Homeschool with triplets: Flat Stanley OK and Chicago

Sunday, September 17, 2006

Flat Stanley OK and Chicago

The kid's Flat Stanley's are incredibly busy right now. We are getting postcards, letter, emails and photos of his adventures. The kids are learning so much about our country and are using mapping skills to track his travels.

GooseyGirl got some photos from her Oklahoma City Flat Stanley. He is near an Air Force base and has spent time looking at the amazing planes. He even got to meet a pilot!

GooseyGirl was a bit worried that Flat Stanley might encounter a tornado while in Oklahoma but his host family has assured GooseyGirl that they know just what to do to keep Stanley safe.

Flat Stanley has gone hunting for rose rocks. Rumor has it that Flat Stanley might come home with one so that he can show GooseyGirl what they look like.

Flat Stanley is also having fun just hanging out playing video games and riding bikes. Oklahoma looks like a great place to play.

RocketMan's Chicago Stanley visited downtown and was very busy. RocketMan was especially excited when he learned that Stanley got to visit the Sears Tower. RocketMan really loves things that are the tallest, biggest, fastest, etc.

Stanley also went to a Celtic Festival and listened to bagpipers play Irish music. The kids have been studying the Celts during history. Knowing that Stanley got to do this was exciting.

Did you know that the Celts were known to have fought battles naked with their entire bodies painted blue. They'd put gunk in their hair and stick it out in spikes, too. No wonder they'd strike fear in their enemies on the battlefield, they must have looked WILD!

Flat Stanley was worn out after his visit to downtown Chicago but he got a well deserved nap on the train back to his host family's home.

RocketMan's Stanley from Red Wing returned this week. He had a wonderful time with a great family. He even came home with his own left handed guitar! We will post more about his adventurous in a couple of days.