Australia study

This past spring I won a contest and received a set of beautiful handmade cards from one of my favorite blog friends, the sweet and lovely Amber from Adventures of a Rainbow mama. Along with her cards she sent us a package of Australian goodies. The boys have been inspired ever since to learn more about where all the neat stuff in the mail came from.




As a result, we have decided to start our school year off with a study of Australia. We have checked out and read every book at the library on the subject. We spent the past week doing craft projects, including coral reef sponge paintings, outback collages, aboriginal dot paintings, and coloring pages both online and at home of the Sydney Opera House. We watched a DVD we rented from the library and enjoyed seeing camel races, extreme rowing, and sheep shearing contests. This past week was a basic introduction. We will continue studying more in depth for the rest of the month.. or until the boys are ready to move on to something else. :)

Our first week of school was definitely a challenge for me. It's going to take me some time to find a good balance between managing household responsibilities and schooling. Life can be unpredictable and I have no way of knowing what the future holds, so I am trying to take each day as it comes and see how this year goes before making a long term commitment. Regardless of if this is something we choose to continue after this year or not, I can at least say that we gave it a try. The one thing I have learned in my life is that it important to take chances so that you don't look back later in life and regret not having done something. I am looking forward to what comes out of this experience and am going to try to relax and enjoy the process along the way. :)