When I take the kids to the grocery store, one of their favorite things to do is looking at all the different produce. I always let them pick out which fruit we get that week; this has led us to trying some new and tasty fruits! Last year they discovered pomegranate, and it […]
Candy Corn Turkey
Candy corn. When we finally got to do some real trick-or-treating (after that whole trick-or-treat on the wrong night fiasco), my daughter was disappointed that she didn’t get any in her bucket. So, I went out and got a bag (75% off since it was after Halloween). I decided we’d put some of […]
Letter “J” Vehicle Activities
Like so many preschool boys, my son is obsessed with vehicles. That’s exactly why I decided to do our vehicle-themed learning activities for homeschool preschool. We started off with “A” is for ambulance, and have continued the alphabet, with a new vehicle for each letter. For the letter “J” we decided to focus on jets. […]
Painted Sandwich Fun
Sometimes I like to make lunch a little more fun. When we had letter “P” day our lunch consisted of a variety of foods starting with “P” — peas, peaches, pudding… We’ve had owl sandwiches and trains. On other days sandwich cutters make it easy to create fun shapes like stars, […]
Teapot Cake and Coordinating Cupcakes
As promised, I have directions for our teapot cake and the coordinating cupcakes we served at Peanut’s 5th birthday party… When we first decided on a tea party theme, I was thinking, “No big deal. I’ll make some cupcakes, decorate them like teacups. Easy-Peesy.” But, I should know by now, my little […]