Saturday, January 09, 2010

Kalahari....30 days and counting!

We are counting the days until the Unschooler's Winter Waterpark Gathering (UWWG). The gathering is our Christmas present from my mother each year, so much more enjoyable than stepping on small pieces to toys that the kids really don't care about! It is an amazing collection of unschooling families sharing life for a week at North America's largest indoor waterpark located at Kalahari in Sandusky, Ohio. It is always so much fun to meet new friends and reconnect with those we have met at the gathering in years past! This is the 3rd year for the gathering and we can't wait! This year the keynote speaker is John Taylor Gatto, I am looking forward to hearing him speak.

Details about the Gathering:

3rd Annual Unschoolers Winter Waterpark Gathering
Kalahari Indoor Waterpark Resort - Sandusky Ohio
February 8-12, 2010
http://www.ugo.unschoolgathering.com/
http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/UWWG/

Our UWWG gatherings are for families who homeschool in a non-traditional, non-schoolly-schoolly child-led, interest-based homeschooling approach. Whether you consider yourself a relaxed, eclectic homeshooler or a radical unschooler, our UWWG Gatherings are for you!

Keynote Opening Speaker John Taylor Gatto along with over a dozen other speakers
Lots of Funshops for kids and adults of ALL ages

Awesome Events:

Winter Carnival w/ games, face painting, stage acts & even a Dunking Tank!
Talent Shows
Movie Nights
SSUDS Gatherings--Secret Society of Unschooling Dads
Grand Ballroom Dance
On-going Kid' s Craft and Playroom
On-going Older Kids Lounge and Gaming Room
Thrilling Waterpark Rides and Coasters, Wavepools, hot-tubs and more...

Super Discounted Room Rates (Large Full Kitchen Suites Average only $21.50 /person per night - With Waterpark passes included!!!)

NO Conference or Registration fees (participation to all UWWG events included with your room rates!)

Check out our updated UWWG website for further info on all the speakers, funshops and events:
http://www.ugo.unschoolgathering.com/

For all the latest info and to begin connecting with others, please join our UWWG yahoo group at: http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/UWWG/

You truly won't want to miss this awesome gathering with a thousand plus unschoolers from around the country!

Please help us spread the word! Please forward this to all your homeschooling groups and friends. THANKS!


We (the girls and I) are hosting a Paper Bag Scrapbook Funshop (tentatively scheduled for Thursday afternoon).....here are the details:

Scrapbooks made from paper lunch bags are an inexpensive way to capture your memories. Simple enough that even the youngest crafter can create one, they can be embellished so that even the most advanced crafter finds them challenging. A great part of the paper bag scrapbook is that there are several side pockets that you can load with memorabilia or with mini scrapbook pages. Use them to document an event (such as UWWG), fieldtrip, baby's first year, birthday, dog's/cat's life, or as a mom's/grandma's brag book. All supplies will be provided, just bring your creativity! You will leave with a scrapbook ready to be filled with photos once you return home.
Here is an example of what they look like: http://thescrapbookhouse.wordpress.com/paper-bag-album/

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