Category Archives: Children’s Activities

Celery Print Flowers for Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Jennifer

One of my boards on pinterest is for Valentine’s day ideas and we’ve finished a few of the projects. I absolutely love pinterest! It reminds me of a super organized, electronic version of vision boards. If you haven’t joined yet and want an … Continue reading →

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Yoga with Children; The “I Love You!” Pose

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Jennifer

I was doing yoga before I had any idea of what yoga was. When I was around nine years old, I remember my grandmother asking me, “what in the world are you doing?” as I’d watch tv in downward dog … Continue reading →

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Printing With Cookie Cutters

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Jennifer

Valentine’s day is pretty BIG around here. It’s probably more accurate to call it Valentine’s month because we start thinking about and creating our valentines as soon as we put away our Christmas decorations. Today we did some printing with … Continue reading →

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Sensory Tub Gone wrong

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Jennifer

Lol, this is what I get when I focus on blogging on my iPhone instead of my two year old playing with a sensory tub! The beans and all the other little things in the tub are supposed to stay … Continue reading →

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Sensory Tub Still Going Strong

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Jennifer

Right now…..Zoe is taking a nap in her swing. Kai is eating strawberries at the table and Isaiah is playing in the sensory box. I am amazed how much he still loves playing with this thing. It reminds me that … Continue reading →

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Z is for Zebra

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Jennifer

  Kai chose ‘z’ to be the letter of the week and I’m pretty sure it’s because of Zoe. These brothers are so in love with their little sister. I really couldn’t have imagined the intensity of their adoration for Zoe. We did this … Continue reading →

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Backyard Scavenger Hunt

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Jennifer

As part of take a child outside week and our letter of the week “s”, we did a scavenger hunt in our backyard looking for things that start with the letter s. We found spiders, spider webs, sun, sand and slugs. We … Continue reading →

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S is for Snake

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Jennifer

We had so much fun with the letter of the week. I think Nana would appreciate the fact that we did not find a snake on our outdoor scavenger hunt. The boys knew where to look because we have, in … Continue reading →

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I is for Igloo

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Jennifer

The letter of the week was the last letter in Kai’s name. I decided we’ll have to come back to this letter when we get some serious snow because we must build an igloo! We tried to build an igloo … Continue reading →

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A is for Apple

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Jennifer

A is such a great letter to teach and learn about! It is also the perfect time of year because the apples are plentiful in these parts. We are so fortunate to be able to pick apples from my father’s … Continue reading →

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