Preschool Homelearning, unclassified… »
My oldest turns 4 very soon, so I know the question is eminent: Will she be going to preschool? I chuckle thinking about the colorful ways I could answer this question. But the truth is, my children - ALL CHILDREN - have been learning since the day they were born. I read Rahima Baldwin Dancy's "You Are Your Child's First Teacher" when my...
Easter Eggs »
My theme this week seems to be catch up - and we finally got our decorated Easter eggs hung up on our nature table. I have been waiting for a budding branch and finally obtained one with some green...
Mother Nature »
I especially love spring crafts...so many ideas & potential - it's like your mind wakes up from a winter's hibernation. Sophie & I finished our Mother Earth today and placed her on our nature table....
Our Growing Family… »
Yes it is official...we will be (hopefully) adding to our family in the coming months. Hopefully...I know it sounds rather pessimistic, but I am a realist none-the-less. :) Nothing in life is...
Felted Snowman… »
I whipped up this quick snowman with wool roving & my felting needles for our nature table. We chuckled because I put the eyes a bit farther down than I meant to & the nose reminded us of a...
Advent in our Home »
I wanted to wait to post about celebrating advent in our home until after Three Kings Day, then the progression of the entire event would be in one post. I am doing this for my own benefit next year,...
Taking Down the Tree… »
This year we took down our Christmas tree on New Years Eve, on account of being away the first part of January. Taking down the tree - particularly a real one - is just not as magical as putting it...
Wooden Playstands »
The girls big gift for Christmas this year was a wooden playstand set. I decided on getting a double set since it seemed the best value. You receive two playstands and a play silk, so the...
Our Doll Friends »
The girls received dolls & doll clothes/accessories for Christmas this year. I was really happy to have obtained most of the accessories handmade - either from family & friends or via the...
Papercrafts over the »
We did a few paper crafts over our Christmas break. With a one year old & a three year old this usually means I fold &/or cut and they watch. Pouring glitter was certainly a hit...
O Christmas Tree… »
I have to admit, I am usually pretty grumpy the day the tree goes up. With two young children and three curious cats it usually gets chaotic pretty fast, and I am left wishing that it was DONE...
Fast Food Alternative »
We travel a lot...which the girls enjoy. However, as most parents can relate, it is hard to find healthy fast food. We've found that my girls are huge sushi fans - so a California/avocado/cucumber...
Christmas Baking »
This was my first year baking with the girls. I was really excited as I enjoy the process of baking just as I would creating something with artistic materials (oddly enough, I do not enjoy...
Celebrating the Solstice »
I have been excited to try our Solstice lamp! It really added to our simple celebration last night. Made in Sweden of wood, the history is to hang these lights in a window to signal when guests...
The Magical Feeling of Snow »
Getting out & playing in the snow with the girls really makes me be a kid again - and remember just how many hours I could spend outside in this fluffy white stuff. It's a really good reminder as an...
Vermont in Autumn »
I'm a bit behind on this post since there is now snow on the ground. Here are some shots from one of our many trips to Vermont. These taken in late November.
Photos from the Sand Bar...
St. Nicholas Day »
This year I really wanted to incorporate St. Nicholas day (The Feast of St. Nicholas, which is today Dec. 6th) in your holiday festivities. My girls are still young, at age one and three, so I kept...
First Snowfall… »
There is something about a first snowfall that feels so crisp and new...the bright white snow takes away the brown of autumn & makes nature pure all over again.
We woke up to our first official...
Twinkle, Twinkle Little »
This past summer we did a project where we wet felted wool to make a sheet of felt. After it was completed it took us a couple of months to do something with it. Something about the colors...
Our Halloween Celebration »
For our family, the preparations for any festive occasion are just as important as the event it self. Here are a few snapshots from Halloween 2010.
In the month of October we talked about how...
I See Fall…When the »
The title is a line from a song we sang at circle time last month, taken from the Earthschooling pre-school curriculum.
Fall this year started with a cold snap...and then went straight back to...
Pre-Needle Felting: A Pumpkin »
Back in October Sophie & I could not wait to get our hands on the wonderful orange colored wool we got from the Vermont wool festival. A few months back, I watched a great video on pre-needle...
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- Preschool Homelearning, unclassified…
- A Wool Picture Story
- Felting Soap on a Saturday Morning
- Mommy – take a picture!
- Discovering Nature…at home in Suburbia
- Preschool Inspired
- The Hottest Day – 2011
- Our Strawberries This Year…
- Overgrown…
- A Candidate for Jay Leno’s Headlines?
- Strawberries…a sure sign of summer
- Hotel Girls…
- The Best Popcorn We’ve Ever Eaten…
- One of these things….
- Felted Soap