Quarantine, Day 17. Bacteria Growth.

Today it is cold, rainy and windy. Sounds like a great day to stay inside and start growing some bacteria! 

Thanks to Home Science Tools, we can happily grow bacteria in the safe comforts of our own home. Sweet! 

Each kiddo chose 4 different surface to swab. It was funny to see what they chose, lol. I wanted one of them to do my phone, but all declined. Oh well. Do I really want to know anyway? Probably not. 

Anthony #1 - Mouth

 Anthony #2 - Inside Toilet 

 Anthony #3 - PlayStation Remote

 Anthony #4 - Front Door Handle

 Molly #1 - Tablet

 Molly #2 - TV Remote 

 Molly #3 - Toilet Seat (Again with the toilet...at least it's a different one this time.)

 Molly #4 - Fridge Handle

 Timothy #1 - Computer Keyboard (My money is on this growing the most!)

 Timothy #2 - Toy Ball

 Timothy #3 - Daisy's Mouth (She loved it....lol)

 Timothy #4 - Microwave Open Button

HANDS! Each kiddo did 2 of the same hand. Once bacteria growth starts, one will act as a control, the other will have contact paper soaked in a few different kinds of soap to see the effects of the soap on the bacteria. That should be exciting to see. 

And now these will be stored in our dark pantry and will be checked daily! If we did things correctly and all goes according to plan, we should start seeing some bacteria growth in a few days! I'm looking forward to the kids comparing all the results and doing a little write up about their findings. 

The kids are officially pros at swabbing and transferring. Wish us luck!! 

With love,
Home-Schooling Mama Hauck

Quarantine, Day 16. Salt Dough Easter Ornaments.

We missed craft day this week because the kids were in IHS. That's In Home Suspension, in case you didn't know.  

Anyway, we made up craft day today! I thought with Easter approaching, these Salt Dough Easter Ornaments would be perfect! 

They were super simple to make. The kids like rolling the dough on the table and figuring out how many cookie cutters we could fit in the dough before running out of room. We've had these Easter cookie cutters for years....I'm glad to finally have put them to use! 

After baking them for 2 hours, we let them cool and got to painting! Then I strung them and we hung them on our little tree. FUN! 

 
We also made chocolate chip cookies! The kids have been begging for months now. I have such poor self control, I know that if I make them, they're all going in my belly. Then I'll get a migraine from too much sugar. 

You'd think that knowing this, I could control myself. 

No. There is no control. 

So I try to resist the kids' pleas to make these delicious chocolate morsels in the first place. Today, however, with the kids being mostly perfect angels, I wanted to reward their good behavior. And I wanted to reward myself for another week of homeschooling in the books too. Go me. 

The kids did a great job on the cookies. They did everything except for the actual baking and moving them to the cooling rack. Timothy really impressed me with his reading skills. He read all the ingredients AND read the directions, so he knew when to add what. He would hand each ingredient to Molly with the correct measuring cup or spoon. It was a good lesson for both of them!  

ALSO, it turns out, cookies are a good way to bribe the boys to let their Papa give them much needed haircuts. 

Sweet Baby Jesus....YEES!!!!  It was about time!! 

With love,
Home-Schooling Mama Hauck