Magnetwear

Last week, Michelle from HerCupOverfloweth, was hosting a giveaway for Magnet wear! I won! Yay! Yesterday, my prize arrived. Felicia is in love with this shirt, she will probably be begging to wear it every day! It has a magnetic bug (very cute) that attaches to the front of the shirt. So fun! So thank you Michelle and Magnet Wear!

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Friday Book Project-The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Who doesn't love The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle? It's always been a favorite book at our house! Today we made Very Hungry Caterpillars!

For this project you will need:

a balloon

green, yellow, and orange paint

a piece of paper

1. Pour some yellow and green paint on a plate. Blow up the balloon.

2. Have your child dip the balloon into the paint and press it on the paper.

3. Continue until the caterpillar is the length you want.

4. Dip the balloon into orange paint to make the head.

5. Add a face and antennae and cut out your caterpillar.

If you have a book inspired project and would like to play along, sign the Mr. Linky below! Happy reading:0)

Chocolate Playdough

My girls just love playing with playdough. For that reason, I usually make it at home. There are so many different recipes out there and it's fun to try them all. I recently came across this recipe for chocolate playdough and I thought it would be perfect to make for Valentine's Day! The aroma is heavenly! Although it is not edible, it is still fun! I plan to make a large batch for Felicia to share with her friends at preschool.

Here is the recipe:

1 1/4 cups flour

1/2 cup cocoa powder

1/2 cup salt

1/2 Tablespoon cream of Tartar

1/2 Tablespoon oil

1 1/2 cups water

Mix dry ingredients in a medium size saucepan. Add wet ingredients and stir together over low heat until a ball of dough forms. Remove playdough from the saucepan and knead by hand until dough is smooth and evenly colored. Store in an airtight container.

Cc-Circles

We keep on moving through the Alphabet and now we are at letter C! Today we made C circles.

1. Dip a clean, empty can in some paint.

2. Stamp it on a piece of construction paper to create some circles.

3. Add a letter C cut from construction paper and you are done.

After we complete the whole alphabet, I'm planning to put the letters together with binder rings to create an alphabet book. This is a great way for the girls to continue to review!

Muffin Tin Monday

It's Monday and that means that once again we get to participate in Muffin Tin Monday! Yay! Muffin tin meals are the best and my girls are so happy when Monday rolls around. This week there is no theme, so anything goes! Here is our tin :0)

Top row: corn, cheese hot dogs, ketchup
Bottom row: yogurt covered blueberries, tator tots



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Flyin' Annie is Having a Giveaway!

Annie is having a giveaway that will have you flyin' to a neat and organized home! Go check it out:0)

Awarded Again? Sweet!

This award was given to me by my friend Vickie! She is the kindest blogger I know! Always there for me and always the best friend I could ask for:0) Along with this award I am to list 10 Honest things about myself. I'm going to put a little twist on it and give you ten honest reasons why I will never grow up! So here goes:

1. I would rather sit at the kids table during family gatherings. They are much more enteraining than adults:0)

2. I don't want my kids to grow up because then I would have no excuse to fingerpaint.

3. I still watch cartoons. Even if the kids are not watching them. The Flintstones rock!

4. I like to hang upside down on the jungle gym at the park. It makes my kids giggle!

5. I like to sneak up on people and jump out to scare them;0)

6. The toy section of any store is my favorite.

7. I love video games and I am pretty good at them too. It shocks my boys sometimes!

8. Sledding is the coolest! The bigger the hill the better the thrill!

9. I get a gumball out of the machine every time I'm at the mall!

10. I have a strange addiction to Little People. I keep buying these sets for my girls so I can play with them!

So there you have it! Ten reasons why I think I will never grow up! Life is too short to not act like a kid sometimes! So go hang upside down at the park for a while! But not with a gumball in your mouth! That would not be good! Have a great Saturday!

Friday Book Project-Harold and the Purple Crayon

Book projects do not have to be huge projects that take a lot of time. They can be very simple. Anything that gets your child involved in the book works!

Today we read Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson. This is such a cute book!

We did a super simple project that involves only a piece of paper, a purple crayon and some imagination. The girls made their own purple crayon illustrations and made up a story to go along with them. They loved it!

So find a good book and have FUN!

If you would like to do your own book inspired project, sign Mr. Linky below:0)

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Bb-Birds

We are moving along with our letter review to the letter "B". Because we are reviewing the letters we have already learned, I do one every couple of days. If you are introducing the letters for the first time, you may want to do one per week. Remember to keep it fun:0)

Today we are making "B" birds!

1. Cut the letter "B" out of a piece of construction paper.

2. Glue the B to another piece of paper.

3. Using your child's thumb dipped in brown paint, make thumbprints all over the paper.

4. After the paint dries, add the details. Wings, feet, eyes, and a beak.

5. Now your "B" birds are all finished!

Freedom Torches

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King and the inauguration of our new president, Barack Obama, today we made Freedom Torches! This is very easy!

1. Paint an empty paper towel roll white.

2. Allow it to dry and cut out a few stars from red and blue paper.

3. Glue the stars to the paper towel roll.

4. Stuff a piece of yellow tissue paper in the end of the paper towel roll to resemble a flame.

5. Finished! Wave your freedom torch high, for today is an historic day!

Muffin Tin Monday-Purple and Blue

Today Muffin Tin Monday is going blue and purple! What a fun theme:) Today there is also a guest host, my friend Annie of Junior Mints and Reeses!

Here is our tin:

Top row: berry juice, raisin bread with grape jelly

Bottom row: mini blueberry muffins, blueberries, yogurt

Awards!!!

We had a very busy weekend, with some out of town family, food, football, and lots of fun! When I sat down to read my mail I was delighted to find out that I have received two awards! Yay for me:)

The first one is from Tara! She is a fabulous mom, a wonderful blogger, and has become a dear friend. Thank You so much Tara!

The next award I received is from Ally! She is a very sweet friend! A great momma too! Thank you Ally:)

Aa-Ants

This week we have been reviewing our letters. Over the holidays things got pretty chaotic and the girls were doing more crafts and we were not focusing so much on school. Now is our chance to get back in the groove with a letter review.

We started off with the letter A! A for ants on anthills!

1. Cut out a letter A!

2.Glue it onto a piece of construction paper.

3. Using a thumb dipped in black paint, print some ants climbing on the "A" anthill.

4. Finished! Simple:)

Friday Book Projects-These Trees Have "Sole"

Today's book project is actually a repost of one we did a few months ago. I hope you enjoy it! If you would like to share one of your own book projects, sign Mr. Linky at the end of this post:)

When I worked in daycare/ preschool, a favorite book with all the children was Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. This is a very cute coconut tree to make after reading the book. Have fun!



First, I painted the trunk of the tree.

Next, the fun begins when you start painting little toes. Warning: giggling will occur, this is normal:)

Stamp your child's foot on the paper to create the top of the tree.

After you clean off your child's foot, make a few coconuts with their thumbprint.

Last, glue on a few letters and you have a "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" coconut tree.

Here is the book that inspired me. Check it out!

Some Sweet Feet!

These hearts made out of your child's feet sure are sweet!

1. Paint your child's foot.

2. Press it on a piece of construction paper.

3. Do the same with the other foot placing it right next to the first one.

4. After the feet are dry, cut around the outside of them forming a heart.

5. Add some glue and glitter to the toes.

6. Mount your heart feet onto another piece of construction paper. Write "Are you my "sole" mate" along side and you have sweet Valentine:)