"Hands On" is Helpful

One great thing I love in homeschooling is the ability to connect all the subjects. While studying Ancient China during our history lessons, we were talking about the discovery of silk worms and how carefully the Chinese guarded the secrets behind the fabric woven from their cocoons. 


It just so happens that right before we came to that lesson, I had found an adorable shop on Etsy filled with all kinds of wonderful handmade items. (I fell in love. :) I'm thinking Samuel will absolutely love some of these precious toys.) In addition to all the beautiful toys, she had packages of silk worm cocoons! 


We definitely needed to order some!

The package arrived quickly and it was so cute! I love cute packages. 

Included in the package were a dozen (we actually received 14) cocoons and a series of incredibly beautiful pictures showing the life cycle of silk worms! 

Each one is labeled on the back so that you know exactly what is in the picture. All that for only $9 + shipping! I LOVE a bargain! :) 

Isn't that incredible? Those tiny little fibers are woven into silk. The kids are going to try to unwind one so they better understand the complexity of the Lord's Design and why silk is so expensive and fabulous. 


This is much better than just reading about the silk trade, don't you think?