by jessicaperkins | Jun 6, 2012 | art, beach, coloring, crayons, preschool, project, shell, shells, summer, totschool
We did several projects to include on our Beach Mural this summer. One of them was a simple color-me shell page. We both colored some of the shells to put up at the bottom of the ocean floor. Buga doesn’t always enjoy coloring – it’s not that she...
by jessicaperkins | Dec 28, 2011 | art, baby, cognitive, development, mobile, motion, rainbow
I didn’t realize how much little ones liked mobile until Boo arrived. I quickly learned that even a fussy, high needs baby, could be soothed by a little smackeral of something floating or moving overhead. At home we have this wonderful Butterfly Mobile that...
by jessicaperkins | Dec 19, 2011 | activity, art, Christmas, decorate, decorations, homeschool, kid, kids, preschool, project, tot art, Tree
Oh Christmas Tree!! Oh Christmas Tree!! How Felt-y Are Your Branches!I recently had the idea for Buga’s room – a Christmas Tree!I used to decorate my room growing up for all the holidays, Christmas in particular and I thought it would be fun for Buga to...
by jessicaperkins | Dec 16, 2011 | activity, art, candy cane, candy canes, Christmas, paint, painting, project
Highlights High Five magazine came in the mail this week. Buga ALWAYS heads straight for the “Make This” and “Cook This” section. This month they did painting projects with tape – so that when you peel the tape away the negative space...
by jessicaperkins | Nov 2, 2011 | activity, art, fall, game, halloween, preschool, Sensory, sensory bin, tactile, texture, totschool
It was a cold and rainy day. My little one needed something inside to play…something Fun. something that would catch her attention and keep her interest. I decided to pull out the Halloween sensory bin toys. I put rice in a super sized salad/mixing bowl (once my...
by jessicaperkins | Oct 30, 2011 | activity, art, candy, craft, favor, fun, ghost, halloween, holiday, lollipops, treat
What did the Dum Dum want to be for Halloween?Why a Ghost, of course!I always loved this simple craft for Halloween. Buga loves lollipops – she doesn’t get them often, but maybe that’s why she loves them so much. I decided that it would be fun to...
