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e candy kaitlyn then about 1 5 spent most of the time upset that she wasn t able to eat candy bradyen then 3 5 spent most of the time anxious to decorate the house once they did start decorating my husband and i foolishly directed their moves the whole time we were looking at each other with this laugh of what were we thinking we pretty much decided to never do that again until our kids were much older fast forward one year the effects of last year had worn off and i decided it wasn t that bad i went for a train kit this year a train would be better than a house my husband kind of gave me this look like i was crazy but was nice enough to go along with my plan i had thought things over and realized the problem with last year s experience was fully with the parents um that would be me and my husband we wanted this perfect looking house this year we decided we didn t care how the train turned out we would just let the kids have fun it worked we had fun the kids had fun and the train turned out quite nice pictured above so what are my tips for making a gingerbread creation with your children assemble the house train whatever beforehand that way the kids won t be sitting by you constantly asking when you are going to be done so they can decorate this will also give the item time to set up before little hands come along these hands are not delicate give the kids candy give your children a little bowl of candy to eat at will it is really quite unfair to give a child a pile of candy and then forbid him to eat any give him an amount you are okay with him eating leave perfectionism in the other room let your kids decorate it and forget about how it looks in the end in my experience you treasure the chaotic one they created themselves more than the symmetrical one you micromanaged if you are like me and tend to hover do something to prevent yourself from doing so i held my baby the whole time so i was distracted and just happy to have the older two busy have fun posted by valerie plowman at 12 39 pm 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels christmas gingerbread more reindeer activities i know that raegan provided you with enough reindeer activity ideas to last a month but i just had to share three more ideas ornament this is a simple ornament for your preschooler or toddler to make it requires yarn or string three popsicle sticks two eyes glue a pom pom paint paint brush and some pipe cleaner have your child paint the popsicle sticks brown let dry then have your child glue them into a triangle shape add a nose eyes and antlers glue a string on the back let dry and hang your ornament sandwiches i wanted to make a rudolph sandwich one day and just threw it together i only had peanut butter chocolate chips open and didn t want to open a new bag just for four pieces i just took two pretzels two chocolate chips and one almond m m for each sandwich it isn t fancy at all but the kids loved it brayden 4 5 appreciated it much more than kaitlyn 2 5 they want a rudolph sandwich every day now my point here is to remember that children are easily pleased it doesn t have to be fancy or professional for them to be happy with something like this color review brayden s preschool teacher used the rudolph idea to review the colors they had learned so far this year they had a little booklet with a picture of rudolph on each page they then put different colors of noses on each picture posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels christmas reindeer tuesday december 22 2009 time capsule each year on our christmas tree we hang an ornament that serves as our time capsule after reading about a similar activity in the siblings busy book i decided to trade in our ornament for a bigger version we are doing this on christmas and i ll wrap it and pack it away with the christmas decorations next year i ll place it under our tree to open as a family ages any materials shoebox wrapping paper ribbon and scissors scale construction paper markers index cards or paper directions 1 using the index cards or paper label each one with a member of the family s name on each paper record height weight optional for adults haha special skills characteristics hobbies funny stories physical characteristics etc for example on my toddler s paper i might write her hair is long and very curly she cringes when she sees the brush she has two small freckles on her right cheek she is almost ____ pounds and ____ inches tall she can count to ___ knows all of her alphabet but mixes up the letters p and r sometimes her favorite song is ______ and her favorite movie is richard scary s counting video and any sing a long she loves frosty the snowman but calls him tashy she loves rhyming games especially rhyming her sister s name for a baby she weighs ____ and is ____ inches long barely any hair yet she has ____ teeth and just started crawling she keeps trying to pull up to standing but bonks her head a lot trying this she loves it when her sister walks into the room her favorite person right now is her daddy she loves saltine crackers and grabbing the dog s ears she also buries her head in your shoulder giggling and pretending to be shy when someone she loves talks to her she s ___ months old but she wears size ___ clothes you can include number of teeth unique characteristics favorite toys or foods things they sleep with etc trace hands and feet on construction paper you can also use ribbon to record height head circumference etc i am going to take a picture of us in front of the christmas tree and include it in the time capsule i also include a paper describing our christmas that year like where we went special events funny things that happened what they got for christmas etc one of my favorite things has been hanging on to these papers and reading them year after year this is what we used put inside an ornament year to year i have one from when i was 9 years old that i wrote it s one of my favorite traditions posted by raegan at 12 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels christmas traditions monday december 21 2009 candy train brayden made this really cute candy train at preschool this past week and i just had to share it supplies milky way candy bar it needs to be something soft in the middle white frosting cardboard covered in foil string licorice stick pretzels bell shaped chocolate m ms or other round candy for wheels candy for decorating the train candy canes for connecting train cars rectangle piece of chocolate method spread frosting on foil lay licorice and foil down for the train tracks break the candy bar up into three pieces connect the candy bar pieces with broken candy cane pieces add wheels and other candy to the train sticking it to the train using frosting put rectangle piece on top of the front piece of the train the engine put the bell shaped chocolate upside down on top of the rectangle piece take a picture eat posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels christmas trains friday december 18 2009 snowmen ornaments we made these ornaments when i was teaching and they turned out so cute you ll need white acrylic paint assorted permanent markers or paint markers and blue ornaments shatterproof ornaments work really well i like the matte blue ornaments rather than the shiny but use what you like best we tried a bunch of different colors and the white hand prints against the blue ornaments seemed to work the best if you have the choice get a big pack of the ornaments the first few didn t turn out well but i got better the more i did directions paint their hand with the white acrylic paint more paint seems to mean more smearing so try a light coat i physically took my daughters hand told her not to move any of her fingers and had her grab the ornament and lightly pressed on each finger to get the print let them dry use a permanent marker to draw faces hats scarves and buttons print name and year on the back i used a paint marker for that if giving as a gift you can attach the following poem these aren t just five snowmen as anyone can see i made them with my hand which is a part of me now each year when you trim the tree you ll look back and recall christmas of 2009 when my hand was just this small posted by raegan at 12 00 am 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels christmas wednesday december 16 2009 texture cards materials 4 small cards made of construction paper or foam paper glue something rough sand rice or salt something soft cloth or cotton balls something bumpy beans or just something to make the foam paper bumpy sharpie preparation kids above 2 years old can help with this write 4 types of texture on the cards rough bumpy soft smooth spread glue on the rough card and sprinkle sand rice or salt over it then tap the card over the trash can to get the excess off set aside to dry spread glue on the soft card and spread something soft over it set aside to dry for the bumpy card either glue beans onto it or simply poke indentations in the foam paper to make it feel bumpy the smooth card stays the way it is activity let your child examine each card and tell them what each card is have your child close his her eyes and tell you which texture card they re feeling without looking at it extensions this could be a part of a bigger unit on the 5 senses or parts of the body this would be a great way to discuss the sense of touch skin or hands ask your child to find other things that feel bumpy rough smooth or soft they could go on a scavenger hunt throughout the house to collect real objects or simply draw pictures of them this activity would be good for a child with sensory processing disorder to gain controlled small amounts of experience with different textures on their skin posted by amanda at 11 08 pm 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels preschooler science sensory toddler christmas symbols poem this is a poem i wrote last week for the symbols of christmas last night we did family night with a lesson on the symbols and what they remind us about that first christmas night i bought treats to represent each thing in the poem afterward kaitlyn was talking about one of the treats and brayden corrected her that it was a wreath not a cookie they enjoyed going through the poem and learning about the symbols i think it helped them to have something concrete to hold as we talked about each thing here is the poem with what we did for treats you are welcome to use the poem just please keep the credit me with it remember christmas by valerie l plowman red reminds of the blood he spilt to wash away and cleanse all of our guilt white is for his actions most pure through sinless perfection he did endure green is for the life eternal we can obtain through our lord supernal the star shines like the one so bright that twinkled above that first christmas night the fir tree is for many things the tree of jesse the father of kings and for the needles pointing to the lord that little babe we all adored the wreath shows one eternal round the begin of the lord cannot be found the lights remind us that this babe is the light of the world and born to save the candy cane is for the crook not one sheep or lamb the shepherd forsook the christmas bells we love to ring proclaim joy the birth of a newborn king these symbols remind us that we more like the three wise men all now should be earnestly seeking to find the new babe who humbly in a manger laid red we used christmas m ms green we used christmas m ms white we used white taffy star we used starburst candy you could also buy a star ornament for each person or even cut a star out of paper fir tree i found some cute tree suckers at dollar tree it had a star and lights or ornaments on it so it could work for many things for you wreath i went with chocolate cookies that are round they also sell jelly filled chocolates at christmas time you could do a doughnut and even put green dyed coconut on it lights i just put lights around the poem but you could get a strand of lights out or use little flashlights candy cane i used a candy cane bells i put a little bell in each bag posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 6 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels christmas tuesday december 15 2009 fun with buttons using a pack of primary colored buttons less than 2 i got from a craft store we ve been working on a few math skills all of these activities are great to introduce to as young as pretoddlers provided they will at least watch you activity 1 counting our number of the week was 9 so we counted out buttons in piles of 9 count out loud and move the buttons as you count when counting it is important for young children to move objects to avoid confusion and what i call counting in circles counting the same items over and over if you do this activity and 2 on the same day do this one first otherwise young children may have a hard time transitioning and may want to continue sorting by color if you do 2 first and then try activity 1 activity 2 sorting by color start the piles for young children depending on the age or skill level you may need to go button by button with them you may also need to only give them a few colors at a time as more may be overwhelming my 2 5 year old was able to handle 5 color sorting with no problem if your buttons have different shapes you can also sort by shapes or other attributes activity 3 patterns patterns can be pretty difficult keep in mind that in virginia this is a kindergarten standard of learning which means 4 5 or 6 year olds it s a great introduction but don t get frustrated if they don t see the patterns right away be patient start with ab patterns if just introducing them or if working with young children i started with 2 different objects buttons and clothespins i started the pattern ababababa ___ and asked my toddler if she could tell what would come next verbalize the pattern by saying clothespin button clothespin button clothespin what do you think is next then we moved to colors i then let her have free play with them where she ended up stacking them and making pictures out of them i didn t even think of that posted by raegan at 12 00 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels child colors math patterns pre toddler preschooler sorting toddler monday december 14 2009 christmas tree art pictured kaitlyn s tree 2 5 and brayden s tree 4 5 this week we are learning about trees evergreens the color green and triangles for our green triangle day we made these tree pictures my kids are old enough to recognize that a tree is in a triangle shape if your child is just learning 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