We've been having so much fun!

I have always wanted to make butter, and have been wanting to try it with the kids and today we did! First you start with a clean jar (any size will do - we used small baby food jars so it would be easy for little hands) then you add two clean marbles and some Heavy Cream. It will look something like this:: 

Then you shake it! We had so much fun watching it transform from cream into butter and watching and tasting the different stages! Its also fun to listen to the sounds change as it thickens!

We learned that some things take hard work - but are worth it in the end! When we got discouraged in our shaking we listened to the Jungle Book sound track and made up special dance moves to help it be fun... It worked! AND it was so adorable to hear them scat

( Be bop bam boooo!)

I don't have any pictures of this part because I was dancing and scating with them :)

Once it becomes solid you can pour off the buttermilk and scoop out the yummy home made butter! Elisha shook his so hard it ALL turned to butter! 
(Don't forget to take out the marbles! You don't want to eat them!)

We spread it over some yummy bread and it was sooo good!!

.::Sweet heart::.

We also made a heart garland out of old magazines for our home school area...

(Elisha was very excited to help with this! Caleb was still a little young for this project but enjoyed watching and handing mommy each heart while we strung them up across the wall - Lucy just laughed and ate her crackers)

We enjoyed a lovely picnic outside and then the kids went on a nature walk with daddy! They got to see and touch the river and they got to see several wild turkeys and cute little ducks! They found lots of new feathers and leaves that they put in their basket and brought home that we will use for more crafts tomorrow! Over all it was a very, very fun and full day! Lots of memories and precious moments! I am so blessed!