I decided to rent the first movie in The Hobbit series. I wanted to see if my kids and I liked it, gauge their interest. I never thought I would like these movies, but it was captivating! The scenery, the cute little round Hobbit doors in the emerald green mound, to the rock giants fighting was absolutely captivating. In fact, I kind of want one of those little houses with the artsy round doors in the hill. We loved it so much, we have sent my husband out to Redbox to rent the next one in the series. I am also going to figure out how to use this in our homeschool.
I have not read the book. I plan on reading it now, and using it in our daily routine for a unit study. I am pretty sure there are pre-made unit studies on it, it is a classic. If not, I guess I will undertake the task of creating one. There is so much you could use from this movie, and I am sure more out of the book for a unit study. My daughter, was as captivated as I was. My 9-yr-old son was also pretty into it; now my 6-yr-old, his attention span is not long enough.
To get in the spirit of watching the second movie later this evening, I have candles lit and both of my essential oil diffusers going. Nothing like a little mood lighting and scent. If I was really enthusiastic, I could have recreated the feast towards the beginning of the movie. That would just be a little crazy. I am also getting ideas for Halloween. My daughter could be Galadriel (the Noldorin princess) that Gandalph speaks to in the elf kingdom. Granted she has gotten to old to go trick-or-treating, but she could look awesome handing out candy.
I found a unit study that I think would ,work for us, it is at Adventures With My Kids. I will keep looking but for now I have bookmarked this blog, she even made a british seed cake. If I find more, I will update this post. Here is the link to the Pinterest search results, there seem to be quite a few pins to check out.
Later, off to enjoy a glass of Pinot, Buffalo Chicken Dip and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
I have not read the book. I plan on reading it now, and using it in our daily routine for a unit study. I am pretty sure there are pre-made unit studies on it, it is a classic. If not, I guess I will undertake the task of creating one. There is so much you could use from this movie, and I am sure more out of the book for a unit study. My daughter, was as captivated as I was. My 9-yr-old son was also pretty into it; now my 6-yr-old, his attention span is not long enough.
To get in the spirit of watching the second movie later this evening, I have candles lit and both of my essential oil diffusers going. Nothing like a little mood lighting and scent. If I was really enthusiastic, I could have recreated the feast towards the beginning of the movie. That would just be a little crazy. I am also getting ideas for Halloween. My daughter could be Galadriel (the Noldorin princess) that Gandalph speaks to in the elf kingdom. Granted she has gotten to old to go trick-or-treating, but she could look awesome handing out candy.
I found a unit study that I think would ,work for us, it is at Adventures With My Kids. I will keep looking but for now I have bookmarked this blog, she even made a british seed cake. If I find more, I will update this post. Here is the link to the Pinterest search results, there seem to be quite a few pins to check out.
Later, off to enjoy a glass of Pinot, Buffalo Chicken Dip and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.