Luke was out of town on business recently. And the trip seemed like forever. Forever. While this was not Luke’s longest business trip away it’s safe to say Maddy and I were itching for his arrival. His flight back to Colorado had him making it home late. So with hours to kill before Maddy’s bedtime [...]
Wind. It is one of those things that I am honestly not a fan off. Spring and Fall in Colorado are sometimes a windy affair. Wind and weather both start with the letter W. Even though I don’t enjoy wind I do like the letter W. Why no throw wind and weather together and talk [...]
The letter Q is one of those letters that feels a little limiting at times. What do you do with the letter Q besides the usual Queen and quarter? Quail maybe? Madeline’s Nana is quite the quilter and so we have a few random fabric scraps. I’m not sure why since while I can appreciate [...]
With an almost four-year-old in the house easy activities and crafts keep me sane. Easy activities that children can do on their own or with minimal parental guidance are winners in my book. Every parent has moments where they are looking to keep their child busy without using the TV to mindlessly distract them. Tie-Dye [...]
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Tags: art, craft, preschool activity 
2 Comments »We are kind of into butterflies around here lately. We have season passes to the Butterfly Pavillion here in Colorado and on top of making several visits to see the butterflies we have been checking out lots of butterfly books from the library too. Well, what better way to follow up a letter B is [...]
Butterflies are magical. Their delicate wings covered in beautiful colors. The way they start life looking so very different than how they end up. Maddy loves them. She also loves pom poms, pipe cleaners, water color paints and glue. Buh buh buh B is for butterfly. Supplies for Letter B Butterflies construction paper pipe cleaners [...]
Posted in ABC's, Evolving Kids, Learning Activities Tags: learning, letter activity, preschool learning activity 2 Comments »I’m a sucker for things like pipe cleaners, brand new pencils, pom poms in every shade of the rainbow, school glue, popsicle sticks and clothespins. I buy these random things without plans for how they will get used. I just know that at some point an idea will strike and Maddy and I will be [...]
Posted in Colors, Evolving Kids, Games, Learning Activities Tags: game, learning activity, learning at home, preschool 5 Comments »
