Reflections on the Top Posts of 2012

As I scrolled through my blog posts from 2012,
I decided to check out my stats
to see which posts of mine
have been the most "popular."

(I am assuming that is how all the bloggers
out in blogger world create their 
"Top 10" posts with,
right?)

I was VERY surprised by my #1,
but I will get to that in a bit...

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#10

Star Light, Star Bright

So many of the fun, educational activities we do here 
at The Fantastic Five
are "borrowed" from bloggers
who are SO MUCH MORE creative than myself.

This post is one such idea "taken" from
Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational-
this bloggin' Mama has SO MANY wonderful ideas
I want to try out with my own kiddos 
in 2013...

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#9

Borrower Houses

My girls are STILL playing the game they have now
officially named "Borrowers."

In fact,
for Christmas they asked for more little items 
to place in their Borrower Houses...

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#8

Homeschooling, Seuss-Style

I try to do a few "themed" days of learning
each homeschooling year,
so Dr. Suess' birthday seemed like an
easy and fun day to plan...

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#7

Bible Alive! Tuesday: Throw-Up?!?!?

It's always fun to to teach about

throw-up in church... ;0)

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#6

Olympic Lapbook Learning 

Lapbooking is becoming more and more

an important part of our homeschooling.

I have found that when we are doing a lapbook

together on a subject,

it makes the unit run A LOT smoother

if I go ahead and assemble the book

before we start...

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#5

Lorax Lunch

I think candy eyeballs make any sandwich better...

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#4

Science Sunday: Space Lapbook

I am SO THANKFUL for sites like
Homeschool Share-
it makes lapbooking a lot easier for me!

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#3

Play Dough, Pinterest, and the 3rd Planet from the Sun

More Science fun,

thanks to play dough and Pinterest!

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#2

Starry, Starry Night: Science Meets Art

I even made one of these works of art,

which were inspired by

The Crafty Classroom...

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#1

Jello Animal Cell

OK,

I was FLOORED when I saw that 

this post had over

13,500

views!

I am guessing the reason this has been viewed so much

is because it seems like EVERY parent 

is faced with the challenge of doing an

animal/plant cell project

with their kiddos at some point 

in their schooling.

This idea is by no means original,

but I hope that by showing others our

process in pictures,

it will make this project less

daunting for others.

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Well, 

that's it for 2012!

I am looking forward to what 2013 will bring!