More on Snowflakes

Do you remember these amazing snowflake pictures?

Did you show your children?
Here are a few YouTube clips they might enjoy as well.

Snow science

Our World: Snowflakes

Snowflakes God's Miracle

The next time it snows, freeze black construction paper for a few hours, pull out your magnifying glass, then grab the cold paper and head outside.
You will be amazed!

To meet other home schooling families and find out what they are doing, click the link below.

Regular old Monday

A little school work, dressed as a princess of course.

.Concentration.

Math, 'oh joy', he thinks.

And because we have so much snow,
sledding has become a daily activity.

That little girl amazes me with her adventurous spirit.

He is getting pretty good at boarding.

Sledding on a new birthday tube.
It goes fast!

'J Cool' boarding with his glasses.
What's up with that anyway?

Mom even sleds, but sorry, no pictures.
Everyone was too busy sledding to take any of me :)
Are you enjoying the snow?

Did you take the quiz from yesterday?
It's not too late!

Kolaches, the recipe

Yesterday her nose looked like she didn't like them, but really I caught her in a 'snifff'.
She couldn't wait for her treat!

Sorry I didn't take pictures as we worked. I will do my best to explain clearly what we did.

Kolaches

• 1/2 cup butter, melted
  
• 3 T sugar, rounded
• 1 cup milk, heat to simmering and cool enough so it won't kill your yeast
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 1/4 tsp yeast (1 pkg) I use SAF Instant Red in all my baking
  
• 1/8 cup warm water
• 1 whole egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 3 - 3 1/2 cups unbleached flour
• fruit filling*
• thinned icing
  

Mix butter, sugar, milk, and salt in a mixing bowl (I used my Bosch mixer with the dough hook). In a separate bowl, soften yeast in warm water. Add yeast mixture and eggs to butter mixture. With the dough hook, mix in 3 cups flour. Add up to 1/2 cup more flour to create a very soft, smooth, sightly sticky dough. Knead 3 - 4 minutes. Place dough in a large greased bowl, cover and let rise for 45 minutes to 2 hours.

Using greased hands, break off walnut sized portions of dough. Roll into a ball, place on a parchment lined cookie sheet (or a greased cookie sheet), and flatten into a 2 1/2 to 3 inch circle. Repeat with remaining dough. Dough will begin to slightly puff up. Using your fingers, make an indent in the center with a lip around the edge. Generously fill the centers with fruit filling. Gently cover with plastic wrap. Let rise for 1 - 2 hours. Brush edges with butter. (The edges will grow a lot in the oven.) Bake at 400* for 8 - 10 minutes. Let cool.

Drizzle with thinned icing.

My kiddo's loved helping me make these!

Edible Bird Feeders

When it looks like this outside

your bird friends will be happy for these.

How to:
Thin peanut butter with Karo syrup and slightly warm.
Spread onto a sugar cone.

Roll the cone in bird seed.

Place finished cones in Evergreen trees between the branches or use a hot glue gun to fasten on a string then hang from a branch.

TIPS:
Glue the string on before coating with peanut butter.
Hang them outside a window where your children can watch the birds eat.