Today was a full day of Lenten activity but two I want to share with you. Last year we did the chain and the beans so this year we did the same thing. Instead of beans though this year we are doing beads. Lenten Chain Chain 3 purple then one white, then chain 6 purple […]
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National Pancake Day Fun!
My kids just absolutely LOVE pancakes. We have them admittedly way to often but oh well they eat enough of the other veggies and fruits. Plus there are worst things they could consume. I take this basic family sized recipe and make a bunch of variations with it. Ingredients: 2 Eggs 2 1/2 tbls baking […]
Crafts / Educational
St. Patrick’s Day Crafts
These two were fun and a bit educational with the good old Roy G. Biv. It was also a great opportunity to teach about the color wheel and mixing colors vs having each color available. I had the kids paint the green popsicle sticks first then use that left over paint to get the grass […]
Crafts
Tissue Paper “Stain” Glass
Last year we did this same thing from the Kiwi Koala crate. and the kids just LOVED doing it. They had the tissue cut into squares and black card stock shapes. The card stock was to be placed first then the tissue to cover all over. They used contact paper to have the shapes and […]
Crafts
I’m Stuck On You!
Great grandma just loved these ones! This was the hardest fine motor skill craft we did. the Dots were so small. If I were to do this again I’d either draw them on or I’d purchase a heart punch (which I use to have but seemed to have lost it). I used green card stock […]
Crafts
Valentines fun!
We love crafting (as you’ll find out), and we’ve already sent out all our valentine’s. This post is for you if you’re in need of a couple quick ideas. They have scissor skills, fine motor skills, creativity, counting, and writing. Old fashion SweetHearts Mmmm…remember those chalky hearts that have words of love on them? Well […]
Crafts
Mama’s “Tweet” Hearts
This is my new most favorite art work that we did today. (My MIL and I) This is one I’ve had saved for at least a year becuase I wanted to do it for Mothers day last year (but as I type this I’m thinking it was two years ago). As far as painting and […]