Simple is better. A ton of stuff I’ve been doing this summer with the kiddos, to fall off of our busyness of the school year, is to slow down and keep it simple. Simple crafts, simple activities, simple play. Speaking of simple... V has been heading into beginning reading territory & one of … [Read more...] about Pattern Play and Number Cards
virtual book club
DIY Stamps – Swimmy
We’re back with this month’s Virtual Book Club – and we’re celebrating Leo Lionni! The book we chose from his collection of amazing books was Swimmy. It’s such a sweet book… Deep in the sea there lives a happy school of little fish. Their watery world is full of wonders, but there is also danger, … [Read more...] about DIY Stamps – Swimmy
DIY Mixed Up Beads
Like The Mixed-Up Chameleon, our beads are a little mixed up – they are not quite sure what color they should be! So why not be them all & just be – beautiful & full of changing colors like our Chameleon. Our Virtual Book Club for Kids featured author this month is Eric Carle and … [Read more...] about DIY Mixed Up Beads
DIY Pretend Play Cookies
So… he’ll ask for a glass of milk. And chances are if he asks for a glass of milk, he’s going to want a cookie to go with it. Well little mouse, I’ll get you that cookie. Several of them :) We’re back this month with Virtual Book Club for Kids, and the featured books … [Read more...] about DIY Pretend Play Cookies
My Important Book
For this month’s Virtual Book Club For Kids the selected author is Margaret Wise Brown, of Goodnight Moon fame. Some of her other books include The Runaway Bunny, I Like Bugs, Big Red Barn, My World: A Companion to Goodnight Moon, Home for a Bunny, and our pick for this project - The Important … [Read more...] about My Important Book
Cat In The Hat Bracelet
A little poem... The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house All that cold, cold, wet day. I sat there with V. We sat there, we two. And I said “How I wish we had something to do!” So I searched in my ribbon, and cut a few strands, and by gosh, by golly I … [Read more...] about Cat In The Hat Bracelet