My 2-year old loves dirt.  He loves digging in dirt. Diggers in dirt. To find worms in dirt. To scoop dirt. To jump in dirt mixed with water. Dirt. He is also infatuated with finding ants and bugs and worms in dirt. So when I was perusing the Halloween aisle and happened upon some fake […]

Looking for some Fall Sensory Fun?   Play dough is so easy to make and keeps Lincoln bussssssy !! Thank goodness! Pair with some Popsicle sticks or cookie cutters every once in awhile to change up the task.  Looking for #Fall #Sensory fun? Turn your favorite Fall Favorite Smells into #Sensory #Smelly #playdough !! #MamaMayiMake #MamaMayi […]

Coconut Chicken Curry Layla (7) and I worked together in the kitchen to create this really tasty dish from ingredients that were on sale at our local market. Ingredients 8 Boneless Chicken Breasts 1 TBLS Coconut Oil 4-6 cloves of Garlic 2 TBLS Ginger 3 TBLS Curry Powder 1 15 oz Can of Coconut Milk […]

We have been making Play Dough seasonally, which seems to work out well. We choose a different color and scent depending on what we are exploring for the season. This Summer we chose to make Yellow Play Dough with Gold Glitter and Coconut Extract (it smells like suntan lotion and the beach!) I rotate out […]

With the beginning of the school year comes thoughts of a yummy school lunch. I have been exploring fun ways to present Buga with healthy lunching opportunities and fell in love with Bento style packing. Though she won’t be taking lunch to her little school this year, I thought it would be fun to pack […]

Witch’s Apothecary pretend kitchen play, dabbling in chemistry, creative thinking, Halloween fun. A while back – at the beginning of the Halloween season, I came across some “specimen jars” used for decoration. I loved the spooky, eerie thought of these but didn’t want to spend the money on them for decoration – maybe some day […]

Magazine Time! I (we) Love Highlights magazine. I used to love them as a little girl and now I love that Buga get so thrilled when she sees it coming through our mail slot. One of the first pages she turns to, without hesitation is the Kitchen section – she loves to help out in […]

I am always trying to come up with ways Buga can help me in the kitchen. She loves cooking – and eating – and I find that when she participates in cooking, she is more likely to eat our creations. It’s a great way to teach beginning food Science, and Math while having fun and […]

We recently made Silly Putty as a “birthday present” for Daddy. I always try to have Buga get involved in drawing or making something for birthdays. She likes to help out and I think it’s important to teach the notion of giving to others. Daddy likes science a lot and I thought this would be […]

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 […]