lunch. Will things ever get better?

Readers will learn how to tell when something is certain, more likely, less likely, or impossible as Jack keeps hoping his streak of bad luck will break. Maybe, just maybe, pistachio ice cream for dessert will do the trick. But will it happen? Considering how Jack’s day has been going, PROBABLY NOT!