by jessicaperkins | Dec 5, 2010 | activity, bucket, fun, play, simple, sponge
bucket tossI bought these simple buckets and sponges for some outdoor fun. I thought we could wet them and have a sponge fight or sponge-bucket-toss. Unfortunately it was yucky outside that day, so we stayed inside to play….and we came up with a boatload of ways...
by jessicaperkins | Nov 28, 2010 | activity, chef, cookies, delicious, food, fruit, kitchen, nutritious, project, snack, watermelon
Buga loves to help out in the kitchen…so when I saw this idea in a parenting magazine I decided we would have to give it a try. It is so simple, but works fine motor skills, patience, and kitchen knowledge.First I cut a watermelon into disks, maybe about 1/2...
by jessicaperkins | Nov 19, 2010 | activity, cart, learning, picnic, play, shopping, snack
Sometimes when we go out shopping I just need a little time to … you know, shop. It is so much easier to get this task done when I don’t have to chase after a 2-year old. She has her own priorities, her own thoughts about where to go, her own shopping...
by jessicaperkins | Nov 10, 2010 | activity, adventure, animals, feeding, field trip, outdoor, popcorn, trip, zoo
We love going to this little local “Zoo”. It really is more….this place is to a zoo the way a carnival is to an amusement park. But this it is well established, has been around since I was a kid, and takes in all kinds of animals that wouldn’t...
by jessicaperkins | Nov 1, 2010 | activity, halloween, paint, painting, pooh bear, winnie the pooh
I found this kit at the dollar store – it came with two “posters” to paint, and a set of paints (which were all dried out). Maybe this is why she decided she wanted to be Pooh Bear for Halloween, who knows. But she did have a lot of fun painting...
by jessicaperkins | Oct 29, 2010 | activity, autumn, fall, game, hunt, leaf, leaves, outside
We’re Going On a Leaf Hunt, We’re Looking for Some Leaves….We’re Going On a Leaf Hunt, We’re Looking for Some Leaves….Buga and I decided to go for a Fall stroll through the city to collect some leaves. We each had our own bag, and...
