Sherman's Pumpkin Farm, October 18th

Join us at Sherman's Pumpkin Farm located at 413 South Wayne Street in Manchester on Monday, October 18th at noon.  We'll enjoy a picnic lunch right there, along with a possible hayride.  No admission charge, unless you choose to do the corn maze which is $5 per person with under 5 years old being free.

Postponed if raining.

Jewelry-making Fun

Thanks to the talents of Lydia, Carolyn, Grace, and Naomi Meiner, the jewelry-making class at the support picnic today was a big hit!

Some of the finished decorated bottlecaps that attach to a magnet necklace:

FREE homeopathic medicines at next meeting!

Thanks to the Boiron company, Elizabeth and I will have full-size homeopathic medicines for moms to take home at our next meeting. Oscillococcinum is for flu-like symptoms for children ages 2 and older and Chestal Honey is a homeopathic cough syrup. Included with your full-size samples is a flyer with coupons for future purchases. If you'd like a sample and are unable to attend Monday's picnic, please call or e-mail one of us to get yours. The only thing we ask is that if you use these products before December, let us know how they worked for your family. 

Fun at the Cricket Hollow Zoo

Three families attended our field trip day at the Cricket Hollow Zoo in Manchester. Pam Sellner was kind enough to give us a tour and the children enjoyed seeing and feeding the animals. They especially enjoyed holding the bunnies.

Don't forget~ Our next meeting is Monday, October 11th at the Conrad Park in Earlville. We will meet at noon with sack lunches and enjoy a craft activity with Lydia Meiner.

Jewelry craft class

We have some crafty homeschooling girls in our midst who are willing to teach some of our younger girls (or boys!) how to make a necklace. Lydia Meiner of Manchester will be at the Earlville Conrad Park on Monday, October 11th to show any interested young crafters the basics of making a necklace using bottle caps.  If you haven't seen this type of necklace, my daughters pointed out similar ones that retail for $5.95 for the necklace alone and another $5.95 just for the "bottlecap" that attaches to it at the Justice store in Cedar Rapids.
Please bring $1.50 per child to help Lydia cover the costs of the craft materials.

We will meet at the park at noon with our sack lunches with a craft time following the lunch.

We plan on at least one more park day, depending upon the weather, and that will be October 25th at noon.

Plans are in the works for some colder weather activities including a field trip to the Imaginarium in Waterloo. 

We are open to any ideas or suggestions for other field trips. 
Perhaps even a bake sale at Walmart to help cover the costs of some field trips? 

Please contact Mary at  kenyonbook@yahoo.com or 563-927-3999 or Elizabeth at 563-927-2907 for questions or comments.

Cricket Hollow Zoo field trip, October 6

Don't forget the Cricket Hollow Zoo field trip on October 6 at 10:00 a.m.   We have several families that have already signed up.  Let us know if you would like to join us.  I am calling them tomorrow with a head count. We will meet at the zoo at 10:00 and Pam will take us on a tour.

Over 800 books!!!!!

Don't forget the garage sale at 816 East Butler St. in Manchester on Thursday 9-23, 11-6, Friday, 8-5 and Saturday 8-noon.  There will be over 800 books alone, not to mention children's clothing, new health and  beauty items and cleaners, a new 3-room tent, DVD's, and much, much more!