We have praying mantises!! We have been having so much fun with our ladybugs and butterflies! Now we have praying mantises! I will be totally honest…they creep me out! They are a little pre-historic looking and make my skin crawl. However, I wanted the girls to see these insects and I really tried not to…
Every year we order caterpillars, but I forgot this year:( It slipped my mind and I just forgot. It is always such a wonderful experience to watch the caterpillars grow and turn into a butterfly! The girls love it and it really is such a magical experience! We were on our way to run some…
Magnets are just FUN! You give a kid a magnet and they will entertain themselves. Well, I recently decided to stop pinning and actually implement one of my pins, with a twist. We had SO much FUN! The materials we used were pipe cleaners cut into small pieces, some brads and paper clips. You can…
It is absolutely AMAZING to see how quickly a little toddler can change in just a few weeks! I am really enjoying our learning journey with my little Sophia. She is always eager to do “school,” but she knows what she does and doesn’t like. The best thing that I can do for her is…
Audrey was so excited about Mother’s Day! She really wanted to get me a BEAUTIFUL card, so Daddy took her to the Hallmark store so she could pick one out all by herself. We know that she can easily read everything, but she was more concerned with what the card looked like. To Audrey, the…
I am so NOT artistic when it comes to drawing. When I was teaching, I usually had to draw something on the whiteboard or the overhead projector, and I always dreaded it! Oh boy, I thought….here comes the giggles! So I told the kids, “You can’t laugh at Mrs. Moffatt’s drawings. It is against the…
The weeks go by too quickly and my little girls is growing up too fast! Sophia is now is now 2 1/2 years old. Many of these activities can be adjusted to meet the needs of older children as well. Letter Formation: We put some paint in a sealed plastic baggie and practiced writing letters….
