by jessicaperkins | Apr 7, 2011 | activity, art, box, car, cardboard, drawing, homeschool, imagination, play, pretend, project, School, sculpture, tot
With a little imagination, This:cardboard boxBecomes this:personal driving machineBuga found a cardboard box. She pretended to drive it like a car.So we decided to cover it in easel paper, decorate it…and turn it into a car.I added a side-car snack holder so she...
by jessicaperkins | Mar 28, 2011 | activity, bin, bug, fine motor, hands on learning, homeschool, hunt, insect, play, Sensory, skill builder, toddler, tot school, tub
We’re Going on a Bug HuntWe’re Looking For Some Bugs!Sensory Bin Style…As part of our Spring Sensory Bin, I hid insects throughout the bin for Buga to find.She can further investigate these bugs with her magnifying glass……and then...
by jessicaperkins | Mar 25, 2011 | bin, bugs, colors, flowers, garden, homeschool, insects, learning, natural, play, preschool, School, Sensory, Spring, theme, tot, tub
We have updated our Sensory Bin a couple weeks ago to a Spring Theme. I love how earthy it turned out and Buga is enjoying the novelty of getting her hands dirty and playing around with the new things she discovers.I used black beans for the “dirt” and...
by jessicaperkins | Mar 21, 2011 | activity, fly, flying, homeschool, kite, outside, play, School, tot, wind, windy
Ever since we watched Mary Poppins, Buga wants to “Go Fly A Kite” so we recently tried it on an only semi-windy day. Though it didn’t get the results we were hoping for, she took great joy in the little flight her penguin kite took. Then she was...
by jessicaperkins | Mar 19, 2011 | classic, fun, game, lite bright, play, vintage
I love how toys I enjoyed when I was young are still around….This is an actual Lite Bright from when my cousin was young.And this is Buga enjoying it now – 20 years later.
by jessicaperkins | Mar 17, 2011 | activity, book, comprehension, homeschool, learning, literature, natural, play, pretend, props, retelling, School, story, the very hungry caterpillar, tot
The Very Hungry Caterpillar RetellingThese Story Sticks were props for Buga’s Birthday party not long ago. Instead of tossing them I, of course, thought they could serve SOME purpose (I have the hardest time throwing anything away!) Needless to say, this was a...
