Colorful Ovals

Placed streamer on the oval.

Tear streamers.  Another option is to use scissors.  We practiced with them but aren't very successful yet.  I did see on another website that there are scissors made especially for toddlers.  I will have to look for the site again.

Spreading glue with a paint brush.

Goal for this activity is to discuss the color green, yellow, and an oval.  

At home fun

Hannah loves puzzles!  Caden loves puzzles too but I need to get some new ones because he tells me "Too easy Mommy"!

Caden made me play-doh dinner.

Snakes!  We made play-doh snakes.  I asked Caden if snakes live in the forest, he said "Mmmmm Yes'!  He is a good guesser! :)

Cutting dinner!

Of course Little Miss Priss had to get inside the play-doh box!

Fun Shoes

I won these shoes at a jewelry Premier party and Caden got a kick out of them!

Fun with Nonna

So cute!  Hannah's starting to hold a bowl with her snack inside.:)

Loves to stick her hands inside things.

Laying in Nonna's lap eating her snack and watching American Idol.

Daddy defiantly gave Hannah her good looks!  She looks nothing like me.

Hannah and Nonna

Rabbit Food

Our goal for this activity  was sorting what "Rabbits eat" and what "Rabbits do not eat".  I cut out the picture provided from The Itty-Bitty Bookworm.  Then I placed two plastic containers on the table.  I put a bunny rabbit in one of the plastic containers and told Caden that we would put the food that "Rabbits eat" in that container.  Then in the other container without the bunny we would place the food that "Rabbits do not eat."

Very short attention span for this activity.  Maybe if we placed real food for the rabbit in the container he may have been more attentive.  Or even brought the book out that we are reading Thumper's Fluffy Tail to go along with the activity.  I will probably try this activity again along with the Bunny Rhymes.    

Bunny Rhymes

In this activity our goal was rhyming. I printed out the provided rhyming cards from The Itty-Bitty Bookworm.  I then placed one of each pair in a horizontal row.  I placed the remaining cards into a bowl.  I discussed some examples of rhyming (hat/cat, dog/frog).  Then I told him the pictures on his table were missing their rhyming buddies.  I did the first round for him.  He seemed to remember where the picture went in the first example I gave him.  

I really don't think Caden understood what rhyming is but we did our best.  He enjoyed looking at the pictures.  

Oval Butterflies

With this activity we talked about ovals and all the colors we used to make our picture.  I cute out 4 large ovals and 1 large thin oval.  I had to help Caden with placing the ovals in the correct spot.  

I put the glue on the paper so he could glitter away.  He loves shaking that glitter container.

Forest Animals

Putting the butterfly under the flower home.

Placing the rabbit in the forest.

Pointing to the shell for the snail.

Placing the squirrel under the tree.

Caden's saying, "What's that Mommy"!

For this activity our goal was to sort animals and their homes.  First I printed and cut out forest animals and their homes.  Then I put the animals homes on the floor in a horizontal row.  We talked about each one the animal homes.  Then I showed him the pictures of the forest animals.  We then placed the correct forest animal under the correct forest home.  He really enjoyed this activity.  We played 3 times.

Train Table Daddy Built

My talented husband built this train table for Caden!  He did such an awesome job!:)  I bought the train track at a re-sale shop for $20 and we bought the wood for $30.  $50 for a train table!  What a good buy!!!!!  Right after I took this picture my little sweet Hannah was so excited about the train table and had such a great time pulling off all the trees she could get her little hands on.  Silly girl!  Oh, and my husband also built the entertainment center (you can't see all of it) in the background too!  

Cotton Tail

Caden loves to paint!!!  Today we painted a rabbit.  We talked about the color white and we also discussed bunnies tails and where they go.  I gave him a cotton ball and asked him where the bunnies tail goes and he put it in the correct spot without any help.

Magneatos

I pulled out the Magneatos I got for Caden last Christmas. They are magnets that the kids can easily put together to make shapes and other designs. Caden loves making lines out of them. Hannah loves pulling them apart and taking them out of the box. Caden gets pretty upset. Fun and educational.

Daddy's Little Girl

Such a cute picture, just wanted to share!

Zoo trip-Plan B

We said this duck was sad because all the birds were getting to the food first.  When I showed Caden this picture he remembered and said, "Sad Mommy"!  Oh, and yes Caden was eating what he was feeding the ducks.  So we also talked about sharing.

Hannah enjoyed watching all the ducks and birds!

Our friend Ra Ra feeding the ducks!  She is a pro!

Last week we went to the Zoo with our friend Ra Ra.  When we got there there were tons of school buses and me and Liz looked at each other and said, "Plan B".  We were not about to go into the Zoo with all the schools that seemed to be on field trips that day.  So we decided to feed the ducks, go on a train ride, and have a picnic at the park.  The kids didn't know any different and plus they had a great time.  

Easter Photos

Caden running away from his Aunt Paula!  This happens all the time!

Wow, he actually got a little closer!:)

Found one!

Caden and his favorite cousin Zoe!

Caden and Hannah with Mee-Maw.  Hannah sneaking in some candy.

Hannah is saying, "Yeahhhh"!  She has been taking about 3-4 steps at a time!:)

Caden and his favorite Aunt!  Mee-Maw made a cute bunny cake and Caden and Aunt Jill had a blast playing with it, eating, it, and basically anything they could do with it to have a good laugh.

Aunt Jill making Caden laugh!

Caden not quite sure with the negotiation we kept giving him about which part of the cake he could have.

Hannah in her adorable Easter dress her Aunt Teen gave her.

We had such a great Easter Weekend, but it wore us out.  We had a birthday party Sat. morning across town and then to my parents for Easter.  The next day was church, then Aaron's parents for Easter.  I really enjoyed the message at church that morning  because it really encouraged me to really teach my children the true meaning of all the holidays and not get so involved in the "things and stuff" that can blog down the true meaning of the holidays.  Here are I've posted a few pictures of our Easter with our family!

Thumper's Fluffy Tail-Day 1 and 2

Today we started a new lesson from The Itty-Bitty Bookworm.  Our book is called Thumper's Fluffy Tail.  At first Caden wasn't interested but as I kept reading he enjoyed the cute story.  

Group Activity:

• Vocabulary cards for the day were the "forest" and "butterfly".  We talked about what do you see in the forest?  What types of animals live in the forest?  With the butterfly card I asked if they fly or crawl?
• Shape and color cards-We hung up the yellow balloon with our green balloon from last lesson. Caden told me that he wanted blue next.  

Creative arts:

• Bunny ears- While making the bunny ears hat Caden insisted on gluing the bunny ears where he wanted.  I had to hold myself back and let him put them where he wanted.  He glued cotton balls on the ears and we talked about how a bunny would feel by touch if we got to pet him.  We also colored the ears.  He loves markers, not interested in crayons.  I think he likes markers better because he gets to pull the tops on and off. 
• Bunny Puppet- Caden enjoyed making the face of the bunny.  I was impressed that he put everything in the correct spot, even the whiskers.

We also had some animal and vehicles cards, we talked about what sounds they make.  That was pretty cute watching him make the sounds.