Welcome to Hogwarts Distance Education, I hope you enjoy seeing our fun as much as I have had in the planning of it. Setting up my schoolroom has always been a big fun deal to me. I do rea;lize that the children are getting older, themes are kind of wasting away for them but I wanted just one more. Just one more big thing before they are just too old to really have fun with it anymore.

The idea started with a few posters and a yahoo group. Then of course we had to have a Honeydukes and before you knew it the kids had thrown around ideas, I saw Harry Potter parties online and this little idea has taken on a life of its own. Because like me my children have to go all out so to speak!

Friday, October 19, 2012

Week 4

This week we made some Cornelious Fudge. This was a recipe from a Daily Profit that came from the group on Yahoo. It was different to say the least but the kids liked it and it was OK to me.



We are still continuing on with our studies and even added some Hogwarts Halloween decorations. Totally Foxs idea, I just followed through!



Too bad I couldn't find any small pumpkins that lit up but these will do!

For potions this week they made Chiamera Mixer.



They enjoyed seeing the color move in the milk from the gillyweed (dish soap)











They also got their Owl Scout patches for their fieldtrips to the electric company and the punkin patch!!



It was a good week!









Friday, October 12, 2012

Owl Scouts Pumkin Decorating

Fox decided to carve his pumpkin

Damian also carved


Skyler just wanted to paint hers







 
I think they turned out pretty cute! Fox is on the left Damian to the right and Skylers is in the middle. They will get a pumkin patch to add to their back packs.

Friday, October 5, 2012

Week 3!!



Skyler is allowing the monster book of monsters a nibble from her hand! They are really not liking arithmancy! They do not like the fact they actually have to think about the questions. This tell me I need to beef up some word problems in math and maybe add in some logic!

Potions was pretty fun this week. They made basilisk antivenom! They really like having all the stuff with the labels and everything. I must say I liked making it all too. Well printing it out and glueing and mod podging it anyway. The labels were from the yahoo group. I love that group.
Damian added the ground basilisk bone into a mini cauldron as the kids call them. They are actually small dessert bowls that my mom gave me. She probally wouldn't be too thrilled that we use them for other things so shhhh, don't tell!
Skyler was none too thrilled to be smelling weasel urine (vinegar) she did not like it at all.
Fox used the dropper full of cocks blood to add in the urine! He kept saying I wonder how they got the urine? It was so funny to see Skyler actually stop and think for a minute about it! She thinks the store has trained the weasels to pee in a potty!

They really liked to hear the sizzle noises it made! Which got on the subject of what they learned this week in science. Different elements reacting to each other.


Damian has finally decided to use his quill! It was an OK day. They enjoy doing this but sometimes grouchy behaviors get in the way. Fox almost had to go to Azkaban which would have not been good.

 
 
 
 


Owl Scouts!


They finally got to register for Owl Scouts! This has been questioned alot since I mentioned it so I had to follow through whether I wanted too or not!



So I put together some owl scout welcome packages. Foldable water bottles, first aid kits, tissues, hand wipes, flashlights and black canvas packs that will double as a patch place. They will put all their patches on the packs. Sashes seemed girlie and vests just didn't feel right so draw string packs it is!


Their mailboxes were stuffed! The little owl box things have a rice treat and their patches. They were pretty excited to wake up to this today!


I also made little owl scout manuals. They have an oath and a law to learn just like real scouts.


These are the patches they have to have. A Hogwarts school patch, Gryffindor house and an owl. Fox is a fledge owl, Damian a night owl and Skyler is an owlette. Only the owl patches are different for each kid. He likes how his water bottle can just hang on the side and when he wants a drink all he has to do is pull it up to his mouth! I know the first thing they will be doing is an Owl Study and they will earn a snowy owl patch for that.