July 2010

Back to Wonderland

Thank you for all your kind words about Delaney’s Alice in Wonderland party!  Here are a few more details from the day, including our activities and party favors. (If you missed the first post about our Wonderland party, check it out here!) We had a variety of activities set-up outside for the kids to explore.  [...]

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A Party in Wonderland

This past weekend we had a very special 6th birthday party for Delaney.  She asked for an Alice in Wonderland party months ago and kept us on our toes for weeks with her party “vision.”  She actually asked me to watch the movie with her and take notes, so we could be sure to incorporate [...]

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Goodbye Five…Hello Six!

This sweet girl of mine turned six yesterday. She loves chocolate milk, stuffed animals, and knock-knock jokes. She is my collector – rocks, acorns, sticks, candy wrappers… She doesn’t like tangles, anything mint-flavored, or the dark. She loves to play games and do puzzles. She is generous, patient, and full of giggles. Happy 6th Birthday, [...]

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Interesting Books for Beginning Readers

We have been doing lots and lots of reading this summer. I’m reading aloud to the girls as usual, but now they are both reading on their own, too. So exciting! Delaney is a beginning reader – she can “sound-out” many words, she knows about 25 sight words, and she is good at using picture [...]

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Make Your Own Backyard Obstacle Course

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I am always looking for fun, creative ways to get moving with my kids. Since my girls were toddlers we have been making our own backyard obstacle courses. Our whole family can participate in gathering items, setting up the course, and testing our skills in a friendly family competition. One of the greatest things about [...]

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Landscape Photo Scenes

{Originally posted October 2008} Last weekend, while out on a nature walk, the girls helped me find interesting landscape “scenes” to photograph.  At home, we printed our favorites out, full-page size.  Then, the girls chose some clip art and stickers to decorate their scenes with.  They also dictated some fantastic stories about their scenes.  You [...]

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Gunk, Slime, and Other Gooey Stuff

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Besides making our favorite homemade playdough, we had not made any fun sensory concoctions in a long time. It was time to pull out some recipes! Our most recent gooey creation was Gooey Gunk from The Ultimate Book of Kid Concoctions. This is a two-solution recipe using Elmer’s glue, borax, water, and food coloring (we [...]

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