Additional Learning Resources for The Wind in the Willows Art & Baking Study Guide by The Build Your Masterpiece Class

Chapter 5: Dulce Domum

Today we have read Chapter 5 in the Wind and the Willows, and this chapter is titled "Dulce Domum" which means Home Sweet Home. Mole and Ratty are on their way back to Ratty's home, when Mole smells the faint and familliar smell of his home and is then reminded of what he had given up to venture out on this new exciting journey.

Enjoy this Read Aloud of Chapter 5:

Listen to this chapter by following along with your own copy of the book, or enjoy listening while you create your art project, below.

Discussion Ideas:

How does this chapter make you feel about your home?

Do you think it was difficult for Mole to not follow his nose, when he smelled the famillar smell of his home?

Do you recall how Mole felt in the 1st chapter, about all the house work he had to do?

Has he found a change in heart, regarding his home, and work invloved in keeping it together?

Optional:Pick a sentence from this chapter for copy-work.

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Art Project: Home Sweet Home Clay Tiles

Let's think about our own Home Sweet Homes, as we create this very fun and simple Home Sweet Home Clay Tiles today with our kids!

Supplies Needed:

Air dry clay

Rolling Pin

Container of water

tools for imprinting and etching

newspaper

acrylic paints and brushes

Prep your clay by kneading it, pounding it down with your fist, and then take your rolling pin and roll it out flat, to about the thickness of your finger or so. Cut out a rectangle shape, to create a tile of clay for your kids.Next, decorate your clay tile, by adding any details you desire. You can draw a picture of your family, yourself, your pet, flowers, anything that is special to you and your home. Add a frame, with the extra clay bits rolled into logs, add imprint texture with shells, or other found objects. Have the children write their names in, if they can. Allow to air dry for 48 hours or so.When dry, take our your acrylic paints in any color you like and paint away to your heart's content.

In the Kitchen: Make English Toffee

Find our recipe in your PDF of our Study Guide, and find a little help with the steps, with the following videos below.

Recipe Notes: If you make this English toffee without a candy thermometer, the bubbles will become smaller and the mixture will thicken and darken as it cooks. When the mixture is the color of a deep caramel and the bubbles thicken, your caramel is probably ready.

Watch how to make make Homemade English Toffee without a Thermometer in this video here: (white sugar)

Watch how to make make Homemade English Toffee without a Thermometer in this video here: (brown sugar)

Learn all the Tips + Tricks on How to Toffee with Thomas Joseph:

Interested to know How they make English Toffee in a Factory? Watch this video:

Additional Books for this Chapter:

Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, Chapter 5

A Wind in the Willows Christmas by Kenneth Grahame + Michael Hague

Home Sweet Home by Mia Cassany

A House is a House for Me by Mary Ann Hoberman

How a House is Built by Gail Gibbons

Home Sweet Tree by Stan + Jan Berenstain