tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60091551296397100192024-03-27T04:15:35.587-05:00From Chalkboards To StrollersLizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11492653844259834476noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009155129639710019.post-11699104979823882812012-11-02T14:18:00.002-05:002012-11-02T14:18:58.535-05:00A Few of My Halloween Favorites<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had a great Halloween that was packed full of lots of spooky fun! Here are a few of my favorite things we made and did this October! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For my Bunco group and for our neighborhood Halloween party I made this delicious "<a href="http://blog.hwtm.com/2010/10/mummys-night-out-veggie-dip-recipe/" target="_blank">Mummy's Night Out" dip and veggies</a>. It was a definite hit for both events, even the kids loved it! It was really easy to make, so cute, and delicious! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For the kids for our neighborhood Halloween party, we made these adorable <a href="http://blog.zui.com/2011/10/monster-pudding-cup/" target="_blank">monster pudding cups</a>. Instead of sprinkles on top though, we put crushed Oreos. The kids (and parents) loved them!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For Avery's school Halloween party I was given the task of bringing the juice boxes. Well, I couldn't bring in plain, old, boring juice boxes so I had to dress them up a little by turning them into <a href="http://blog.zui.com/2011/10/monster-pudding-cup/" target="_blank">Monster Juice Boxes</a>! The kids and teachers loved them! A couple of kids even asked if they could take their monsters home!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They were easy to make but were a bit time consuming. I used colored printer paper to wrap the juice boxes and then cut the mouths and teeth out of black card stock and white printer paper. I used glue dots to glue down the eyes and regular white glue for everything else. I think the time and effort was worth the result!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For our neighborhood Halloween party each family made one game or activity for the kids to do, we decided to make a <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/921622/how-make-flying-bat-pinata" target="_blank">bat piƱata</a>. Avery and I had so much fun making it! I didn't follow the directions perfectly but it still turned out well and the kids had so much fun breaking it!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another favorite this fall has been homemade <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/10/moist-pumpkin-spice-muffins-with-cream-cheese-frosting/" target="_blank">Pumpkin Muffins from The Pioneer Woman</a>. Both girls love them! We've had then with and without the frosting and both ways are delicious. We've made 3 batches so far and I have all the ingredients ready to make a 4th!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last year with our mom group we went on an Autumn Walk. I made a scavenger hunt with pictures for the kids to make it a little more fun for them. It was geared towards 2 and 3 year olds but I'm sure kids older and younger could use it, too. Everyone brought a little bag for collecting items and I took a bunch of clipboards and crayons for marking items off the list. Everyone loved it!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The day after the Autumn walk Avery and I used the items she collected to make an Autumn Window Hanging like <a href="http://momstown-artsandcrafts.momstown.ca/node/54" target="_blank">this one.</a> I don't have any pictures of it (the walk was during the time that I wasn't blogging a whole lot since Parker was so little and we were still adjusting) but it turned out really cute and we loved looking at it all Autumn long! We have another Autumn Walk on the calendar for this year and I am planning on taking the scavenger hunt again! Hope it's a hit! </span>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11492653844259834476noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009155129639710019.post-41200390753483117742012-09-04T23:30:00.000-05:002012-09-07T13:04:57.274-05:00Back to School<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Avery had her first day of preschool today! She started at a new school and it's actually the same one that Eric went to when he was little! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She had a great time! One of her friends from our mom group is in her class and she has 2 other friends in the 4 year old class. Just like last year, it didn't faze her at all. She gave me a quick hug and kiss and off she went!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I decided to do a Back To School gift for her teachers this year, I thought it would be a fun way to start the school year! I got plain white gift bags and found a sequin apple sticker that I put on the front of the bag. Inside I included a little apple notebook that I found in the dollar section at Target, a Toblerone bar because who doesn't love a little chocolate, a bottle of lotion from Bath and Body Works, and inside the white bag with the apple clip (found at Michael's) is an apple scented candle from Bath and Body Works. I saw the lotion idea <a href="http://www.oopsicraftmypants.net/2012/08/back-to-school-lotion-revisited.html" target="_blank">here</a> and thought it was so cute (printables are available, too). Plus, with how much teachers wash their hands they can never have too much lotion! Hope everyone else had a great first day back to school!</span><br />
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Parker had her 1st birthday a couple weeks ago and to celebrate we had a Very Hungry Caterpillar birthday party! We kept it a pretty small party, just family and 1 friend for each of the girls. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Most of the food was based on the book but not all. The food labels I got from <a href="http://www.polkadotsandpuppies.com/2011/04/grants-1st-birthday-party.html" target="_blank">Polkadots and Puppies</a> (they are a free printable and even include a blank one). I made the cupcake toppers using digital scrapbook papers and images I purchased from <a href="http://www.myfuninvite.com/digital-scrapbook-kits.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I didn't notice this before I purchased the digital images but Polkadots and Puppies actually uploaded a <b>free</b> downloadable zip file of the same images (includes papers, some of the foods, caterpillars, butterflies, and more). You can find the link for it in the comments on her blog post but it's kind of hard to find since it has over 130 comments! <a href="http://www.polkadotsandpuppies.com/2011/04/grants-1st-birthday-party.html?showComment=1317231210659#c47990687896671049" target="_blank">So here is the link to the comment that has the link</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I saw the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hungry-Caterpillar-Musical-Kids-Preferred/dp/B003KN277S/ref=sr_1_17?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1340889652&sr=1-17&keywords=very+hungry+caterpillar" target="_blank">Very Hungry Caterpillar Jack-In-The-Box on Amazon</a> and thought it would be a fun decoration. I ordered the fun rainbow striped straws from <a href="http://www.shopsweetlulu.com/item/Rainbow-Stripey-Straw-Mix/320/c1" target="_blank">Shop Sweet Lulu</a>, Avery LOVED them!</span></div>
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11492653844259834476noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009155129639710019.post-58254724644001259672012-07-25T12:48:00.000-05:002012-07-26T08:03:33.477-05:00Dinosaur Tracks Painting<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For Father's Day our mom group went to a local kids' art studio where they came up with a bunch of fun crafts for the kids to do. One of them was a toy truck painting on a shirt or apron to give to the dads for Father's Day. It was similar to<a href="http://www.playcreateexplore.com/2010/06/toy-truck-painting.html" target="_blank"> this project</a>. As a spin off of that, Avery did a dinosaur track painting (she is very into dinosaurs right now so I knew she would love it). It was really simple to do, we gathered all of her plastic dinosaurs and put out paper plates with paint on them. She them had a great time walking her dinosaurs across the paper and seeing the tracks they left behind. It turned out really cute and she had a great time!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Go <a href="http://chalkboardstostrollers.blogspot.com/p/child-centered-linky-parties.html" target="_blank">here</a> to see where I am linking up!</span></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11492653844259834476noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009155129639710019.post-2551235753458875952012-07-23T16:57:00.001-05:002012-07-26T08:03:51.250-05:00Olympic Poster Inspired Art<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have you seen this Olympic Poster yet? I ran across the image on Pinterest and as soon as I saw it I knew it was something Avery and I could use for inspiration for some Olympic artwork. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I set out some paper plates with cups on them and let her go to work stamping some Olympic circles onto the paper (I only had 4 cups so we went back after we were done with green, red, yellow, and blue and added the black). </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love how the picture turned out and she is so proud of it. She showed it off to her daddy as soon as he got home from work! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Go <a href="http://chalkboardstostrollers.blogspot.com/p/child-centered-linky-parties.html" target="_blank">here</a> to see where I am linking up!</span><br />Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11492653844259834476noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009155129639710019.post-50666764915169664072012-07-22T15:03:00.001-05:002012-07-26T08:04:13.599-05:00Another Messy Play Date<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Although messy play can be a lot of work and stressful for parents, there are so many benefits for children. It helps children develop hand eye coordination and fine motor skills. It allows children to learn through their senses and explore a variety of new and different materials. It gives children the opportunity to explore and manipulate materials on their own. It is process driven and gives children the opportunity to use their creativity and imagination. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bubble Painting was the next bubble related station. We had a bunch of Crayola Outdoor Colored Bubbles that were the focus of this station. I also added some spray bottles with water and liquid watercolor since the kids loved them so much as <a href="http://chalkboardstostrollers.blogspot.com/2012/06/messy-play-date.html" target="_blank">our first messy play date</a>. The canvas was a full size white sheet that I safety pinned over our monkey bars.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This was the bubble mixing station. I filled one of our water tables with water and added in some baby shampoo. The kids used a bunch of whisks and an <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004VLYQFO/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00" target="_blank">egg beater</a> to make bubbles. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since it was so hot out I also added a swimming pool full of sponges as an additional clean up station and as a way to stay cool. I made a bunch of blue and yellow ice cubes in a variety of shapes and put them in a cooler right next to the pool. We used the blue ones first and when we were done with those I got out the yellow ones. The kids loved playing with the ice and they thought it was really cool when the water turned from blue to green when the yellow ice was added. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I came across a post on Kids Activities Blog about <a href="http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/fizzing-sidewalk-paint/" target="_blank">Fizzing Sidewalk Paint</a> and I knew we just had to try it. We put ours in squeeze bottles since Avery loves using them. It was a little thick so we had to go back and add some water to thin it out a little. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Avery has been really into painting and music lately so I thought we would try out a new art technique that would combine the two! I took a lid from an old shoe box and cut a piece of paper to fit inside. Then Avery and I stretched rubber bands around the lid. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She spent quite a while just playing the rubber bands like a guitar, she thought it was pretty cool! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next, Avery painted the rubber bands and then plucked them to make the paint splatter onto the paper. Once again, she loved how the rubber bands made music while she painted (which is why she names this project "guitar" painting)! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The painting turned out so cool and I love how it combined art and music into one project!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next time we do it I want to put the rubber bands at angles and also try different thicknesses of rubber bands. </span><br />
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<br />Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11492653844259834476noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009155129639710019.post-35159557904647715852012-06-21T14:24:00.000-05:002012-07-29T11:39:57.321-05:00Baby Play Date<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since I hosted a play date for the 2 year olds in our mom group (<a href="http://chalkboardstostrollers.blogspot.com/2012/06/messy-play-date.html" target="_blank">our messy play date</a>), I figured I should also host a play date for the under 1 kids. I wanted to keep it pretty simple but also give them some fun stuff to do. The weather was perfect that week so I knew I wanted to let the little ones play outside. I decided on setting up 3 stations. First, I laid out some blankets and put out 2 different <a href="http://chalkboardstostrollers.blogspot.com/2012/04/infant-treasure-baskets.html" target="_blank">infant treasure baskets</a> and a little wagon full of other baby toys. The babies loved the treasure baskets! They spent so much time investigating and exploring all the goodies inside them. I put out our all things shiny basket and our all things wooden basket (I added a couple more things to each one so there would be plenty for everyone).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last, Eric and I made a <a href="http://playathomemom3.blogspot.com/2012/02/redneck-waterbed.html" target="_blank">redneck waterbed</a> for the babies to lay on and/or crawl on. I had seen this idea on Pinterest and had been wanting to make one for a while so this was the perfect excuse I used a clear plastic sheet (painters' tarp) that was 25' by 10' and 6 mil thick. We folded the tarp in half and sealed it shut with duct tape (leaving a small hole in one corner for filling). We put 3 pieces of duct tape on each side. The first sealing the 2 sides together and then another one on the top and one on the bottom. It worked really well and I only had one corner that I had to patch. This one had mixed reviews from the babies, some loved it and some hated it! Parker loved it! Her favorite thing was when Avery would run across it or jump on it and the waves would rock her up and down. She would just laugh and laugh!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'd say the under 1 play date was a success! All of the babies found a least one activity they enjoyed. And it was a great way for the babies to stay cool and have fun while the mommas got to hang out and chat!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The day after our <a href="http://chalkboardstostrollers.blogspot.com/2012/06/messy-play-date.html" target="_blank">Messy Play Date</a> Avery told me she wanted to do some messy play. I didn't really have anything planned or have materials ready to go but the critter pit from the Messy Play Date was still set up in the back yard (it was one of her favorites and, truthfully, I wasn't really sure what to do with a swimming pool full of dirt). So, I filled her water table with water and let her turn the critter pit into a mud pit. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We added in a muffin tin, bowl, spoon, and measuring cup and she had so much fun playing in the mud and making mud cupcakes (with grass sprinkles on top, of course). </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We've left it out and played in it quite a few times, it has definitely become one of her favorite messy play activities!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last week we finally had our Messy Play Date with my mom group. I kept it small and limited it to our 2 year old play group for now (next time I am increasing the number of kids and opening it to all ages). Most of the stations were ideas I had gotten from <a href="http://www.growingajeweledrose.com/" target="_blank">Growing A Jeweled Rose</a>, she has such great ideas and was my inspiration for getting into messy play! Here were our stations:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The kids had a great time! Some of them were a little slow to warm up to the messiness of it all (after all a lot of kids are told to not make messes) but everyone ended up getting into it!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The kids had fun mixing some of the ingredients into other stations, like we ended up with noodles in the oobleck/goop (which was really cool) and spray painting the sheet for the ball painting (the kids loved that)! Parker had a great time too, she joined in with the noodles and the oobleck/goop. So fun!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We will be doing our next messy play date in about a month! Can't wait!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In preparation for our Messy Play Date, we have been playing around with a lot of fun, messy activities. I came across a recipe for <a href="http://www.mypreschoolplan.com/preschool-activities/crafts.html" target="_blank">mud dough</a> and thought we would give it a try. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don't have too many pictures of tot school this week because we spent most of our time working out in the garden. Avery was such a big helper! She helped me pick what we were going to grow, plant the seeds, and water the garden. In the vegetable garden we are growing cucumbers, peas, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, strawberries (those we have had for years), broccoli, butternut squash, watermelon, cantaloupe, and a bunch of herbs. Avery also has her very own flower garden where she is growing a mix of wild flowers that is suppose to attract hummingbirds and butterflies. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We did have a chance to do a couple works early in the week. Her favorite this week was a sand pouring work that we did with a funnel. I wanted her to see that the funnel made it easier to pour the sand into a small mouthed bottle so when I gave her the work for the first time I gave it to her without the funnel. She got most of the sand in the bottle but a lot still went on to the tray. We talked about what happened and why.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then I gave her the funnel and let her try the work again. Afterwards, we, once again, talked about what happened and why. I think doing the work both ways really let her see and understand the purpose of the funnel. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I showed her the work I only used the funnel to pour the sand into the bottle. But after she did the work a couple times she told me that using the funnel would also make it easier to pour it into the pitcher. So that's what she started doing. Such a smart girl! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The bottom shelf has 3 baskets, one for her plates and bowls, one for cups and snack traps, and one for silverware and lids. There is also a basket with the pouch baby foods that she still loves to eat and calls applesauce (no matter what flavor) plus a couple other snacks that don't fit on the shelf above.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The items on the right hand side are not Avery's but everything else is. She has a basket with all the individually wrapped snacks (granola bars, fruit chews, fruit bars, etc.) and then easy to open and close containers that contain all of the loose snacks (pretzels, veggie chips, Cheerios, dried cherries, etc.). There's also a box of her oatmeal. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It has been working out GREAT! At breakfast she gets her own bowl and spoon, then gets a packet of oatmeal (if that's what she's having). She needs help opening the oatmeal packet but then she pours it into her bowl and mixes it up. I'll tell you more about lunchtime but that will be it's own post later on. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For snack, she can get her own individually wrapped snack or she can fill her own snack trap. One of her favorite things to do right now is make trail mix. She'll pick out 2 or 3 different items and take a handful of each, adding it to a snack trap and then mixing it up. She loves doing it and it makes snack time so much easier! I love that it teaches her how to be independent, helps increase her confidence, and gives her an opportunity to practice some practical life skills. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's not nearly done but it's definitely a start and beginning to feel more like a Montessori kitchen! The next thing I would like to tackle is making the switch from plastic dishes to glass ones. I just have to talk Eric into letting her use our new dishes!</span>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11492653844259834476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009155129639710019.post-48226700408624954722012-05-06T21:50:00.000-05:002012-05-07T14:29:48.864-05:00Tot School- Messy Play and More<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week we did a garlic press and sponge work that Avery loved. She asked for it several times this week and wanted to show daddy her work when he got home that day.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We also did a work with magnets. She p</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ut the magnetic marbles and disks into the tray then used the magnet wand to get them out. The holes were small enough that it was really hard for her to get the marbles and disks out with her fingers so the magnet wand made it much easier (exactly what I was hoping for). I wish I had enough magnetic marbles to use only them instead of the magnetic disks too, but oh well, it still worked great and she loved it.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I finally got to show her our new sensory tub this week. I made it last week but it had been raining so much that we hadn't gotten to go out and play with it yet. It is a garden themed sensory tub. <a href="http://chalkboardstostrollers.blogspot.com/2012/05/garden-sensory-tub.html" target="_blank">Here's the post I did on it in case you want to check it out</a>. She loved it!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We also did a construction paper cutting work that was a little difficult for her at first but ended up being her favorite. She has spent so much time on this one and is improving so much. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is usually a fall work but I was getting some cinnamon in the bulk section at the grocery store last weekend and caught a whiff of the cloves, I just couldn't resist. I cut some slits in the rind of the orange and then she stuck the cloves into the slits. This was probably her least favorite, it didn't really hold her attention for too long but it smelled wonderful.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Also played with a kiddie pool of shaving cream! <a href="http://chalkboardstostrollers.blogspot.com/2012/05/more-messy-play.html" target="_blank">See what we did here</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With Parker, we started out playing with some old spice jars that I put different object in: pony bead, flattened marbles, small pinecones, water bottle lids, and beans. We then added a couple card board boxes and a sheet of packing material. The picture in the bottom right hand corner shows what happened every time I picked up the camera. The second I started taking a picture she would drop what she was doing and make a bee line for me. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I couldn't figure out what she wanted but eventually I realized it was the strap of my camera she was after. I unhooked it from my camera and let her play with it, she loved it! After she investigated it for awhile, she was then happy to go back to exploring the other items. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wasn't planning on doing any more messy play this week but plans changed Friday after nap. Avery woke up really early that morning and was not in a good mood all day. Nothing held her attention during Tot School, she was really fussy and whiny, and when she woke up from nap and immediately started crying I knew we needed to do something special. And there's nothing like a little messy play to turn a bad mood around. Since it was a last minute kind of thing, it needed to be something easy that I had on hand...so shaving cream it was! We have played with shaving cream quite a bit and it has always been messy but we have never done it as a whole body experience like I wanted to this time. The day before I had bought a couple kiddie pools for our upcoming messy sensory play date and decided it was the perfect time to break one of them in. We put the pool out in the yard and emptied an entire can of the shaving cream it to. It was quite a bit but I think it would have been fun with more, next time I will probably use 2 cans.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have a new obsession: messy sensory play! While looking around Pinterest I was taken to the blog <a href="http://www.growingajeweledrose.com/" target="_blank">Growing A Jeweled Rose</a> and feel in love with all her awesome ideas. She does a <a href="http://www.growingajeweledrose.com/search/label/group%20play%20date" target="_blank">monthly messy themed sensory play date</a> that is so cool! As soon as I saw it I knew it was something I wanted to start up. So, in June I will be hosting a messy sensory play date for my mom group and I can't wait! Until then, Avery (and maybe Parker a little, too) will be doing research to decide what we want to include in our play date! We started out with Toddler Made Oobleck. Now, we have played with oobleck before but I approached it a little differently this time. First, I wanted her to experience all stages and phases of it. Second, I wanted her to get into it, literally! So instead of letting her explore pre-made oobleck in a bowl on the counter, I gave her an under-bed storage container and a box of corn starch. I didn't tell her what to do with it, I just let her explore it however she wanted. She spent a good 30 minutes with the corn starch alone! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Can't wait to do our next messy sensory play! </span><br />
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</div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11492653844259834476noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009155129639710019.post-65727393828422650302012-05-02T13:39:00.000-05:002012-05-07T14:51:36.071-05:00Garden Sensory Tub<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With May's arrival, it was time for a new sensory tub!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hand rake</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After nap I took Avery outside and presented it to her just like the above pictures. I wanted her to start out with just the potting soil in the tub so that she was free to play with it however she wanted and so she wasn't influenced by anything. She had so much fun! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But by the end, she had explored everything!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Can't wait to see what she does with it next time!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We didn't really have a theme for this week but we still had a lot of fun with Tot School. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Monday we started Tot School by making some play dough. Avery helped me do all the measuring and pouring (no pictures, it was a little too involved to have a chance to take any). Then, while we waited for the play dough to cool, we decorated some clothespins for a project I am working on (I want to make an area for Avery's artwork to hang and/or dry). I painted the clothespins over the weekend and then Avery glued on different things to decorate them. I let her choose what she wanted to use (feathers, jewels, sequins, and foam shapes) and they turned out really cute! I can't wait to see how the project comes together!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When we were done with the clothespins, it was time to play with the play dough. I let Avery raid my Tot School supplies and choose some materials to use with the play dough. She decided on marbles, jewels (they are the flattened marbles but Avery has always called them jewels), stones, shells, and some plastic fruit shaped ice cubes. She had a lot of fun sticking the different objects in the play dough. I had hoped that the objects would make cool impressions in the play dough but it was a little too gooey for that to work. Avery even ended up renaming our play dough, instead of play dough it was gooey dough. It stuck to everything! Although it wasn't what I had intended, it was still a really cool sensory experience that Avery loved!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What a mess! But it gave me an idea for a work on Wednesday. She loved the <a href="http://chalkboardstostrollers.blogspot.com/2012/04/toddler-table-washing.html" target="_blank">table washing work</a> we did last week so much, I figured we could do another washing work, this time a dish washing work with the objects from our gooey dough playtime instead of dishes. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We started by adding some dish soap to the water and Avery whisked it until the bowl was full of bubbles.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After that we read a couple books and played with the <a href="http://www.wedgits.com/" target="_blank">Wedgits</a> for a while. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My dad came over Friday morning so we didn't get to Tot School that day.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We played with a balloon!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We also played with our new ball treasure basket. Check out the post on our first 2 treasure baskets <a href="http://chalkboardstostrollers.blogspot.com/2012/04/infant-treasure-baskets.html" target="_blank">here</a>. When Avery was 17 months old, we did <a href="http://chalkboardstostrollers.blogspot.com/2011/03/tot-school.html" target="_blank">this work</a>. My mom made the pompom and Avery would practice throwing the balls in the basket. Well, it has always been a favorite so we have kept it out all this time (plus I love having balls in the house that are soft enough that they won't cause any damage if they hit someone or something). Over the last few months Parker has really gotten into it. Then for Easter she got some really cool <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Edushape-See-Me-Sensory-Balls-Translucent/dp/B001AMK6G0" target="_blank">sensory balls</a> that we just threw into the basket with the pompom balls. Over the weekend I decided to go around the house and find all the balls that I could and add them to the basket, thus creating our ball treasure basket. Since I took this picture we've added a couple more balls too (Avery loves helping us find more). </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Like the other treasure baskets, she loves it and it keeps her attention for so long!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This past week Parker had been working really hard on learning how to crawl. She had the arms and the legs figured out on their own but couldn't quite put them together. It made for a long week because she would get so frustrated which made her extra fussy. But over the weekend it finally clicked and now she is crawling everywhere. What made it extra special was that my sister and brother-in-law were in town and got to be here to see her crawl for the first time!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This morning while I was nursing Parker, Avery made a bit of a mess at her art table. She ended up taking the inside ink tube of a marker out and then getting blue ink all over herself and her table. Without even thinking I helped her clean herself up and then I cleaned up her table. As I was cleaning the table, it dawned on me...why not have her clean her table herself? While I don't think she is ready for the all out out table scrubbing work, I did remember another version of table washing we did when I was an aide in a Montessori classroom. It involved shaving cream, a sponge, a towel, and a bowl of water. So, when Parker went down for her morning nap, I scraped my tot school plans and Avery and I got to work!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First, we covered the table with shaving cream and Avery spread it all around (and then played for a while of course). She was a little hesitant at first, which totally surprised me cause she usually loves shaving cream.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Avery loves her sensory tubs so much I decided we needed to do something similar for Parker. While looking around the web I learned about infant treasure baskets. It was exactly what I was looking for! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Treasure baskets are usually geared toward 6 to 18 month old babies. The objects should be small enough for them to pick up but large enough to not be a choking hazard (however, I still make sure that we only play with ours when an adult is watching and keeping an eye on her). Objects in the basket can be random or based on a theme or category. Treasure baskets are great for promoting independence and curiosity while also developing focus and concentration. They also allow the infant to use there senses to learn about new objects.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So far we have done 2 different treasure baskets for Parker. The first one we did was things that were shiny! She loved it! The first time I put her down with it she played with it for 40 minutes straight and then she only stopped because it was time to eat and I put it away! We kept it out for about 3 weeks and it always did a great job at keeping her interest!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #211922; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">From <a href="http://www.theimaginationtree.com/search/label/Treasure%20Baskets">The Imagination Tree</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">From <a href="http://sewliberated.typepad.com/sew_liberated/2009/10/treasure-basket.html">Sew Liberated</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">From <a href="http://chasingcheerios.blogspot.com/2010/02/es-treasure-basket.html">Chasing Cheerios</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2012/04/link-learn-kids-activities-crafts.html" target="_blank">No Time For Flashcards</a></span></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11492653844259834476noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009155129639710019.post-88384670131175813782012-04-10T21:49:00.010-05:002012-04-12T11:01:09.125-05:00Tot Trays- EasterAlong with a break from blogging, we took a bit of a break from Tot School, too. However, a couple weeks ago we started back up and Avery has been loving it. Here are our trays from last week when we talked about Easter and eggs.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tonging and sorting eggs (got this idea from <a href="http://mamaofmanyblessings.blogspot.com/2012/04/more-easter-trays.html">Mama of Many Blessings</a>)</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Putting eggs together and into egg carton</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pouring beads into 3 containers (not really an Easter work but she loved it so much the week before we left it out)</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Spooning Eggs (got this idea from <a href="http://playinghouseinmaryland.blogspot.com/2011/04/tot-trays-easter.html">Playing House</a>)</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Eraser matching (another one from <a href="http://playinghouseinmaryland.blogspot.com/2011/04/tot-trays-easter.html">Playing House</a>)</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Egg topped sticks into the holes of the parmesan cheese shaker</div><br />
I don't have photos of it but Avery also practiced peeling hard boiled eggs. She loved doing that!Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11492653844259834476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009155129639710019.post-13838270408634040752012-04-10T14:33:00.000-05:002012-04-10T14:33:38.829-05:00Hello Again!It has been so long since I've gotten around to updating the blog and boy have things changed! I'm not even sure where to begin!<br />
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Avery is at such a fun (and challenging age)! She has tons of energy and is always running around or talking our ears off. She loves doing artwork, helping me in the kitchen (still love our learning tower, gets used almost daily), and playing outside. She has learned so much at school this year and I love hearing her come home speaking and singing in French (she goes to a French immersion school 2 mornings a week). She loves her baby sister and is always tying to make her laugh. <br />
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Parker is now 8 months old and is developing such a personality! She is such a happy baby but is also a total mama's girl. She adores her sister and is constantly laughing at everything Avery does. It's so much fun to watch them interact and I know it's only going to get better! Sleep is going well, she goes down around 7 to 7:30, wakes once for a quick feeding and sleeps to about 7 in the morning. She is taking 2 naps a day, one at around 10 and the other around 2. The hardest part right now is that it seems like someone is always either eating or sleeping, so it makes it hard to get out of the house and go do stuff. Luckily we have a great back yard and have been playing outside a lot lately. <br />
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I am hoping (fingers crossed) that I will be able (and motivated) to write more blog posts!<br />
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