Popsicle Stick Bottle and Pom-Pom Bottle

I don't have a picture of Hannah putting the popsicle sticks in the water bottle but she loved this activity. Little Hands, Big Work used paper clips but I used popsicle sticks because I did not want Hannah to stick them in her mouth.

Hannah also enjoyed putting pom-poms in an bottle.

I got these ideas from Little Hands, Big Work. Caden was not interested in the new activities for long but Hannah enjoyed both of them.

Potty Training update

This weekend Caden went number 2 in the potty twice.  Yeahhhhh!  What progress!!!!!  I am really amazed how he's doing because I totally would have thought he would refuse the rest of his life!  lol

Creation Day 1

Could not get this picture to rotate either...ug!  We are still focusing on Creation for our Bible Lessons.  Today I read from The Children's Illustrated Bible.  We talked about on the first day God created light.  So we made a suns and glued them on the number one, Caden insisted on lots of suns!

Highlights Top Secret Adventures- Australia

I did not take any pictures when we were doing this lesson because I did it right before nap time.  My best friend Elsie introduced me to Highlights magazines.  I remember them as a child but did not realize how much more they have now.  They have High-Five magazine, which is for ages 2-6.  They also have another magazine which is the one I am talking about called Top Secret Adventures.  Click on the link and it will give you a description of what Top Secret Adventures are http://www.highlights.com/mt/product_story/about_top_secret_adventures.jsp.  

It is for ages 7-12.  Caden and I do it together and really modify it.  I figured he would not be interested at all but he really is, and I really wanted a way to introduce Geography and this is a great way of doing so.  Some of the things I have to do and he just watches and the rest I ask him all sort of questions and have him circle things and so on.  If you would like to try it, you can get it for free and just pay for shipping.  Check it out!

We have also already done some of the activities in High-Five and really enjoy it as well.  I may order the Highlights magazine too and just modify just like the Top Secret Adventures.  Love it!!!!!

A for Apple

I cut an apple in half and had Caden stamp on the letter A.  Got this idea from Preschool by Stormie.

Sand Art number 0 and 2

Number 0 (sorry I could not get it to rotate)

Pouring sand

Number 2 sand art.

The 0, 1, and 2 number coloring pages were supposed to be used for the sand art.  The number 1 was used for Creation Day number 1.  Oops!  Don't remember were I got this idea from!  

Jump Frog Jump- Froggy Paper bag Puppet

The froggy puppet lesson was from Bo's Itty-Bitty Bookworm curriculum but I got the froggy cut out from here.  Caden enjoyed making the puppet, but was very upset because we could not play with it right away.

Jump Frog Jump-Five Green Speckled Frogs with Blocks

In concentration!

Then we did it with cars too!

I forgot to print out the frog props from The Itty-Bitty Bookworm curriculum and Caden was really into playing with his blocks at the moment in time so we used ducks.  We sang "Five Green and Speckled Frogs" and had the ducks (frogs) jump off of their log (Leggo log).    

Jump Frog Jump- Froggy Painting

Hannah's first time painting! :))))