by jessicaperkins | Dec 17, 2015 | advent, book, Book a day, books, calendar, childhood unplugged, Christmas, countdown, countdown to christmas, december, holiday, mamamayi, mamamayijoy, mamamayishop, read, reading, Sensory, sensory kids
Day 18 Gifts Bear Stays Up I love the rhyme and cadence in this book. We decided we wanted to MAKE Christmas Present last year. Layla has always shown a great interest in Kitchen Science and in lotions, potions, aromatherapy, chapstick, makeup, and smell-good...
by jessicaperkins | Dec 17, 2015 | advent, book, Book a day, books, calendar, childhood unplugged, Christmas, countdown, countdown to christmas, december, holiday, mamamayi, mamamayijoy, mamamayishop, read, reading, Sensory, sensory kids
Day 17 Snow Snow Play Dough 2 cups flour 2 tbls vegetable oil 1 tbls almond oil 1/2 cup salt 2 tables cream of tartar 1 1/2 cups boiling water 1.5 oz glycerine a few drops of essential oil (lavender) Craft Red Sled Paint a Red sled or make one out of popsicle...
by jessicaperkins | Dec 14, 2015 | advent, book, Book a day, books, calendar, childhood unplugged, Christmas, countdown, countdown to christmas, december, holiday, mamamayi, mamamayijoy, mamamayishop, read, reading, Sensory, sensory kids
Day 15Snowmen at NightWritingIf you were are snow person, what would you do at night?Snowmen at NightKitchen RecipeCold CocoaMake jello chocolate pudding according to package instructionsAdd 1 c whipping creamMix wellScoop mini dehydrated marshmallows into ice pop...
by jessicaperkins | Dec 14, 2015 | advent, book, Book a day, books, calendar, childhood unplugged, Christmas, countdown, countdown to christmas, december, holiday, mamamayi, mamamayijoy, mamamayishop, read, reading, Sensory, sensory kids
Day 14Gingerbread HouseGingerbread MouseWe save some of our Halloween candy for this crazy gingerbread art project. They always get sugar high. It’s always insane. But it’s so much fun, too! Last year we found a kit at Target that had “mini”...
by jessicaperkins | Dec 14, 2015 | advent, book, Book a day, books, calendar, childhood unplugged, Christmas, countdown, countdown to christmas, december, holiday, mamamayi, mamamayijoy, mamamayishop, read, reading, Sensory, sensory kids
Day 13Oh Christmas TreeThe Little Christmas TreeDecorate a Christmas TreeThe girls have a felt board in their room. I converted one of their sliding closet doors into a felt board by taking it off the hinges, covering it with flannel, and putting it back in its...
by jessicaperkins | Dec 12, 2015 | advent, book, Book a day, books, calendar, childhood unplugged, Christmas, countdown, countdown to christmas, december, holiday, mamamayi, mamamayijoy, mamamayishop, read, reading, Sensory, sensory kids
Day 12RudolphRudolph the Red Nosed ReindeerThis is such a classic book / movie for our families. We have always watched this (as children and then as adults, before we had children!)Reindeer GamesReindeer Bowling via KidsomaniaRacing Reindeer via Mom Inspired...
