Monday, December 27, 2010

"G" Week- Board

"G" Week- Friday Grandparents

We didn't get to get a picture with every grandparent.. Managed to get this one!

"G" Week- Thursday Green Christmas trees

A fun craft for kids to do:
3 Green popsicle sticks
1 brown or yellow popsicle stick
beads
glue

glue all 3 green pieces together end to end..
use a 1/4 of yellow stick
put glue on all edges of sticks
dunk in beads

look how pretty they turn out!

"G" Week- Wednesday Making Gingerbread men

Gingerbread cookies were so much fun to make!! We made the dough on Wednesday and baked the cookies on Thursdays!! Such a fun activity!

Cookie Recipe:
http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/gingerbread-people-cookie-exchange-quantity/6053c870-1c94-4253-8509-3868de861a0d





Monday, December 20, 2010

"G" Week- Monday Making a Garden


Ch and N  made their own Gardens today! They had fun coloring and gluing all the pieces!

Sunday, December 19, 2010

"F" Week Board


"F" Week is over! Check out our Fun board!

"F" Week- Friday Fudge!

The kids and I had so much fun making fudge!! They did not like the fact that we had to wait for it to cool down to eat it! I think it was worth the wait though!




"F" Week- Friday Playground Fun

Took the kids to the mall to have some Fun at the play area!!

Thursday, December 16, 2010

"F" Week- Thursday Fishies, Frogs and Fruit

Oh, I wish I was a fishy or a frog.
Oh, I wish I was a fishy or a frog.
Oh, wouldn't I look cute,
In my fancy bathing suit.
Oh, I wish I was a fishy or a frog.

The kids had fun making hand fish tanks today and coloring frog pictures! They learned about fruit and how it is good for you. For lunch they got to enjoy some yummy Fish sticks.....and frog legs.. (hahahah just joking)

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

"F" Week- Wednesday Fun with Foam

The kids had fun making Foam picture Frames today we put their names on them and they designed them! We even put some fun snow Flakes on them and Frosty the snowman on some too!!



Tuesday, December 14, 2010

"F" Week- Tuesday Fireplaces and Keys

We colored pictures of fireplaces today and talked about how Santa comes down them to bring presents..
We figured out that not everyone has a fireplace so, we made magic keys for Santa

"F" Week- Tuesday Funny Faces, Fingers and Feet

Body parts can be super fun


"F" Week- Tuesday Flags

Today Ch and N  learned about Flags they colored a picture of the United States flag and learned a lot about it! After they learned about Flags we all made our own official Flag

Monday, December 13, 2010

"F" Week- Monday


Today we finished our Finger painted wreaths! The kids had tons of fun making these... This one in particular is a picture of my son N actually finger painting his finger wreath!
What you need:
Red and Green construction paper
Red, green and yellow paint
One willing child!

Reindeer Games


Ch and N made some really cute reindeer!
What you need:
3 Popsicle sticks per deer
Googly eyes
Black or Brown pipe cleaners for antlers
Red pom pom for nose

Ornament Fun




Ornament fun, The kids had tons of fun making these paint ornaments.
What you need
Clear Glass ornaments (unless you can find plastic *recommended)
Paint of various colors

Drop 3 different colors of paint in ornament opening put lid back on and let kids shake till they just can't shake anymore!