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Rainy/Snowy Day Indoor Fun – Magnetic Letters
As you know, Sweet Pea has been learning his letters at home and at preschool for a while now. I thought it would be fun to share a few ways we've...
Rainy/Snowy Day Indoor Fun – Stuffed Animals Photoshoot
The Weather here hasn't been very play-outdoor friendly lately and Sweet Pea is going a little bonkers being inside. We've been going to the area...
Rainy/Snowy Day Indoor Fun – Sense of Hearing Game
Have you been affected by this bitter cold and snowy weather? Are your kids going bonkers being stuck inside like mine? Here's a sense of hearing...
Happy New Year!
2013 was filled with a lot of changes and new beginnings for us. Cutie Pie entered full-time first grade. Sweet Pea started 3 day preschool at a new...
The heart at Christmas
One year ago Christmas Eve my community suffered a horrible act of violence which resulted in two first responders' deaths and more injured. This...
Roller Coaster Building – teamwork
"Roller coasters need to go straight down, How will we do that?" (block fell) Maybe that block was too heavy. "No we have to push that block into...
Letter D – Dinosaur Dig
Do you have a dinosaur lover in your house? Do you have a big tub/bin, one that you can fill with sand? What about plastic dinosaurs and/or homemade...
D is for Dinosaurs
Of course around this house D is for dinosaurs. If you've read this blog for long you probably could just assume it would be! But Sweet Pea also...
D is for Doctor
Sweet Pea's preschool made the cutest little doctor kits when they were learning the letter D! I just had to share! You'll need black, white and red...
First Team – fall soccer
When your child takes to something new, do they go all in and peeter out? Or do they sort of try it half heartedly as if once signed up they realize...
Loving Art
Have you found your child's interests changing as they are exposed to experiences in new ways? Cutie Pie always seemed uncomfortable with anything...