Family News
Styling!
Ivy’s hair is finally long enough for some really cute pigtails! She loves having them put in. Lance likes to comb his own into what he calls “big hair.” Flora does her own styling with yogurt.
Unit study: Penguins
Due to the cooler weather we had one week, I thought it would be fun to study penguins. Sliding on our tummies like a penguin! Puddle stomping on a cool rainy day (penguins would do that, right?) Playing in the ‘ocean’ (color tablets for the tub) with penguins I cut out of a plastic yogurt […]
They love winter, snow and ice…
A recent unit study has been on cold weather activities. This required some imagination because January has mostly provided balmy weather. However, we read a few snow books and the kids seem to understand. So here’s our take on an indoor winter: Snowman: Several boxes, a sheet and pillow. We also watched “The Snowman” on […]
Pooh Party!
I’ll bet you didn’t know that Jan. 18th was Whinnie the Pooh day. Well, neither did I until I saw it in some mom magazine and decided that was as good an excuse as any to throw a little party. So I googled some ideas, sent an evite and checked out some books from the […]
Gingerbread houses
A post-Christmas blog about a pre-Christmas activity. Please forgive me for being out of season. The week before Christmas we invited some friends over to make ‘gingerbread’ houses out of graham crackers and, of course, candy! The icing turned out perfect so the houses mostly stood under the strain of decoration. Lance took to the […]