Gaudi’s Casa Batllo

We’re spending three months in Barcelona! It’s a dream come true. If you’re interested in our trip, you can find our archive of Barcelona posts here.

Casa Batllo

Casa Botlla is one of Gaudi’s most famous creations in Barcelona. It’s a beautiful house full of colorful mosaics, swooping curves, and fine details. Come along as we take a walk through the house.

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Good Stuff: Podcasts for Kids (and adults!)

Interested in some podcasts for adults? Sarah shared her master list here.

Do you listen to podcasts with your kids? I love it as both a form of entertainment (screen-free entertainment!) and as another medium for learning. For all of the podcasts on this list, the kids think of these as purely entertainment, and I just love that the learning is a by-product.

This is a round-up of our absolute favorites after years of listening. We definitely can’t rank them, because that list would change daily. Over that time, our interest in the different shows ebbs and flows depending upon the boys’ interests, but we always come back to the podcasts on this list.

The episode length for these podcasts may be anywhere from 7 to 30 minutes long, which is great for listening when we’re running errands around town. When we’re going on longer road trips, I like to put on an audiobook because the playtimes are much longer. We’ll share some of our favorite audio books in another post.

Myths and Folktales

Nature and Environmental Science

General Science

Debate w/ a Variety of Topics

Historical Figures

Music

Crafting with Kids: Sewing a Scarf

If you’re looking for more kid-friendly craft projects, we’ve written about using knitting looms and making rolled beeswax candles.

Last year (2020) the boys got a sewing machine for Christmas. It may not be the typical gift for a 5 & 7 year old, but know how much they love tools and making things, this was the perfect addition to their arsenal. It goes well with a Viking helmet, don’t you think?

During their first year of having the machine, we did a few things.

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Gift Idea: Cyanotype DIY + Book

The inspiration for this gift idea developed a couple of weeks ago when I was scanning the library shelves and came across the book called The Bluest of Blues about Anna Atkins and her use of cyanotype photography. That is one of her images above.

If you’re still looking for a gift for a great kid in your life, we may have just the thing.

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