Lowes usually offers about once a month a free Build and Grow Clinic for Kids. Each of the clinics is themed, we have built Disney Planes: Dusty and El Chupacabra, a fire truck, racecar, train, claw game, and birdhouse so far. At each clinic, you turn in the release form and your child is […]
Rainy Day Art
It had been raining here for a couple days and we really wanted to get out of the house. I thought S would enjoy making some art in the rain. Chalk plus water always makes such vibrant colors. I also was interested to know what food coloring would do in the rain. So, S […]
Disney On Ice: Let’s Celebrate!
We went to see Disney On Ice: Let’s Celebrate! this past weekend. We have enjoyed every Disney on Ice show that we have attended and this one did not disappoint! Before the show, we told S that she could pick out one souvenir and she choose a stuffed Snow White. We also ended […]
Photo Scavenger Hunt
Last week we had wonderful spring weather and almost all of our plants in the backyard had flowers on them. I asked S if she wanted to go on a photo scavenger hunt and photograph all the flowers in the yard. Yes, yes, yes as her response. She was so excited for me to hand […]
Outdoor Play: Washing Station
After a winter of sitting outside, S’s sand/water table and toys were looking very dirty! Not to mention the sand had been rained on a couple times and was due to be switched out. So, I asked S if she wanted to help me wash the toys and of course she said yes. I emptied […]
Birthday Party: Doc McStuffins
I don’t know about you but we enjoy watching Doc McStuffins at our house and love to doctor our stuffed animals. Therefore it was no surprise that S chose Doc McStuffins as the theme for her 4th birthday party. I ordered purple pom poms and paper lanterns from Paper Lantern Store. I used pink and […]
Ocean Small World
S has been talking about wanting to take a trip to the beach – specifically Orange Beach, which we visited about two years ago. So, it was only appropriate that our next small world play be ocean. We had some sand in our water/sand table that I pushed to one side and then S […]
Gardening with a Toddler
When we moved into our new house I knew that I wanted to have a garden. So in the early spring my husband built me a raised bed. I bought some plants that we planted right into the bed, but the rest we grew from seed. Of course with both I asked S to help […]
Garden Imaginative Play
Now that spring has finally sprung (at least here in the South) and since S loves to garden we did a garden imaginative play/small world. To make seed packets I took a couple envelopes and added a flower sticker to one and a pea label to another. I filled the envelopes with leftover colored rice […]
Early Learning: Letter E
S has been saying she loves and cannot wait for Easter since Christmas. I thought it would be fun to have some learning activities centered around Easter. I always mixed up the activities and try to balance the fun with practicing writing and numbers. Below are links to the printables that we used this week: […]