Sharon @ home

Tonight we made hula hoops. Wow, what a lot of fun. We followed the instructions you’ll find in my links and they worked perfectly! So far we have made three hoops. One is giant and the easiest for Norm and for me. The others are smaller, but still a lot bigger than the ones you see at toys r us. We tried different things to go inside for weight and noise making. Red lentils make a soft sandy sound but we all prefer black beans. (dried of course!)

Amelia is the champion; it’s as if she was created to hoop. If she doesn’t end up being a bestselling author, or a famous cellist, or a fabulous tray balancing waitress… she could run away with a circus as a hooper.

Next will come the decorating. The hoops are black and we got electrical tape in orange, violet, and blue. We might try stickers too. We were thinking about spray painting them but it seems like it might crack and rub off on clothing.

We had such fun out in the yard hooping tonight! It’s still nice out even though it’s dark. It rained earlier today so the air is very fresh and wonderful.

I love unschooling; it’s summer vacation for the school kids. (I think) But learning and fun know no season at our house. (and no time of day either!) I could rattle on and on about PE and science, and even social studies as we talked about hula dancing. But that would bore me before I finished. You know, we had a blast tonight and we made some great memories. I wonder if I’ll have bruises on my waist tomorrow.

Sharon