by jessicaperkins | Oct 18, 2015 | art, dirt, home made, homemade, homeschool, homeschooling, k-cups, KidsInTheKitchen, kitchen, mamamayi, MamaMayiMake, mamamayishop, play dough, playdough, science, unschool, unschooling
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...
by jessicaperkins | Sep 28, 2015 | art, fall, kitchen, mamamayi, MamaMayiMake, mamamayishop, play dough, science, Sensory play, smell, smelly
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...
by jessicaperkins | Jul 7, 2015 | chicken, dinner, helpers, kids in the kitchen, kitchen, recipe
Coconut Chicken CurryLayla (7) and I worked together in the kitchen to create this really tasty dish from ingredients that were on sale at our local market.Ingredients8 Boneless Chicken Breasts1 TBLS Coconut Oil4-6 cloves of Garlic2 TBLS Ginger3 TBLS Curry Powder1 15...
by jessicaperkins | Aug 2, 2012 | activity, beach, coconut, dough, kids, kitchen, natural play, ocean, play, playdough, preschool, totschool
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...
by jessicaperkins | Nov 3, 2011 | bento, bento box, food, home school, kitchen, lunch, nutrition, School, time
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...
by jessicaperkins | Oct 31, 2011 | apothecary, brew, dress up, fall, halloween, holiday, imagination, kitchen, marketing, mixture, preschool, pretend, Sensory, sensory bin, texture, totschool, witch
Witch’s Apothecarypretend 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...
