Melissa | May 1, 2010
I wish Korea was a lot closer for a lot of reasons. But it’s not.
Back in February, we had a couple chances to celebrate the Asian New Year with other adoptive families. At one celebration the kids had a chance to make a simple version of Yut-nori.
It’s a great activity because
{one} it’s fun to make
and
{two} [...]
Melissa | August 19, 2009
I was surprised a couple weeks ago when I asked PJ if a car would go faster or slower down a steeper ramp and he answered “slower.” And so was born the next What to do? Wednesday post.
In the spirit of matching literature with learning activities, we read Choo Choo by Virginia Lee Burton.
Then we set [...]
Melissa | August 12, 2009
The following projects were inspired by SouleMama…
I love projects that teach a life skill in a stealth-like way. Isn’t that the best way to learn …when you don’t even know you are? In my humble opinion, everyone should know some basic sewing skills like threading a needle to sew on a wayward button. Button Sewing 101 didn’t [...]
Melissa | August 5, 2009
We have a great piece of property…flat, not too big, not too small (yet), and did I mention flat? We’ve also turned into quite the “green thumbs.” Planting our garden near our septic drain field probably helps too.
Before and after shots of this year’s garden.
Anyway, gardening is a great activity to do with your [...]
Melissa | July 29, 2009
Well, we’ve entered the “dog days of summer” here on the muggy east coast. With that comes summer rains (and thunderstorms).
So what to do when it rains and you can’t go outside? Oh wait…you can go outside (in the absence of thunder/lightening).
Yup, my children can often be found singing splashing (and more recently, swimming) in [...]
Melissa | July 22, 2009
This week we’ve been reading books by Lois Ehlert such as Color Zoo and talking about shapes. For our project, I cut out lots of shapes out of colored paper and asked my kids to create animals (or creatures) from the cut shapes just like the author did.
I traced circular items out of my junk [...]
Melissa | July 8, 2009
If you’re up for a little mess (but a lot of fun), try this activity.
1. Mix 2 parts shaving cream with 1 part white glue. (You can actually experiment with different ratios but what good are instructions without a little guidance?)
2. Optional: Cover your child adequately for a messy activity. This paint is washable, hence [...]
Melissa | June 24, 2009
Earlier this year, I found a cool book at the library called Science Through Children’s Literature by J. W. Butzow. I think it’s a great way to explore science and it gave me the backbone for a couple of our summer science projects. Last week, we explored volcanoes. The book we read was the Magic [...]
Melissa | June 17, 2009
Well I debated about using this one or not. However, I will say it revolutionized PJ’s life at age 3, and Mia’s catching on now, too. We also have friends that swear by this so it might be worth sharing. Because summer can be kinda lazy, this has also been helping us keep a routine [...]
Melissa | June 10, 2009
Welcome to the first week of What to do? Wednesday. Summer is upon us ,mommas, and I’m sure I’m not the only one to be wondering what I’ll do to keep my children (ages 6, 4, and 2) occupied all summer or even if they’ll all come out alive. I started thinking more strategically about [...]
