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...
by jessicaperkins | Oct 30, 2011 | art, coloring, craft, fall, glue, halloween, Language, poem, preschool, project, seasonal, totschool
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...
by jessicaperkins | Aug 21, 2011 | activity, art, artwork, beach, craft, fish, homeschool, ocean, project, toddler, totschool
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...
by jessicaperkins | Apr 18, 2011 | cooking, craft, dessert, dirt, food, kitchen, project, pudding, recipe, Spring, theme, tot school
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...
by jessicaperkins | Dec 21, 2010 | activity, Christmas, craft, fine motor, holiday, skill, toddler
Another Simple Project for Toddlers. We got a little felt tree cutout from the craft store. Buga used her fine motor skills to squeeze the glue from the bottle and place rainbow decorations on it : sequins, gem stones, pipe cleaners, and ribbon. She enjoyed decorating...
by jessicaperkins | Dec 8, 2010 | art, craft, learning, mache, paper
Buga and I recently did a craft project I found in a parenting magazine. Early Introduction to Paper Mache – using tissue paper and flour paste.What You’ll Need:1/2 cup water1 cup flourbowlold paint brushestissue paper in 2″ squares1. spray the bowl...
