If you are anything like me, I'll never forget the day I found out that I was having twins. The doctor cracked a joke, the nurse laughed, so I laughed too. Then, the doctor got serious, the nurse gave me an apologetic look, and they sent me home with two pacifiers to break the news to my husband. Definitely wasn't prepared for that! My husband and I both laughed a little as I told him over dinner, while our 10 month old daughter was wreaking havoc at the dining room table. The look on his … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2015
Letter C: Crafts, Activities, and More
Letter C week could not have come at a more perfect time. Nana came to visit and of course brought with her a ton of goodies including cupcakes, cookies, and candy corn. This week was full of fun activities, books, and yummy treats. For our physical activity we did a little yoga. The chair pose was a perfect way to introduce the letter C and incorporate a little physical activity. You can find a complete list of exercising through the alphabet here. A quick arts and crafts project was … [Read more...]
7 Busy Bags for $5 or Less
Happy Friday and welcome to my Busy Bag post. I absolutely love, love, love busy bags! I am also a little saddened that I spent a lot of the first year of my twins' lives in doctors offices, waiting rooms, or hospitals and yet I just NOW found out about busy bags. So now it seems like I'm trying to make up for lost time. Just last week I made the 7 busy bags that I am going to share with you today. I want to preface all of this by saying that I am not very artistic nor very crafty. I also do … [Read more...]
Letter T: Educational ideas and activities for Preschoolers
The letter T is so much fun! Not only can you make the letter T with your own body, but there are so many cool toys that you can incorporate into your learning. Something new that I also added this week was journaling. We picked out a cute notebook the last time we were at Wal-Mart for her to start her very own preschool journal. We talked about how she could draw or write whatever she was thinking about or that she wanted to for now but that I might ask her to draw/write something specific … [Read more...]
