While in the bathroom at my parent’s house, I noticed a ton of empty toilet paper tubes…..and inspiration struck! I know, an interesting beginning to a craft story…. Anyway, I remember seeing / making “poppers” – goody favors inside a toilet paper tube, twisted with tissue paper to look like an unopened piece of candy […]

Every Fall we go to the Pumpkin Patch to pick a pumpkin. It just so happened to be one of the most amazing, feels-like-spring-not-like-fall kind of Saturdays this year. I imagined what it would be like if my family lived on a Farm. I could definitely see us living on a Farm. Buga fit right […]

Magazine Time! I (we) Love Highlights magazine. I used to love them as a little girl and now I love that Buga get so thrilled when she sees it coming through our mail slot. One of the first pages she turns to, without hesitation is the Kitchen section – she loves to help out in […]

A Simple Activity that gave me some extra time in the kitchen to get dinner finished. Halloween themed and fun. I found foam pumpkins in the Dollar spot at Target. I also found face stickers. Put them together and you get a study of faces… What makes a face? What makes a face silly? Where […]

Oh, Fall! Fall is here. I can tell by the brisk air. The smell of pumpkin and earth. The sound of leaves crunching while little feet walk. This sound is so characteristic of Autumn. I wanted to incorporate it in our sensory time – without using real leaves which would rot and decay while shelved […]

It’s the little things – like ice cubes – at restaurants. A part of me didn’t want her to play with her ice cubes….but the scientist inside me indulged her in this simple pleasure and I was so happy to see her playing and learning…in peace (for like 30 minutes) while we waited on a […]

We are always looking for ways to incorporate our themes into our art projects. We recently decided to make an under the sea “mural” on our door using different methods of expression for different creatures in the deep. We are learning about the beach and ocean now, as a prelude to our trip to the […]

Such a simple past time. I remember saving bits and pieces of bread…crusty, old, moldy, new, it didn’t matter, to feed the ducks. I don’t know what makes this activity so appealing or peaceful, but they have always been both for me. Here Buga enjoys the same simple pleasures in life with her older cousin […]

This has been one of our favorite books as of late Dog’s Colorful Day by Emma Dodd. It is a sweet little story about a dog getting himself spotted with messes along his day. I think little kids just like the idea of messes in general, because they are such a natural, unavoidable part of […]

We recently read “There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly” illustrated by Pam Adams. Buga loved it because it’s a story she has heard in song, so she was able to see along, anticipate the next words, and repeat the refrain. I made a set of comprehension cards for her so we could […]