On the Baldwin Project website….
You can make a cap.
I made this one a while back for my son by using Syeda’s pattern.
The pattern is clear and easy (I’m new and terrible at following crochet patterns).
She’s on Ravelry too.
If knitting is your thing be sure to check out Umme Yusuf. She knits ten times faster than I do, mashaALLAH.
Homemade play-doh. It was really wet, then it got extremely clumpy and then it was smooth.
We didn’t have any blue food coloring – just red, green and yellow, so we mixed it and this is what we got:
Recipe is here. Oh, and I added some halal vanilla extract so that it has a nice smell.
Does it bother you when people try to touch your baby without washing their hands? Order one of these from Labeesa Kids if you’re too shy to ask them.
When you’re at home teaching, do they dress up? Do they wear hijab?
Do you? Pajamas? Does what you’re wearing set the mood and help you get down to business? Does it not matter?
I’m curious so leave a comment or send me an email.
I know that I mentioned an interest in making an altered version of Ambleside Online’s curriculum and I am doing just that. It’s taking a long time – including some late nights when my teething baby is asleep (for 10 minutes at a time, SubhanALLAH). I am in the process of putting together the proper materials and I hope to have everything mapped out for this soon, InshaALLAH.
One of the key components in Ambleside Online is narration. Reading rich literature and having the child narrate what has been said, either verbally, written or through art/drawings, etc.
I read the first chapter to my daughter just to see how she liked it and she did well, MashaALLAH. Narration also gets the child to focus and pay attention and the quality of the story is certainly important for that too. I am trying to gather resources – some of them free (woohoo!) to highlight the accomplishments of our Muslim heroes and hope to have a list of these soon, InshaALLAH.
EDITED: Oum Anas has brought it to my attention that the book on Khalid bin Waleed RA has some questionable content once you get into it. For that reason, I have taken the link down lest we be guided astray. May ALLAH always be pleased with our efforts and protect us all from confusion and misinformation about our deen (AMEEN).
I haven’t read through all of the folktales but they look interesting. The English translation is first followed by the Somali version. Apparently, Somali oral tradition is rich with stories and these are just a few.
InshaALLAH my daughter will be doing a bit of copywork to help with her handwriting. We haven’t done any in quite a while and I think it really helps her fine-tune her punctuation skills and she retains the bits and pieces that she writes. We will try out some verses from Riyad us Saliheen and see how it goes, InshaALLAH. I plan to choose the verses and then copy them to the free worksheet generator at www.worksheetworks.com. It makes a nice pdf file for you to print in either print or cursive. I am making a binder for her so that she can just go to the next assignment easily and do some independent work.
If I could afford it, I would probably get one of these. I think specimens like these are so interesting, but they can keep that scorpion, lol.
You could easily set up your own natural display. I’ve recently purchased my own natural shells from the sea via eBay (I’ll show these in a little bit – they’re stinky and I have to clean them).Of course, the best specimens are the ones you find for yourself!
To replace the box, try the Fira from Ikea. It can be decoupaged like these.
I love homeschooling! I love the thought of the children being exposed to the wonders of ALLAH, alhamduLILLAH. It seems that we took it easy on science this past term and I would like to dive into it soon, InshaALLAH.
