as i mentioned the other day, we are doing a unit on birds, per Bear’s request. right now, we are on the tail-end of our bird unit… {get it? tail-end?} the other day we did a playdough and sticks bird nest sensory activity. here are some of the other bird-related things we’ve done. here’s a …
playdough and stick bird nest
spring seems to have put biRDs on the brain throughout the blogosphere. and we’re no different. when i asked him what he wasnted to learn about this week, Bear’s answer was birds we read a gardening magazine that my mom brought us based on birds. we learned a lot of interesting things. like: birds can’t smell …
spring sensory bin…my worst choice ever
it’s been spring for about a week now, so that means a spring sensory bin is in order. no fake plastic-clingy grass like i crazily did here… no, this year, i thought i’d do something even meSSieR than that… **grimacing** i found this cute colored coNFeTTi in the Easter section at Wal-Mart and paired it with some …
growing butterflies
i’ve always wanted a butTTeRfLY gaRDeN. so when Bear became interested in the life cycle of a caterpillar, i was so excited! i ordered the habitat off of amazon (see here). we had to send away for the caTeRpiLLaRS, plus $5 shipping. it took a little bit longer for them to arrive than i thought, …
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recycled cardboard flowers
a few months ago, i purchased new dishes that i fell in love with the first time I saw them. when they arrived the bowls had x-shaped pieces of cardboard in between them. i saved them thinking that they would be wonderful to do a project with. we’re getting our front door decorated for spring, so we turned them …
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process over product
today we made do-a-dot easter eggs. and by “we” i mean myself, my 2 year old, and my 15 year old. i was quite surprised when I asked her if she wanted to do them with us and she said “yes” it was a sImPLe, eAsY pRojEct with egg-shaped construction paper and do-a-dot markers. …
Remember the Cross
Bear and i help out in the 2s room at MOPS at our church. it gives him some opportunity to socialize while i assist our church in providing moms with a little break and some time to reflect on faith. we created Easter egg suncatchers. but to put an emphasis on the religious aspect of easter, i gave them …
Easter egg sensory table
this Step2 Water Activity Table was the best $30 i’ve eVeR spent! i actually bought it with birthday money that my husband’s grandmother sent me last year. it has truly been a gift to me! i generally switch out the contents every month or so to keep it iNviTiNG to Bear. in the summertime, we’ll take it outside and filled …