by jessicaperkins | Apr 18, 2011 | cooking, craft, dessert, dirt, food, kitchen, project, pudding, recipe, Spring, theme, tot school
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...
by jessicaperkins | Apr 14, 2011 | mug, painting, place, pottery, project
We went to the pottery place recently on a whim. Buga has been interested in doing something like this ever since she saw an episode of Caillou where he and his grandma make a mug for his Mom. This is exactly what we did.”I want to paint a mug for you,...
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 | Feb 15, 2011 | day, heart, hearts, homeschool, interview, project, School, tissue, toddler, tot, Valentine, valentines
We worked ON Valentine’s Day to create this cute little something to give to Daddy as a present. If we had made it any sooner, it wouldn’t have been a Valentine’s surprise, because Buga can’t keep a secret like that! We started the interview...
by jessicaperkins | Dec 21, 2010 | activity, candy, cane, Christmas, cut, paste, project, toddler
We made this cute little candy canes together this week. I know it is a Very Simple project, but for a two-year-old it is perfect and works on some very important motor skills. First I cut out a candy cane shape in red.Then I gave Buga a piece of white paper with...
by jessicaperkins | Dec 2, 2010 | art, color, colors, experiment, mixing, play, project, science, water
I have been trying to incorporate some more “curriculum” like things into our learning time. Science is one that I have been trying to add in…I bought these really cool test tubes that I know will get a lot of use for different types of activities. I...
