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The Sweet Bee is a budding entomologist. She loves to catch bugs (usually roly polies) and keep them in containers (the poor bugs don’t last very long). She has been begging to talk about butterflies at school, so that’s we did today. Play Time/Free Time Downstairs Circle . . . → Read More: Preschool Lesson Plan: Life Cycle of a Butterfly 
“Can we do an Easter craft?” asked the Ant Bug. “Uhhh…sure. Let’s see…” And I hopped onto makeandtakes.com, hoping for some quick inspiration. I was thrilled when I found Marie’s Plastic Easter Egg Bunny Craft post. We had plenty of plastic eggs lying around (literally, they were all over . . . → Read More: Plastic Egg Creative Creatures I had a lot of fun hosting the Sweet Bee’s preschool class today. March is the perfect time to talk about rainbows, and we spent a few hours this morning full of color! Play Time/Free Time Downstairs Circle Time Welcome Song—Here We Are Together Pledge of Allegiance . . . → Read More: Preschool Lesson Plan: R is for Rainbows 
This little mailbox is a new addition to our family’s annual February festivities. When I found it in the dollar aisle at Target I picked it up without hesitation. The mailbox is our “love box”: anyone who would like to can leave message inside for another family member. The girls get pretty excited when they . . . → Read More: Spreading love in February 
Every year Groundhog Day sneaks up on me, but this year we are actually doing something to recognize it! I hosted the Sweet Bee’s preschool group today and we had some groundhog themed fun. After our usual introductory stuff (some free-play time, welcome song, talk about the calendar and the weather) we read Animals in . . . → Read More: Activities for Groundhog Day The theme of January at our house is always winter and snow. We have yet to have any snow flurries land on our doorstep in Florida, so we have to make our own fun with snow. Now presenting: our collections of snowy projects undertaken in January!Our winter art wall! These three . . . → Read More: Winter arts and crafts (and books to read in January) I was excited to plan and host the Sweet Bee’s weekly preschool group. Last week the theme was turkeys and thankfulness, so today I focused more on the pilgrim side of things. Most of our activities came from this fun tot pack graciously provided by Our Little Monkeys. I printed and laminated these . . . → Read More: P is for Pilgrim (and books to read in November) Allow me to introduce….Tom the Turkey (nicknamed by the Ant Bug). Isn’t he cute? I found the no sew tutorial for this adorable bird at Gwenny Penny. Her directions are very clear, and she provides a template for body parts (that red snood can be kinda tricky, you know). The body of her . . . → Read More: Thanksgiving: Turkeys and other thoughts I just got home from a successful Busy Bag swap. Busy bags are simple activities for toddlers and preschoolers that can be stored in a zip bag for them to take out and stay ‘busy’. The content of each Busy Bag varies, but if you do a quick Google search you can find plenty of ideas. About . . . → Read More: Busy Bag Swap October is a great month, full of fall time fun: leaves and pumpkins and Halloween (as well as a birthday for our family!). At our house we enjoy reading books to celebrate the season. Here is a sampling of what we are reading this month: Dem Bones by Bob Barner: great book that . . . → Read More: Books and Fun for October |
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