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As we continue our lesson on Matter and materials, we continue to do fun science experiments. Today, we made our very own salted butter again. We have done this before but didn't have a video, so today, you get to see the process. We also made our own Bread a few weeks ago, you can check out that post here:   Cooking Class | How to make Bread | Homeschool | Lifewithme3 Materials needed to make BUTTER: Heavy cream glass jar with lid plastic wrap (optional) spatula or spoon for removing butter from jar bowl with lid for storing the butter Pour heavy cream in glass jar. Do not fill. You need air space for shaking. cover jar and shake until you see the fat separated from the liquid. that liquid is now butter milk. you can store it to use in your favorite recipes like cakes and biscuits. cover jar with cream and shake again until it's now looking light and creamy. pour into bowl, add a pinch or two of salt, mix well. There, you have some delicious home made butter. cover and store i...

Today as we continued with our lesson on Matter and Materials and mixing matter, We decided to do a lil experiment. That experiment led us to making bread. He did a great job following the directions and his bread turned out so good! He had so much fun! Recipe below. FULL RECIPE *Makes one loaf* 3 1/4 cups flour (I used all purpose but you can use bread flour) 1 tablespoon instant yeast 2 tablespoon sugar (helps the yeast ferment) 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (you can use melted butter) 1 3/4 cups warm water PROCESS Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit In a bowl, mix the flour, salt, yeast and sugar. Add oil and water, mix until it forms a sticky dough. Knead the dough on a floured surface by folding and stretching it. Do this until dough is no longer sticky. Place the dough in bread pan or baking dish. You can roll the dough in different shape to fit your pan. You can also section it to make smaller size or rolls. Let dough rise until doubled in size. Bake in preh...

Today Mitri had fun making an FM Radio using his Snap Circuit Extreme kit. He enjoys using this kit so much. There are alot of fun projects to do. I highly recommend this for your children. It is a great way to keep them occupied. ~~~~~~~~~~ All photos posted here are property of Life with Me3. Photos copyrighted to Portraits by Alinda. DO not use any content without written permission.

Have you ever experimented with making your own paint? That's something that happens very often in our house 😀. We try all different kind of things........ Today's experiment was with Hand Soap and Food coloring. Turned out great though. The soap added a nice scent to the paint. Worked great and washed out very easily. All we did was pour hand soap in our pain trays, add a few drops of food dye and mix well. Paint had a nice glossy shine to it. And we tested it out by painting a Fall scene. Do you see the birch trees? 😉 ~~~~~~~~~~ All photos posted here are property of Life with Me3. Photos copyrighted to Portraits by Alinda. DO not use any content without written permission.

~~~~~~~~~~ Do you encourage writing with your first grader? How do you do it? I am preparing a new writing bin for my son. It’s filled with enough materials for the year. Fun topics and prompts, poems, stories, lists, and more... This, he will do independently on his own time. Great for those moments when you need Time to get chores done or just need a moment to relax 🙂 . STEM Bins will be posted soon. . All photos posted here are property of Life with Me3. Photos copyrighted to Portraits by Alinda. DO not use any content without written permission.

Home Made Butter A Fun project to do with your children 🙂 .. I always include something fun, engaging and hands on, when doing my lessons. Keeps my son’ interest. We did this in the fall. simply pour some whole milk or heavy cream in a mason jar, seal and shake. fat Will separate from the liquid. Drain and you have creamy butter. Add salt if you wish. the Liquid left back is called butter milk 🙂 .. use it in your favorite recipes that calls for it.. 🙂 .. ~~~~~~~~~~ All photos posted here are property of Life with Me3. Photos copyrighted to Portraits by Alinda. DO not use any content without written permission. ~~~~~~~~~~

~ BEST EVER Clay Recipe! Looking for a great clay recipe? Look no further. This is the one for you 😃 (sound like a sales person? I've been watching to much infomercial 😄.. But really, This recipe is great. easy to make, nice and white color. super white color. perfect for ornaments or lil sculpting crafts. I'm always experimenting to find the perfect dough and I have found it. My son enjoyed playing with the dough and making his little Christmas ornaments. Just five ingredients which you should have laying around in your pantry, and about 3-5 minutes of your time, you will have a nice ball of awesomeness to create as you wish. INGREDIENTS: 1 CUP BAKING SODA 1/2 CUP CORN STARCH 1/4 CUP FLOUR 1/2 CUP SALT 1 to 1-1/2 CUP WATER Mix baking soda, flour, salt, cornstarch together in medium size pot. Add water, mix well. Set stove to medium heat and keep mixing and scraping sides well until it starts getting thick and leaving the pan. This pr...