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: […]
Project Life 2014: Week 2
Week 2 of 2014 we experienced some cold weather for Louisiana…brrrr and some really nice weather…crazy winter! My new fountain that we just got working last week was completely covered in icicles this week. Well at least it was pretty and S liked it. I always like to use my handwriting on my pages, […]
3 Different Ways Color Easter Eggs
I wanted to test out some different methods of decorating Easter eggs instead of the standard dye and we had lots of fun trying them out. I saw on Pinterest last year to bake your eggs instead of boiling on the stove. I tried it and really liked the convenience. Previously, I always worried about […]
10 Ways to Photograph Cinderella’s Castle at Magic Kingdom, Disney World
Cinderella’s castle is the iconic image of Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. The castle is 189 feet tall and can be seen from the Seven Seas Lagoon as you approach Magic Kingdom from the parking lot by ferry or monorail. Inside the castle’s archway are five mosaic murals that tell the story of Cinderella. […]
Skinny Red Velvet Cake Ice Cream
I LOVE dessert! I am a total sweets person and I really enjoy when I can make my dessert skinny. You can switch out the red velvet cake mix in this recipe for another flavor. We used to use vanilla cake mix, but I am so happy that we tried the Red Velvet because it […]
Early Learning: Letter P
S decided she wanted to pick the next letter to concentrate on: P…princesses, pirates, pigs, and potions oh my…. This week (January 28, 2014) we got snow in south Louisiana for the second time in less than a week. Previously it had been almost four years since it snowed. Therefore we ended up spending a […]
Project Life 2014: Week 1
Week 1 was full of everyday moments: S getting her passport, our new fountain got hooked up, S found a ladybug, and S practicing her writing with Mr. Pencil app. Here is the left side: Here is the right side: Some close ups of the journaling cards. I love this quote for January 1st…. The […]
Sidewalk Chalk Painting with Water Guns
S was having so much fun squirting a water gun while playing in the pool that I wanted to think up of other ways to play with the water guns. I asked S if she would like to use the water guns with chalk paint and she was very excited by the idea, so excited […]
Discovering Louisiana: Port Hudson State Historic Site in Jackson
We have driven past the signs for Port Hudson State Historic Site numerous times, constantly saying we should check it out but always having another destination in mind. With my goal of exploring more of Louisiana, we planned a trip to the Port Hudson State Historic Site for a picnic lunch and family hike. S […]
Disney Frozen Party
We love the movie Frozen! We went to see it in the theaters opening weekend and have sung the songs continuously ever since. Our family loves the story line, obviously the music and how Olaf and Sven add comedy to the movie. So when Frozen was released on Blu-Ray last week I knew that we […]