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Posted on Jul 27, 2016 by in LEARN | 0 comments

finlandphoto from GoogleMap – somewhere in Finland

We have studied Sweden and Norway and now must learn all about their Scandinavian neighbor to the east – Finland! The kids really wanted to not skip over Finland – though I was tempted….. but boy am I glad we didn’t!! What a beautiful country!  Funny story about Moomins – we had never heard of this but were in Oahu in 2000 something and ran into a couple who was looking for help to create an online store for their Moomin shop! They explained what Moomin were……… anyway, hadn’t thought about them until now – they were created by a Finnish illustrator and writer Tove Jansson. 🙂 I can see the design sensibility in Finnish design in his illustrations for sure as you’ll see below – Marimekko Black & White with bold colors and patterns.

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PASSPORT & MAPWORK

ABOUT FINLAND

This is Finland

The Official Travel Guide of Finland


PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

* link to see quick photos to some of  these are here


ARCHITECTURE

FOOD

CULTURE

ANIMALS


TO DO LIST WITH KIDS:

  • completely explore videos and links on this page
  • passport and filling in map
  • sharpie sketches with bold colors – see design links above
  • make a Bilberry pie (but with blueberries)
  • make Shrove buns
  • make braided Pulla bread or Voisilmapulla Butter Eye Buns
  • play Angry Birds
  • watch a few Moomin episodes

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