Hi Everyone! I'm excited to launch our Light and Reflections series this morning! Each Monday in November, we will be posting about different ways to use light and reflections as a tool for learning. This week, we are focusing on art - whether that be painting, music, collages, etc. After viewing these ladies' blogs (And Next Comes L, Racheous, and Where Imagination Grows), I was really continue reading...
DIY Glitter and Pipe Cleaner Wooden Peg Fairies
I could just hug our peg fairies. They are so sweet and simple to make. We paired our fairies with a pumpkin fairy house and it inspired hours of play. The nice thing about this project is that it's quick to make and quick to dry, so little one's can start playing right away. I'm just glad I knew what to look for at the store... We started off with a three wooden pegs from Michael's continue reading...
Jack-O-Lantern Play: Loose Parts on a Mirror
Hi everyone! I've noticed a lot of focus on Halloween in the last week. In our home, we are slowly warming up to the upcoming holiday. Lil is both concerned and intrigued by all things spooky, so I have had to be very selective about how we "Halloween" craft and create. One of my favorite activities in the classroom was to draw on mirrors so this little project came about easily as I was eager continue reading...
A Not-So-Scary Fairy Pumpkin House
Halloween is a time to celebrate things that go bump in the night. It's a time of candy, costumes, imagination, excitement, and all things scary. But, if you have a child like I do, it can be a time that is exciting and terrifying all at once. My daughter is thrilled about her costume, but less than thrilled about all of the spiders, ghosts, ghouls, and other things that are brought to life continue reading...
Mini Fall Lacing Wreath: TP Rolls and Ribbons
When I was teaching preschool, I loved to come up with ways to use ribbons. Perhaps my favorite way to use ribbons was to encourage lacing through our chain link fence. I remember watching a large group of girls, who didn't normally play with one another, swarm to the activity. They thread the ribbons through different chains and, when they tried to take them off to use them in a new way, they continue reading...
Herb and Lemon Peel Play dough
My husband is an amazing bread maker. As I looked at his new baby (his whole wheat sourdough starter), I wanted to make some new, interesting dough for Lil and I to play with. Plus, my soon-to-be-moving son, will certainly be eating play dough that falls on the floor, so I wanted to make something safe for him as well. I have had to repeatedly explain to my sweet daughter that we aren't going continue reading...