We make homemade ranch with plain yogurt seasoned with garlic powder, onion powder, salt, black pepper, dried dill and dried parsley. One less seasoning mix to buy and since the base is yogurt I don't mind them piling on the dip :001_smile: . Woohoo. My kids who usually only like Hidden Valley like my ranch just as well, if not better.

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Does anyone in South Carolina make their own water kefir and have some extra grains to share? Thanks, Debbie

Does anyone have a recipe for a wrap? Not the filling, but the actual shell? thanks

Recipes??? What about snacks? I think most days it's the snacks that do us in. ; )

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So my hs dd made a candy neuron model and now her younger sister is wondering if there's a way to make a candy model hand that moves when you pull on the "tendons". Here's the "robot hand" and the candy neuron activities that got her thinking about it. http://www.sciencetoymaker.org/robothand/index.html http://nsunews.nova.edu/alvin-sherman-library-hosts-lobe-brain/candy-neuron/ So, anyone want to help? I'm thinking maybe some kind of gummy wormish hand (Alton Brown had a recipe for gummy worms that can maybe firm up inside of a cookie cutter type hand mold) with some pull n peel twizzlers for tendons. Not sure what to do about the joints in the hand. Anyone???

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Does anyone know if there is a difference between these two books other than the cover? Thanks, Debbie

Add me to the list, I'll buy it. The two youngest kiddos are 6 years and 7 months, so we'll be needing help with science for awhile. ; ) The 6 year old is very enthusiastic about science.and has been telling the baby that when she's old enough she can be his science assistant and they'll make a volcano together that shoots out lava.

I'll give this some thought and talk with my daughter about it. Thanks, Debbie

Wondering if something like this might be helpful both in studying and evaluation. http://www.bjupress.com/product/212613

I e mailed Maria Miller of Math Mammoth not too long ago and while her new stuff is CC she mentioned possibly being able to provide the old version of Math Mammoth to someone if they contacted her. If you are interested you can get her contact info off of www.mathmammoth.com She is very good about answering e mails. HTH, Debbie

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I second the idea of a children's version first to get the gist of the plot and an introduction to the characters. (It works for me :blush: ) I personally like Kenneth Branagh's versions of Shakespeare movies, but you may want to preview them 1st)

I never would have thought to look at the Indian grocery stores. Thanks for the idea.

This looks good. Dd is actually in HS, but I posted here because we need the elementary components of the language. ; )

Thanks to you both. After searching the web for awhile I also found this site that I think would be helpful for learning the very basics. http://www.akhlesh.com/

No problem ; )

Hello all, Dd has decided that she would like to learn hindi. I've got a native speaker that would be willing to help her with her pronunciation and give her an opportunity to practice what she learns. What I would like help with is finding some printable flashcards that will help her learn how to write the characters. I plan to laminate them so that she can trace over them with an erasable marker. She is very good at art and I don't doubt that she can pick it up quickly with a little practice. Also, I see that Tuttle has a hindi curriculum...Elementary Hindi. Has anyone used this before? Comments? Other suggestions? Thanks so much! Debbie

This??? http://faith.thatresourcesite.com/modules/PDdownloads/viewcat.php?list=C

http://www.smartdraw.com/examples/view/multiple+book+reading+log/ More like this?

http://www.amazon.com/The-Science-Teaching-Natural-Dyes/dp/1419641042 Your son may be interested in this book as well.

http://ummihomeschoolsme.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/book_reading_log_31.jpg Was it anything like this?