G is for Garden. Also, g is for garden. We have been working on lowercase letter recognition lately. This weeks letter was “G”. To go along with “G” we talked about gardening. Seeds, plants and growing things. To connect the letter, the sound and theme together we made “G” gardens. Supplies needed for Gg gardens: [...]
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“Gg”
Posted by Catherine on June 23rd, 2010
Paper Plate Fish
Posted by Catherine on June 9th, 2010
Fish, and beaches, and oceans oh my! We focused on oceans, beaches, and ocean animals this week. The girls had a blast with all of the activities. We sorted plastic fish figurines by color, size, shape and type of animal. The fish figurines “swam” in the ocean, a pie plate filled with water and did [...]
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Tags: ocean theme, toddler activity, toddler craft 
2 Comments »Cotton Ball Sheep Activity
Posted by Catherine on May 26th, 2010
For a while now the most exciting question I can ask in my house, other than “Do you want to do Barnes and Noble and play with the trains?” or “Who wants cookies!?!” is “Shall we do a craft?” Craft is a magical word around here. Activities that include glue or paint, scissors or googly [...]
Posted in Activities, Toddler Activities and Crafts Tags: learning, toddler activity, toddler craft 8 Comments »We’re Willing Springtime to Come
Posted by Catherine on March 18th, 2010
A Quick and Easy Toddler Springtime Craft. I found these adorable pre-cut foam shapes at the dollar store and immediately knew they would come in handy for one craft or another. Add some tissue paper saved from various holidays and birthdays and I knew quick, easy, and inexpensive toddler crafting was within my grasp. The [...]
Posted in Activities, Toddler Activities and Crafts Tags: art, project, seasons, spring, toddler, toddler activity, toddler craft 3 Comments »Beautiful Noodles
Posted by Catherine on February 11th, 2010
What do noodles have to do with anything? A handful of noodles. All the colors of the rainbow. Two little girls determined to make something all their own. Lots of focus and creativity. A little bit of ribbon and a lot of patience. A day filled with learning and creativity unbeknownst to the two year-olds [...]
We Are Under Attack…
Posted by Catherine on November 24th, 2009
Oh, no! It’s a dis-formed foam turkey army! Watch out for the one with crazy eyes, he cannot be trusted. Wait, they all have crazy eyes, run while you can! 2-year-old handmade abstract turkeys crack me up! It looks like Salvador Dali made a quick stop at my house for craft time.
One Way Ghosts Can Be Completely Adorable
Posted by Catherine on October 20th, 2009
Monkey and her best friend Boo are reaching the age where they not only enjoy crafting but they also can follow directions and think creatively so we have been working on little craft projects here and there. Two 2-year-old girls armed with glue, paint and paper basically means big messes but also lots of fun [...]
