Three times each on paper is so passé – paint your spelling words instead! Remember how I raved about the Buddha Board when Claire was 3? It was a mess free painting experience and much beloved by both my preschooler AND all the adults in our lives. Now that Claire is nearly 8 the Buddha Board is still going strong and used all the time for … Continue reading How to Make Spelling Practice Fun
No craft or witty project today, just a proud kid showing off her very first library card! At 5 years old, our local public library lets the kids have there own card to check out materials and Claire couldn’t be happier. To help manage the LARGE amount of books, movies, video games and magazines I bring home myself, I’ve decided to limit Claire’s checkouts to … Continue reading Milestone Moment: Child’s First Library Card
Getting dirty is a skill set Claire especially excels at. The muddy project Claire is working on in the photo above was inspired by a book we checked out from the library about gnomes. Claire was enthralled by it, and I must admit that I was as well. Growing up, I absolutely Gnomes by Will Huygen LOVED the Nickelodeon show “David the Gnome.” Turns out … Continue reading Garden Gnomes and Garden Toads
These cute bookworms caught my eye and I just had to share! I know the knotting might be tough for little hands, but with a slight method change (glue on some legs or use pipe cleaners) it will be accessible to even the youngest crowd. One of Claire’s favorite Christmas gifts this year was a butterfly kit and we’re getting ready to send off for … Continue reading A Craft for Little Bookworms
I’ve blogged before about Claire’s love of many-legged critters and how we’ve observed them (to her grandparents horror) in our glass cake stand for a few days. When I came across this article in Wired Magazine on a spider silk textile project, I immediately read it with Claire. Of course I nearly snorted my coffee when I read the line, “Unlike silk worms, which are … Continue reading Creepy Crawly Friends Weave Wondrous Textile
I visited my local library Monday, really sad that the due date had arrived for our Valentine’s story books. After reading “Sweethearts” by Jan Carr every night for the past two weeks, I’ve grown rather attached to the sweet family of panda bears who inhabit its pages. Of all the holiday themed books we checked out, this was by far my favorite. Claire has been so … Continue reading Great Valentine’s Reads In Books and Online
I had a few requests for a larger version (8.5 x 11) of that little alphabet chart I created to show off the free font featured here. Well here you go, just print and color away! And thanks, but no you don’t need to pay me for this LOL! Here’s the link to the full sized landscape version:http://flic.kr/p/9ePSjP And here’s the link to the full … Continue reading Full Size {FREE} Alphabet Chart!
Chalk In My Pocket 