Playful Picks (August 30, 2010)

We are back to school this week! I’ll be posting more regularly again over at my homeschooling blog, Early Bird Homeschool, if you would like to follow-along with our learning adventures this year.

Enjoy the last two days of August!

Quote of the Week

Life is uncharted territory. It reveals its story one moment at a time. {Leo Buscaglia}

Fun Activities & Projects

Practical Life Skills: Letting Your Young Children Help With Household Tasks :: Simple Kids

Fabric Book Cover Tutorial :: Sew, Mama, Sew!

Crafting Letters ~ Snail Mail :: The Mother Huddle

Room Service Menu (for home) :: by little hands

do it now :: Camp Creek Blog

Back to School Mini Notebook Tutorial :: One Charming Party

Art Tips & Techniques :: Crayola

What We’re Reading

Mmm…chocolate… We’ve been enjoying a stack of chocolate-inspired books from our bookshelf and the library, which makes for some delicious bedtime reads. I’m thinking The Chocolate Touch would be a great read-aloud chapter book to start next.

Creative Products

Have you seen these puzzles? I saw them at our local toy store and they look SO cool. Each puzzle has three different puzzle piece sizes, so everyone in the family, from littles to grown-ups, can work on the puzzle together. Isn’t that neat? They are totally on my wish list!