Daddy shows Elvis the ropes before giving him the reins.
Our artist at work.
Dave was very pleased with this box he created from folding up thin cardboard.
Elvis glues construction paper to the bottom of the box. This will represent the sand.
Daddy explains how the layers of cloth & skins are placed on the tabernacle. In the background is the photo from the website for referral.
Bugs got a little bored & out came his Gameboy.
Elvis was happy to make some sheep for the courtyard.
Of course Princess wanted to be in on the action! =)
Daddy cuts the felt for the outside of the Tabernacle. We used felt because we didn't have any fabric in these colors in our scraps. To buy them would have been out of our budget so felt it was!
Princess worked on a project of her own. It helped keep her busy & happy while the others worked. =)
This night most of the time was spent on painting the clothespins to put around the outside of the Tabernacle. We chose to buy regular clothespins as they were much easier on our budget.
At first Bugs was a little tentative. Normally he hates to get his hands or clothes dirty. But soon he was having a blast.
We decided to make Valentine's for his friends. He will give them out at our homeschool party this Thursday.
We used regular index cards, sponge stamps that came with the set & paints.
After he & I made all the Valentine's he wanted to fingerpaint. He surprised me with his enthusiasm to get dirty. I was glad to see him throw aside his usual need to wipe every drop of paint off his hands and have fun.
Elvis also surprised me. He was very careful with his designs. 
This time he was very detail oriented. I loved seeing his different designs.
Valentine Central
Getting dirty & having fun.
Carefully painting the teddy bear before he stamps.
Putting together the ingredients for the salt dough.
Camera shy? Not one bit! Lol.
Putting the ingredients in the bowl.
Recipes
While they worked in the kitchen Elvis worked on his math. He is very eager to finish up his last first grade math book!
Mixing the dough......
Placing his hand print in the dough
The dough was too gooey so Sweet Pea added more flour & they started over.
He did a good job at rolling out the dough.
After they made his hand print again they had fun making animals.
Snakes!
Being silly.
Sweet Pea concentrating on making a turtle for Bugs.
Homemade playdough is fun!
While the clay baked Bugsy joined Elvis.
Elvis read his Explode the Code lesson aloud to Bugs.
Smiles for Mommy!
After taking pictures for me while I nursed Princess, Boo Bear worked on her math. I was proud of how hard she studied her geometry. Even more so because I never did understand the subject! =)