tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044226632987510952024-03-13T06:54:21.585-04:00Dinosaurs & Trainshtebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604422663298751095.post-31046442903997644902011-05-25T13:48:00.001-04:002011-05-25T13:48:31.698-04:00backyard play ~ truck wash<p align="center"> Yesterday while we were playing in our backyard Lucas was upset because his favourite truck – <em>he calls it Mack from the Disney movie Cars –</em> was dirty.</p> <p align="center">So I grabbed him a big bowl full of warm soapy water and a sponge and he spent close to an hour cleaning his truck.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/Td1Am5Us-2I/AAAAAAAABRk/3-mrOuCLUZM/s1600-h/IMG_0195%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0195" border="0" alt="IMG_0195" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/Td1AncGHfUI/AAAAAAAABRo/WmSg8N4gZU0/IMG_0195_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/Td1An8auwcI/AAAAAAAABRs/IHUMW-mz3ms/s1600-h/IMG_0218%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0218" border="0" alt="IMG_0218" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/Td1Aor8IpUI/AAAAAAAABRw/T46yB0UZR2I/IMG_0218_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="352" height="527" /></a>  notice the backwards hat? Yep. That's the only way he will wear it. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/Td1A6_Yj93I/AAAAAAAABR0/kPENTrOW9Yc/s1600-h/IMG_0203%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0203" border="0" alt="IMG_0203" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/Td1A7WyPDAI/AAAAAAAABR4/IvjOqgCyG7g/IMG_0203_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="412" /></a></p> <p></p> <p><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0256" border="0" alt="IMG_0256" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/Td1A7x2mexI/AAAAAAAABR8/ZZ50UgzGA2A/IMG_0256_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="322" height="482" /> </p> <p align="center">Once he was finished using the sponge I got him the hose so he could rinse off the truck and the deck. </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center">some good clean backyard fun ; )</p> htebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604422663298751095.post-12543981771959925262011-05-24T12:07:00.001-04:002011-05-25T12:49:47.945-04:00tot school ~ 5.24.2011<div align="center">Since Lucas has stopped taking his afternoon naps it has been really difficult to find time to get online! Let alone upload hundreds of pictures and write a whole post!! Oh well.. Better late then never : )  Here is a look at our past week.</div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"><a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/TotSchool.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Tot School" src="http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv250/carisafrank/Blog%20Buttons/totschool150.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"><strong><em>Learning through art and crafting</em></strong></div> <div align="center"><strong><em></em></strong></div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdvXdAX2eII/AAAAAAAABPM/kGi43Od_gDY/s1600-h/IMG_9268%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_9268" border="0" alt="IMG_9268" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdvXds45ObI/AAAAAAAABPQ/fPBBYY0ClO4/IMG_9268_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></a>Lucas did painting/printing with some left over bubble paper packaging. I have seen this on several different blogs, it is also an activity that I  had bookmarked from our <span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/First-Art-Experiences-Toddlers-Twos/dp/0876592221?ie=UTF8&tag=dinosamptrain-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">First Art</a><img style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0px !important; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0px !important" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dinosamptrain-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0876592221" width="1" height="1" /></span> book. <br /></div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdvXeJxrjpI/AAAAAAAABPU/GR3yHT0IgCc/s1600-h/IMG_9285%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_9285" border="0" alt="IMG_9285" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdvXeqWoEeI/AAAAAAAABPY/zjrc7rTynvY/IMG_9285_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></a>Lucas has been really interested in using scissors over the past two weeks.  He has been helping himself to the scissors and paper and he has gotten really good at using them. This week I will be setting up some more structured scissor activities for him. <br /></div> <div align="center"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_9939" border="0" alt="IMG_9939" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdvXn2dcsAI/AAAAAAAABQo/zlKC-qq7OfU/IMG_9939_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" />We used our new <span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Chenille-Kraft-Patterned-Rollers-Designs/dp/B0013CJDYI?ie=UTF8&tag=dinosamptrain-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">paint rollers </a><img style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0px !important; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0px !important" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dinosamptrain-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0013CJDYI" width="1" height="1" /></span>to create some BIG messy art! <br /></div> <div align="center"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_9878" border="0" alt="IMG_9878" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdvXm6UKGGI/AAAAAAAABQg/UiPCzDMOPNI/IMG_9878_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="302" height="452" /> We also participated in stART this week @ <a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_2147026994"></span>A Mommy’s Adventures<span id="goog_2147026995"></span></a>. We made the <a href="http://dinosaursandtrains.blogspot.com/2011/05/start-my-heart-is-like-zoo.html">crab</a> from the book <span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Like-Zoo-Michael-Hall/dp/0061915106?ie=UTF8&tag=dinosamptrain-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">My Heart is Like a Zoo</a><img style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0px !important; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0px !important" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dinosamptrain-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0061915106" width="1" height="1" /></span>. <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="IMG_9569" border="0" alt="IMG_9569" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdvXhrD9JjI/AAAAAAAABP4/Z_gqEIH7SSQ/IMG_9569_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="302" height="452" /></div> <div align="center"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_9802" border="0" alt="IMG_9802" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdvXlHrOq3I/AAAAAAAABQQ/QMJpVYPmd5w/IMG_9802_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="302" height="452" />Lucas has really enjoyed the <a href="http://dinosaursandtrains.blogspot.com/2011/05/in-our-sensory-table-right-now.html">new materials in our sensory table</a> for playing, and also some large scale sorting.</div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"><strong><em>Learning through creative play</em></strong></div> <div align="center"><strong><em></em></strong></div> <div align="center"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_9654" border="0" alt="IMG_9654" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdvXio9eBLI/AAAAAAAABQA/JcWmcf_wi7A/IMG_9654_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" />Lucas is really into role playing right now. In the picture above we used our waffle blocks to build a house and then he set up the table with the mommy, the daddy, the big brother and the baby. <br /></div> <div align="center"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_9771" border="0" alt="IMG_9771" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdvXjgg-7NI/AAAAAAAABQI/NO5ZsQuaKf0/IMG_9771_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" />Here is look at Lucas during play. I helped Lucas to set up his blocks and then he arranged the trees, street lights & signs, and people around the town. Then he drove his vehicles around to the different locations. He pretended one of the blocks was toys r us – his favourite store : ) <br /></div> <div align="center"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_9852" border="0" alt="IMG_9852" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdvXmF8SlrI/AAAAAAAABQY/BNqenkkdK6o/IMG_9852_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="302" height="452" />Lucas has always loved our marble run but now that he can independently set up a track, he plays with it nonstop! </div> <div align="center"> <br /> <br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdvXpAsUonI/AAAAAAAABQ0/b1uSQgoYAWM/s1600-h/IMG_9989%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="IMG_9989" border="0" alt="IMG_9989" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdvXpnzf0oI/AAAAAAAABQ4/K6w9NTMXjf8/IMG_9989_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="302" height="452" /></a></div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/Td0xOHfmJaI/AAAAAAAABQ8/7Mee6-nNZII/s1600-h/IMG_9986%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_9986" border="0" alt="IMG_9986" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/Td0xOTlVkFI/AAAAAAAABRA/1gwnaKfJUOE/IMG_9986_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="302" height="452" /></a> Another very popular toy this week was our train table. For the past 2 months the tracks had been packed away, once they were set up again there was lots of renewed interest!</div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"><strong><em>Other Fun Stuff</em></strong></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center">From May to October we spend the majority of our weekends at our trailer up north, this past weekend was our first time up there this year.  While we are there we spent 90% of our time outside playing  so Lucas had a blast<em>– except for at night when he cried to go home : ( </em></div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/Td0xO71m-LI/AAAAAAAABRE/IOTyyilFwpo/s1600-h/IMG_0034%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="IMG_0034" border="0" alt="IMG_0034" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/Td0xPTrstmI/AAAAAAAABRI/x6-WHrFEhIc/IMG_0034_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="302" height="452" /></a></div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/Td0xPnlQoBI/AAAAAAAABRM/RivPnOTbCME/s1600-h/IMG_0043%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_0043" border="0" alt="IMG_0043" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/Td0xQFEtJaI/AAAAAAAABRQ/2nYehLtvF78/IMG_0043_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="302" height="452" /></a></div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/Td0xQtGlR9I/AAAAAAAABRU/kceW7yYjito/s1600-h/IMG_0048%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_0048" border="0" alt="IMG_0048" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/Td0xRFhug-I/AAAAAAAABRY/amOG1AXmfJY/IMG_0048_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></a></div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center">In the picture above the trailer that you see across the road, belongs to my in-laws. </div> <div align="center">On the roof of their shed a robin made a nest and had some babies</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/Td0xRsIpYNI/AAAAAAAABRc/W9G6QlzzjiU/s1600-h/IMG_0065%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_0065" border="0" alt="IMG_0065" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/Td0xSOjFJ4I/AAAAAAAABRg/sLGDyDZAdV4/IMG_0065_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></a> aren’t they beautiful? Lucas wasn’t really interested in them… but I think I took nearly 100 photos of them! </div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> That’s it for this week! <a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/">Visit 1plus1plus1equals1 to see what other tots are learning</a>. htebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604422663298751095.post-56311237212015854442011-05-18T22:40:00.001-04:002011-05-18T22:56:12.670-04:00stART ~ My heart is like a zoo<p> </p> <p><a href="http://amommysadventures.blogspot.com/2009/08/start.html"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8p6ZjTGgYEY/SwdVzS_PMZI/AAAAAAAACKU/a1LIaA6bD6Q/stArt.gif" /></a></p> <p align="center">While we were at the library last week I stumbled upon the book “<span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Like-Zoo-Michael-Hall/dp/0061915106?ie=UTF8&tag=dinosamptrain-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">my heart is like a zoo</a></span>” and thought it was perfect for using in a story + art activity.  <br /></p> <div style="text-align: center" align="center"> <span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Like-Zoo-Michael-Hall/dp/0061915106?ie=UTF8&tag=dinosamptrain-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank" imageanchor="1"><img alt="My Heart Is Like a Zoo" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=0061915106&tag=dinosamptrain-20" /></a><img style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; padding-bottom: 0px !important; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none; padding-top: 0px !important" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dinosamptrain-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0061915106" width="1" height="1" /></span></div> <p align="center">Lucas loved this book for the bright colourful pictures, and rhyming text. And Dominic liked this book for its variety of animals and there were just over 300 hearts for him to count throughout the book!  I liked this book because it was a great way for me to begin talking to Lucas about his feelings. The book covers a range of feelings covering happy and sad all the way to feeling crafty and peaceful. <br /></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdSC-fOf0vI/AAAAAAAABO0/N0ELk_hkzTU/s1600-h/IMG_9951%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_9951" border="0" alt="IMG_9951" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdSC-yxkyfI/AAAAAAAABO4/OAnYrlY4uk8/IMG_9951_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="381" /></a><em>a look inside the book  <br /></em></p> <p align="center">Lucas chose the <em>snappy as a</em> crab… not because he is snappy or crabby : ) but because he loves our hermit and emerald crabs that we have in our fish tank.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdSC_Qx5wkI/AAAAAAAABO8/OCLCFmYcrEc/s1600-h/IMG_98833.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_9883" border="0" alt="IMG_9883" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdSC_zU9bvI/AAAAAAAABPA/ds_BH4JPfpc/IMG_9883_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></a></p> <p align="center">Lucas started out with some glue and cornmeal for sand</p> <p align="center"> <br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdSDAXShtKI/AAAAAAAABPE/Y_cBJ6oxdQE/s1600-h/IMG_98994.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_9899" border="0" alt="IMG_9899" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdSDA2eLMwI/AAAAAAAABPI/Pet2MglKQT8/IMG_9899_thumb8.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="404" /></a></p> <p align="center">and then with help from mama we cut and assembled the hearts to match the one in the book.</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center">See other great stART projects by visiting <a href="http://www.amommysadventures.com/">A Mommy's Adventures</a>!</p> htebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604422663298751095.post-40221940063296191422011-05-16T13:29:00.002-04:002011-05-16T13:31:24.026-04:00In our sensory table right now…<p align="center">It has been awhile since I last shared our sensory table here on the blog! I still rotate our materials in the table about once a month, depending on popularity. This month we have pasta - in various shapes, pompoms, marbles, marker lids, and plastic eggs.</p> <p><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_9761" border="0" alt="IMG_9761" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdFfAekUPkI/AAAAAAAABOI/hv82hjfl5jE/IMG_9761_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="642" height="429" /></p> <p align="center">This sensory tub has been really great, we have been able to do so many different activities from it. So far we have sorted the items by objects, by colour, and by sound. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdFfBLk_UYI/AAAAAAAABOk/uKjctQH0j_k/s1600-h/IMG_9792%5B10%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_9792" border="0" alt="IMG_9792" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdFfBk8ySZI/AAAAAAAABOo/M8F6AcWQtDg/IMG_9792_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="312" height="209" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdFfB8qW7_I/AAAAAAAABOs/WdxeOrhjHP0/s1600-h/IMG_9794%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_9794" border="0" alt="IMG_9794" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdFfCeVz5uI/AAAAAAAABOw/Kcy-PNsngWM/IMG_9794_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="312" height="209" /></a></p> <p align="center">Above are the eggs set up with the different materials inside, and Lucas shaking them to hear the sound. Below is Lucas working on sorting out the materials by colour – this is an activity that I didn't think would interest him, but he has worked on it several times over the past few weeks!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdFfCgQ8ZXI/AAAAAAAABOc/J53oEZFKIQY/s1600-h/IMG_9802%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_9802" border="0" alt="IMG_9802" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TdFfDDBvfAI/AAAAAAAABOg/2nNjhTg877g/IMG_9802_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="602" /></a></p> htebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604422663298751095.post-58918107502157696042011-05-09T10:40:00.001-04:002011-05-09T10:40:04.911-04:00in the messy room ~ bubble paper prints<p>We have a room in our basement, just off the playroom that has been designated as the “messy room” a room for all things messy. Everything from play dough to art projects, to crafting to the sensory table. A room that we can go and have tons of fun and make a mess and I don't have to clean it up right away – I just have to shut the door and pretend its not there.. which is sometimes nice : ) </p> <p>Last week in the messy room Lucas did some painting and printing with bubble paper.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/Tcf8uHqUgjI/AAAAAAAABNw/ReMU_d2eKb0/s1600-h/IMG_9266%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="IMG_9266" border="0" alt="IMG_9266" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/Tcf8uqK4BEI/AAAAAAAABN0/aAqZyBQQty8/IMG_9266_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/Tcf8vIEzzUI/AAAAAAAABN4/-qS-bX4yWTI/s1600-h/IMG_9280%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="IMG_9280" border="0" alt="IMG_9280" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/Tcf8vv6SfAI/AAAAAAAABN8/3ITZ-LWRDtU/IMG_9280_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></a>  </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/Tcf8wItzuZI/AAAAAAAABOA/uoaDzRkHDT4/s1600-h/IMG_9282%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="IMG_9282" border="0" alt="IMG_9282" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/Tcf8w9L2yEI/AAAAAAAABOE/y6M2wEP2E5w/IMG_9282_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></a></p> htebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604422663298751095.post-29089164230260318492011-04-25T23:29:00.001-04:002011-04-26T12:22:58.126-04:00tot school ~ highlights from the past few months<p align="center"> </p> <div align="center"><a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/TotSchool.html"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/tot_school150.jpg" width="150" height="110" /></a> </div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center">That was a much longer break then I had originally anticipated, but I am glad to be back! Here is a collection of pictures from the past few months…</div> <div align="center"> <br /></div> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY707nJwsI/AAAAAAAABK4/gjMzn3hp23g/s1600-h/IMG_7082%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_7082" border="0" alt="IMG_7082" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY71VePJSI/AAAAAAAABK8/Xrt0OP6Oscs/IMG_7082_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY716gmvRI/AAAAAAAABLA/jWIyKAKZxXY/s1600-h/IMG_7086%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_7086" border="0" alt="IMG_7086" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY72TsMvtI/AAAAAAAABLE/aiwDm3gZuqI/IMG_7086_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></a><em><span style="font-size: xx-small">        painting with scrapers   </span></em> <br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small"></span></em></p> <p> <br /></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY729zulKI/AAAAAAAABLI/QxoPCa9jHHI/s1600-h/IMG_7120%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_7120" border="0" alt="IMG_7120" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY73cowJ0I/AAAAAAAABLM/PUBd3x0K65w/IMG_7120_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></a><span style="font-size: xx-small"><em>        drawing circles in the sand</em></span> </p> <p> <br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small"></span></em> <br /></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY73j8n7QI/AAAAAAAABLQ/vKsgXgRxLx0/s1600-h/IMG_7383%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_7383" border="0" alt="IMG_7383" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY74Em_SHI/AAAAAAAABLU/6brKRdlHXug/IMG_7383_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></a><span style="font-size: xx-small"><em>        free art with dot markers</em></span> <br /></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY74sLriQI/AAAAAAAABLY/8b8uNGUU828/s1600-h/IMG_7410%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_7410" border="0" alt="IMG_7410" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY74wiSuAI/AAAAAAAABLc/3lNOuR4OUj4/IMG_7410_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY75f4vkmI/AAAAAAAABLg/pJx6qy_U1IA/s1600-h/IMG_7419%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_7419" border="0" alt="IMG_7419" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY75qZkSXI/AAAAAAAABLk/RVgafNZ2sq0/IMG_7419_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></a>      <font size="1"><em>torn paper collage<span style="font-size: xx-small">…kinda. He lost interest : )</span></em> <br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small"></span></em></font></p> <p> <br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY76HE5ygI/AAAAAAAABLo/noOVzUu9YaI/s1600-h/IMG_7492%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_7492" border="0" alt="IMG_7492" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY76p1coQI/AAAAAAAABLs/lOIg_7y-lCw/IMG_7492_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></a><em><span style="font-size: xx-small">        lots of puzzles</span></em> <br /></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY77HLPfFI/AAAAAAAABLw/IcATVo2j-o8/s1600-h/IMG_7595%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_7595" border="0" alt="IMG_7595" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY77hfRT8I/AAAAAAAABL0/_1gEFtG2L0Q/IMG_7595_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></a><span style="font-size: xx-small"><em>         playing DS Games with big brother</em></span> </p> <p> <br /></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY7779SATI/AAAAAAAABL4/sLTVD8b3Cqs/s1600-h/IMG_7678%5B3%5D.jpg"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: xx-small"><em><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_7678" border="0" alt="IMG_7678" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY78eVAqDI/AAAAAAAABL8/vPiiM775r4M/IMG_7678_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></em></span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small"><em>         Lucas inherited an old cell phone which he LOVES! Its been great helping him learn his numbers.</em></span> <br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small"></span></em></p> <p> <br /></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY78sjHMVI/AAAAAAAABMA/8u8gJ4cVZaQ/s1600-h/IMG_7723%5B3%5D.jpg"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: xx-small"><em><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_7723" border="0" alt="IMG_7723" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY783Jrh4I/AAAAAAAABME/jfYu3yRKYBE/IMG_7723_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></em></span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small"><em>        Mr. Shaggy Doo – got a hair cut</em></span> </p> <p> <br /></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY79blN57I/AAAAAAAABMI/xqY8qISc1LU/s1600-h/IMG_7906%5B3%5D.jpg"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: xx-small"><em><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_7906" border="0" alt="IMG_7906" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY794qoi4I/AAAAAAAABMM/h9QlTV1PcT8/IMG_7906_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="602" /></em></span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small"><em>                                           Lacing and wearing wooden shoes</em></span> <br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small"></span></em></p> <p> <br /></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY7-Q8gpyI/AAAAAAAABMQ/7qsFSxOCycI/s1600-h/IMG_8002%5B3%5D.jpg"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: xx-small"><em><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_8002" border="0" alt="IMG_8002" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY7-xV_DGI/AAAAAAAABMU/XO6A2gAturE/IMG_8002_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></em></span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small"><em>        Threading beads</em></span> <br /></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY7_PhqWzI/AAAAAAAABMY/s15vLuZqhQs/s1600-h/IMG_8073%5B3%5D.jpg"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: xx-small"><em><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_8073" border="0" alt="IMG_8073" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY7_q3YhaI/AAAAAAAABMc/8i8cz6JuEI0/IMG_8073_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="602" /></em></span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small"><em>                                          building with wedgits</em></span> <br /></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY8ALgBYmI/AAAAAAAABMg/qn-qlBsAFsg/s1600-h/IMG_8103%5B3%5D.jpg"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: xx-small"><em><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_8103" border="0" alt="IMG_8103" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY8Asd5ijI/AAAAAAAABMk/ZwLdf3pZDqQ/IMG_8103_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></em></span></a><em><span style="font-size: xx-small">         making bus trains ~ my mom gives him a one of those little yellow buses every time we go to her house for a visit.</span></em> <br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small"></span></em></p> <p> <br /></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY8A80JjHI/AAAAAAAABMo/dIALYtm7PfU/s1600-h/IMG_8222%5B3%5D.jpg"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: xx-small"><em><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_8222" border="0" alt="IMG_8222" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY8BeKV8fI/AAAAAAAABMs/HncerqchBf0/IMG_8222_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></em></span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small"><em>         rice and lentils in the sensory table</em></span> </p> <p> <br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small"></span></em> <br /></p> <p><em><span style="font-size: xx-small"></span></em><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY8BzHw80I/AAAAAAAABMw/MfPPysVk2SE/s1600-h/IMG_8443%5B3%5D.jpg"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: xx-small"><em><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_8443" border="0" alt="IMG_8443" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY8CRuXryI/AAAAAAAABM0/2ILtGRUHJGk/IMG_8443_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></em></span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small"><em>         meeting petey the bird</em></span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: xx-small"><em></em></span> <br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY8ClIzJII/AAAAAAAABM4/Ay4ZrkbJM4I/s1600-h/IMG_8481%5B3%5D.jpg"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: xx-small"><em><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_8481" border="0" alt="IMG_8481" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY8DMNl96I/AAAAAAAABM8/IG-t-xALvCg/IMG_8481_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="602" /></em></span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small"><em>                                            … and taking him for a ride on mack</em></span> </p> <p> <br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small"></span></em> <br /></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY8DuVd7iI/AAAAAAAABNA/5s-sp4pg1tg/s1600-h/IMG_8521%5B3%5D.jpg"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: xx-small"><em><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_8521" border="0" alt="IMG_8521" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY8D2ECSfI/AAAAAAAABNE/shEyaycLxGM/IMG_8521_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></em></span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small"><em>         play dough sculptures ~ with googly eyes, big beads, and feathers</em></span> </p> <p> <br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small"></span></em> <br /></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY8EVNGd5I/AAAAAAAABNI/q53NRM0xaaI/s1600-h/IMG_8659%5B3%5D.jpg"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: xx-small"><em><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_8659" border="0" alt="IMG_8659" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY8EkKfCxI/AAAAAAAABNM/bjMov06cAnU/IMG_8659_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></em></span></a><em><span style="font-size: xx-small">        painting a mini birdhouse</span></em> <br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small"></span></em></p> <p> <br /></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY8FOSv8zI/AAAAAAAABNQ/Gb1Vq6G0FZ8/s1600-h/IMG_8743%5B3%5D.jpg"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: xx-small"><em><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_8743" border="0" alt="IMG_8743" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY8FpBkKdI/AAAAAAAABNU/BskM2qUXlII/IMG_8743_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></em></span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small"><em>         more collages </em></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><em></em></span> <br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small"></span></em> <br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small"></span></em><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY8F-S7iCI/AAAAAAAABNY/N4iBGvIleR0/s1600-h/IMG_8801%5B3%5D.jpg"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: xx-small"><em><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_8801" border="0" alt="IMG_8801" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbY8GfPZFmI/AAAAAAAABNc/5dJn5dR7GGo/IMG_8801_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></em></span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small"><em>        and glitter</em></span>  <br /> <br /> </p> <div align="left"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbbxW4xyjVI/AAAAAAAABNg/wmkz5ZjCWnk/s1600-h/IMG_9197%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_9197" border="0" alt="IMG_9197" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbbxXSbTwhI/AAAAAAAABNk/srPc5Uz0OkM/IMG_9197_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbbxXwdaCpI/AAAAAAAABNo/N4uZHewvUt8/s1600-h/IMG_9200%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_9200" border="0" alt="IMG_9200" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TbbxYRbuadI/AAAAAAAABNs/QPaJdQShN8c/IMG_9200_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="402" /></a><em><font size="1">       dying Easter eggs</font></em></div> <div align="center"> </div> htebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604422663298751095.post-88072526399234463302011-03-24T14:35:00.001-04:002011-03-24T14:35:37.645-04:00be back soon!<p align="center"> I have been really terrible at this blogging thing recently! So much has been going on in my family over the past few months I just haven't had the time, the pictures, or the desire to blog. </p> <p align="center"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_7868" border="0" alt="IMG_7868" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TYuO-MLpJJI/AAAAAAAABK0/JwO1hxlJo2s/IMG_7868_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="642" height="429" /></p> <p align="center">But I hope to <em>be back soon</em> with some of the activities we’ve been doing as well as some crafts and some new recipes!</p> htebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604422663298751095.post-84442290556018999162011-03-04T14:22:00.003-05:002011-03-04T14:25:32.243-05:00finger paint gone wrong<div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I made a batch of finger paint this morning from the recipe I found in the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/First-Art-Experiences-Toddlers-Twos/dp/0876592221?ie=UTF8&tag=dinosamptrain-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">First Art </a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dinosamptrain-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0876592221" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" />by Maryann Kohl, I followed the recipe/directions but it did not turn out quite right - I think maybe I over cooked it....</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TXE77_NYVSI/AAAAAAAABKM/RhwWsED_eV4/s1600-h/IMG_7525%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_7525" border="0" height="429" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TXE78aNenyI/AAAAAAAABKQ/iUVCmdQ1amA/IMG_7525_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_7525" width="642" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">It looked great but when we tried to use it, it was too thick and jelly like to paint with.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TXE78wWqaVI/AAAAAAAABKU/_FgQTAUUKo0/s1600-h/IMG_7532%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_7532" border="0" height="429" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TXE79W7JcQI/AAAAAAAABKY/Z2P7cZ3cAvs/IMG_7532_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_7532" width="642" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Luckily Lucas like the jelly glops of gloop…</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TXE79t4CeyI/AAAAAAAABKc/gXAUyjHJwXA/s1600-h/IMG_7543%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_7543" border="0" height="429" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TXE7-Pxi5fI/AAAAAAAABKg/GRBLUbzG7U8/IMG_7543_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_7543" width="642" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">and our painting activity turned into a sensory activity…</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TXE7-mtozbI/AAAAAAAABKk/rppz5KMcouc/s1600-h/IMG_7559%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_7559" border="0" height="429" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TXE7_JYQHKI/AAAAAAAABKo/ev4AKWH-dv0/IMG_7559_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_7559" width="642" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">We played in this squishy mess for a good part of our morning</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TXE7_oNdJWI/AAAAAAAABKs/cKtO_9yo_-s/s1600-h/IMG_7575%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_7575" border="0" height="429" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TXE8AGVYspI/AAAAAAAABKw/Jp32wNMLoaY/IMG_7575_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_7575" width="642" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I hope to recreate this mess again soon ‘cause this little man had a blast!<br />
</div>htebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604422663298751095.post-40640379952414729172011-02-25T13:12:00.001-05:002011-02-25T13:12:18.020-05:00fix it friday ~ #88<p align="center"><a href="http://www.iheartfaces.com/2011/02/fix-it-friday-88/"><img title="I Heart Faces - Fix-It Friday" alt="" src="http://www.iheartfaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/FIF1.jpg" width="171" height="75" /></a></p> <p align="center">Original Photo:</p> <p><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="5475375554_ac3dd9f0dc_o[1]" border="0" alt="5475375554_ac3dd9f0dc_o[1]" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWfw9Tmbh0I/AAAAAAAABJw/eQA6wvqkcFA/5475375554_ac3dd9f0dc_o%5B1%5D_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="642" height="429" /></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center">My Edits: </p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWfw99URlBI/AAAAAAAABJ0/M0gJ27SAGgw/s1600-h/881%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="881" border="0" alt="881" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWfw-VQvHQI/AAAAAAAABJ4/ypxAkKh2zTU/881_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="642" height="429" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWfw-6uckFI/AAAAAAAABJ8/7-FGv_O9cLE/s1600-h/882%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="882" border="0" alt="882" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWfw_a9GCsI/AAAAAAAABKA/aXpscOf21dM/882_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="642" height="429" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWfw_9ZWZTI/AAAAAAAABKE/inRiOTKqCMQ/s1600-h/883%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="883" border="0" alt="883" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWfxAQwPamI/AAAAAAAABKI/gOj2GrM7J4A/883_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="642" height="429" /></a> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center">see more great edits by visiting:</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.iheartfaces.com/"><img alt="I Heart Faces - Photo Challenges, Tutorials and Tips" src="http://www.iheartfaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/I_Heart_Faces_Photography_125.jpg" height="63" /></a></p> htebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604422663298751095.post-38346237814394411792011-02-20T12:11:00.000-05:002011-02-20T12:11:38.818-05:00tot school ~ 27months<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lucas is 27 Months</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.com/TotSchool.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pOdvWF5uIYs/SMryF7PulqI/AAAAAAAAFcQ/vCWjjTwzM9I/s400/TotSchool2.gif" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I don’t have too much to share this week. We didn’t go with a theme life has been a little to hectic so we just focused on the things Lucas likes to do, and had a lot of fun ~ which really, is the best way to do tot school!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lucas really likes working with glue, he asks for it daily. We easily go through a bottle a week – or day if I let him ; )</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWFJ41vOg1I/AAAAAAAABIM/BXU2TxL5Wzw/s1600-h/IMG_66593.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6659" border="0" height="402" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWFJ5Yf4ukI/AAAAAAAABIQ/aAY1OafsnI0/IMG_6659_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6659" width="602" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">feathers and glue</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWFJ5948OzI/AAAAAAAABIU/OoRrZDzqGEs/s1600-h/IMG_66523.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6652" border="0" height="402" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWFJ6d7CT1I/AAAAAAAABIY/QXkinyd9NVw/IMG_6652_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6652" width="602" /></a> a fun simple open ended art activity </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I brought out our peg boards this week…</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWFJ6yrRZ8I/AAAAAAAABIc/75CWGbLPEas/s1600-h/IMG_66823.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6682" border="0" height="402" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWFJ7uWUyFI/AAAAAAAABIg/7YIq3Jt25so/IMG_6682_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6682" width="602" /></a>we built towers </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWFJ8RWoBUI/AAAAAAAABIk/TGj47fAwKqY/s1600-h/IMG_66873.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6687" border="0" height="402" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWFJ9GVs0YI/AAAAAAAABIo/qp3NJY6pDso/IMG_6687_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6687" width="602" /></a> and sorted out the pegs by colour.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWFJ9UjHg5I/AAAAAAAABIs/CpQN5Od5MgI/s1600-h/IMG_67443.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6744" border="0" height="402" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWFJ95L-8kI/AAAAAAAABIw/5omhWE1LC3U/IMG_6744_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6744" width="602" /></a> we played with <a href="http://dinosaursandtrains.blogspot.com/2011/01/baking-soda-vinegar.html">vinegar and baking soda</a> again, this time Lucas <em>really</em> got into it ; )</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWFJ-b4aEkI/AAAAAAAABI0/2KtBE2fwcmg/s1600-h/IMG_6782copy3.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6782 copy" border="0" height="528" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWFJ-19DAxI/AAAAAAAABI4/HuvEu0CYjzg/IMG_6782copy_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6782 copy" width="602" /></a> We also had a lot of fun with <a href="http://dinosaursandtrains.blogspot.com/2011/02/puffy-paint.html">puffy paint</a>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lucas really enjoyed playing with <span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/http-ecx-images-amazon-com-images-I-41kr75V0aDL/dp/B0024NO9AI?ie=UTF8&tag=dinosamptrain-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">this maze</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dinosamptrain-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0024NO9AI" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span>, you use the magnetic pen to move the balls to the different animals… its great for exercising his fine motor skills and hand eye coordination!<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWFJ_ZYtqQI/AAAAAAAABI8/l8Qgda5tgPM/s1600-h/IMG_69033.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6903" border="0" height="402" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWFJ_n75zNI/AAAAAAAABJA/z8LfXgqGuyw/IMG_6903_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6903" width="602" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="IMG_6937" border="0" height="452" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWFKACnFOfI/AAAAAAAABJE/MXMhPf6bDvA/IMG_6937_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6937" width="302" />Lucas helped set up a marble track and LOVED racing his marbles around </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="IMG_6977" border="0" height="402" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWFKAgqUPcI/AAAAAAAABJI/jCF09Nn8mRc/IMG_6977_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6977" width="602" />This week I brought out our Melissa and Doug <span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Bead-Sequencing-Set/dp/B00021HBAO?ie=UTF8&tag=dinosamptrain-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">sequencing set</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dinosamptrain-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00021HBAO" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span>. We don't follow the cards yet we just make our own patterns.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="IMG_6990" border="0" height="402" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWFKBFi_eSI/AAAAAAAABJM/VAhNVdDmKS8/IMG_6990_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6990" width="602" />and sort them by colour.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">After reading Chicka Chicka Boom Boom we matched our letters to the letters at the back of the book.<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWFKBga7ZvI/AAAAAAAABJQ/HqvprKrc2Uc/s1600-h/IMG_70343.jpg"><img alt="IMG_7034" border="0" height="402" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWFKCK1SGXI/AAAAAAAABJU/KKiSFyYSa_k/IMG_7034_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_7034" width="602" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">then we put them on to <span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Almas-Designs-Chicka-boom/dp/B003IHV2L8?ie=UTF8&tag=dinosamptrain-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">our coconut tree</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dinosamptrain-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003IHV2L8" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWFKCrp1MTI/AAAAAAAABJY/acuKc1ilzWw/s1600-h/IMG_70453.jpg"><img alt="IMG_7045" border="0" height="402" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWFKDHiCmNI/AAAAAAAABJc/my3EPcVcEhc/IMG_7045_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_7045" width="602" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Over the past few weeks Lucas has really been into the movie Cars, and it has really sparked a lot of imaginative play which has been really nice to see!<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWFKDZq1cuI/AAAAAAAABJg/zoWVQB6iEl0/s1600-h/IMG_70643.jpg"><img alt="IMG_7064" border="0" height="402" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWFKD3Rrf5I/AAAAAAAABJk/L6EwS8wIDVA/IMG_7064_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_7064" width="602" /></a>In this photo he has his buses talking to each other.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This last photo is may favourite! <img alt="IMG_6038" border="0" height="402" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TWFKEL_qqtI/AAAAAAAABJo/jnWhknz2nWc/IMG_6038_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6038" width="602" />My two boys playing cooperatively together – a rare moment!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">That’s it for this week! <a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/">Visit 1plus1plus1equals1 to see what other tots are learning</a>.</div>htebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604422663298751095.post-83792133184229201412011-02-18T14:01:00.002-05:002011-02-18T14:03:16.841-05:00fix it friday ~ #87<div align="center">original image:<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TV7B-VpsD8I/AAAAAAAABH0/H98vzDDhKac/s1600-h/5455233650_8d8c9c7879_b12.jpg"><img alt="5455233650_8d8c9c7879_b[1]" border="0" height="429" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TV7B-j0LstI/AAAAAAAABH4/SUkZSC3dsNM/5455233650_8d8c9c7879_b1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="5455233650_8d8c9c7879_b[1]" width="642" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">my edits:<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TV7B_AWOmuI/AAAAAAAABH8/HcF77UTKfBg/s1600-h/fixfriday8713.jpg"><img alt="fixfriday871" border="0" height="560" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TV7B_4ihn6I/AAAAAAAABIA/2fHpYsWa_-Q/fixfriday871_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="fixfriday871" width="452" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TV7CAC7AWJI/AAAAAAAABIE/a1G0alIbC_Q/s1600-h/fixfriday8723.jpg"><img alt="fixfriday872" border="0" height="534" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TV7CAVxon-I/AAAAAAAABII/OTzOfikxwZ0/fixfriday872_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="fixfriday872" width="452" /></a> </div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">see more great edits by visiting:</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"> <a href="http://www.iheartfaces.com/"><img alt="I Heart Faces - Photo Challenges, Tutorials and Tips" height="63" src="http://www.iheartfaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/I_Heart_Faces_Photography_125.jpg" /></a></div>htebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604422663298751095.post-12424713861859085502011-02-08T10:29:00.001-05:002011-02-08T10:29:33.635-05:00puffy paint<p align="center"> </p> <p align="center">Lucas enjoyed working with puffy paint yesterday, I knew he would since the viscosity is somewhat similar to glue… and he loves glue!</p> <p><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_6782 copy" border="0" alt="IMG_6782 copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TVFhWyZBJyI/AAAAAAAABHs/j8s4vTpWBQw/IMG_6782%20copy_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="452" height="396" /></p> <p align="center">I made a batch and separated it into three different colours, I used old shampoo bottles and an old glue bottle. Lucas preferred the glue bottle since it was smaller and easier for his little hands to squeeze.</p> <p> </p> <p> To make puffy paint:</p> <p></p> <ul> <ul> <li>1cup of flour </li> <li>1cup of salt </li> <li>1cup of water </li> <li>empty squeeze containers </li> <li>1 Tablespoon tempera paint –as many colours as you want</li> </ul> </ul> <p>Mix the first 3 ingredients together in a big bowl. </p> <p>Divide the mix out into smaller containers – one for each colour </p> <p>Add 1 Tbsp of tempera and mix well. Adjust the colour by add another tsp of paint until desired colour s reached </p> <p>Pour into squeeze bottle – a funnel will make this easier or you can spoon the mixture. </p> <p>Give the child the bottles and watch them get to work!</p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><strong>* this paint does not work well on construction/craft paper. Instead use matte board or card board, we used and old cereal box cut up!</strong></p> <p><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_6772 copy" border="0" alt="IMG_6772 copy" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TVFhXLF7xdI/AAAAAAAABHw/7yWHQyC1VeY/IMG_6772%20copy_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="452" height="363" /></p> htebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604422663298751095.post-25054111024235438992011-02-04T11:09:00.002-05:002011-02-04T11:13:40.728-05:00fix it friday ~ #85<div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Original Image:<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUwks4qMtLI/AAAAAAAABHQ/wxm-X236LuI/s1600-h/or%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="or" border="0" height="482" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUwktQy74XI/AAAAAAAABHU/ip6FnpOo9YY/or_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="or" width="322" /></a> </div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">my edits:<img alt="5415267040_5230a36e0d_o[1] copy" border="0" height="482" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUwkt9WPtOI/AAAAAAAABHY/ItddH4zYSlQ/5415267040_5230a36e0d_o%5B1%5D%20copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="5415267040_5230a36e0d_o[1] copy" width="351" /></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUwkuACcquI/AAAAAAAABHc/GAH-FRVsTcY/s1600-h/5415267040_5230a36e0d_o%5B2%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="5415267040_5230a36e0d_o[2" border="0" height="482" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUwkuasRYpI/AAAAAAAABHg/SZq8mNq2lv8/5415267040_5230a36e0d_o%5B2_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="5415267040_5230a36e0d_o[2" width="353" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUwku64QWYI/AAAAAAAABHk/j4E4eXJ9fP0/s1600-h/5415267040_5230a36e0d_o%5B2%20copy%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="5415267040_5230a36e0d_o[2 copy" border="0" height="482" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUwkvP3GG7I/AAAAAAAABHo/_OoAhRRL8JE/5415267040_5230a36e0d_o%5B2%20copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="5415267040_5230a36e0d_o[2 copy" width="351" /></a> </div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">You can find more great <a href="http://www.iheartfaces.com/2011/01/photo-editing-fun-fix-it-friday-84/">edits here!</a></div>htebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604422663298751095.post-88962411339066753952011-02-02T16:31:00.000-05:002011-02-02T16:31:35.378-05:00stART ~ Art’s Supplies<div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">This week we read <span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Arts-Supplies-Chris-Tougas/dp/1551439204?ie=UTF8&tag=dinosamptrain-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Art's Supplies by Chris Tougas</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dinosamptrain-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1551439204" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" />.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span><span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Arts-Supplies-Chris-Tougas/dp/1551439204?ie=UTF8&tag=dinosamptrain-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><img alt="Art's Supplies" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=1551439204&tag=dinosamptrain-20" /></a></span></span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span><span><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dinosamptrain-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1551439204" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span></span></div><div align="center"><span></span>The book starts off with Art saying “its not my fault… my supplies have a mind of their own!” then the book goes on “the paper started it by inviting everyone to her pad for a party”. It doesn't take long for the pencils to arrive. They are soon joined by crayons, markers, pastels, ink, glue, scissors, and paint. This book creatively explores the process of children creating art. </div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">However there is a BIG part of the book that I did NOT LIKE… on every page Art’s supplies are talking and making comments. Some are cute and clever like the crayons saying “lets colour outside the lines” others are rude and inappropriate like the pencil talking about his butt, and the markers talking about having the runs and making references to alcohol – that completely ruined what could have been a great book.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">I gave the kids large sheet of paper and some pencils, markers, crayons and pastels.</div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUnL5vIunyI/AAAAAAAABGo/s-gzrquYc0o/s1600-h/IMG_6855%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6855" border="0" height="336" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUnL9cp5cuI/AAAAAAAABGs/AWepOzggPtA/IMG_6855_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6855" width="502" /></a> </div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Once they had coloured for awhile I gave them scrap paper, scissors and glue.<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUnL9gS-TEI/AAAAAAAABGw/vpDuqnRtbOI/s1600-h/IMG_6864%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6864" border="0" height="336" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUnL-A9QKJI/AAAAAAAABG0/sUwFyWTyzBM/IMG_6864_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6864" width="502" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Lucas LOVES working with glue, we easily go through a bottle a week!<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUnL-g_tVeI/AAAAAAAABG4/HNTKCOjtCCA/s1600-h/IMG_6868%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6868" border="0" height="336" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUnL_FOVBbI/AAAAAAAABG8/d1-9IfUKF80/IMG_6868_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6868" width="502" /></a> </div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">“just when I thought it was over, the paints arrived.” ~ a line from the book<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUnL_uHZsTI/AAAAAAAABHA/GUYakT9cEus/s1600-h/IMG_6882%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6882" border="0" height="336" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUnMAcMvgnI/AAAAAAAABHE/qfvbWvmH-Tc/IMG_6882_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6882" width="502" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">although I was not satisfied with our book, I loved this art project. It was great to just let the kids create after doing so many structured crafts the last few weeks!<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUnMAmLhNuI/AAAAAAAABHI/WrhCuaRzhdo/s1600-h/IMG_6887%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6887" border="0" height="336" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUnMBKBT21I/AAAAAAAABHM/dqcKn0_SIxM/IMG_6887_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6887" width="502" /></a> </div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">See other great stART projects by visiting <a href="http://www.amommysadventures.com/">A Mommy's Adventures</a>!</div>htebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604422663298751095.post-43301285676066912712011-01-31T13:32:00.001-05:002011-01-31T13:32:26.257-05:00baking soda + vinegar<p align="center"> </p> <p align="center">baking soda + vinegar = a fun way to exercise small motor skills!</p> <p align="center">and play around with colour mixing!</p> <p align="center">and learn about cause and effect! </p> <p align="center">and its just plain fun!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUcAJjnu9eI/AAAAAAAABFw/kGoHAwVsJNY/s1600-h/IMG_6420%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_6420" border="0" alt="IMG_6420" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUcAKHbP6eI/AAAAAAAABF0/-eGXBhiJ5t4/IMG_6420_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="336" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUcAKRnsrnI/AAAAAAAABF8/UF_wcXTVhlM/s1600-h/IMG_6424%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_6424" border="0" alt="IMG_6424" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUcAKzgf9cI/AAAAAAAABGA/lfcgQq7WROM/IMG_6424_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="336" /></a></p> <p align="center">It was hard work figuring out how to suck up the vinegar with the eye dropper, but with lots of practice he became a pro!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUcALHO5eQI/AAAAAAAABGE/iKMEq7WFR3Y/s1600-h/IMG_6422%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_6422" border="0" alt="IMG_6422" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUcALhfxn-I/AAAAAAAABGI/DeIZa9XKAp0/IMG_6422_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="336" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUcAMJhd4WI/AAAAAAAABGM/I9G9EHlpJd0/s1600-h/IMG_6442%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_6442" border="0" alt="IMG_6442" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUcAMkh-ObI/AAAAAAAABGQ/tX_HPUxl8HM/IMG_6442_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="336" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUcAM0MFisI/AAAAAAAABGU/OS4nl4tNvvw/s1600-h/IMG_6451%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_6451" border="0" alt="IMG_6451" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUcANRPT5tI/AAAAAAAABGY/yn_NnTvhWqo/IMG_6451_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="336" /></a>He loved watching the soda fizz up!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUcAOF7GXoI/AAAAAAAABGc/SERynKv7Ha4/s1600-h/IMG_6455%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_6455" border="0" alt="IMG_6455" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUcAOcWMiAI/AAAAAAAABGg/kG_rOokjaME/IMG_6455_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="336" /></a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p align="center">When Lucas grew tired of this activity I told him to dump the cups into the bin for one big final fizz.</p> <p align="center">This activity was tons of fun for both me and Lucas, we will be repeating it again soon.</p> htebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604422663298751095.post-38092271477819053232011-01-30T22:42:00.002-05:002011-01-30T22:46:59.221-05:00totschool – 26 months<div style="text-align: center;">Lucas is 26 Months</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.com/TotSchool.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pOdvWF5uIYs/SMryF7PulqI/AAAAAAAAFcQ/vCWjjTwzM9I/s400/TotSchool2.gif" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This week our focus was dinosaurs. We will be continuing on with this next week as well. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvbsaiacI/AAAAAAAABDg/4IV5L8x1xAU/s1600-h/IMG_61243.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6124" border="0" height="302" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvb8pJk6I/AAAAAAAABDk/oW0l7cI-Xy4/IMG_6124_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6124" width="452" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Stamping dinosaur footprints with brown paint/mud</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvcS4njVI/AAAAAAAABDo/61vl3b13B2c/s1600-h/IMG_61343.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6134" border="0" height="302" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvchasKXI/AAAAAAAABDs/qF3uJvX6QWA/IMG_6134_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6134" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">After Lucas was finished he washed his dinosaurs in some warm soapy water</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvdNbIIQI/AAAAAAAABDw/G2yElDLJwWc/s1600-h/IMG_61393.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6139" border="0" height="302" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvdUzFQeI/AAAAAAAABD0/DlilvzXZ8Qk/IMG_6139_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6139" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>he really enjoys playing with water so this occupied him for quite some time, I cant wait for warmer weather so he can play in the water table whenever he wants!</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvec_L6tI/AAAAAAAABEA/4zuPglGs4FU/s1600-h/IMG_61563.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6156" border="0" height="302" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvezxvvJI/AAAAAAAABEE/wqz7d6XPauw/IMG_6156_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6156" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I gave Lucas our craft toothbrush to scrub the dino’s</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvfXTkoCI/AAAAAAAABEI/KsIjmPLjNJ8/s1600-h/IMG_62213.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6221" border="0" height="302" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvfsQro8I/AAAAAAAABEM/A1w7f2G2h-Y/IMG_6221_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6221" width="452" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Lucas glued black beans and split peas to a triceratops</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="IMG_6248" border="0" height="482" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvgCJ0OEI/AAAAAAAABEU/Dfb3utUtbC8/IMG_6248_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6248" width="322" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">and played with his tiny dinosaurs in the rice and lentil sensory tub.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvguYloTI/AAAAAAAABEY/fOkMfCZQ79s/s1600-h/IMG_62763.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6276" border="0" height="302" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvg58V0wI/AAAAAAAABEc/wHVHiHNi5fM/IMG_6276_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6276" width="452" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lucas also helped me <a href="http://dinosaursandtrains.blogspot.com/2011/01/homemade-play-dough.html">make play dough</a> this week</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvhQkXEUI/AAAAAAAABEg/gkfIipjbbMw/s1600-h/IMG_63233.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6323" border="0" height="302" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvhsrzyEI/AAAAAAAABEk/cuVuNo4iafY/IMG_6323_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6323" width="452" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">and we used it for our <a href="http://dinosaursandtrains.blogspot.com/2011/01/start-bones-bones-dinosaur-bones.html">stART activity</a>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYviLJtu6I/AAAAAAAABEo/OJScj6PgkYU/s1600-h/IMG_63433.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6343" border="0" height="302" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYviRxYvLI/AAAAAAAABEs/d6P0wLOSaw0/IMG_6343_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6343" width="452" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I made this file folder game for Lucas, I found the printable for <a href="http://www.filefolderfun.com/index.html">it here</a>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="IMG_6523" border="0" height="302" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvik6LnbI/AAAAAAAABEw/CUVkOwni89I/IMG_6523_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6523" width="452" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lucas showed me how well he knows his alphabet when we did this activity!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I printed this page from the <a href="http://www.makinglearningfun.com/">making learning fun website</a>. After Lucas told me the letter I would give him a sticker for him to match to the letter on the page. <em> </em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">He knew the names of most of the letters… and he knew the phonetic sound to almost all of the letters!<em> ( he loves to play on starfall and has learned a lot from that site)</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvjRKgyFI/AAAAAAAABE4/HnTRlZkVfx8/s1600-h/IMG_63503.jpg"><span style="color: #ce0007;"></span><img alt="IMG_6350" border="0" height="302" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvjn5lNvI/AAAAAAAABE8/JBwaK2c8a-4/IMG_6350_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6350" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lucas really enjoys helping, so each day I have him do some do some chores around the house!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvjxai47I/AAAAAAAABFA/W6GsO0AKqj4/s1600-h/IMG_63523.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6352" border="0" height="302" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvkLz8hPI/AAAAAAAABFE/iF625MYEP0g/IMG_6352_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6352" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I use a mix of vinegar and water to do most of my light cleaning, so it is perfectly safe for Lucas to help… and he LOVES to use the spray bottle!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvkhXiIII/AAAAAAAABFI/EY8nXVLF_FE/s1600-h/IMG_63563.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6356" border="0" height="302" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvltYgWAI/AAAAAAAABFM/astlBkdiSxQ/IMG_6356_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6356" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lucas also loves to vacuum!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvl2WRmwI/AAAAAAAABFQ/NEfULUwCrms/s1600-h/IMG_6505%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6505" border="0" height="302" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvmOkxg9I/AAAAAAAABFU/amP_Dj-QenM/IMG_6505_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6505" width="452" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">here he is vacuuming up some dried up play dough from earlier in the day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvmnDzOcI/AAAAAAAABFY/TdFYJVNMz04/s1600-h/IMG_66223.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6622" border="0" height="302" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvm3SahII/AAAAAAAABFc/M_Tc5BQTcEc/IMG_6622_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6622" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lucas has been really into puzzles lately, he loves his <span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Large-Shapes-Puzzle/dp/B000FPCWXI?ie=UTF8&tag=dinosamptrain-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">melissa and doug shape puzzle</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dinosamptrain-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000FPCWXI" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvnnQzWgI/AAAAAAAABFg/zw5iuCDCtOY/s1600-h/IMG_66293.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6629" border="0" height="302" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvn5mr_6I/AAAAAAAABFk/r5scY-iPhXQ/IMG_6629_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6629" width="452" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">He also really likes <span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jumbo-Floor-Puzzle-Abc-Pieces/dp/174121159X?ie=UTF8&tag=dinosamptrain-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">this puzzle</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dinosamptrain-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=174121159X" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span>, especially when his big brother helps him sort it out!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvoeuV-xI/AAAAAAAABFo/cJmh5hA3HrM/s1600-h/IMG_66332.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6633" border="0" height="482" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUYvo7OpGUI/AAAAAAAABFs/K8Qg2h5M3vc/IMG_6633_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6633" width="322" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It also makes for a great stage when your done! ; )</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">That’s it for this week! <a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/">Visit 1plus1plus1equals1 to see what other tots are learning</a>.</div>htebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604422663298751095.post-65402760747044879152011-01-28T11:02:00.001-05:002011-01-28T11:02:20.381-05:00I heart faces ~ Fix it Friday<p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><img title="I Heart Faces - Fix-It Friday" alt="" src="http://www.iheartfaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/FIF1.jpg" width="171" height="75" /> </p> <p align="center">I’ve always loved playing around in photoshop, its so much fun!  So when I came across the <a href="http://www.iheartfaces.com/">I heart faces blog</a> and <a href="http://www.iheartfaces.com/fix-it-friday-instructions/">learned about their fix it friday</a> photos I just had to join in on the fun! </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center">This is the original image:</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TULohLD1BuI/AAAAAAAABDI/6Bn4eQd8fik/s1600-h/5384402097_d4324c54ee_o%5B1%5D%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="5384402097_d4324c54ee_o[1]" border="0" alt="5384402097_d4324c54ee_o[1]" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TULohkBgNNI/AAAAAAAABDM/wyugkueVbAw/5384402097_d4324c54ee_o%5B1%5D_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="612" height="409" /></a> </p> <p align="center">and here is my edit:</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TULoicvuKQI/AAAAAAAABDQ/JtBKS4hUsaE/s1600-h/fixfriday%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="fixfriday" border="0" alt="fixfriday" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TULoiwGt2xI/AAAAAAAABDU/M6-KGI5bGZM/fixfriday_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="612" height="482" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p align="center">You can find more great <a href="http://www.iheartfaces.com/2011/01/photo-editing-fun-fix-it-friday-84/">edits here!</a></p> htebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604422663298751095.post-36210102558563012502011-01-28T09:24:00.001-05:002011-01-28T09:24:00.129-05:00Valentine Art<p align="center"> Last week when Dominic stayed home from school we got out a large sheet of paper, and some oil pastels and started doodling&scribbling </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TULRZ9PJAHI/AAAAAAAABCY/KO8MLm3lyQ0/s1600-h/IMG_5938%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5938" border="0" alt="IMG_5938" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TULRajoJYvI/AAAAAAAABCc/_Xd40RncVKQ/IMG_5938_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="452" height="302" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TULRbWKDX7I/AAAAAAAABCg/WJ1vZ4alHsk/s1600-h/IMG_5937%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5937" border="0" alt="IMG_5937" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TULRb_RydFI/AAAAAAAABCk/qTpc6y6OLQw/IMG_5937_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="452" height="302" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TULRccY_zXI/AAAAAAAABCo/fbmYqzE7EDQ/s1600-h/IMG_5931%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5931" border="0" alt="IMG_5931" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TULRcynPBfI/AAAAAAAABCs/6q6pYLSF-5g/IMG_5931_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="452" height="302" /></a></p> <p>Once we were finished I gave Dominic some pink acrylic paint (watered down) to paint over top.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TULRdQWPVKI/AAAAAAAABCw/HZSTR9vhb44/s1600-h/IMG_5942%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5942" border="0" alt="IMG_5942" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TULRdtMgHvI/AAAAAAAABC0/FPh39cPY74U/IMG_5942_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="452" height="302" /></a></p> <p align="center"><em>I love the hearts he drew!</em></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TULReKnWHJI/AAAAAAAABC4/20QqJaAkdww/s1600-h/IMG_5944%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5944" border="0" alt="IMG_5944" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TULRe0OGlQI/AAAAAAAABC8/wJ0AY01kSIk/IMG_5944_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="452" height="302" /></a> </p> <p align="center">Once it was dry we cut out the hearts, and traced and cut out the word Love.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TULRfrsMsOI/AAAAAAAABDA/uFPNyrltheE/s1600-h/IMG_6028%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_6028" border="0" alt="IMG_6028" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TULRf8NhW1I/AAAAAAAABDE/pnLHYZIsVCA/IMG_6028_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="452" height="302" /></a> </p> <p align="center">It is now hanging on the wall in our dining room.</p> htebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604422663298751095.post-7794113016517147722011-01-26T18:18:00.001-05:002011-01-30T22:42:41.809-05:00stART ~ Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://amommysadventures.blogspot.com/2009/08/start.html"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8p6ZjTGgYEY/SwdVzS_PMZI/AAAAAAAACKU/a1LIaA6bD6Q/stArt.gif" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We have moved on to learning about dinosaurs! and the book we have chosen for our stART project is </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bones-Dinosaur-Byron-Barton/dp/0690048254?ie=UTF8&tag=dinosamptrain-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones by Byron Barton.</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dinosamptrain-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0690048254" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bones-Dinosaur-Byron-Barton/dp/0690048254?ie=UTF8&tag=dinosamptrain-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><img alt="Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=0690048254&tag=dinosamptrain-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dinosamptrain-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0690048254" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">For our art project to go along with the book we used <a href="http://dinosaursandtrains.blogspot.com/2011/01/homemade-play-dough.html">our play-dough</a> and some different pasta shapes that I raided from our pantry we made dinosaur skeletons/fossils!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUCp-AjTnWI/AAAAAAAABBk/ZhHqX-PO0S0/s1600-h/IMG_6311%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6311" border="0" height="269" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUCp-YmR6aI/AAAAAAAABBo/tTqBfD0Gwpg/IMG_6311_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6311" width="402" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUCp--Fj2zI/AAAAAAAABBs/DETWY8EPvTw/s1600-h/IMG_6321%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6321" border="0" height="269" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUCp_KiDqJI/AAAAAAAABBw/hzt0m6Npj2I/IMG_6321_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6321" width="402" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lucas made this one on his own</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUCp_ntfc6I/AAAAAAAABB0/jqsV8r198Ws/s1600-h/IMG_6314%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6314" border="0" height="269" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUCp_ySjPRI/AAAAAAAABB4/WWr9fQ6AWt0/IMG_6314_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6314" width="402" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUCqAXnEZrI/AAAAAAAABB8/SdXACNSbppE/s1600-h/IMG_6316%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6316" border="0" height="269" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUCqAsMvvlI/AAAAAAAABCA/lv65u9xCzm0/IMG_6316_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6316" width="402" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">and this is one that we made together!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">He wasn’t to interested in making dinosaur shapes, and that was OK! We ended up having lots of fun making all sorts of other creations with the play-dough and pasta!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUCqBOTXzpI/AAAAAAAABCE/UHEOxbJmaLE/s1600-h/IMG_6330%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6330" border="0" height="269" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUCqCMAOJoI/AAAAAAAABCI/LTxA8sZlkhc/IMG_6330_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6330" width="402" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="IMG_6335" border="0" height="269" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUCqCbA8uTI/AAAAAAAABCM/vMgio6iB6bc/IMG_6335_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6335" width="402" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUCqC1DLzrI/AAAAAAAABCQ/CNlfTysjiF0/s1600-h/IMG_6337%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_6337" border="0" height="269" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUCqDeOGrII/AAAAAAAABCU/31FUq1YgY3o/IMG_6337_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_6337" width="402" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">See other great stART projects by visiting <a href="http://www.amommysadventures.com/">A Mommy's Adventures</a>!</div>htebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604422663298751095.post-43129261250419269612011-01-26T13:09:00.002-05:002011-01-26T13:13:02.095-05:00Homemade Play-dough!<p align="center">Yesterday Lucas and I made a fresh batch of play-dough from our favourite recipe. Our play-dough always turns out so soft and perfect for Lucas little hands, so I thought I would share our recipe!</p> <p align="center">I know there is a ton of play-dough recipes floating around on the web, but I thought I would share ours anyways incase any of my readers are in search of good recipe! </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="left"><em>You will need:</em></p> <ul> <li> <div align="left">2 Cups of Water</div> </li> <li> <div align="left">Food Colouring</div> </li> <li> <div align="left">1 Cup of Salt</div> </li> <li> <div align="left">4 Teaspoons Cream of Tartar</div> </li> <li> <div align="left">4 Tablespoons of Oil</div> </li> <li> <div align="left">2 Cups of Flour</div> </li> </ul> <p align="left"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUBjRclKthI/AAAAAAAABAI/pbYWMRjPWbs/s1600-h/IMG_62503.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_6250" border="0" alt="IMG_6250" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUBjRkhTYGI/AAAAAAAABAM/Dz4JIfuO1jw/IMG_6250_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="269" /></a> Everything measured and set up ready to go! </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUBjSJD3IgI/AAAAAAAABAQ/VP-CMoL66Mg/s1600-h/IMG_62513.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_6251" border="0" alt="IMG_6251" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUBjSUxTU_I/AAAAAAAABAU/yoDbPcihskA/IMG_6251_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="269" /></a>In a large saucepan add water, food colouring, salt  and cream of tartar.</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUBjS8pyt9I/AAAAAAAABAY/doAQJNjQuBc/s1600-h/IMG_62523.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_6252" border="0" alt="IMG_6252" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUBjTNmDuVI/AAAAAAAABAc/_ZJFPvfE4Uw/IMG_6252_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="269" /></a>mix softly to combine ingredients</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUBjTq9ORhI/AAAAAAAABAg/-B3BSSW508I/s1600-h/IMG_62543.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_6254" border="0" alt="IMG_6254" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUBjT4EC1RI/AAAAAAAABAk/8D86mwu6wjM/IMG_6254_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="269" /></a>If you want to add a little something extra like a scent or some sparkles, do that now! then set on the stove at low heat and stir. </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center">Once the mixture starts to heat, add the oil. Then slowly add the flour in while stirring.</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center">Continue mixing the dough until it starts to look dry and is pulling away from the sides of the pan.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUBjUZ5FjuI/AAAAAAAABAo/oPiwwcp6rjM/s1600-h/IMG_62553.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_6255" border="0" alt="IMG_6255" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUBjUoIdtSI/AAAAAAAABAs/H3IYRzD6pxQ/IMG_6255_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="269" /></a></p> <p align="center">Remove the dough from the pan and place on a clean work surface. If you find the dough is sticky put it back in the pan for another minute or so.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUBjVDs8GYI/AAAAAAAABAw/cv08aEkzlKk/s1600-h/IMG_62563.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_6256" border="0" alt="IMG_6256" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUBjVaecMhI/AAAAAAAABA0/X3W_O5uPss4/IMG_6256_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="269" /></a></p> <p align="center">Knead the dough until smooth!</p> <p align="center">~</p> <p align="center">Next give the dough to your little dinosaur and see how he likes it!</p> <p align="center"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_6259" border="0" alt="IMG_6259" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUBjViwQuiI/AAAAAAAABA4/8ErDDRPK6RQ/IMG_6259_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="269" />poke it… </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUBjWIzORsI/AAAAAAAABA8/hOb8DBd9kGw/s1600-h/IMG_62613.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_6261" border="0" alt="IMG_6261" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUBjWas4gBI/AAAAAAAABBA/KjwzCN8iDfo/IMG_6261_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="269" /></a>and make some balls…</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUBjWzp3x_I/AAAAAAAABBE/EY10ilNQguw/s1600-h/IMG_62673.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_6267" border="0" alt="IMG_6267" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUBjXBY-JHI/AAAAAAAABBI/afsYOpk8-D4/IMG_6267_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="269" /></a>and some snakes… or trains as this little dino prefers </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUBjXWpHdxI/AAAAAAAABBM/OOrjBvyHGgU/s1600-h/IMG_62723.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_6272" border="0" alt="IMG_6272" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUBjX6JHofI/AAAAAAAABBQ/pYf6eFKohxA/IMG_6272_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="269" /></a> pull it apart… </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUBjYKlMXVI/AAAAAAAABBU/nxdpmMhEu6Y/s1600-h/IMG_62753.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_6275" border="0" alt="IMG_6275" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUBjYg-WbwI/AAAAAAAABBY/Qr_1fMe_AtA/IMG_6275_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="269" /></a> and then smoosh it back together!</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center">and when you are done, store it in an airtight container (not in the refrigerator!) for another day!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUBjY-X45dI/AAAAAAAABBc/2pY5RKOgC7c/s1600-h/IMG_62783.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_6278" border="0" alt="IMG_6278" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TUBjZU406fI/AAAAAAAABBg/bbswiZx4Dpo/IMG_6278_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="269" /></a></p> <p align="center">We usually make a fresh batch of play-dough each month, just to change up the colour and to restore interest. But if you wanted to this dough will easily last 3 months!</p> htebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604422663298751095.post-67381708387222943052011-01-24T12:20:00.000-05:002011-01-24T12:20:27.825-05:00Read to Me – Transportation Theme Books<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dinosamptrain-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0794502288" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span>We just finished up 2 weeks of transportation themed activities, here are the books that we read during these two weeks:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Trucks-Usborne-Touchy-Feely-Fiona/dp/0794502288?ie=UTF8&tag=dinosamptrain-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Trucks (Usborne Touchy Feely)" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=0794502288&tag=dinosamptrain-20" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Trucks-Usborne-Touchy-Feely-Fiona/dp/0794502288?ie=UTF8&tag=dinosamptrain-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Trucks by Fiona Watt</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dinosamptrain-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0794502288" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span>- </strong>We bought this book quite awhile ago, and it has been one of Lucas' favourites ever since! The text is short and simple, perfect for a two year old that doesn't like to sit still! Each page has its own truck with multiple textures to feel, also each page has background images, and or animals to touch and feel which is great for expanding the story and learning even further!</div><br />
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</div>htebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604422663298751095.post-80873892586385211472011-01-23T19:57:00.002-05:002011-01-23T19:58:22.346-05:00Read to me!<div align="center"><img src="http://www.theresabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/picturebookchallenge2.png" /></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">We have joined the <a href="http://www.theresabook.com/read-to-me-picture-book-reading-challenge/">read to me challenge</a> that is being hosted by the blog <a href="http://www.theresabook.com/">There's a Book</a>. We have joined at two different levels, for Lucas we will be doing the <em>“harvesting level”</em> – which has a goal of me reading 200 books to Lucas and for Dominic he will be doing <em>“early reader” – </em>which has a goal of Dominic reading 120 books independently<em>. </em></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">For a family that loves books as much as we do, I am not sure this will be much of a challenge : ) But it will be nice to document our reading and rate the books on how the kiddies like them!</div>htebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604422663298751095.post-45578774969708530242011-01-23T17:33:00.001-05:002011-01-23T17:34:23.024-05:00Tot School<p align="center">Lucas is 26 Months</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.com/TotSchool.html"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pOdvWF5uIYs/SMryF7PulqI/AAAAAAAAFcQ/vCWjjTwzM9I/s400/TotSchool2.gif" /></a></p> <p align="center"> We were all a bunch of sickies at our house this week! We didn’t even do half of what I had planned, but we were still able to fit a bit of fun and learning into our week. </p> <p align="center">Here is a look at our week….</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTysjIlVW6I/AAAAAAAAA98/x383ekGJsAU/s1600-h/IMG_57863.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_5786" border="0" alt="IMG_5786" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTysjbFSwPI/AAAAAAAAA-A/cRanQqEX3o8/IMG_5786_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="269" /></a> This week involved lots of playing with our train table</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTysj3CLTZI/AAAAAAAAA-E/MLt77N5L0Y4/s1600-h/IMG_57873.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_5787" border="0" alt="IMG_5787" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTyskNpRQ_I/AAAAAAAAA-I/8YzttPJjMbk/IMG_5787_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="269" /></a>We got this train set for Lucas for Christmas and he LOVES it! </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTyskugEsgI/AAAAAAAAA-M/aMxn4-GNgko/s1600-h/IMG_58243.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_5824" border="0" alt="IMG_5824" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTysk6zn9xI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/e2GMrplFMwA/IMG_5824_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="269" /></a> We did a traffic light craft.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTyslaSmg_I/AAAAAAAAA-U/efJa8gHMLfM/s1600-h/IMG_58373.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_5837" border="0" alt="IMG_5837" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTyslj4k-AI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/J5B_-LBA13A/IMG_5837_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="269" /></a>Lucas LOVES working with glue! </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTysmNJRTPI/AAAAAAAAA-c/MsXgihHfFRk/s1600-h/IMG_58463.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_5846" border="0" alt="IMG_5846" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTysmtWxK6I/AAAAAAAAA-g/rm1qqQgUvv4/IMG_5846_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="269" /></a>When Lucas was finished with his traffic light he wanted another gluing project, so he made a circle collage!</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTysnYEFDkI/AAAAAAAAA-k/UKsTUyQ5n5M/s1600-h/IMG_59073.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_5907" border="0" alt="IMG_5907" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTysn5-7voI/AAAAAAAAA-o/A4rbzwY13Os/IMG_5907_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="269" /></a> Dominic stayed home sick from school one day this week, and he helped Lucas make a Vehicle Word Book that I got from <a href="http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html">Enchanted Learning</a>.</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTysoQ3PIZI/AAAAAAAAA-s/kpeaTWVHB88/s1600-h/IMG_58573.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_5857" border="0" alt="IMG_5857" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTysooogDdI/AAAAAAAAA-w/8mOfOpR05Hw/IMG_5857_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="269" /></a>We read Freight Train for our <a href="http://dinosaursandtrains.blogspot.com/2011/01/start-freight-train.html">STart project this week</a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTyspHJW8KI/AAAAAAAAA-0/GyonE2WgBAw/s1600-h/IMG_5989BB3.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_5989BB" border="0" alt="IMG_5989BB" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTysporAqkI/AAAAAAAAA-4/uHzl9e3LnbI/IMG_5989BB_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="201" /></a> Here is Lucas playing with our freight train we made.</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTysp9RSKMI/AAAAAAAAA-8/D7CBLAJDyTc/s1600-h/IMG_60113.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_6011" border="0" alt="IMG_6011" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTysqWd_gQI/AAAAAAAAA_A/mTOUDAHg8fM/IMG_6011_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="252" height="377" /></a> Lucas also coloured a train with some oil pastels, he loves colouring with those!</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTysq74VC2I/AAAAAAAAA_E/Ii_QdGt_xc0/s1600-h/IMG_60183.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_6018" border="0" alt="IMG_6018" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTysr17CLNI/AAAAAAAAA_I/jFz9zkntLcs/IMG_6018_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="269" /></a></p> <p align="center"> We used our blocks to make roads and tunnels for his vehicles, Lucas loves to do this!</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTyssjDEmfI/AAAAAAAAA_M/Yj1wwDAg_1U/s1600-h/IMG_60223.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_6022" border="0" alt="IMG_6022" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTyssxXr8_I/AAAAAAAAA_Q/li8tjbTtrTY/IMG_6022_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="269" /></a></p> <p align="center">That’s it for this week! <a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/">Visit 1plus1plus1equals1 to see what other tots are learning</a>.</p> htebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604422663298751095.post-86642016804128171472011-01-20T11:31:00.001-05:002011-01-20T11:31:48.257-05:00stART~ Freight Train<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://amommysadventures.blogspot.com/2009/08/start.html"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8p6ZjTGgYEY/SwdVzS_PMZI/AAAAAAAACKU/a1LIaA6bD6Q/stArt.gif" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dinosamptrain-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0688129404" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This week we read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Freight-Train-Big-Book-Mulberry/dp/0688129404?ie=UTF8&tag=dinosamptrain-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Freight Train by Donald Crews </a>for our stART activity. Yep! Another book by Donald Crews! What can I say, we LOVE his books!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">After reading the book – several times, we made a train from toilet paper rolls. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">After the paint dried I joined all the pieces with paper clips and had Lucas glue on the wheels. It didn’t turn out quite how I had pictured, but Lucas loves it and that is all that matters!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">See other great stART projects by visiting <a href="http://www.amommysadventures.com/">A Mommy's Adventures</a>!</div>htebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604422663298751095.post-69577220615638831832011-01-15T15:12:00.000-05:002011-01-15T15:12:14.494-05:00Tot School ~ Transportation Theme<div align="center">I have decided to start doing some theme based learning activities with Lucas, my hopes is that it will create more structure in to our routine not only for Lucas but for me when planning activities. </div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">The theme we have started with is transportation – Lucas loves trucks, trains, planes, boats, and buses so this has been a very easy transition for us so far!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Here is a look at what we did this week…</div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTH9wls9D3I/AAAAAAAAA74/zUkg7E3PeaE/s1600-h/IMG_5056%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_5056" border="0" height="269" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTH9xM9kE9I/AAAAAAAAA78/rWbIOAeHld4/IMG_5056_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_5056" width="402" /></a> Cc is for Cars! With cars stickers</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTH9xYQyazI/AAAAAAAAA8A/LoTy9xq2OmM/s1600-h/IMG_5043%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_5043" border="0" height="269" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTH9xhnKEXI/AAAAAAAAA8E/6cb-K_S8e2Q/IMG_5043_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_5043" width="402" /></a>Lucas also put some stickers on his face.. his big brother taught him to do this! </div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Lucas worked on some of his puzzles this week too, <span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-1874-Vehicles-Peg/dp/B001QVI94G?ie=UTF8&tag=dinosamptrain-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">this one </a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dinosamptrain-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001QVI94G" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span>that he got for Christmas – he loves it because its has a school bus!<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTH9yMSFw8I/AAAAAAAAA8I/KphJe5rKc8U/s1600-h/IMG_5317%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_5317" border="0" height="269" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTH9yviYSMI/AAAAAAAAA8M/nz-1euc9izg/IMG_5317_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_5317" width="402" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTH9zPGAzOI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/25M1l6u3WUg/s1600-h/IMG_5328%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_5328" border="0" height="269" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTH9zZyL-UI/AAAAAAAAA8U/aR4k-YoCTMs/IMG_5328_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_5328" width="402" /></a> He also did his other favourite puzzle, the </div><div align="center"><span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Vehicle-Sound-Puzzle/dp/B0000Z4WZ4?ie=UTF8&tag=dinosamptrain-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Melissa and Doug vehicle sound puzzle.</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dinosamptrain-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0000Z4WZ4" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">We made a toilet paper roll airplane for our stART activity. <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTH9z47vZCI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/1yErUV87wWk/s1600-h/IMG_5358%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_5358" border="0" height="269" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTH90PtJilI/AAAAAAAAA8c/JgWZ39jhkfs/IMG_5358_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_5358" width="402" /></a> You can see the post <a href="http://dinosaursandtrains.blogspot.com/2011/01/start-flying.html">here.</a></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTH90gvYMII/AAAAAAAAA8g/I-gI6FKXw4Y/s1600-h/IMG_5363%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_5363" border="0" height="269" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTH91LdM0_I/AAAAAAAAA8k/FupgadrQRiU/IMG_5363_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_5363" width="402" /></a>Lucas built a road for his school bus out of our blocks.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><img alt="IMG_5373" border="0" height="377" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTH91fRrMiI/AAAAAAAAA8o/w0qkR1pY9ho/IMG_5373_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_5373" width="252" />In the sensory table Lucas made car tracks in the play dough.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTH91wlMBSI/AAAAAAAAA8s/WiNWRy9lD_o/s1600-h/IMG_5416%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_5416" border="0" height="269" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTH92Jllw6I/AAAAAAAAA8w/1fzs3Ag2S00/IMG_5416_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_5416" width="402" /></a>I made some transportation bottle top cards, inspired by <a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/2008/11/tools-for-tots-bottle-top-names.html">this post</a>. You can find the download for them <a href="http://dinosaursandtrains.blogspot.com/2011/01/transportation-spelling-cards.html">here</a>.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTH93Zu052I/AAAAAAAAA80/EylFVliSYb0/s1600-h/IMG_5628%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_5628" border="0" height="269" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTH93pDoXPI/AAAAAAAAA84/TmfgXxmOdx8/IMG_5628_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_5628" width="402" /></a> This is another activity I made for Lucas, you can find the post about it and the download <a href="http://dinosaursandtrains.blogspot.com/2011/01/transportation-match.html">here</a>. </div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTH94LupSBI/AAAAAAAAA88/NNmIt1H-ERE/s1600-h/IMG_5466%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_5466" border="0" height="269" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTH94WMiRdI/AAAAAAAAA9A/Pec6wHeYUVY/IMG_5466_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_5466" width="402" /></a> For some open ended art I set up our craft table for Lucas to paint with some of his little cars. I love his delicate fingers in this photo : ) </div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTH944j-n5I/AAAAAAAAA9E/qIZ89m9xHFE/s1600-h/IMG_5467%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_5467" border="0" height="269" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tkEgtYfwhRY/TTH95JqejzI/AAAAAAAAA9I/g52LsbyaJyg/IMG_5467_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_5467" width="402" /></a> We did this same <a href="http://dinosaursandtrains.blogspot.com/2010/03/start-my-car.html">activity last year in march</a> – I cant believe how much he has matured since then!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">We are going to continue on with this theme next week as well, Lucas is loving it and I have a million other ideas for us to do!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">That’s it for this week! <a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/">Visit 1plus1plus1equals1 to see what other tots are learning</a>.</div>htebazilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000157316988407142noreply@blogger.com5