February 2010

Stained Glass Coloring Books

We went to our local toy store to look for a new board game and the girls spied this coloring book on the spinny rack: I mean, garden fairies, stained glass, and glowing background colors? I knew we would be bringing this book home with us! The book contains 16 beautiful illustrations on a vellum-like [...]

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Makin’ Maps

Happy Thursday! Is your week treating you well? We’ve been waiting for the rain to pass, watching DVR’d figure skating and playing UNO Attack (many, many, many times….). Yesterday, I posted some fun map projects over at my homeschooling blog. If you enjoyed doing our Zoo Maps activity, you might want to check it out! [...]

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Make a Leprechaun’s Walk Book

My girls have been looking ahead on their calendars to find the next holiday – guess it’s time to pull out some St. Patrick’s Day activities! In the deep, dark archives of my teaching days I found this fun fill-in-the-blank book that you can make with your child, along with a happy little leprechaun to [...]

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Playful Picks (February 22, 2010)

The building blocks have been popular again at our house after a long hiatus – so this week’s picks are all about houses and buildings. Enjoy! Quote of the Week Love begins by taking care of the closest ones – the ones at home. ~Mother Teresa Fun Activities & Projects City at Night (cutting & [...]

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Olympic Fun for Kids

Are you and your kids enjoying the Winter Olympics? My girls are loving it, especially the figure skating. I’ve already been to our local ice rink’s website to look at beginner classes, because they both insist they must take ice skating lessons! I have a few posts in my archives from the Summer Olympics two [...]

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7 Ways to Help Anxious Kids

Have you read the book Wemberly Worried? Worry, worry, worry. Too much worry. We have a worrier in our house – my seven-year-old daughter, Natalie. I can totally relate to her – I get that nervous stomach, too! I wouldn’t say her anxious tendencies are debilitating, but they are something we struggle with on a [...]

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Playful Picks (February 15, 2010)

Quote of the Week Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. ~Theodor Geisel (“Dr. Seuss”) Fun Activities & Projects An extensive list of fine-motor activites (using simple materials) @ PreKinders Clifford Online Storybooks & Phonics Games @ Scholastic Imagination-building Scribble Drawing [...]

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We’re Ready for Valentine’s Day!

After adding some painted details (we used acrylic craft paint) and sparkly white yarn, the heart necklaces are ready for gift-giving: This year, we didn’t have a whole classroom to make Valentines for. But, we do have some special family and friends that we wanted to send sweet messages. It was pretty much a use-up-all-our-extra-stuff [...]

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Air-Dry Clay Hearts

Today we had fun squishing, rolling, and cutting hearts made from air-dry clay. We punched holes with straws, so we can give Valentine necklaces to some special friends – and we’ll keep some for ourselves, too! We gently pressed in sparkly sequins – everyone agreed this was the best part! We also made some little [...]

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Playful Picks (February 8, 2010)

Quote of the Week When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven’t. ~Thomas Edison Fun Activities & Projects Framed Valentine Art @ That Artist Woman – adorable portraits in red shadow box frames Clay Vessels @ Laugh, Paint, Create! – air-dry clay + pony beads, sequins, buttons = major adorable-ness! Pipe Cleaner and [...]

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