This is the story of a dinosaur egg and how it came to be a feature of one of the coolest 7th birthday parties EVER!
It all started with Lucky's wish to have a pinata for his party. Now I must say, a couple of days ago I had started writing this post and detailing the entire process of pinata creation, when my computer had a spazz and all was lost. Needless to say what I wrote was witty, informative and quite brilliant but alas, I have moved on and will not be repeating it. (If anyone really wants to know how we made it, leave a comment and I will email details...)
Anyhoo, here are some pics of the dinosaur egg in metamorphosis:
Anyhoo, here are some pics of the dinosaur egg in metamorphosis:
It was so much fun to make; messy and gooey and extremely satisfying in it's roundness. And on the day of the party it ended up transforming magically into my head!! Check it out!
Now onto the party....well it featured motorbikes (thank you sooo much K and S - you guys ROCK!!!!!), trampolining, swimming and surfing in the river, egg and spoon races, a jellybean guessing competition, badmington, horse rides, a rainbow 'minecraft' shaped cake, fortune cookies, the aforementioned pinatas and of course new and old friends and all the joy they bring.
Just to illustrate how unschooling works, here are some of the 'learning' opportunities at a birthday party;
maths, estimation and comparisons - guessing comp, organising even teams for egg and spoon races
writing - guessing comp
art/writing - hand made birthday cards (soooooo beautiful!), decorating lolly bags
craft - making pinata
pdh/pe - all day long!
science - noticing weather changes, working out where the wind is coming from in order to light the sparkler, understanding dehydration (it was HOT!), exploring nature and animals
socialization - duh!!!
The kids were amazing - organising games, waiting turns, sharing toys and equipment. They could join in as much as they wanted but were free to sit and watch as well. No argy bargy (well none I was privvy to anyway!)
It was wonderful to have people from the home school group, our last two schools, long time friends and our neighbourhood all together. It really reminded me of the ability we have to create community.
And most importantly, at the end of the day, Lucky looked up at me and said "This has been the best day of my life". Sigh.
Thanks all for your contributions and friendship, and I'll sign off now and leave you to look at some pics....xoxoxo
Just to illustrate how unschooling works, here are some of the 'learning' opportunities at a birthday party;
maths, estimation and comparisons - guessing comp, organising even teams for egg and spoon races
writing - guessing comp
art/writing - hand made birthday cards (soooooo beautiful!), decorating lolly bags
craft - making pinata
pdh/pe - all day long!
science - noticing weather changes, working out where the wind is coming from in order to light the sparkler, understanding dehydration (it was HOT!), exploring nature and animals
socialization - duh!!!
The kids were amazing - organising games, waiting turns, sharing toys and equipment. They could join in as much as they wanted but were free to sit and watch as well. No argy bargy (well none I was privvy to anyway!)
It was wonderful to have people from the home school group, our last two schools, long time friends and our neighbourhood all together. It really reminded me of the ability we have to create community.
And most importantly, at the end of the day, Lucky looked up at me and said "This has been the best day of my life". Sigh.
Thanks all for your contributions and friendship, and I'll sign off now and leave you to look at some pics....xoxoxo
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