Every once in a while I have a moment of brilliance. Often it comes out of desperation. But, sometimes it comes with a combination of ideas along with that desperation. Here is one such moment.

One Wednesday after a horrible Monday (ever had one of those), I was paging through our homeschool curriculum. We were beginning our Adventure Genre unit, and I noted some activites in our Drawn Into the Heart of Reading manual. Suddenly, I had an idea! I combined the DITHOR activities for a scavenger hunt for travel supplies with our science review and our reading of Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne (inspired BJU Science and KONOS). After the boys had collected their travel supplies, I told them to take a walk "around the world" (around the block). They each picked a character to be. My oldest was Professor Lidenbrock, my middle one Hans, and my youngest Axel. Surprisingly, the characters they chose fit their personalities. When they arrived at their destination (home), they would be at Snaefells. While they were gone, I placed Earth Science review questions with clues in the basement (the center of the Earth). What made this more fun was the last clue placed by the phone, which had been missing for a few days. Once they found it, they traveled around the world again, backtracking. They had a great time! So did I...it was quiet for about 20 minutes, and I had time to fold the socks! We played this the next day without a friend using more questions and different clues. With this activity, we combined literature, science, gym, drama, and housework! It made me realize why I love homeschooling, which is always good after a horrible Monday!