Fused Glass

Several weeks ago, my husband and son had the opportunity to attend a fused glass workshop at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.  At the workshop, they first created a design and then cut the desired pieces of glass.  After they arranged the glass, the glass was fired in a kiln at an extremely high temperature where the pieces [...]

Snowy Science Night @ the Library

On the way to the science class at the library, my 3 yr. old and 5 yr. old inquired about the snow which had not yet melted and how it got there.  We had a nice little discussion about how snow forms and that Allah makes it. 
Well, we were pleasantly surprised when the library class was [...]

Morning Out with the Little Explorers

After the substitute teacher, my mother, arrived, my preschoolers and I promptly ventured out in the brisk fall weather early this morning to attend a Little Explorers’ program at Pocahontas State Park.  The programs there usually focus on nature and the environment, but today the focus was on the history of the park. 
The park was [...]

Week 3 Side by Side Saturdays

If we had to choose a favorite session during the November Side by Side program at the Visual Arts Center, it would have absolutely been this last workshop!  Not only were my five-year old and I able to receive a  private embroidery tutoring session, but we also learned some interesting local history as well as how to thread [...]

Pollock’s Paint Party @ Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Normally, I accompany my children to their extracurricular classes and workshops, but my five-year old daughter decided that she was ready to attend the painting party on her own.   So, I waited anxiously outside while she joyfully joined in with the rest of the children to learn about the artistic style of Jackson Pollock and take a whack at his [...]

Week 2 Side by Side Saturdays

The nor’easter finally broke yesterday here in central Virginia, so we were able to participate in some Saturday morning outings, masha Allah.  While my husband and son participated in mending asnake fence at Meadow Farm, the three oldest girls and I spent the morning side by side engaged in artwork. 
 Sewing woolen slippers was the project my two eldest [...]

Week 1 Side by Side Saturdays

This Saturday kicked off the first art session at the Visual Arts Center in artsy uptown area of Richmond where my three eldest daughters opted to make a portrait collage and fabric birds.  
It was my five-year old daughter’s first experience with the workshop as she just turned five last month and now meets the age requirement, masha Allah.  I [...]

Homeschool Day @ Tredegar Iron Works

While reading over my emails this morning, I came across a notification about homeschool day at Tredegar Iron Works in the cit of Richmond.  It was a bit of short notice, but the price was right, we homeschoolers are flexible,  and the hands-on living history events sounded fun and educational for the children.  So after slapping together a quick-lunch, [...]

Covered with Art

Happy to be free from the crayon munching and glue eating toddlers, my two eldest girls thoroughly enjoyed themselves learning about the ancient form of bookmaking and creating books of their own at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, alhamdulillah.
The art instructor began the program by briefly discussing the history of making books that included the type [...]

Fun, Sun, and Lots of Learning

This past week we traveled to the Northern Neck of Virginia on the Chesapeake Bay to visit family and explore the area.   I grew up across the Rappahanock River in the Middle Peninsula, but frequently traveled all over that region in my younger years.   
We make the yearly trek at the same time as  the Junior Ranger [...]