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 | Apr 26, 2011 | art, artwork, book, collage, crayons, cutting, drawing, glue, homeschool, literature, picture, project, scissors, tall tall grass, tot school
We have been reading stories and doing story art projects a lot this Spring. I like that we are exploring different types of materials and relating them to books we’ve read. It helps build story-telling skills, memory, and most of all comprehension. Buga likes...
by jessicaperkins | Apr 4, 2011 | activity, book, cart, coloring, crayola, crayons, drawing, grocery, homeschool, quiet, School, time, tot, wipeable
I made these wipeable coloring sheets by photocopying some of Buga’s favorite coloring book activities – I copied them at 60% so they would be more portable. I laminated each page, hole-punched it, and bound them together with a metal ring from Staples. We...
by jessicaperkins | Mar 3, 2010 | art, coloring, crayons, drawing, easel, painting
We finally got an Easel!!! It is something I have wanted to get for some time… They had them at IKEA for $14.99 and I thought: “Even if this falls apart in a couple months…for $14.99 we should give it a try.” So we did. And so far, we LOVE it!...
by jessicaperkins | Feb 22, 2010 | chunky, coloring, craft, crayons, hearts, make, play, toys, valentines
I have had this project in queue for quite some time now. Maybe I am a little obsessive compulsive, but I hate having so many broken crayon nubs around. And don’t get me started on all those crayons that Layla has decided to peel the paper away from –...
