Harn Homestead Land Run

 Yesterday we went to a land run field trip at Harn Homestead in Oklahoma City.

 We did a land run at our house a couple of years ago and Alice is always asking when we can do it again, so I'm glad we finally got to!

 Harn Homestead is right in the middle of the city--if you look to the south, you see Devon Tower...

 ...and the Capitol to the north!

 The kids rotated through different sessions, like old-fashioned games.

 Jack used his old sack racing skills!

 They made rope!

 Learning how to set up a shelter

 They made flags to use when they did the land run.

 Almost time...

 Go!

 On their claims!

 After staking their claims, they had to go get their registration papers.

 They're official!

 Learning about the general store

 Pretty girl!  I'm glad she could still fit into this dress!

 We had a good time!

 

Since we were so close, we stopped by the science museum before heading home!

Artist Study: Rembrandt

 Rembrandt was one of the artists we studied this year!

 Books we used:

A Weekend with Rembrandt

Hana in the Time of the Tulips

Getting to Know...Rembrandt

Usborne's The Children's Book of Art

What Makes a Rembrandt a Rembrandt?

The Usborne Book of Famous Artists

 

 We practiced drawing proportional portraits!

 Fancy collars were very popular in Rembrandt's time, so we made our own from coffee filters!

 See the directions here!

 The finished product!

Artist Study: Michelangelo

 Lately we have been learning about Michelangelo!

 Books we used:

Michelangelo's Surprise

Michelangelo

Stone Giant

Who Can Open Michelangelo's Seven Seals?

Getting to Know...Michelangelo

The Sistine Chapel--no link, because I got it at the Sistine Chapel!

Color Your Own Italian Renaissance Paintings (local people, this is $2 cheaper at Philbrook)

 The kids painted on a "ceiling" just like Michelangelo did!

 Boris was very interested!

 We went on a Sistine Chapel field trip at the planetarium.

 There are quite a few different shows you can see there!

 The kids also made their own copies from the Sistine Chapel.  They started by tracing in pencil...

 ...then outlining in Sharpie...

 ...and then used watercolors.

 I think they turned out so nicely!

 Alice gave hers a caption!  (That's supposed to be Who? God!, not Whoo! God!)

 We tried making cookie sculptures.

 Ummm.....yeah.  But they were pretty yummy.

 We had better success with carving soap sculptures.

A train (Jack). a butterfly (Alice), and a heart (me).

I have several artist studies I need to catch up on with blog posts and we're about to start our last artist for the year!

Frank Sinatra

Stardust

People Will Say We're in Love

They Can't Take That Away From Me

Young at Heart

I've Got You Under My Skin 

Come Fly With Me

One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) 

Strangers in the Night

My Way

Theme from New York, New York

Busy Again

 It seems like we had a brief week or so of down time and now it's picked up again, so here are a few pictures from last week!  They're moving along on the house, and hopefully we will be moving in before too long.  It really can't be soon enough!

 Alice learned to ride without training wheels!

 Jack learned how to do a goofy stunt!

 We spent one morning visiting friends--the people kind...

 ...and the animal kind!

 Jay and I went to the Mumford and Sons concert Wednesday.

 "Okie from Muskogee"

 Thursday the kids and I participated in a trash pick up for 4H.  This picture pretty much sums it up.  It was hot and windy and my allergies were in overdrive.  If I see you throw trash on that mile I will cut you.

 Thursday was also Bobey's 15th birthday.  Between the late night Wednesday and a busy Thursday he didn't get a party, but I did make him some homemade cat treats.

 Friday morning we went to a play!

 And after taking my grandma to lunch, we hit the skating rink!

And sewing....a big chunk of our time right now is taken with sewing for the 4H Fashion Revue.  The kids are making some *really* cute things I can't wait to show you!