Category: fun for kids

• Wind Chimes: found wood, hand spun yarn, and obsidian shards. I love the sound!!!

  I had so much fun making this! Wind chimes can be made with so many different materials 😁

  micheleballantyne

  July 20, 2022

  Art : Drawing; Painting; Fiber; Etc., Homeschool Fun

  craft wind chimes, obsidian shards, tinkling sounds, wind chimes, windchimes

• “Ginger bread“ house party for kids (and adults)!

  

  The gram cracker “gingerbread” houses are constructed ahead of time so the icing can dry and the house structure will be firm before the party. Royal icing is used for construction because it holds the parts firmly while constructing and also once dry. The recipe I used called for two egg whites, 1/2 teaspoon cream…

  micheleballantyne

  December 12, 2018

  fun for kids, Homeschool Fun

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• Hangin’ with my peeps!

  Here’s Ryan hangin’ with his peeps. He makes friends by letting them walk on his hands full of food when they’re still tiny. They learn to trust him and follow him around. He likes to turn over boards and look for bugs for them. The chickens really like little black beetles and also praying mantises.

  micheleballantyne

  October 8, 2017

  Homeschool Fun, On The Farm

  baby chicks, chickens, kids and chickens, making friends with chickens

• Hangin' with my peeps!

  Here’s Ryan hangin’ with his peeps. He makes friends by letting them walk on his hands full of food when they’re still tiny. They learn to trust him and follow him around. He likes to turn over boards and look for bugs for them. The chickens really like little black beetles and also praying mantises.

  October 8, 2017

  Homeschool Fun, On The Farm

  baby chicks, chickens, kids and chickens, making friends with chickens

• Another toy for Ryan and me. 

  ​​​ I borrowed a friends tractor and had a great time grading our back half acre. We smoothed out the pasture area and created a nice slope in the new barn area where we will be building this summer. Also, spent some time smoothing out the old garden to extend our grassy back lawn. The…

  micheleballantyne

  July 7, 2017

  Building Cool Stuff, Homeschool Fun, My Horses

  Building, building a barn and corral, kids, teaching children, women building, Women Building Awesome Stuff!

• Kids Felting

  Last Christmas I helped my grandkids felt scarves for their father and grandfather. They had so much fun they were begging me to let them make scarves for themselves. I told them that I would let each of them make a scarf for themselves as their Christmas present. Well, finally I kept that promise. With a…

  micheleballantyne

  April 13, 2017

  Art : Drawing; Painting; Fiber; Etc., Awesome Upcoming Classes, Homeschool Fun, Workshops

  children’s felted scarfs, children’s scarves, felting workshop, fun with kids, Kids art, kids art classes, kids classes, kids felting workshop

• Mechanical Necessity!

  A couple days ago when I entered the dining room I saw that Ryan was taking apart a little fan.  

  micheleballantyne

  March 28, 2017

  Homeschool Fun

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• Chicken Boy

  Ryan and Juliana went with Amber a few weeks ago and got a whole mess of checks. Ryan likes to check them every day to make sure they’re OK and bond with them. He finds worms and feeds them to the chickens, and carries the chickens around so they can be used to him. This is his…

  micheleballantyne

  March 16, 2017

  Homeschool Fun

  baby chicks, chickens, chicks, fun with Chickens, kids and chickens, raising chickens

• Body by Ryan

  Source: Body by Ryan I am pressing this post by my daughter Melissa Cochran, an artist who delights in painting funny impressions of some of the characters my kids have created in our wacky goofy family fun.  Click on the source link above to see the painting evolve and check out the video at the…

  micheleballantyne

  March 7, 2017

  Homeschool Fun

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