tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14757103424348518712024-03-05T17:07:51.261-08:00Smarty PantsSMARTY PANTSChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297372513924358531noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475710342434851871.post-73352650976560848412010-09-17T19:32:00.000-07:002010-09-17T20:12:49.625-07:00BalderdataPlay your own version of Balderdash!<br />On 3- 4 small pieces of paper write a different word that your children have most likely never heard before.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3ByCF1PqacXolubCf1b5it6U5kTERvNIIb2rXPRwK7lGWMVWIz1PXVmnC4o1zbh2OxAWtriZEtMtaQ3cvM1RdORx-WoXvGbRXzF460N7oxtfxGzpg0vpnCL3LorLe5482Kpqr3Fx8V14/s1600/IMG_0946.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3ByCF1PqacXolubCf1b5it6U5kTERvNIIb2rXPRwK7lGWMVWIz1PXVmnC4o1zbh2OxAWtriZEtMtaQ3cvM1RdORx-WoXvGbRXzF460N7oxtfxGzpg0vpnCL3LorLe5482Kpqr3Fx8V14/s320/IMG_0946.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518076967627612114" border="0" /></a><br />Choose one of the words and read it aloud. Have your children think about what that word might mean, and write it down (so nobody else can see)<br />If your child is too young to write words, ask them to whisper their answer in your ear, then write it down for them.<br /><br />Write down a made up answer yourself, and on a separate piece of paper write the correct answer.<br /><br />Read all of the answers aloud and have each child vote on the definition that they think is the real one.<br /><br />Give them a point if they guess the one that is actually correct. Also give them a point if somebody else voted for their definition!<br /><br />When the game is over, review the words and definitions so that they remember their meanings!<br /><br /><br /><br />Collect some data...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_497c_Ni3kdnx4lme9grSx1QpSEIxHD_z7fhivbCAWglmktm2ta3FrEeohle1ilU-d9HCwkxH2lVG8Yju2dtYJQXS_UxQP7WBj6SHvHEi4TWiPCVj9FMJaOe7BHSqGH5bQq3Hbraygc6O/s1600/IMG_1086.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_497c_Ni3kdnx4lme9grSx1QpSEIxHD_z7fhivbCAWglmktm2ta3FrEeohle1ilU-d9HCwkxH2lVG8Yju2dtYJQXS_UxQP7WBj6SHvHEi4TWiPCVj9FMJaOe7BHSqGH5bQq3Hbraygc6O/s320/IMG_1086.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518083279255719106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4T4jsBG4SlBdj294dSd-Yp11GLeBY1GPz5dM-986QnOqlciBiPA90tfB-0KGksWaFLIhs28cSf9adoLLx0BeTFh2jkcubhI11w5h1NCK-nTuhfWMttol_Iam7qj5AF8mldr9RzliW46Zo/s1600/IMG_1118.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4T4jsBG4SlBdj294dSd-Yp11GLeBY1GPz5dM-986QnOqlciBiPA90tfB-0KGksWaFLIhs28cSf9adoLLx0BeTFh2jkcubhI11w5h1NCK-nTuhfWMttol_Iam7qj5AF8mldr9RzliW46Zo/s320/IMG_1118.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518077597792430402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yHTBPAbGBwOSnV840R2d8iWxfKom3HPlI_HWwllnms4FjPGcxdTFLAPfHEd7i_OgKjWOduHULTyGybx9V_TmjlNRbhhpaQbpz6xAEegSNlCxBMd9u0pmx_oRKIml4ZApQs8cXv2ZJFv5/s1600/IMG_1092.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yHTBPAbGBwOSnV840R2d8iWxfKom3HPlI_HWwllnms4FjPGcxdTFLAPfHEd7i_OgKjWOduHULTyGybx9V_TmjlNRbhhpaQbpz6xAEegSNlCxBMd9u0pmx_oRKIml4ZApQs8cXv2ZJFv5/s320/IMG_1092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518083280945407330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Then have your child graph it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulA2ePDouspBbysvK6ZtILP0er000DoJD3wsLe807jRnqDHsbl4aeoewW1SuPfJpNxXuAteZxNgLK_wlGKM-Pr_6CTAaVrK18pSHdQylYQRaCddhAJSuyRzKC3PvON6miYnKEVkuC5dpj/s1600/IMG_1120.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulA2ePDouspBbysvK6ZtILP0er000DoJD3wsLe807jRnqDHsbl4aeoewW1SuPfJpNxXuAteZxNgLK_wlGKM-Pr_6CTAaVrK18pSHdQylYQRaCddhAJSuyRzKC3PvON6miYnKEVkuC5dpj/s320/IMG_1120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518077005294146434" border="0" /></a><br />Any topic will do. Movies, toys, food.....family dynamics...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtT6ic_EwkDzEthjsagdK1AEEcZXyVKK7MtqncJgZuM81gcPkPPTm6NBhxuMCjmxsBgRc-mwrqfWlPa-_aujT_Dw3ggfyegVQbgzEocpOclEw8-2nDtz_t9XNvIFwwaAG5WwkQBFZ-LgAV/s1600/IMG_1123.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtT6ic_EwkDzEthjsagdK1AEEcZXyVKK7MtqncJgZuM81gcPkPPTm6NBhxuMCjmxsBgRc-mwrqfWlPa-_aujT_Dw3ggfyegVQbgzEocpOclEw8-2nDtz_t9XNvIFwwaAG5WwkQBFZ-LgAV/s320/IMG_1123.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518076986677544274" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Try different kinds of graphs and have fun with them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4Ei0jTp_Io3NLW_m66oluqFwcTM2xonbLoBBLv89dGfs5l12rOJ0o_FFAbqWSgp2UtDxNm9vZ8vp1i1Pc1xQ1P8bUs7qytUeATk7zy5-rhLEXK8vI-i1HrjVvvrGb9P7ORp3vcEM1n_-/s1600/IMG_1122.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4Ei0jTp_Io3NLW_m66oluqFwcTM2xonbLoBBLv89dGfs5l12rOJ0o_FFAbqWSgp2UtDxNm9vZ8vp1i1Pc1xQ1P8bUs7qytUeATk7zy5-rhLEXK8vI-i1HrjVvvrGb9P7ORp3vcEM1n_-/s320/IMG_1122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518076977787994994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Read 2 stories about different characters. When you're done with the stories, have your child compare the two main characters, using a 'bubble graph' (which is not it's real name...it's just what <span style="font-style: italic;">I</span> call it. ) How were they alike? How were they different?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkeIkl8gQpM4WjYHcyKsN4nXmJPclkOviCLO_8M8C9Wt2ycTbVmhiGV_JUg17r4VjnVOoSULA6J0bCuOTvrUslJ1f5-248_XQVuphqcPDmW307BON26Uxih7CUWZFhhgl9w5Tgqp7moJg/s1600/IMG_1305.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkeIkl8gQpM4WjYHcyKsN4nXmJPclkOviCLO_8M8C9Wt2ycTbVmhiGV_JUg17r4VjnVOoSULA6J0bCuOTvrUslJ1f5-248_XQVuphqcPDmW307BON26Uxih7CUWZFhhgl9w5Tgqp7moJg/s320/IMG_1305.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518081376717978530" border="0" /></a><br />(Our book was about two sisters the 'big' sister and the 'little' sister.)<br /><br />Make a different bubble graph and have your child compare him/herself to a sibling or other relative. How are they similar to their relative, and how are they different?Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297372513924358531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475710342434851871.post-73010529786163952302010-08-17T11:34:00.000-07:002010-08-25T06:07:26.576-07:00Shiny Art and Daddy Traps<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Use markers to create a colorful picture on a piece of Aluminum foil.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHXwzm1x0Z2yffv0ncfdio20iFChQx55mi_iAIIXbFN8r7TZI_DZKyu9BhDI5wwwIHYBKKoioUwEuslZTI0OT1X4NJZUhsj_1ND8phoKboXjBVUuW_aOEwnaTcziKKnqRTVMrCsSdV9y0/s1600/IMG_1078.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHXwzm1x0Z2yffv0ncfdio20iFChQx55mi_iAIIXbFN8r7TZI_DZKyu9BhDI5wwwIHYBKKoioUwEuslZTI0OT1X4NJZUhsj_1ND8phoKboXjBVUuW_aOEwnaTcziKKnqRTVMrCsSdV9y0/s320/IMG_1078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506450954141302146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hs6a0HEKQ73YMBVUOrZprIsNf2-IybnonQzFaJqylCuV7u3wkBcYiIyE_MW9g0ptsrIAdRmoI35PMPavwUwQaucOJN8X2twriWbBUHxq-Cvjxp5s6WQAb4ZHd_MQ1uz5Ni85_RJvqxUj/s1600/IMG_1080.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hs6a0HEKQ73YMBVUOrZprIsNf2-IybnonQzFaJqylCuV7u3wkBcYiIyE_MW9g0ptsrIAdRmoI35PMPavwUwQaucOJN8X2twriWbBUHxq-Cvjxp5s6WQAb4ZHd_MQ1uz5Ni85_RJvqxUj/s320/IMG_1080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506450749533402802" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLdT9SS6APom7JltddUa2nmqWex9aY5Xm3z_vhFU_ssKl1aHNehGco5hFJZ9e3HzkpQkKe9bpc4q5mdnnUy_2bj_BQOv9I0SGHaJOVCNGQplgUnMqiKbXFXsJcMCjVvoSElspx4-ApWpy/s1600/IMG_1083.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLdT9SS6APom7JltddUa2nmqWex9aY5Xm3z_vhFU_ssKl1aHNehGco5hFJZ9e3HzkpQkKe9bpc4q5mdnnUy_2bj_BQOv9I0SGHaJOVCNGQplgUnMqiKbXFXsJcMCjVvoSElspx4-ApWpy/s320/IMG_1083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506450746009245618" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqc84VUntRR4DVxvHnFjmhB03Wf4gsqKEUbzAYREFk3Gf0BEBLp6c22RolrbXe2p3LPU-lzSY6zV4SDtmaef3ooVQTyTR0Rp9N7b3McKH9Qm7pHEErJz9Kdxb7uh0iLtc17NkQ32mlij7/s1600/IMG_1081.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqc84VUntRR4DVxvHnFjmhB03Wf4gsqKEUbzAYREFk3Gf0BEBLp6c22RolrbXe2p3LPU-lzSY6zV4SDtmaef3ooVQTyTR0Rp9N7b3McKH9Qm7pHEErJz9Kdxb7uh0iLtc17NkQ32mlij7/s320/IMG_1081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506450743522923058" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Explain what the words 'True' and 'False' mean, then create a list of True and False Statements. Read each statement aloud and have your child circle the 'T' if they think it is True, and the 'F' if they think it is false. Share the correct answers at the end!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2m3l6YsRVRKbiBrhwz-7lLqhITRcjdyqR_meKRqpouu2rolDkLaKUP5izJmFfpj4yYTs0b3TxbVm_HA0ZapU4leRde7KZoExp7o0xJOSxLwAJxWagt6259UPu3Q138rLNxxbQMlibXEO8/s1600/IMG_1077.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2m3l6YsRVRKbiBrhwz-7lLqhITRcjdyqR_meKRqpouu2rolDkLaKUP5izJmFfpj4yYTs0b3TxbVm_HA0ZapU4leRde7KZoExp7o0xJOSxLwAJxWagt6259UPu3Q138rLNxxbQMlibXEO8/s320/IMG_1077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506450289742253826" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Set up a room full of booby traps for when Daddy comes home !</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwAlQAtscbbJiH2STFmh2L1glmjqBWt58h2I4pFSsxjzBslCobnhS0kUqSG3HnGcRU-Qu_1jbaN9tiUzSsrkgF709SsTG0i2D-n8_XcNqgILKReomOTKuDHvVwvwlcNki8IVcgyslE_Kv/s1600/IMG_0968.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwAlQAtscbbJiH2STFmh2L1glmjqBWt58h2I4pFSsxjzBslCobnhS0kUqSG3HnGcRU-Qu_1jbaN9tiUzSsrkgF709SsTG0i2D-n8_XcNqgILKReomOTKuDHvVwvwlcNki8IVcgyslE_Kv/s320/IMG_0968.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506450287472026402" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" >(This one spilled water on Daddy's shoes when he picked up the bag of cookies )</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJ4oJe3R7Ci6EFXrUxWuZkN7q7e4c4XpDvtojjQTv5MB46QWjU_6gOTOwjUNiMDgsb9sx_dwNzy5-CCR_rFIoPPaY_1eiqKN-Lndl2k8Bc0ACrpFer_fna96dGZQrTJaCFr_R_ao2N8Xy/s1600/IMG_0962.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJ4oJe3R7Ci6EFXrUxWuZkN7q7e4c4XpDvtojjQTv5MB46QWjU_6gOTOwjUNiMDgsb9sx_dwNzy5-CCR_rFIoPPaY_1eiqKN-Lndl2k8Bc0ACrpFer_fna96dGZQrTJaCFr_R_ao2N8Xy/s320/IMG_0962.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506450283957205810" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" >These Stuffed Animals (which were tied to the bed) were waiting to be swung at Daddy when he walked by.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudMffWWVowQegKezieyBlVXMsZMeofCCT-qJf-4UEDt17IPjrbCDvb3wgJikxdZ1fIqIIevbM__wL0aDukX1lw9dR5dBi8hVMrLjDoKdZrlEUBwSzGcC4xF_CU5HI74M5eEjJx2hqpGCp/s1600/IMG_0963.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudMffWWVowQegKezieyBlVXMsZMeofCCT-qJf-4UEDt17IPjrbCDvb3wgJikxdZ1fIqIIevbM__wL0aDukX1lw9dR5dBi8hVMrLjDoKdZrlEUBwSzGcC4xF_CU5HI74M5eEjJx2hqpGCp/s320/IMG_0963.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506454614130524578" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The possibilities are endless....</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uMtREVKFkEaYEZ8_rifhFAxmUWuhWa2LJP0c_jJoe9n9jkL94H_i7O82ghO6SCHCVS3-c9I81WJR6mQrJgtM3p-rj-xJC0C5gudAyZxKjxb-V7HS2VxsMU1rqC-vi6XtQnnzLPTySSc4/s1600/IMG_0975.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uMtREVKFkEaYEZ8_rifhFAxmUWuhWa2LJP0c_jJoe9n9jkL94H_i7O82ghO6SCHCVS3-c9I81WJR6mQrJgtM3p-rj-xJC0C5gudAyZxKjxb-V7HS2VxsMU1rqC-vi6XtQnnzLPTySSc4/s320/IMG_0975.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506450279171110050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYuosHGONueHDpLlrAQoEamTgop3lpsCl3PcGWSHuve68pOmmXDixIkXPgXlXAXBCWIB-6J_nl1PKC_BtKh73JjO85zOOXFnaDMojLj1Q1-EFHccuMl_1xF-u5PdfBSQZG0wBcGJQvMcq2/s1600/IMG_0976.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYuosHGONueHDpLlrAQoEamTgop3lpsCl3PcGWSHuve68pOmmXDixIkXPgXlXAXBCWIB-6J_nl1PKC_BtKh73JjO85zOOXFnaDMojLj1Q1-EFHccuMl_1xF-u5PdfBSQZG0wBcGJQvMcq2/s320/IMG_0976.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506450275117938722" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">But if you find that you need a little inspiration, just watch </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Home Alone</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. :)</span>Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297372513924358531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475710342434851871.post-6173606758211647662010-08-06T13:27:00.001-07:002010-08-22T05:44:23.997-07:00Reading, writing, and soap<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Write several words on the back of fun paper cut outs (I got these at the dollar store, but you could easily cut some out yourself)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Have your child choose a cutout and sound out the word on the back.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">There's something about the shapes that makes reading </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">really</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> exciting.</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7Pd8QRYbpmN3NlUgIWNAm_05e6E40SbaznxkSwvS9_Ii2kXoCh1yTpIi7Yw12QvXgl071bovwR_cqBnu65dMhMLmPZysgc1pTsG6yV3NpYOCIOz9gNO7Cq-50HTS2T8PRasvRQFXmti9/s1600/IMG_0633.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7Pd8QRYbpmN3NlUgIWNAm_05e6E40SbaznxkSwvS9_Ii2kXoCh1yTpIi7Yw12QvXgl071bovwR_cqBnu65dMhMLmPZysgc1pTsG6yV3NpYOCIOz9gNO7Cq-50HTS2T8PRasvRQFXmti9/s320/IMG_0633.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502395901748453202" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_UpAkJHPfFihSsXLv6xgGwHgm-pkavLdfPFnx9JY8RSNEabXoZys_4n8NtMp57Mwhd-xUW9R0gMz2aEFUPiJq2lxaroT05hmNaSDB2jq4Vv_rL1W5PixKE0wvdD2ZqR18EbExAyKBrTA/s1600/IMG_0636.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_UpAkJHPfFihSsXLv6xgGwHgm-pkavLdfPFnx9JY8RSNEabXoZys_4n8NtMp57Mwhd-xUW9R0gMz2aEFUPiJq2lxaroT05hmNaSDB2jq4Vv_rL1W5PixKE0wvdD2ZqR18EbExAyKBrTA/s320/IMG_0636.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502395897765953858" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08mmPIUZK_rVK53NWPWmAuU4ad1SkMCxL28uQhETgeFAAbQvieSjRGbNvRa80EOWn1zeUFlCy6Hy5V3_grXpZxtQJHWm8W-eAULLtK0duY9pfB-L6EOMabPMzgmMcqu1rGLab5d0UGJQ3/s1600/IMG_0637.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08mmPIUZK_rVK53NWPWmAuU4ad1SkMCxL28uQhETgeFAAbQvieSjRGbNvRa80EOWn1zeUFlCy6Hy5V3_grXpZxtQJHWm8W-eAULLtK0duY9pfB-L6EOMabPMzgmMcqu1rGLab5d0UGJQ3/s320/IMG_0637.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502395890595892546" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNGaNDMubTXTIshlHnTXmOV1DKk437B2tWxoiyMSx_hMvKT0vG3shHi3u9HYoe2aweX-oTtXWhAQ8_N59WyquzCTIIw7t9-JyKO67FCDSQO70DwkqmXaEqz0gDzupm12I8_wjk6HVUmYM/s1600/IMG_0638.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNGaNDMubTXTIshlHnTXmOV1DKk437B2tWxoiyMSx_hMvKT0vG3shHi3u9HYoe2aweX-oTtXWhAQ8_N59WyquzCTIIw7t9-JyKO67FCDSQO70DwkqmXaEqz0gDzupm12I8_wjk6HVUmYM/s320/IMG_0638.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502395884834679106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">With tape, attach several different letters to different food containers and display them around the room. Place all of the vowels on one side of the room, and the consonants on the other.</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW3UPu8uNf4fLsPgz86Yl6DRTsIjekN3d4ZMli1su0YUvIzhzbx-jr0XouQhTHvRt3UVeDe7Fp1YPKf0yNQM2BbW9SxC3SusU48DB_6cK8iDGd1VilOwkjATjTFUqAbRWaf1x3yBgkDlxd/s1600/IMG_0765.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW3UPu8uNf4fLsPgz86Yl6DRTsIjekN3d4ZMli1su0YUvIzhzbx-jr0XouQhTHvRt3UVeDe7Fp1YPKf0yNQM2BbW9SxC3SusU48DB_6cK8iDGd1VilOwkjATjTFUqAbRWaf1x3yBgkDlxd/s320/IMG_0765.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502395392682886658" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Have your child crumble a piece of tin foil into a shape of a ball and throw it at a box with </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">consonant attached to it.</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja33vIUSP3cNHAN5MfzyKylMRcsY5W8rvRPPZPYGMaPhAfmhXrNT5-Keh6DHO2BSuCuH9ew8Zpdhyphenhyphen_rMUyZY7Jd7PM67xK5tlCDRPPfqJGjh8NmETpq0AjYJzLIi4suCBDO0Qr4dsevznd/s1600/IMG_0768.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja33vIUSP3cNHAN5MfzyKylMRcsY5W8rvRPPZPYGMaPhAfmhXrNT5-Keh6DHO2BSuCuH9ew8Zpdhyphenhyphen_rMUyZY7Jd7PM67xK5tlCDRPPfqJGjh8NmETpq0AjYJzLIi4suCBDO0Qr4dsevznd/s320/IMG_0768.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502395378220293474" border="0" /></a><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZS5HILMIzQAmjNelxQQBlgLEdWn5XMCooLgNzQS1D5YkwewLuvX0XngxpIfhRPb0IyTPM6OU6M-2Kr00Exrw2tadbT1RD4o00flTA1sLdLB9VZBiPXN0J6PyPipY6tRZ70poFAWzvQjS/s1600/IMG_0770.JPG"><br /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Next, have the same child throw the foil ball at a vowel, then again at a consonant. Have them go collect each box they hit, and place them together to spell a word. Allow the child a few seconds to look at the word, and sound it out on their own. After they have read the word correctly, have them put the boxes back in their places, and hand the foil off to the next person.</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZS5HILMIzQAmjNelxQQBlgLEdWn5XMCooLgNzQS1D5YkwewLuvX0XngxpIfhRPb0IyTPM6OU6M-2Kr00Exrw2tadbT1RD4o00flTA1sLdLB9VZBiPXN0J6PyPipY6tRZ70poFAWzvQjS/s1600/IMG_0770.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZS5HILMIzQAmjNelxQQBlgLEdWn5XMCooLgNzQS1D5YkwewLuvX0XngxpIfhRPb0IyTPM6OU6M-2Kr00Exrw2tadbT1RD4o00flTA1sLdLB9VZBiPXN0J6PyPipY6tRZ70poFAWzvQjS/s320/IMG_0770.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502395370297116514" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpiNLmsrX5zQlBclYtANqYfj7gfBjidz-1HtW8uS2PJ0_XSAkJNZXJa23LAUGRXMa_Xo27LfQa07xrQY1NE8m2eJpszoYR3ApegDF3g1I3KbpE3gYP-Qj9pagw_M1D-OkNU7wlFisqhbb/s1600/IMG_0769.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpiNLmsrX5zQlBclYtANqYfj7gfBjidz-1HtW8uS2PJ0_XSAkJNZXJa23LAUGRXMa_Xo27LfQa07xrQY1NE8m2eJpszoYR3ApegDF3g1I3KbpE3gYP-Qj9pagw_M1D-OkNU7wlFisqhbb/s320/IMG_0769.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502395363816711570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hand your child a bar of soap, a vegetable peeler and a spoon, and see what they can make with it!</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_qgCtaSAC8IppSjWTJ-GNgZBLX7d-11WXX-Y4QnSePpb6oMo4oBU1C78G1Vd-CczG8VSbWHT2X4oVtiYG8d38cgGtBUwSxPXr7f_JO8EcxGHz3N4yBEOSmIsNPfjOzWtkq2BBrt9JM_X/s1600/IMG_0754.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_qgCtaSAC8IppSjWTJ-GNgZBLX7d-11WXX-Y4QnSePpb6oMo4oBU1C78G1Vd-CczG8VSbWHT2X4oVtiYG8d38cgGtBUwSxPXr7f_JO8EcxGHz3N4yBEOSmIsNPfjOzWtkq2BBrt9JM_X/s320/IMG_0754.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502394686507782802" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Mom did help with this one ;)</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevMVW5Ey1HggPnxFmJd4SppqJwCXX_oX8tfRSTyzNpviWrWcWPeAj6piS8XUygk6ZTm2CETFcKnqmSuvXb0pp_mk3VtGxRQ7VN88cqXaZE1V_WI50XdhKmSovD03qlFwE3zyHQGE9MnhR/s1600/IMG_0756.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevMVW5Ey1HggPnxFmJd4SppqJwCXX_oX8tfRSTyzNpviWrWcWPeAj6piS8XUygk6ZTm2CETFcKnqmSuvXb0pp_mk3VtGxRQ7VN88cqXaZE1V_WI50XdhKmSovD03qlFwE3zyHQGE9MnhR/s320/IMG_0756.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502394681595404834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Have your kids practice writing capital and lower-case letters in ways they've never tried before. Have them attempt to write a capital G with their left hand....a lower case y with the marker in their mouth, or between their toes. Have them try it backward or with their eyes closed. </span><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJMfBbngGN4x1dKy0jcnZKx4SEJtuRT5ljvXCqF983UcaapXpMR6CAYuF51lb7HDOvXyFrBVi5YjMCToToyRDWbd0SMepzqrx4sKQ4suO7THNSo8A7u8AhG_64-vGi98HLySZh3Ijs6jD/s1600/hayley+writing.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJMfBbngGN4x1dKy0jcnZKx4SEJtuRT5ljvXCqF983UcaapXpMR6CAYuF51lb7HDOvXyFrBVi5YjMCToToyRDWbd0SMepzqrx4sKQ4suO7THNSo8A7u8AhG_64-vGi98HLySZh3Ijs6jD/s320/hayley+writing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502394237706364530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">They'll love the challenge.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Have fun!</span>Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297372513924358531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475710342434851871.post-48317430876939310822010-06-21T20:03:00.000-07:002010-06-21T20:19:12.962-07:00Theme ParkPull out those old wooden blocks and create a theme park together. Ask your child what kind of rides and attractions they would like to include in the theme park, and start building!<br /><br />The theme of our park was movies, and our biggest attractions included:<br />a delicious chocolate river (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)<br />Elephant rides (Jungle book)<br />Flying ride (Peter Pan)<br />the Truck roll (Goofy movie)<br />Alice's house (Alice in Wonderland)<br />The Racer (Cars)<br />and a Twisty Tornado ride (Wizard of Oz) <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhY3xw5uztdZwvR7hM8I4eRCcJ8v8Qs3I7DNfq0niuOUbW-zMRoWFSkeRZ4UTZXwlex8OwYex6fWTHMC9yqZpS16MI8E0U3uAiIoFr-FIBMQe5ObEO39nB4vzDFdVyzKiHcROiNzC-F6a/s1600/IMG_0288.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhY3xw5uztdZwvR7hM8I4eRCcJ8v8Qs3I7DNfq0niuOUbW-zMRoWFSkeRZ4UTZXwlex8OwYex6fWTHMC9yqZpS16MI8E0U3uAiIoFr-FIBMQe5ObEO39nB4vzDFdVyzKiHcROiNzC-F6a/s320/IMG_0288.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485431429114263266" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXd66THaXKVeBUqJBou6TcRx0aydnnNqjZYSJWGxTzBkq8r523y0WOyuVNiSQBbK7RUYpkbwlx8HpD0MsTdOvZJAhX4EdrNBnGfMfyZVO4k7-zdvilVbaFSNvazpn-K93fKpVqxeuG01nD/s1600/IMG_0287.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdRY7OdL2cDDItEd4YaTtMKDC6iJXQRN6NvlCt2AtJ0QJsrZdldfoOvc-PHOprkr1dF2R9OCG4zTui7PQHRlWoSootUukWhRRW6XXN1NJiDIvVeR8qf4vj6C9eiEJ-9a5A3F02B8-KzqX/s320/IMG_9826.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480216116336499570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnePuRW6E0fge01mTzO_mKhPlMLza-rk4SqEHSjV2pO4x7p_oDRFTbr0Jen9EpefB2Zq3hpAYH3rXrmb_ECJUrZNwl8weL6UQc8A19tSSaFEMB16AMnMWw-PiGGNWWCgM_7C3SIMs8vtd/s1600/IMG_9827.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnePuRW6E0fge01mTzO_mKhPlMLza-rk4SqEHSjV2pO4x7p_oDRFTbr0Jen9EpefB2Zq3hpAYH3rXrmb_ECJUrZNwl8weL6UQc8A19tSSaFEMB16AMnMWw-PiGGNWWCgM_7C3SIMs8vtd/s320/IMG_9827.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480216103276901026" /></a><br />Saltines will swell and grow soggy....flour and water will form dough, sugar will soak it right up...and rice gets sticky. <br />It's like magic. ;)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkL8eefKisP5OXJQYR7qdb7GwkV0RcY2pz5S9xRWPEazvDaCcm_9lBSUdR9jt7q_yQucawtL8qyVS1NPftLn0ciGHxK5MOQh9fDV3qgk7U6NyIqKzdlMCtFJctWG_E5GaYaVu5p1_HQ3O/s1600/IMG_9835.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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She wanted to mix all of the ingredients together and make her own version of a cake.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s9aZF0Eglhs/TA2mZt1H2iI/AAAAAAAAEmc/fsEaCegQWtM/s1600/IMG_9829.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s9aZF0Eglhs/TA2mZt1H2iI/AAAAAAAAEmc/fsEaCegQWtM/s320/IMG_9829.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480219282309110306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKbqL350EBmJOIgS8LglaWEM_gjHbXDaVVuKr2pVNPI6JS7a_0UxvhDp5sX5v93neonK9gMqs7IfICa4f5stMyM211MRfOFxTwR7zzEkPOuA-VbbkXP9ZaqoNI97ixdJeCaGByr_Efpny/s1600/IMG_9833.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKbqL350EBmJOIgS8LglaWEM_gjHbXDaVVuKr2pVNPI6JS7a_0UxvhDp5sX5v93neonK9gMqs7IfICa4f5stMyM211MRfOFxTwR7zzEkPOuA-VbbkXP9ZaqoNI97ixdJeCaGByr_Efpny/s320/IMG_9833.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480219278425516930" /></a><br /><br />and one hour later (after a few more trips to the spice cupboard) she was still mixing.<br />Try it out!Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297372513924358531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475710342434851871.post-14401242832400994532010-06-03T19:35:00.000-07:002010-06-03T19:50:26.307-07:00Ice CakeBefore bed, fill a mixing bowl (any size) with water and put it in the freezer for the night. In the morning it should be completely frozen. Turn the bowl over and let the ice slide out into another bowl or deep pan. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZCwGbB97h23fC0M0scfs-Grreo-Kh4OKGMwWgugiz_-aRPL4RB-A6FQbzJLZ1LnhQXobhKABJ0qYyYSmDtVBpvjskDK-Qf9HtxNVPpIeA2ljC_O0Y8RtIZxpXPSsk5AjjsWWyUpoSKAS/s1600/IMG_9849.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZCwGbB97h23fC0M0scfs-Grreo-Kh4OKGMwWgugiz_-aRPL4RB-A6FQbzJLZ1LnhQXobhKABJ0qYyYSmDtVBpvjskDK-Qf9HtxNVPpIeA2ljC_O0Y8RtIZxpXPSsk5AjjsWWyUpoSKAS/s320/IMG_9849.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478742075545156626" /></a><br /> Place the 'ice cake' in front of your child, as well as a spray bottle filled with hot water, a small bowl of salt and some food coloring (if you trust them with it). <br />Have them experiment with different methods of melting/decorating the ice cake. It's fun to watch the colors spread, and the cake slowly shrink<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gHEZj-x8UtabYMblyw2k6ea7irspxF3pXRVE8ZSMk8hC6l1CipAXzkZkQx43bI9s2grbElpUzl_kGL1eFeCkOY9d_vlbPRGhreHlmS_FfZu5DY2_Jwzmh_62cXVGXXv8Ai35_JEMf-UQ/s1600/IMG_9855.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gHEZj-x8UtabYMblyw2k6ea7irspxF3pXRVE8ZSMk8hC6l1CipAXzkZkQx43bI9s2grbElpUzl_kGL1eFeCkOY9d_vlbPRGhreHlmS_FfZu5DY2_Jwzmh_62cXVGXXv8Ai35_JEMf-UQ/s320/IMG_9855.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478745356670423890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SDRIUg46VJbN0E07YUZPXKo7xZiFJsay_JvcyUEjcIGm7sV-llf1NI2NJNj6Ix2Dl_WKjTQhpn72otb_TmLxB4exfODPwfJbWDmLh_COA0dp5KLMV5xson2l0MLVZVvQI_JQtejXj2xm/s1600/IMG_9857.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SDRIUg46VJbN0E07YUZPXKo7xZiFJsay_JvcyUEjcIGm7sV-llf1NI2NJNj6Ix2Dl_WKjTQhpn72otb_TmLxB4exfODPwfJbWDmLh_COA0dp5KLMV5xson2l0MLVZVvQI_JQtejXj2xm/s320/IMG_9857.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478742059028214882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA42voJsfijfOyHFPh3pRnrVI1AmhsjZwKedMhn85oKH7Ny7xCrZoSWutWvGgxAup7EvG-wpjwNstsIpcIH_t0ifzjkZWij8kFpBZLrizkWZ_w9iB1nlshauqsdTTrBvs96lydgjivAH1n/s1600/IMG_9860.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA42voJsfijfOyHFPh3pRnrVI1AmhsjZwKedMhn85oKH7Ny7xCrZoSWutWvGgxAup7EvG-wpjwNstsIpcIH_t0ifzjkZWij8kFpBZLrizkWZ_w9iB1nlshauqsdTTrBvs96lydgjivAH1n/s320/IMG_9860.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478742051655691986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2W-NA-j3gB0hKrrVVBaqvUc0hCjhIj2PzTXxWOUkvXXyrf6SmYU9ESwpxnxL8EdC0J3JYB1B20HpgkikIYrMEl8luanBxuMp2j_78lUoGupksOigEdPDFynrcf3Dzij821SW2vZi14Xl/s1600/IMG_9861.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2W-NA-j3gB0hKrrVVBaqvUc0hCjhIj2PzTXxWOUkvXXyrf6SmYU9ESwpxnxL8EdC0J3JYB1B20HpgkikIYrMEl8luanBxuMp2j_78lUoGupksOigEdPDFynrcf3Dzij821SW2vZi14Xl/s320/IMG_9861.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478742047914100530" /></a><br /><br />I was just as entertained by this as she was.Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297372513924358531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475710342434851871.post-62126807306301329662010-06-01T19:12:00.000-07:002010-06-01T19:33:17.952-07:00Bake for a causeDo you have a Ronald McDonald House in your area? <br />Check out their website <a href="http://rmhc.org/">HERE</a> for information on who they are and where they are located.<br /><br />Often times they are in need of baked goods, so the families who stay at the house are able to have something to snack on. This is a fantastic service opportunity to involve the kids in. <br /><br />Explain the mission of the charity to your children, so they understand why their services are needed-- Allow them to give some input on what kind of cookies/treats to make....then get to work!<br />Baking is always fun, but even more so when the children know they're doing it for an important cause. <br /><br />(The woman I spoke to at the RM house said that it would be appreciated if the baked goods were wrapped/bagged so they could be frozen for later use...)Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297372513924358531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475710342434851871.post-24093878991041645962010-05-26T20:28:00.000-07:002010-05-26T20:49:08.493-07:00Writing on the glassIf you have a sliding glass door or a big window within your child's reach, hand them a few dry erase markers and see what they come up with. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieM4ycaKnB0JCwbLM1HHuOvnpOFOnW7IuOOfd5tgQFYytwQWnYXCf2f46zHs6RnvpE7duYyG48bYpdYFrvkzWyeqDn0KprTevbQLE6m8I2R1gIi1wDU2ntdnjUzRr62jJOw8wVZf7nMIRz/s1600/IMG_9744.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieM4ycaKnB0JCwbLM1HHuOvnpOFOnW7IuOOfd5tgQFYytwQWnYXCf2f46zHs6RnvpE7duYyG48bYpdYFrvkzWyeqDn0KprTevbQLE6m8I2R1gIi1wDU2ntdnjUzRr62jJOw8wVZf7nMIRz/s320/IMG_9744.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475789615719887458" /></a><br /><br />Let them draw what they want....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTXhreSsmKQA1ThdWyCmb1YL0chA8cx1Z4Qpc-whSk3Fe5gm2QUXY6N8I20-557-CKHvbQSx74M1RXDZo5NWgaxMFActJfJRQ3f0QH6VKRIcEqloMVwZ4TeG210qUZulFt63MMiCkkW4o/s1600/IMG_9745.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTXhreSsmKQA1ThdWyCmb1YL0chA8cx1Z4Qpc-whSk3Fe5gm2QUXY6N8I20-557-CKHvbQSx74M1RXDZo5NWgaxMFActJfJRQ3f0QH6VKRIcEqloMVwZ4TeG210qUZulFt63MMiCkkW4o/s320/IMG_9745.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475789600575643778" /></a><br />....or, turn their dry-erase session into an educational experience. <br />Have your child complete a pattern, or practice writing their letters and numbers. Have them draw a picture from a story you read earlier....or tell them to draw a picture of something that rhymes with ______.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27QuDVvAYobJJb7jrebWykVoGBhJE0MXTCw8zsCM0JK4GtXyqNROxv3WG2OOSzyE1AydMdEWkZJq7J6etiNfjlX1ldd0Kby4ZhW0ni6MqWMnHFZtusagy4BBcvF6-9nyHSIR0Mu_PT8ns/s1600/IMG_9747.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27QuDVvAYobJJb7jrebWykVoGBhJE0MXTCw8zsCM0JK4GtXyqNROxv3WG2OOSzyE1AydMdEWkZJq7J6etiNfjlX1ldd0Kby4ZhW0ni6MqWMnHFZtusagy4BBcvF6-9nyHSIR0Mu_PT8ns/s320/IMG_9747.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475789597629342866" /></a><br />Lots of fun. And it keeps them happily occupied for a nice long time :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfV8kEuaAM49zwKuResdMKAKdNfCFRitz42xrwWyTAh8BVxkksTcLttefUoxEp94h3YuoSsJTARLU95h4zW0prCnSTZBboK-qpjJl2s9lqeF_yrv0z3cyvZiE8Y0PLfGy6baK_ErLRNtfN/s1600/IMG_9750.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfV8kEuaAM49zwKuResdMKAKdNfCFRitz42xrwWyTAh8BVxkksTcLttefUoxEp94h3YuoSsJTARLU95h4zW0prCnSTZBboK-qpjJl2s9lqeF_yrv0z3cyvZiE8Y0PLfGy6baK_ErLRNtfN/s320/IMG_9750.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475789591553367170" /></a>Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297372513924358531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475710342434851871.post-45246891132095010892010-05-19T21:18:00.000-07:002010-05-19T21:32:58.917-07:00Notes from Mom and DadHere is a simple little activity that will help your kids feel extra special <span style="font-style:italic;">every </span>day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3uytClnmMRA65SIi2wOHOguRR92RiR5EXM6nXYyCHwBhKCY91Nehg0aYLk4T-eIVjIM33XBRQDgxduGZFKiQmxARxATcMd-eCbkeaPTtGsRaxFa0VvXb1616TkO0voO5f5YY7N83e1YGe/s1600/IMG_9555.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3uytClnmMRA65SIi2wOHOguRR92RiR5EXM6nXYyCHwBhKCY91Nehg0aYLk4T-eIVjIM33XBRQDgxduGZFKiQmxARxATcMd-eCbkeaPTtGsRaxFa0VvXb1616TkO0voO5f5YY7N83e1YGe/s320/IMG_9555.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473202321423810274" /></a> Have your child help construct and decorate their very own mailbox then stick it on the refrigerator where they can check it each morning for special notes that Mommy and Daddy leave them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6uFl6qGGrcWm5g4qgzeq7nRo58NN-QM3mCLNHGehUup2h59UJe3ROgc7If1ZThh7W4YNFes9AegbDqRj6t1Y9LLFDQv1yVO5A3teYZnuvjWKBX4WlJzvy4Kk1t0RApaTDEj9bk59LJ0Y-/s1600/IMG_9560.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6uFl6qGGrcWm5g4qgzeq7nRo58NN-QM3mCLNHGehUup2h59UJe3ROgc7If1ZThh7W4YNFes9AegbDqRj6t1Y9LLFDQv1yVO5A3teYZnuvjWKBX4WlJzvy4Kk1t0RApaTDEj9bk59LJ0Y-/s320/IMG_9560.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473202329956747986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAFF5MPQ5dDbzuaOdtok-SC52grpjMP5dPmC4SeXwQ5sELU4GNhT9npUoevb7ABkRsLW9ED4B10ZPnmMGlgUiKcN-a2DxwW70Mw2I65jSelaKMb3ayM0pJ9OMTUCLRXRIfA_QK_loK4_p/s1600/IMG_9561.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAFF5MPQ5dDbzuaOdtok-SC52grpjMP5dPmC4SeXwQ5sELU4GNhT9npUoevb7ABkRsLW9ED4B10ZPnmMGlgUiKcN-a2DxwW70Mw2I65jSelaKMb3ayM0pJ9OMTUCLRXRIfA_QK_loK4_p/s320/IMG_9561.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473202326880510034" /></a><br /><br />A perfect beginning to the day.Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297372513924358531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475710342434851871.post-86032600557726584252010-05-18T19:55:00.000-07:002010-05-18T20:18:53.066-07:00Share the artAre you like me and have WAY more art lying around your house than you know what to do with? <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6O1IyxVt4GihtyJ6ZGo8qlnxUFOUu9fCsoVJGXK7maV7st2BTgmcb4Xj_pddxqmDobrf_ipsQln96G-wtEAeqzIOJZr25CzjusaFT3K66ONRZzZprS6RrYNkZ7vlONLZq1kBTNizmsqcx/s1600/IMG_9540.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6O1IyxVt4GihtyJ6ZGo8qlnxUFOUu9fCsoVJGXK7maV7st2BTgmcb4Xj_pddxqmDobrf_ipsQln96G-wtEAeqzIOJZr25CzjusaFT3K66ONRZzZprS6RrYNkZ7vlONLZq1kBTNizmsqcx/s320/IMG_9540.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472810100066939442" /></a><br />(and would they happen to all be images of <span style="font-style:italic;">princesses </span>by chance?)<br /><br />Well, it may be time to start sharing the love. Have your child help you fold up the pictures and place each one in an envelope. Ask them who they would like to send each of the pictures to (a friend, neighbor, family member, teacher....) Write the appropriate address on each one, and have the child slap a stamp in the corner.<br />Then off to the mailbox they go. <br /><br />Talk about how excited everyone is going to be in a few days when they open their mailboxes and see what's in their envelopes!<br /><br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ij-ZP8BnnNvQ2Kp9DjsipK4thyphenhyphenH7mANT8tWn-ev0YKJCthWWurqz3vUxdZfNq7vgPkpEWFTLdCfflKEU_orAE0Q9zyfijj7AIXJUPNzlHoVfB-_fZkJ0Qb29vW8Y_1c5xqprmiXa827r/s1600/IMG_9544.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ij-ZP8BnnNvQ2Kp9DjsipK4thyphenhyphenH7mANT8tWn-ev0YKJCthWWurqz3vUxdZfNq7vgPkpEWFTLdCfflKEU_orAE0Q9zyfijj7AIXJUPNzlHoVfB-_fZkJ0Qb29vW8Y_1c5xqprmiXa827r/s320/IMG_9544.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472809905310285858" /></a>Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297372513924358531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475710342434851871.post-57016653541260414242010-05-17T20:43:00.001-07:002010-05-17T21:07:56.560-07:00Let the games beginTonight get the whole family together for a little friendly competition.<br />Have each person think of a contest for everyone to participate in.<br /><br />Here are some ideas: <br />Who can make the funniest face?<br />Who can spit the seeds the farthest?<br />Who can think of the most words that rhyme with....<br />Who has the best dance moves. (We did this one :) <br />Who can blow the biggest bubble<br />Who can eat their pudding the fastest<br />Who can answer the most questions correctly...<br /><br />etc.<br /><br />At the end of the competition, conduct an awards ceremony and hand out the prizes.<br />Our prizes consisted of children's books that I found at Goodwill for 25 cents! But anything will do.<br /><br />Have fun (but let the kiddos win some of the time too )! ;)Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297372513924358531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475710342434851871.post-30257042859949503642010-05-14T19:54:00.000-07:002010-05-14T20:10:22.572-07:00do re mePull out the ol' keyboard or any other musical instrument you have around the house and give your child a basic music lesson. Teach them a simple song to play back to you during their own recital.<br />Today we learned how to play Mary Had a Little Lamb.<br /><br />But that's not what this video is all about....<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwHFkCSxZCfQ2qEfc9oftRJi7yZu_zoRuP1nSzlu-atHfkmuhGvceZh2KpHw7k5wZKMfKzwC0rdc4KdzyzgvQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Gotta love Hannah Montana.Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297372513924358531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475710342434851871.post-57423621096759147312010-05-12T19:41:00.000-07:002010-05-12T20:27:04.249-07:00Put it on the mapTalk with your child about the unique characteristics of the United States of America, and discuss why it is such a special country to live in. Show a picture of the American flag......then ask if they would like to create their own country today. <br /><br />Have them think of a name for their country, then allow them to create their own flag. <br />Ask them a few of the following questions to help jump start their imaginations:<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Who will live in your country?<br />What kind of plants will your country have?<br />What are some things in the U.S. that you would not like to be in your country?<br />What kind of rules will you have there?</span><br /><br />Have them draw a picture of their new country and describe it to the rest of the class (or family).<br /><br />This is "Amomica" <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEYUvc0EQUZnFvVvpQL2RcOo_RUeu3fTAld3QEsI4SDZ5BC8oqdwaxno4bJjoaphSaab2Ley_zZdcURdkb3XQ6VE0-kKQC4oOeBvadVcVTplSvYr_PcBlEXh3x0knr-dic4k3QmhGLNf7/s1600/IMG_9274.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEYUvc0EQUZnFvVvpQL2RcOo_RUeu3fTAld3QEsI4SDZ5BC8oqdwaxno4bJjoaphSaab2Ley_zZdcURdkb3XQ6VE0-kKQC4oOeBvadVcVTplSvYr_PcBlEXh3x0knr-dic4k3QmhGLNf7/s320/IMG_9274.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470581853314747810" /></a><br /><br />Here, the trees are made of spinach and redvines, the rivers are made of fruit smoothies. The main sources of transportation are Magic carpets and dancing dolphins. In Amomica there are no bugs or spiders....and the volcano grants your weather wishes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRA5VS0rUENVv4guwW3P61JqGycuPSWHZEn3F_oHbx8qd-2YIUIpojInhbsGkbuFYcblLRgMxhrlKQ3XH581M2DQoZwyLB4MB3dw3ypk90RUYEGLEZ37i7wRZoVgR2INVDzvKIpy5nV05/s1600/pic3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRA5VS0rUENVv4guwW3P61JqGycuPSWHZEn3F_oHbx8qd-2YIUIpojInhbsGkbuFYcblLRgMxhrlKQ3XH581M2DQoZwyLB4MB3dw3ypk90RUYEGLEZ37i7wRZoVgR2INVDzvKIpy5nV05/s320/pic3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470581846663408466" /></a><br /><br />This is Tia Land: A land where everyone plays music, and the lady bugs eat the spiders. To get from here to there you must ride the birds, and if you want a snack, Tia Land is known for it's big juicy strawberries, as well as its delicious coconuts. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_kD_voccU8qSDGfbSH9IcVKJIbYLEjRACvE6zIstIfujvkuZPpD5tcQUBOgQoVXgZS0trTLpI9_K1eTmGYJNOEz5CYhi9WZpTahEnVf-G3A3zUl6-0j8k-ll-xGKQOIVp6zUV71E-cRUj/s1600/pic1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_kD_voccU8qSDGfbSH9IcVKJIbYLEjRACvE6zIstIfujvkuZPpD5tcQUBOgQoVXgZS0trTLpI9_K1eTmGYJNOEz5CYhi9WZpTahEnVf-G3A3zUl6-0j8k-ll-xGKQOIVp6zUV71E-cRUj/s320/pic1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470581868485453778" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhG6_69azbITP3EKrn2t0vTITB-1Ntr40Usg3ydGYU5s2bWnwcZsYc-9ug5baSrAAgU24k90G2yxrXFJVZS4JZ_v75ZndZY_kVI9hpukXXGqJmw1FD1r0Lg4eULTygn-F2M2lMqrnaUpxO/s1600/pic2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhG6_69azbITP3EKrn2t0vTITB-1Ntr40Usg3ydGYU5s2bWnwcZsYc-9ug5baSrAAgU24k90G2yxrXFJVZS4JZ_v75ZndZY_kVI9hpukXXGqJmw1FD1r0Lg4eULTygn-F2M2lMqrnaUpxO/s320/pic2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470581865525826370" /></a><br /><br /><br />This is a fun one for moms too. Give it a try!Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297372513924358531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475710342434851871.post-20784098376878930162010-05-10T20:26:00.001-07:002010-05-10T20:29:06.536-07:00Just duckyLook what we made.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzYBpC68pywqR9Jcr6M_-4fgzyiV0B6JKaeXLQ3lf45St7gsXd8TvYuipqNhykfYcZY0SBeggkJ-1hkqT0Ntz8HxyWMn9j9Y3qf1hv9JsWC-HOjCfWtKaDyjzPI1H7c3ydV9_DK2MZiBFB/s1600/IMG_8895.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzYBpC68pywqR9Jcr6M_-4fgzyiV0B6JKaeXLQ3lf45St7gsXd8TvYuipqNhykfYcZY0SBeggkJ-1hkqT0Ntz8HxyWMn9j9Y3qf1hv9JsWC-HOjCfWtKaDyjzPI1H7c3ydV9_DK2MZiBFB/s320/IMG_8895.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469848908685675394" /></a><br />Kinda freaky looking, but still pretty cool.<br /><br />Click <a href="http://www.talkingchild.com/craftspipe.aspx">here</a> for a list of fun crafts made out of pipe cleaners.<br /><br />They're fun and take little to no skill. My kind of craft :)Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297372513924358531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475710342434851871.post-3801331985358361892010-05-07T21:18:00.000-07:002010-05-07T21:34:35.944-07:00Dig it up.Pick a letter of the day and collect a bunch of small items that begin with that letter. Also find a few small items that do not begin with the letter.<br /><br />Pour some flour into a mixing bowl, and bury your items in the flour. Cover them up well, so your child will not see.<br /><br />Give your child a slotted spoon to dig with. When they dig an item out of the flour, have them say the name of the item and decide whether or not it begins with the letter of the day. Have them put all the items that begin with the designated letter in one bowl, and all others into another bowl.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNrBHTIKEYTXixaf1A5wkSfPP6aZNL3-s_3o1SWP4Bg1Rv6bvtyIBHAz_U7prd-C1ZrIOLOAjXTmibPsGQVf7HdFIMyptf3lx9SeCryieehSEjuT-08dsznR_eBopAPOAU0TJTOnEXI1h/s1600/tia+flour.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNrBHTIKEYTXixaf1A5wkSfPP6aZNL3-s_3o1SWP4Bg1Rv6bvtyIBHAz_U7prd-C1ZrIOLOAjXTmibPsGQVf7HdFIMyptf3lx9SeCryieehSEjuT-08dsznR_eBopAPOAU0TJTOnEXI1h/s320/tia+flour.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468749776151352434" /></a><br /><br />We chose the letter C and used the following items:<br />Clip<br />Chapstick,<br />Crayon<br />Candle<br />Cracker<br />Raisins,<br />Button,<br />Pretzel<br /> and others<br /><br />Every kid loves to dig! Miss Tia had a <span style="font-style:italic;">great</span> time with this one.<br /><br /><br />Want to make an easy craft? With a Cereal box? ;)<br />Draw a picture of a character and glue it to a piece of cardboard from a cereal box.<br />Cut holes in the torso for your fingers to go through and pose as legs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklIAtG48yCebYPvYJ84x2L_1c7ucDrksxOHNejlc3WIjIoEfbmtrsJLJ0kA83fg6edun8wd8raN9YFqvI4b4-DEV-wmFWRSal1uXP2uVeh04oSb7Ryj4uCYpdNFeZmRtqMjOYjGxppV9b/s1600/IMG_9240.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklIAtG48yCebYPvYJ84x2L_1c7ucDrksxOHNejlc3WIjIoEfbmtrsJLJ0kA83fg6edun8wd8raN9YFqvI4b4-DEV-wmFWRSal1uXP2uVeh04oSb7Ryj4uCYpdNFeZmRtqMjOYjGxppV9b/s320/IMG_9240.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468749783902496450" /></a><br /><br />My girls got a kick out of the ballet show I put on for them. Make a whole family of them and put on a puppet show.Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297372513924358531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475710342434851871.post-81723595902561041962010-05-04T21:38:00.000-07:002010-05-05T07:37:39.251-07:00Family MattersIf you live far away from family like we do, your children may not know their extended family as well as you would like them to.<br /><br />This week help your kids get to know their relatives by centering your weeks' activities around them.<br /><br />Start out by sending a few questions out to your relatives. Ask them things about themselves that you would like to share with your children.<br />Do they have a favorite food? favorite dessert?<br />What are their hobbies? What are they afraid of? What kinds of activities did they do with their families when they were younger? Do they have a favorite memory from their childhood?<br /><br />Compile their answers and dedicate each day of the following week to a certain family member, or a group of family members.<br /><br />Here's what we did.<br /><br />Day one was Great Grandma and Grandpa G day.<br />At breakfast that morning, we read an account that Gma had written about some of her childhood memories. My girls got a kick out of her experiences and found a lot of similarities between their interests and hers. We talked about some of my own memories of my Grandparents, and about the things I loved most about them. That day we ate a few of their favorite foods, played their favorite childhood game (kick the can) and made a craft in honor of Grandpa's profession: Making false teeth. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tM2-OwdfyBtgQPppnsZvoYoaZq9xiNaiAoGRCdgjl5fOB3ADvIzdHOcvupiZclDSW_aZGsttlqs5MVMIXaS1mJQLYDt_K1SsgbyFYICzQR0zwjhkpvyN7mLa6BvSVbZ_O6d4JeloDYO7/s1600/IMG_9003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tM2-OwdfyBtgQPppnsZvoYoaZq9xiNaiAoGRCdgjl5fOB3ADvIzdHOcvupiZclDSW_aZGsttlqs5MVMIXaS1mJQLYDt_K1SsgbyFYICzQR0zwjhkpvyN7mLa6BvSVbZ_O6d4JeloDYO7/s320/IMG_9003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467785784606603634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4CcHS5SkEmEFelQMGrE0l4HEX0VlwlJV_SAInXwmhSbaqlbrOz6HoQKpMEtgNGoG22Ah3jw3qldlmJXEKLczjijKkfM2d767usnpL-AfOICkZtXxkKisfVC2rIeQk-GygUHxHrfGsHEy/s1600/IMG_9002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4CcHS5SkEmEFelQMGrE0l4HEX0VlwlJV_SAInXwmhSbaqlbrOz6HoQKpMEtgNGoG22Ah3jw3qldlmJXEKLczjijKkfM2d767usnpL-AfOICkZtXxkKisfVC2rIeQk-GygUHxHrfGsHEy/s320/IMG_9002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467785592689727538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOQAx-ShgUSc_shcjHJupRrKr0_Gbfmf1gqR0O3_j4txNe3n3bEfp3mQXUMNdk8V9YGtoz5ewWUKgDikFJpHMCaZLfAemOlnUTJe4AoHVshgC8FX1N3ohosbq7zPXsO_ba476KxwnIWOX/s1600/IMG_9012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOQAx-ShgUSc_shcjHJupRrKr0_Gbfmf1gqR0O3_j4txNe3n3bEfp3mQXUMNdk8V9YGtoz5ewWUKgDikFJpHMCaZLfAemOlnUTJe4AoHVshgC8FX1N3ohosbq7zPXsO_ba476KxwnIWOX/s320/IMG_9012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467785583546266850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_n9dtICUgk71SEz8PDyM33J06RbIFOvLXTGsNOSCy_nudzTL8N3oTDOe2w57HaTs00KhvObtwzGFqQduN35KabDKSD5NMaspqlYyAIB26s4-L6mSDtDSPzGwA_OdH_-2kEf34xQ9cAjbW/s1600/IMG_9011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_n9dtICUgk71SEz8PDyM33J06RbIFOvLXTGsNOSCy_nudzTL8N3oTDOe2w57HaTs00KhvObtwzGFqQduN35KabDKSD5NMaspqlYyAIB26s4-L6mSDtDSPzGwA_OdH_-2kEf34xQ9cAjbW/s320/IMG_9011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467785573527373954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5C8B8eMNE23VpJmFFrs0STsi7TxOScWmCT_8TP39Vtop7edjbbQw651F7x2tS-4QfaabKZWZCr_y8nCzimOjPSnzpdI_tx-4AziVCsno0DqfcctZcqvoO-rVxU7u66RxmQN4YWJgyS6R/s1600/IMG_9005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5C8B8eMNE23VpJmFFrs0STsi7TxOScWmCT_8TP39Vtop7edjbbQw651F7x2tS-4QfaabKZWZCr_y8nCzimOjPSnzpdI_tx-4AziVCsno0DqfcctZcqvoO-rVxU7u66RxmQN4YWJgyS6R/s320/IMG_9005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467785564435607682" /></a><br /><br />The next day was Great Gma and Gpa Z.<br /><br />We started the day talking about Daddy's memories of his grandparents, and I read their answers to my questions aloud. We found out that Gramma Z's fav game growing up was Dodge Ball! So of course we had to play. Then we had a yummy lunch consisting of Grandpa Z's favorite: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with soup. The girls enjoyed learning about their hobbies and fears as well as Granpa's favorite tv shows. Miss Hayley found out that her and her Great Grandpa share a common interest: Fishing!<br /><br />Grandma and Grandpa S: were next.<br />We started the day similar to the others, but this time over Pancakes! (Which just so happens to be Gpa's favorite breakfast. We found out that one of his favorite childhood memories was laying in the grass and smelling his Mom's homemade cookies in the breeze. Since baking is a hobby of Grandma's we baked some yummy choc. chip cookies together. That night we played one of Grandma's favorite games: Red Light Green Light. <br /><br />On Papa's birthday we honored him with his favorite dinner: Tacos, and talked about one of his most embarrassing moments as a child, freezing on stage in the middle of a talent show :) This helped miss Hayley feel better about some of the silly things that she considers to be embarassing moments in her life :). We had fun discussing my memories of him. We plan to finish 'Papa day' this evening with a game of baseball and a round of Big Booty. :)<br /><br />We have several family members to honor yet, and we are so excited to continue with this activity. My children now know so much more about their Grandparents and have developed an appreciation for, and a special connection with them by experiencing the things they've experienced.<br />Try it out and let me know what <span style="font-style:italic;">you</span> do!Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297372513924358531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475710342434851871.post-78873461599452109602010-05-03T21:10:00.000-07:002010-05-03T21:27:46.251-07:00Join the clubStart a <span style="font-weight:bold;">book club</span> with your kids.<br />Hang up a piece of paper somewhere in their room where they can keep track of all the books that they read or that are read to them each day.<br /><br />Set a certain number for them to work toward, and once they've reached their goal, give them a special reward. (We have our goal set at 15)<br /><br />I used to use toys and treats to motivate my girls, but lately I've been raiding the Goodwill around the corner and buying all the children's books I can get my hands on since they're only 25 cents a piece. I wrap them each in wrapping paper, and each time their goal is met, they get to choose which book they'd like to unwrap. <br /><br />They <span style="font-style:italic;">treasure</span> these books because they are their very own and they earned them. So far they've earned three books each and are working toward another one.<br /><br />I highly recommend trying it out with your family!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOT1zdw7Mdr0yjZJ0-DMpNwQqnMZ5xof3igURPHOjzwI-r8xRUIIISmEvQjOcrD_G-aLR26CkJ_GU6m_BM_zsZeflsvI1lcKERIl4VE-d_jnKoNt7BS1znHZ8D2xsf7aAjGxa0ukbP-wm7/s1600/IMG_8860.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOT1zdw7Mdr0yjZJ0-DMpNwQqnMZ5xof3igURPHOjzwI-r8xRUIIISmEvQjOcrD_G-aLR26CkJ_GU6m_BM_zsZeflsvI1lcKERIl4VE-d_jnKoNt7BS1znHZ8D2xsf7aAjGxa0ukbP-wm7/s320/IMG_8860.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467266443985190354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjweJs3_F7qlUVcfCMemXlLEkygXlmGB7wGVolo-KSFgWbuceNW0YhrW6fJ6hbsTmmaY-VMgPaNtCs5oWWUEyXA8knN8Cd4RCFHIj7_Tz-fpLBIG60-sq4cLslS_1Gz_Zx3kW-CZXPFEN6l/s1600/IMG_8861.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjweJs3_F7qlUVcfCMemXlLEkygXlmGB7wGVolo-KSFgWbuceNW0YhrW6fJ6hbsTmmaY-VMgPaNtCs5oWWUEyXA8knN8Cd4RCFHIj7_Tz-fpLBIG60-sq4cLslS_1Gz_Zx3kW-CZXPFEN6l/s320/IMG_8861.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467266442344928082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIuerDXHyTsrIE4AD0Yf21VfuJwSPMoW8dYn4Q_erGZ_Kg391QeRkIzk9-_PmXEwFWmv8n5c4dvdDhs_gY5SFiVS1dZBuc7FkEfOUSj820Vnx7Ps-HWTCRNzrFnYI9vay-4cXQOaehWNK/s1600/IMG_8857.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIuerDXHyTsrIE4AD0Yf21VfuJwSPMoW8dYn4Q_erGZ_Kg391QeRkIzk9-_PmXEwFWmv8n5c4dvdDhs_gY5SFiVS1dZBuc7FkEfOUSj820Vnx7Ps-HWTCRNzrFnYI9vay-4cXQOaehWNK/s320/IMG_8857.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467266431296974514" /></a>Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297372513924358531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475710342434851871.post-73116183228538759892010-04-30T04:10:00.000-07:002010-04-30T10:20:29.382-07:00CarnivalSet up a carnival in your house!<br />Have each child come up with two carnival games and create a sign to draw people to them. Allow them to choose what they would like to give out for prizes.<br />My girls chose to give Stuffed animals, coins, and easter candy.<br /><br />Here are a few of the games they came up with:<br /><br />Block Bowling: <br />Set up a couple of block towers. If they knock down one of the towers with the bowling ball, they get a prize! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1N9HSRojr4HcfYXgmvpSGHBBqepLUIgqbB6-LmlF5hBlP_MwIaK2tURSjmbBM9_FwFPrfwqkTnAGDu39HgIuvFSRqLvRNwI92ScX63C9dY0qdOUrrntnMbEVSDw4t-uv1dvTA1Lrqyxh/s1600/IMG_8635.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1N9HSRojr4HcfYXgmvpSGHBBqepLUIgqbB6-LmlF5hBlP_MwIaK2tURSjmbBM9_FwFPrfwqkTnAGDu39HgIuvFSRqLvRNwI92ScX63C9dY0qdOUrrntnMbEVSDw4t-uv1dvTA1Lrqyxh/s320/IMG_8635.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465887234705081378" /></a><br /><br />Hanger Toss: Stand behind a designated line and try to toss the hangers over the water bottles. If you get one hanger on the bottle you get a small prize. If you get all 4 around the bottles you get a big prize.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZ2fTErrXFTHCbBCN8UxuQ2MBHi8_euaMiNLjnN9HP-2BIbF2Ap0u-ulwsFO2BTXirf9Tsq6eo5UhnvUzRGtvaMX2OFAX-OXZuivg2o-760DZMmpiHGeiPuQi_bF-aT1-OJgWEo0hbqZb/s1600/IMG_8636.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZ2fTErrXFTHCbBCN8UxuQ2MBHi8_euaMiNLjnN9HP-2BIbF2Ap0u-ulwsFO2BTXirf9Tsq6eo5UhnvUzRGtvaMX2OFAX-OXZuivg2o-760DZMmpiHGeiPuQi_bF-aT1-OJgWEo0hbqZb/s320/IMG_8636.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465887231191676098" /></a><br /><br />Relay race. We had to run around the room 2 times and say a chant to get the prize.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WcEGq90js4yXs3-_fXQN_5B38STzV5QGN2lRHeeHWEko7eRc8L92FFxeYNFZMp6JzYsPhdzgDVxx8e9xlAiNo9zh9Uc6AAJSU87lTyTav66S3AYB3iBMoq9IdzUeGdrPLsTlvIyvqCzL/s1600/IMG_8637.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WcEGq90js4yXs3-_fXQN_5B38STzV5QGN2lRHeeHWEko7eRc8L92FFxeYNFZMp6JzYsPhdzgDVxx8e9xlAiNo9zh9Uc6AAJSU87lTyTav66S3AYB3iBMoq9IdzUeGdrPLsTlvIyvqCzL/s320/IMG_8637.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465886651978965346" /></a><br /><br />And what's a carnival without food? <br />Choose a favorite food that you might find at a carnival and let your children help prepare it.<br />We thought caramel apples would be fun (is that a carnival food? I don't even know)<br />but we didn't have any caramel. So we melted some butterscotch chips with some milk and dipped our apples in it. <br />It was incredibly rich and delicious... but unfortunately made one sweet little girl have a tummy ache :(<br />Popcorn....homemade donuts....nachos....hot dogs.. Ask for their input and have some fun with it.<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmRhGA8cHtfXGi41f0Jl60m8Pr1BN6MnYczqRrW4xgnzQiKZHYw_H6u3OMENsd7RbHKQUXwppl1NgUpqmQwvAiZbprTw9ZOc_S83hl7lHckcdBZ-dbccd1zpMAIdA65yAxouFjCw1StDJ/s1600/IMG_8638.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmRhGA8cHtfXGi41f0Jl60m8Pr1BN6MnYczqRrW4xgnzQiKZHYw_H6u3OMENsd7RbHKQUXwppl1NgUpqmQwvAiZbprTw9ZOc_S83hl7lHckcdBZ-dbccd1zpMAIdA65yAxouFjCw1StDJ/s320/IMG_8638.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465886645195353298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdygdMrjarssI_sV8E3YC1hJjF7Si0Lg6Ks1AG9t31PxidiZv9YSxSwXEfPgZuH7InAq28NL1etWKx_wHmlo6BmpcsxD9ntY4FydBEluGvfTr5vVoZSVBM0nclKYB4_x1Hy_bf9n030XuG/s1600/IMG_8639.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdygdMrjarssI_sV8E3YC1hJjF7Si0Lg6Ks1AG9t31PxidiZv9YSxSwXEfPgZuH7InAq28NL1etWKx_wHmlo6BmpcsxD9ntY4FydBEluGvfTr5vVoZSVBM0nclKYB4_x1Hy_bf9n030XuG/s320/IMG_8639.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465886642640451154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhbEIMcr0rWQMfeDrvOtWuPIrpNJpn1jmRkII3FoUCTN7p7uurfPO70ZF2URMGNHUfSqxVwfPOy318iqDyc9qqNTH6V5SWyhCtqs9hFW712ZcTcvb4nCZlrlwER9sMHmT5Fv0WZhYCuJ5/s1600/IMG_8641.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhbEIMcr0rWQMfeDrvOtWuPIrpNJpn1jmRkII3FoUCTN7p7uurfPO70ZF2URMGNHUfSqxVwfPOy318iqDyc9qqNTH6V5SWyhCtqs9hFW712ZcTcvb4nCZlrlwER9sMHmT5Fv0WZhYCuJ5/s320/IMG_8641.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465886636186531218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-s6En-Y_I2kz-Ci4nrYhIhVs6GRh3MWDIOcbxYofbAT3d1yIkvDchBUhAirrUPJDO3HViSANut5ilvI2PFlgEuZXNMg13f6B7jHuBbx2dIgBHHRAiP5LgGF1_C42h2ncYJiOlC2Semvl/s1600/IMG_8643.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-s6En-Y_I2kz-Ci4nrYhIhVs6GRh3MWDIOcbxYofbAT3d1yIkvDchBUhAirrUPJDO3HViSANut5ilvI2PFlgEuZXNMg13f6B7jHuBbx2dIgBHHRAiP5LgGF1_C42h2ncYJiOlC2Semvl/s320/IMG_8643.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465886630750392994" /></a>Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297372513924358531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475710342434851871.post-76315406208819099322010-04-28T20:06:00.000-07:002010-04-29T07:26:45.846-07:00Roll the diceHere's a fun way to practice counting-<br /><br />Cut out 33 little squares of paper.<br />Organize the squares into piles of 3 (you should have 11 piles)<br />On the back of each one write a number from 2-12, so all of the cards in one pile should be labeled #2, the next pile of cards should be labeled with #3's, etc.<br />On the other side of the paper, write a question, or a task.<br />For instance:<br /><br />Jump up and down 8 times.<br />Tell me the names of 3 States that you've been to.<br />What kind of things do you find on the beach?<br />Tell me what you'd wish for if you had 3 wishes<br />Tell me how to make your favorite kind of sandwhich.<br />How many vowels are there?<br />How many syllables does the word 'Thanksgiving' have?<br />What is your telephone #?<br />Find 4 things in this room that begin with the letter S.<br /><br />Fill the cards with any question/command that you can think of.<br /><br />Place the squares of paper on the floor with the words facing down and the numbers facing up.<br /><br />To begin:<br />Have your child roll 2 dice, then count the total number of dots on the dice. Tell them to pick up a piece of paper with the number that corresponds with the number they counted on the dice, and bring it to you. Read the question/command out loud and have them follow what the paper says.<br /><br />If they roll a particular number more than 3 times, have them roll again until they get a different number.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZhe1GiG673DO0BOxyW7RElUFKsKQ5UsSLkJD8aGgNPQt4Ts0C1BiHmv8UsPbw5g_gJHzpYnXRrZinWp0wUy5rOzp62BRJp0Hh27HxvYRmefGHCkwjUFANIxInHeQ_ipwv-Jp1yhyphenhyphenLNtU/s1600/IMG_8775.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZhe1GiG673DO0BOxyW7RElUFKsKQ5UsSLkJD8aGgNPQt4Ts0C1BiHmv8UsPbw5g_gJHzpYnXRrZinWp0wUy5rOzp62BRJp0Hh27HxvYRmefGHCkwjUFANIxInHeQ_ipwv-Jp1yhyphenhyphenLNtU/s320/IMG_8775.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465390795481146162" /></a><br /><br />This provides a good opportunity to ask review questions about whatever topic you may have taught them about recently, as well as a great way to encourage the use of their imaginations......all while getting some great counting practiceChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297372513924358531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475710342434851871.post-26049903949890979472010-04-27T20:46:00.000-07:002010-04-28T03:05:52.501-07:00SkillsTeach your kids some new skills today! Anything goes :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-9mdNhlx6jnSAGu2qyy-3LpddLyEuySo0f3zP9LBpwAfjob2hDzxmOhkCD7aOtgqe0A7lgGESuVohl_6UxpWLlx-GwE_zBBWa8DaspasvvJkGXc-TB5ekS-ily1NZp1-07F0r-_qdCIV/s1600/IMG_8968.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-9mdNhlx6jnSAGu2qyy-3LpddLyEuySo0f3zP9LBpwAfjob2hDzxmOhkCD7aOtgqe0A7lgGESuVohl_6UxpWLlx-GwE_zBBWa8DaspasvvJkGXc-TB5ekS-ily1NZp1-07F0r-_qdCIV/s320/IMG_8968.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465032297114566866" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12i8MRaWosB2yEJ-cUxPJvPH4t2BbPKVyDkcu0qnbHPbCeFHXQmhT2upDxepOEGIIp3LiRvs9kSq9yqVRmAcg957oeSTXN3uBkFmBoSlyPX0cSnXZlMQD5O7w9aH5nVgZL2BJ3XawnJX0/s1600/IMG_8969.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12i8MRaWosB2yEJ-cUxPJvPH4t2BbPKVyDkcu0qnbHPbCeFHXQmhT2upDxepOEGIIp3LiRvs9kSq9yqVRmAcg957oeSTXN3uBkFmBoSlyPX0cSnXZlMQD5O7w9aH5nVgZL2BJ3XawnJX0/s320/IMG_8969.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465032106502023666" border="0"></a><br /><br />Teaching your child to iron, obviously has it's risks, so if you choose to teach this skill, keep the iron on a low setting and make sure they understand to only touch the handle.<br /><br />If you're worried at all about this one, I'd suggest teaching them another household chore that might benefit them (and you) in the future. (Folding clothes, mopping, cleaning out the refrigerator, etc) They'll be thrilled to learn anything.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOslVb4tYE408C5NyLqoAHWFKY2Y7-4TbpspshWsg9ENf_qBChLNh1I0AqgUu9gnEtlH_dL-U7KR-4mElTCoW00Y3RQFNwUzBC6Gv90RN1BFFT9Raf-8r45DHfoUwBZEt8U1tP3PQaRwpX/s1600/IMG_8973.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOslVb4tYE408C5NyLqoAHWFKY2Y7-4TbpspshWsg9ENf_qBChLNh1I0AqgUu9gnEtlH_dL-U7KR-4mElTCoW00Y3RQFNwUzBC6Gv90RN1BFFT9Raf-8r45DHfoUwBZEt8U1tP3PQaRwpX/s320/IMG_8973.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465032122662136642" border="0"></a><br /><br />This is Miss Hayley learning the basics of sewing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzjmd4js4jyFcvdGD9xDw9IX7XqIsa1KYk0c0epYh_x8JJsyBWpnnZx2_eOb-2lM6h___6YmWSxx0iF-zlWxREmqaPdULN-_zqvAqnEJfKtFTXAEHngpjah9XHl4Mamhx-GSlUlk3PQmQ/s1600/IMG_8575.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzjmd4js4jyFcvdGD9xDw9IX7XqIsa1KYk0c0epYh_x8JJsyBWpnnZx2_eOb-2lM6h___6YmWSxx0iF-zlWxREmqaPdULN-_zqvAqnEJfKtFTXAEHngpjah9XHl4Mamhx-GSlUlk3PQmQ/s320/IMG_8575.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465036327556994178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1q-bqM5KC3r3gltuBKUVRF17NeuzdIevnm-uSjU8L_BwaJsSwk7qh9PYVCTonmf-kiyV0UfoAi_pyzBPt-ojMja77d0cYNGEeh71_LjhRlSkdGP381rdeXZ_bpN_fBrnNFXw8eMKWO0SE/s1600/IMG_8574.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1q-bqM5KC3r3gltuBKUVRF17NeuzdIevnm-uSjU8L_BwaJsSwk7qh9PYVCTonmf-kiyV0UfoAi_pyzBPt-ojMja77d0cYNGEeh71_LjhRlSkdGP381rdeXZ_bpN_fBrnNFXw8eMKWO0SE/s320/IMG_8574.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465036318324808786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UIh0NVTdlv897VKqNRZdq-ukviRWzP3hNAit0D2FjoMnoD4KAeUFvrXoiQC-DOiJ0oCZXYPyKrrtIKmLpbviwwIFnxV17sCtBTclXpLmV2X3jhcZzNgnqYpsgUXT_zuKqQvpa5rs4GuT/s1600/IMG_8583.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UIh0NVTdlv897VKqNRZdq-ukviRWzP3hNAit0D2FjoMnoD4KAeUFvrXoiQC-DOiJ0oCZXYPyKrrtIKmLpbviwwIFnxV17sCtBTclXpLmV2X3jhcZzNgnqYpsgUXT_zuKqQvpa5rs4GuT/s320/IMG_8583.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465036314832354338" /></a><br /><br />And Miss T learning to eat with chopsticks. (A skill that this mom has yet to develop)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6Oe3bdbGgJzrUGlHIYHSHPNhALfBHuWNNQdNVyz6DN726MVT5K7WBgEJjwRCSaxIRlDZONk7W3SS1ab4e0JX1_ZjOgbSPCn1SWyBAW7fMJz1Ulg9Y8NscrTUBSloOqbBoEB9HvH6Ldek/s1600/IMG_8977.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6Oe3bdbGgJzrUGlHIYHSHPNhALfBHuWNNQdNVyz6DN726MVT5K7WBgEJjwRCSaxIRlDZONk7W3SS1ab4e0JX1_ZjOgbSPCn1SWyBAW7fMJz1Ulg9Y8NscrTUBSloOqbBoEB9HvH6Ldek/s320/IMG_8977.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465032128836295618" border="0"></a><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxJj2wfiPgem633Ubc3ZFY0ZGO1JMSfKDGt5jTD3CEBB8NII2qi8_iJZYJaDh0hsd0BLtDvzccfKllJhP4eFw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297372513924358531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475710342434851871.post-46642746895940927012010-04-26T19:35:00.000-07:002010-04-27T03:46:27.290-07:00Who needs a paintbrush?Make an abstract painting with marbles!<br /><br />Place a piece of paper on the bottom of a 9X13 baking pan or any container with raised edges.<br /><br />Pour small amounts of paint into different bowls. Roll a marble around in the paint <br />to coat it.<br /><br />Place the marble on the paper and roll it around to make a beautiful/colorful masterpiece.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOlzSMtt6Qyz9JBJeEz9-IDfFs7qjDQbm7ouqKo6HGYzZnTzlqy874r5ft21x0dIuxpZ8m3XzIjX4E0f00i3Y6bz_njGqtywQ1GZ9DBIyXmlVL2qrXZLBKQN_AXJdQY2XATofv5vNOiXSL/s1600/IMG_8854.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOlzSMtt6Qyz9JBJeEz9-IDfFs7qjDQbm7ouqKo6HGYzZnTzlqy874r5ft21x0dIuxpZ8m3XzIjX4E0f00i3Y6bz_njGqtywQ1GZ9DBIyXmlVL2qrXZLBKQN_AXJdQY2XATofv5vNOiXSL/s320/IMG_8854.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464640658591368258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0v2kahHdcmr-fCsPndpKqobDt8Bn4xQad9jRNFHoDIdE0hzYwi7FZhqoHpm3t6YwnqsXab0zAqE6W-oXb0NwFyFmGzigGApMcz6GFloWgwwGCl8skSQvWerd7Ijb2L6Jo58ftCNDNgw34/s1600/IMG_8855.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0v2kahHdcmr-fCsPndpKqobDt8Bn4xQad9jRNFHoDIdE0hzYwi7FZhqoHpm3t6YwnqsXab0zAqE6W-oXb0NwFyFmGzigGApMcz6GFloWgwwGCl8skSQvWerd7Ijb2L6Jo58ftCNDNgw34/s320/IMG_8855.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464640649292753970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJBBInww7gmtyyP0WRqqyLykXVmuO5xc-UEXk3k6bwtam3Xt8Mhh9NewJo6IlcGezL_aGFWHV0XlFT1l8ZWL-cxiACathpQAv0925wwr5bWJPfwgcxPheYm6qVIsRBfDXkymW6mvHHqyj/s1600/IMG_8852.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJBBInww7gmtyyP0WRqqyLykXVmuO5xc-UEXk3k6bwtam3Xt8Mhh9NewJo6IlcGezL_aGFWHV0XlFT1l8ZWL-cxiACathpQAv0925wwr5bWJPfwgcxPheYm6qVIsRBfDXkymW6mvHHqyj/s320/IMG_8852.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464642203839526098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhaCRBOdIX66UhC1lwIDdN-3vciCsMal_TJN9BsB3ahqfTiO-zVZJwxheWCwAvbLlfcoBaoWC0H5o0evsZPyay1UY9AbvUqk4nmfKUzANJpgoA84j6CH1KFO0bDzXba0Vu6UpcXTizZFy3/s1600/IMG_8853.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhaCRBOdIX66UhC1lwIDdN-3vciCsMal_TJN9BsB3ahqfTiO-zVZJwxheWCwAvbLlfcoBaoWC0H5o0evsZPyay1UY9AbvUqk4nmfKUzANJpgoA84j6CH1KFO0bDzXba0Vu6UpcXTizZFy3/s320/IMG_8853.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464642192092565922" /></a><br /><br />Now <span style="font-style:italic;">that</span> is art.Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297372513924358531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475710342434851871.post-86585289579395481022010-04-26T08:02:00.000-07:002010-04-26T10:02:08.927-07:00Book DaySpread a blanket out on the living room floor and gather some of your favorite books together. Have your children sit by your side as you introduce them to the different parts of a book-<br /><br />Point out that every book has<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">a Title</span>: What the book is called<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">An Author:</span> The person who writes the words in the book<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">An Illustrator:</span> The person who creates the pictures in the book, <br /><span style="font-style:italic;">And Characters</span>: The people, or animals that the story is all about.<br /><br />Talk about some of the books you loved when you were a child, and ask them if they have any favorites. <br /><br />Read 2 or 3 books to your children and ask them the following questions<br /><br />What was the title of this book?<br />Who were the characters?<br />What do you think of the illustrations?<br />How do you think he/she made the illustrations? (Painted? Colored? Used cut outs? etc)<br />Point out that one of the great things about stories is that the author can make <span style="font-style:italic;">anything </span> happen in them, even if it can't happen in real life. Ask if they noticed the characters doing anything in the story, that people/animals probably wouldn't be able to do in real life.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">ACTIVITY: BOOK BINGO</span><br />Set up 5 rows of children's books (5 books in each row) that the you have read to the children at one time or another.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4iaci6TgBYaahNcCcpXWBSJosAlPrON4jJohyphenhyphenQ835SA75WV2J3iuXM5zIixSdEiTLT8EhxnMsuJqQ-1jD7MO_-PPQAg4Y_omBAEVLGAp5yM7VEOkF5S36ZJNMDxHNaZCgL2miNQQKuhC/s1600/IMG_8742.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4iaci6TgBYaahNcCcpXWBSJosAlPrON4jJohyphenhyphenQ835SA75WV2J3iuXM5zIixSdEiTLT8EhxnMsuJqQ-1jD7MO_-PPQAg4Y_omBAEVLGAp5yM7VEOkF5S36ZJNMDxHNaZCgL2miNQQKuhC/s320/IMG_8742.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464463927803114482" /></a><br />Use Shoes or anything else around the house as your Bingo markers.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8-Flhl1sd22Ay23iH5VficqP-442JVwIo9htaogI6-EuHfMrWIrMhGis8d7mkNRMpSdvQOpNpzd8xVpNugc-SgoTr67sGQwZHrRh6iZ5MwJu0rK_d6wL8mbVTaQkSZ1uxFuUpA9372-E/s1600/IMG_8743.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8-Flhl1sd22Ay23iH5VficqP-442JVwIo9htaogI6-EuHfMrWIrMhGis8d7mkNRMpSdvQOpNpzd8xVpNugc-SgoTr67sGQwZHrRh6iZ5MwJu0rK_d6wL8mbVTaQkSZ1uxFuUpA9372-E/s320/IMG_8743.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464463932261497554" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">To Play:</span><br />Describe a book in one of the rows by talking about the characters, or the story line. For instance: "I'm thinking of a book that has a character who is very mean and tries to kill a princess with a poisenous apple."<br /><br />Or "This book teaches us to take good care of animals" or "The illustrations in this book were made with playdoh"<br /><br />Have children take turns putting their marker on the book you are describing. <br /><br />Tell them when they have laid down 5 markers in a row, they should yell BINGO!!!<br /><br />Keep on going for a blackout!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_nk-fC8fDeZ4zy3BqQUAfIlek2L5sm1N7ZWSdmL2dd3-7Uis4PJH5Qhsi6JPgnoJ3hS4UjSegOAITUdM412NMaJV8yBpFLACfQRt3wWi4ZFNiOrs5txV4fe_ymNU46r_GapsBIOCLtw98/s1600/IMG_8744.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_nk-fC8fDeZ4zy3BqQUAfIlek2L5sm1N7ZWSdmL2dd3-7Uis4PJH5Qhsi6JPgnoJ3hS4UjSegOAITUdM412NMaJV8yBpFLACfQRt3wWi4ZFNiOrs5txV4fe_ymNU46r_GapsBIOCLtw98/s320/IMG_8744.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464463918527826098" /></a>Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297372513924358531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475710342434851871.post-55640423718206533542010-04-22T20:04:00.000-07:002010-04-23T05:56:45.192-07:00Mani/PediOk, this one might be just for the girls in the house.<br /><br />Cut out several tracings of your hand, making sure to draw finger nails on each of them.<br /><br />Set up a mini nail salon with your finger nail polish and a little table, and let your child go to work.<br /><br />I would recommend doing it away from carpeted areas. Not that you wouldn't have thought of that on your own.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73F63buETZvf_1NvcBx3n0x25krS5fNJ7Y4PPOPfm_gLLChXL9xEIvC4cqaKk0_eDjRVzcCj1dxArsKtaharuAfHxTasxWsjnITe42VS6KEqCc6VJ_gH4oMheHD4534ZkopXu-lCqYS53/s1600/IMG_8814.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73F63buETZvf_1NvcBx3n0x25krS5fNJ7Y4PPOPfm_gLLChXL9xEIvC4cqaKk0_eDjRVzcCj1dxArsKtaharuAfHxTasxWsjnITe42VS6KEqCc6VJ_gH4oMheHD4534ZkopXu-lCqYS53/s320/IMG_8814.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463164470932793314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDB3XuO6pxIcdPqJTAPkoTmz4Ypq_79TkSlrvqQqyVNaFgvr6aV3y_1Hl7TatPJD3BYu8WG2kpIPalJUK-uuc3379x6PkDJwM6GZLy-_1zCjdTpiJSNqNvKGlXDBS_gOR3w0bswkmpUZls/s1600/IMG_8816.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDB3XuO6pxIcdPqJTAPkoTmz4Ypq_79TkSlrvqQqyVNaFgvr6aV3y_1Hl7TatPJD3BYu8WG2kpIPalJUK-uuc3379x6PkDJwM6GZLy-_1zCjdTpiJSNqNvKGlXDBS_gOR3w0bswkmpUZls/s320/IMG_8816.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463164469852681282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0N341_yjt9GiHARgKCcpc_LH5ry6OkokChLYSCbi_0d81MDsfcn8dFYmvfU7P8bqRzWnkW1kO6VRVrdDmVoDXpfoyeQOSot-lsld-xt9sLA4iBu4JwBAlM9ROJPRuOUCoxPv1my9KztrO/s1600/IMG_8826.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0N341_yjt9GiHARgKCcpc_LH5ry6OkokChLYSCbi_0d81MDsfcn8dFYmvfU7P8bqRzWnkW1kO6VRVrdDmVoDXpfoyeQOSot-lsld-xt9sLA4iBu4JwBAlM9ROJPRuOUCoxPv1my9KztrO/s320/IMG_8826.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463164659005098066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl9xpf0-KtZK7xj6EF7fXhq52ea1VoUFOSte1STIkG5QSp7QptnlLwjy3SmhwW2A9_L_7J2RB-1tgqzU5DiiCvRIQ07b74ZHsnd2KS3yf1HJMhEUmctstpj0WOBLf0c4V5PQGVRQMewZjN/s1600/IMG_8822.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl9xpf0-KtZK7xj6EF7fXhq52ea1VoUFOSte1STIkG5QSp7QptnlLwjy3SmhwW2A9_L_7J2RB-1tgqzU5DiiCvRIQ07b74ZHsnd2KS3yf1HJMhEUmctstpj0WOBLf0c4V5PQGVRQMewZjN/s320/IMG_8822.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463164456965344402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xMuB0M_DWjK8uHLugdzXPlZjZMXr35QbRaJK2IzDVyaOF4ZOip-KjEaForZMZ8Tf8lp3haUEb2QM5fQWFqM3sP32Dth-MkYhRW3z5jX-fokcLNUI1hdfNxCgs-kH083CYYm_jCFOXlmD/s1600/IMG_8827.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xMuB0M_DWjK8uHLugdzXPlZjZMXr35QbRaJK2IzDVyaOF4ZOip-KjEaForZMZ8Tf8lp3haUEb2QM5fQWFqM3sP32Dth-MkYhRW3z5jX-fokcLNUI1hdfNxCgs-kH083CYYm_jCFOXlmD/s320/IMG_8827.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463164449938177586" /></a><br />(Tia treated each hand like a real customer and asked them what colors they would like on their nails today.)<br />Try this with toes too!Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297372513924358531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1475710342434851871.post-70079620997957012602010-04-21T19:55:00.000-07:002010-04-22T03:30:47.970-07:00Cut and StyleWelcome to our hair salon.<br />We specialize in cuts and styles....and apparently manicures too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_C0klKGZXmgmXldaJj-HMabDCXFmW4EBrMgiTbgUTnYWnyNKjTuKP4IM4LK-NZJMfoiU8wwDKRozOHhXqWWgB0dogr_9GuLDprYHAf5w-DUAll7BTiqG7D57p8f6BdN5Zc9YvHARDaCk/s1600/IMG_8776.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_C0klKGZXmgmXldaJj-HMabDCXFmW4EBrMgiTbgUTnYWnyNKjTuKP4IM4LK-NZJMfoiU8wwDKRozOHhXqWWgB0dogr_9GuLDprYHAf5w-DUAll7BTiqG7D57p8f6BdN5Zc9YvHARDaCk/s320/IMG_8776.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462791904572187458" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Step 1:</span> Stuff an old sock with plastic grocery bags, or other filler to make a head.<br />To make the sock stand up, slip it over a vertical paper towel holder, or a cardboard tube.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Step 2: </span> Have your child create a face for your new customer. Draw eyes, a nose and mouth on a piece of paper, then cut them out and glue them to the head (we used hot glue.)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Step 3:</span> Cut SEVERAL pieces of yarn, and attach them with hot glue to the top of the head.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Step 4:</span> Hand your child some scissors and let them cut and style to their heart's desire. <br /><br />This one was kind of a high maintenance customer and demanded to have her 'nails' painted too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9MpnTIlBmXyDZVgo8olnV7Gf_B_jI9OK95FB7M-AW8GONqkUDNzqtTRjjvFuXYydDPHue_h3QfKBz73y1u-FArefb6MqKRwHQCu9Y6he-KRsNEz5LDt2asJupKFDY3t_kHQVEhrs2q6gn/s1600/IMG_8778.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9MpnTIlBmXyDZVgo8olnV7Gf_B_jI9OK95FB7M-AW8GONqkUDNzqtTRjjvFuXYydDPHue_h3QfKBz73y1u-FArefb6MqKRwHQCu9Y6he-KRsNEz5LDt2asJupKFDY3t_kHQVEhrs2q6gn/s320/IMG_8778.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462791368266414802" /></a><br /><br />We also are known for making our customers <span style="font-style:italic;">very </span>comfortable.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_73Vw0oB49qCSJzIRibgfcxaebnLdErLU6y-umyfBCJwBK1CKk5XwhtC9s49JViAzz_smKSaOmaJJ7TbqMIj6kjZ1yrIeSWDGVlYtshpodRFz4efXMKsa711paBTvQSgk_3t892LWXBBR/s1600/IMG_8787.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_73Vw0oB49qCSJzIRibgfcxaebnLdErLU6y-umyfBCJwBK1CKk5XwhtC9s49JViAzz_smKSaOmaJJ7TbqMIj6kjZ1yrIeSWDGVlYtshpodRFz4efXMKsa711paBTvQSgk_3t892LWXBBR/s320/IMG_8787.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462791362772313810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MyhkNRNChDbdo_FA_2iJkW73b82sgF7M8V0l-i1EBCrLIntyeY9wIiYE0LZnxnGguesvl8QPz-6TU_QQKGaEX0TbTMx7QeTDF4acyP-vHWdVMuthwWFZI7eV-5jSvKBwKGUH01JEon-k/s1600/IMG_8789.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MyhkNRNChDbdo_FA_2iJkW73b82sgF7M8V0l-i1EBCrLIntyeY9wIiYE0LZnxnGguesvl8QPz-6TU_QQKGaEX0TbTMx7QeTDF4acyP-vHWdVMuthwWFZI7eV-5jSvKBwKGUH01JEon-k/s320/IMG_8789.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462791357597048082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOySPBxFXnSNMrhghJVFTBNQDhy5QK7eU4H3RIH9C5J_I_vAawa5AEiTvK6SMwmLz1P3btnG0M361uYSW9bLMh8pohJpHKzOhzv1nfTrNCBMKqkmd4EcpH3JaQITrJkwSVEreKfF3FaUL/s1600/IMG_8788.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOySPBxFXnSNMrhghJVFTBNQDhy5QK7eU4H3RIH9C5J_I_vAawa5AEiTvK6SMwmLz1P3btnG0M361uYSW9bLMh8pohJpHKzOhzv1nfTrNCBMKqkmd4EcpH3JaQITrJkwSVEreKfF3FaUL/s320/IMG_8788.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462791912346990562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqE19n_1LYltZB2sjTseDZ4QW8N59-FZKFoRnL5P8DbGF8l7YLROJyG4cqe_P97DkFekoQIx4EWN6oTOr9fNfh95GtYK5u81ha2EdFN9vHQBzdqMeIecLy6troQa-HNnzm63h6MgDTdYc/s1600/IMG_8792.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqE19n_1LYltZB2sjTseDZ4QW8N59-FZKFoRnL5P8DbGF8l7YLROJyG4cqe_P97DkFekoQIx4EWN6oTOr9fNfh95GtYK5u81ha2EdFN9vHQBzdqMeIecLy6troQa-HNnzm63h6MgDTdYc/s320/IMG_8792.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462791351563747746" /></a><br /><br />And the final result. I think she did a fantastic job. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgtI4UtcLbhjzwfS9Ds0nZx4-nTsZjdt1iiJ74Ssqnc3p_RKRPUo6i801n3vk3OccmnTbGY1-MbXc0qgH2HAiQcJPqff73dxKUMP3oLli3eWu03b1ITSOXm7HT-E2qV3htJzRpj5bnT15/s1600/IMG_8794.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgtI4UtcLbhjzwfS9Ds0nZx4-nTsZjdt1iiJ74Ssqnc3p_RKRPUo6i801n3vk3OccmnTbGY1-MbXc0qgH2HAiQcJPqff73dxKUMP3oLli3eWu03b1ITSOXm7HT-E2qV3htJzRpj5bnT15/s320/IMG_8794.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462791349234229282" /></a><br /><br />And look at all that hair!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr32rSEufvb-YW8aDt7VQ77gFi-eW8dMEhInONI5oPNTeHkTrIpKY17PCX-G47JfxbHyv1AequZlicUd_K1NR0lkmP3HW6ZPnJCt3k93Q1d9tuIhetG4goCzrDrchQyYWzFQI2OYnz9xGp/s1600/IMG_8791.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr32rSEufvb-YW8aDt7VQ77gFi-eW8dMEhInONI5oPNTeHkTrIpKY17PCX-G47JfxbHyv1AequZlicUd_K1NR0lkmP3HW6ZPnJCt3k93Q1d9tuIhetG4goCzrDrchQyYWzFQI2OYnz9xGp/s320/IMG_8791.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462791919296293538" /></a><br /><br />Girls will go crazy for this activity....but I'd suggest trying it out with the boys too. I imagine any child would jump at the chance to cut hair!Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297372513924358531noreply@blogger.com