Costa Rican Adventure

In Costa Rica we had many fantastic adventures.  Encounters with animals, an experiencing the rain forest, volcanoes and more.  Every time we tried to have a craft or at least to have some coloring pages for it to really stick in their memory.  We started a sort of a science journal with a picture of every animal we saw and a small simple explanation.  

 We had the blessing of volunteering in a sea turtle hatchery!  That was an experience of a lifetime!

We have also seen many monkeys.  Both Howler Monkeys and White faced Capuccins!

We have seen literally hundreds of different colorful dragonflies in Guanacaste Costa Rica!  My little girls decided to paint them with water colors!

We even had a close encounter with a Mexican Parrot snake!

We had a tour in a typical Costa Rican Carreta, pulled by oxen!  Then we decided to make a craft about Carretas!

Princess Coloring Pages

Never underestimate a cozy afternoon spent colouring.  Kids will spontaneously create their best works of art if you provide the colouring pencils, crayons etc and some paper.  Let them travel to foreign lands, journey through time and express their feelings.  It will never seize to amaze me how much my kids enjoy the simple activity of coloring!

Finger painting is always a favourite in my home...no matter how old they get!

Making a drawing of a story they read is a way to recall details and cement the story in their memories!

Using the back of a pencil(making sure it has an eraser) is a great way to innovate and bring a new style into finger painting!

Colouring and Math go together like peas and carrots !

Science and colouring are a match sure to please, help them remember forever by matching a nice art project with a science lesson.  Your child can make a work of art as she learns the life of a butterfly!

Sometimes it is just nice to improvise some modern art!

Religion and Art a match made in heaven !

Have fun and remember :  Homeschool, it will always be worth your effort!!