Day 7 Tradition of Love and Kindness The Little Match Girl This is kind of a heavy story but a classic Anderson tale beautifully brought to life by Rachel Isadora. The topic may be too much for some little ones (it makes me cry every time I read it) but I believe it’s also an […]

 Day 6 Snow Snow Wonder We’re Friends Sensory Play Fake Snow 1/2 c white conditioner 3 c baking soda Add waterproof taillights & glass ice cubes for extra sensory fun A Magical Christmas Snow Craft These simple snow jars are incredibly cute and  can pull double-duty as a Calmdown Jar! There are only a few supplies […]

Day 5 Music Invitation to Make Jingle Bells: Simply string bells onto pipe cleaners, twist to close. You can turn them into bracelets, stick bells, or make more elaborate bell sculptures. What you need: Bells of different sizes Pipe Cleaners This Bell Sticks are cute via RockAbye Butterfly I LOVE these Magnetic Sensory Bottles from […]

Day 4 Cookies Mama May i Little Boo’s Bakery in-a-box Pretend Play If you don’t have a set like this you can make a Baking Sensory Bin. Use oatmeal as a base or flour or cornstarch. Add  Measuring cups Measuring spoons Whisk Wooden spoon Cupcake tins Cookie Count After we read this book we looked […]

Our Christmas Countdown is begins with … Christmas Countdown books! Curious George has been a favorite character in our house since my oldest (now 7.5) was a baby. We are all very curious, like George, so the stories have always been relatable! The Curious George Christmas Countdown board book is an easy read (and now […]

When we are done with our phonics box, we look at the letter-objects and make a collage of the letter. We draw some of objects we see, add stickers of same sounding images, letter stickers, glue letters, scratch art letters, etc. Buga really enjoys this tangible. I have been putting them in an Alphabet book […]

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 turn these little Dum Dums into […]

A Haunted Halloween Project. Buga and I made this Haunted House project (Thanks, Mom!) as one of our Art projects. There were two sections to color – the top of the house and the bottom. Buga REALLY wanted us to color the house, together – which I try not to do because I like her […]

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 […]

In our Spring unit we have been doing a lot of work with bugs, worms, dirt, compost, etc. One rainy day I was looking for something to do with Buga and remembered this recipe from my childhood and thought it would be appropriate for our Spring theme….not to mention fun in the kitchen. Buga LOVES […]