On this day, we rolled out of bed a little reluctant to start the day, and B requested dot markers. The beauty of exposure is that she now has a pretty good idea of what she has available to her. I outlined a Christmas tree 🎄 and she decorated it with dot “balls.” After that, it was mostly independent play with her requesting help from me to cover every square inch…
It may not be Van Gogh’s Starry Night, but it’s got the right color scheme and stars. ✨ When introducing little ones to letters, I always ask if the letter is made up of straight lines or curvy lines, because it’s absolutely a good idea to introduce any concept that may help them commit it to memory. 🧠 As for the star ⭐️ stickers, peeling them off doubles as a…
With this beautiful change of weather and learning about seasons, collecting sticks and leaves 🍃 outdoors ☀️ was an absolute pleasure. I wasn’t quite sure how this would turn out, but H even asked to create more than one leaf creature, selecting a butterfly 🦋 from the example. He worked so hard to come up with his creation, including asking for markers and additional construction paper. There may have been examples pictured…
I found a free printable on-line, set up some fall colored paint, and added Q-tips to the mix so B could experiment painting with a novel item. We could even call it pointillism. 😉 She enjoyed the Q-tips so much that I had to print out a 2nd blank tree, and she decided to use her fingertips to make leaves this time. When your kid enjoys an activity…
I know you all know exactly what I’m talking about. You give a preschooler a bottle of glue and if you don’t watch them VERY carefully, there will soon be glue EVERYWHERE (and not necessary where you had hoped). Teaching your child HOW to use glue is actually a “thing” and you should thank an early childhood teacher if your little one does a great job with it…
The first time someone told me you could rub the brand off of a Ziploc bag, I needed to see it with my own eyes 👀 to believe it. Well folks, here you have it. Sometimes we just want to do a really cool activity and the brand visually gets in the way. Tada! 😃 I’ve heard nail polish 💅 remover and rubbing alcohol also work, but haven’t tried it. Keep…