BACK TO SCHOOL TREASURE HUNT!

Last year we were at the beach and did not have our back to school traditions.  We missed them even though we adored our vacation.  This year I wanted to bring them back.  All the kids were into it especially the two youngest, Bugs & Princess. Our first and biggest tradition is our Back to School Treasure Hunt.  I fill the kids backpacks up with school supplies, some new school books & several treats.  Candy is always included.  Always.  I admit it's getting a bit more challenging to find things that don't cost an arm and a leg to put in their backpacks.  Thanks to Five Below I found several inexpensive yet useful and wanted presents.

We have always started from youngest to oldest with our Treasure Hunt.  Princess went first again this year.  She got her clues and went to town!

Bugs decided he wanted to go last so Elvis stepped up for his turn.  Even though he is now 14 he was a good sport and played along.  Of course he was a goofball.  LOL!  =)

The face is because Dad hid the WRONG backpack.  LOL!  This is Boo's backpack.  

They decided to go ahead and have Boo hunt for her backpack......umm....er....I mean Elvis'.  Lol.

And she found it!  Great job, Boo!

He was tired for our back to school stuff as he had his first soccer practice the day before.  And it was a workout!  Even so he got to it and went on the hunt.  The more it went on the more he got into it.

Posing with her outfits for Lil' Jimmy, Thomas & Lexi.  (Her doll children.)

Princess with her treasures.

TREASURES!

Boo's stuff.  

Bugsy's stuff.  I like how he made it so orderly.

Elvis' stash.

Next up..............traditional walk to school and photo.

LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS ~ PANCAKE MEN

We are having fun reading Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder.  For our last 2 chapters we made log cabins, corn cob dolls, homemade butter and learned about prisms.  This week at home we read about Christmas morning and how Ma made pancake men.  We decided it would be fun to do the same.

When I read aloud  I allow the kids to draw, color or play quietly as long as they are listening.

 They enjoy the illustrations.

 We gathered our supplies.  We realized we were out of milk.  After a quick run to the store we started again.

 Carefully measuring........

 ......and mixing.

 Pancake men on the griddle.

 Watching them cook.

 I had Boo flip one.  I flipped the one on the right.

 Ooopsie.

 Hee, hee.

 He is ready to dig in!

 She wanted a snowman.  

YUM!

 We bought real maple syrup.

 She named him Olaf.

 Ready to eat!  

 Olaf gets 2 thumbs up.

 Two more pancake men.  One for me pictured here and one for Elvis.

 Of course there was clean up.  True to Little House life they washed the dishes.

It was a fun & tasty lesson.