Inspired by a contest hosted by Green Toys, Lydia and I created an Upcycled Pumpkin Patch! Because Green Toys are made of recycled milk jugs, they are hosting a contest where participants must convert milk jugs into pumpkins. We began by pouring orange craft paint into a 1/2 gallon milk jug. Lydia had to shake, shake, shake to distribute it…
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I think everyone I have ever encountered in real life or cyber world knows how horribly disappointing my labor/delivery was with Lydia. I have been reminded many times over that it’s not about the journey — it’s about the end result. The end result is that I had a beautiful, healthy, happy baby girl and I was pretty much back…
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This month, the Guidecraft Educators are reviewing the Universal Book Display & Storage. This two-sided bookcase has storage space for standard-sized board books, paperback books, and hardcover books on one side and storage space for big books on he other side. What I love most about this book storage is that it is not just a traditional bookcase where you…
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Our Fall bulletin board is growing! Arm Tree with Fingerprint Leaves Materials: brown paint orange paint yellow paint red paint small bowl paintbrush piece of construction paper, color of your choice To make the tree trunk and branches: First, paint your child’s forearm and hand with brown paint. Then place on paper. To make the leaves: Swirl together orange, yellow,…
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by Carrie Wells, Ed.D.Today we went to the Apple Harvest Festival at Flamingo Road Nursery. We got to try some delicious food, like cider, different types of apples, focaccia, cake, smoothies, and dips. We bought a bag of assorted apples to make our own apple crafts and apple dessert! Apple Seed Art – Colors & Counting Apple Stamping The Beginning…
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