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Varsity Tutors

 I have found so many great things from Instagram ads! Universal Yums international snack boxes, an animation class that has been a great learning experience and community for my youngest, and now Varsity Tutors.  We've long been fans of Outschool for interesting classes, but Outschool can get expensive when  you've got two kids with a variety of interests. So, when I saw the ad for Varsity Tutors' VT+ unlimited classes for one monthly price I thought it couldn't hurt to give it a try. This is not an ad, by the way. Varsity Tutors has no idea who I am or that I'm writing this.  Varsity Tutors has several learning options on their website, including a variety of classes and class sizes, self study, and individual tutoring options. Large Group Classes Large group classes can include over 250 students, that are completely free. These currently include offerings from the National Wildlife Federation, the Science History Institute, and Bill Nye! So, even though they'
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Fat Bear Week!

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     I hope you've got your brackets ready! It's Fat Bear Week !    
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Windfall Apple Cake

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  A said "When you get out that pan I know there's going to be cake!" and he was right. We made the Windfall Apple Cake from the Brambly Hedge recipes. The website is in the UK, so we had some fun converting Celsius to Farenheit and grams to ounces. Can't wait to try a piece after dinner. And speaking of dinner, tonight's meal will be prepared by B. We're studying the Japan with Lokua and he's making Omurice which is basically fried rice cooked inside an omlette. The Lokua units come with recipes but we often branch out and try new things on our own.
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Welcome Autumn

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Yesterday was the autumn equinox, marking the beginning of fall in the northern hemisphere. I went to update our nature table only to discover that it was still displaying its winter decorations! These past six months have been so tumultuous that I guess I just forgot about marking the changing of the seasons. Maybe that's why it feels like time has passed so quickly lately? At any rate, the crisp weather lately has me noticing nature more and anticipating the new beautiful colors the trees will soon be wearing (although I do love the green, too). So I pulled out a couple of our favorite autumn stories and have started planning some crafts and treats to go along with the new season. The two little books I have on display are fall favorites here. All of the Elsa Beskow books are so sweet, but Woody, Hazel, and Little Pip is perfect for fall. Two acorn children, Woody and Little Pip get carried away by the wind and little Hazel hitches a ride in Mr. Squirrel's tail when he goes
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