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...
by jessicaperkins | Sep 23, 2010 | blocks, building, house, mama may i shop, mamamayishop.com, natural, people, play, pretend, the family box, wood, wooden
I love when Buga comes up with new ways to play with the same toys. Sometimes I feel like we are so bombarded with *new* toys, we don’t take the time to really appreciate the abilities of our oldies-but-goodies. So when we got out our Rainbow Building Blocks and...
by jessicaperkins | Mar 1, 2010 | Christmas, fridge, gift, grandma, homemade, kitchen, microwave, oven, pretend, sink
Look at this AMAZING kitchen Grandma built for Layla for Christmas. I have been wanting to do this for a long time when I came across some inspiring homemade kid’s kitchens online. We talked about dimensions, components, colors, sizes, etc…and talked some...
by jessicaperkins | Feb 14, 2010 | birthday, cake, happy birthday, play, playset, pretend
Layla has been SO excited about birthday’s since Grandma’s birthday in January. Since then, Happy Birthday has been a common song in our home. With her snowed-in birthday on Wednesday, she has been talking about birthdays ALL week. When I saw this Birthday...
by jessicaperkins | Nov 19, 2009 | cute, little, people, play, pretend, things, toys
Found on the Couch 11-18-2009I Guess the Little People Needed a Diaper Change…