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mas book list 2011 that s not my reindeer by fionna watt we love these books of that s not my they are really fun touch and feel books this is a great christmas book for the little ones this one is currently unavailable on amazon so i can t link to it for you hopefully you can find it at the library or at a different bookstore llama llama holiday drama by anna dewdney this is another series we love at our house this little llama is always full of passion his mama is always patient about teaching him how to be so it is a funny story that teaches the children correct behavior and reminds mom to always be patient there was an old lady who swallowed a bell by lucille colandro we fully enjoy this series also notice a theme to these book recommendations these are silly stories where the lady swallows several different objects that she regurgitates in some way to produce a product it is fun to look at how the small parts contributed to the whole picture merry christmas splat splat the cat by rob scotton and yet another fun series splat the cat is a fun cat who is also funny he is always messing up somehow in this book he helps mom and dad out in typical helping way who was born this special day by eve bunting this one is not part of a series i do have others that are fun but this story is kaitlyn s absolute favorite already this season so i had to pass it along this one is not silly and not fun it is sweet it goes through the animals and asks them if they were born this special day they all explain when they were born finally it comes to the christ child this is a sweet christmas book posted by valerie plowman at 10 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels book lists christmas monday november 28 2011 christmas round up 2011 are you ready for christmas i feel like i am still mentally preparing for halloween where did time go christmas books and recommendations get our 2009 christmas book recommendations christmas book list 2010 our book recommendations for 2010 triangle star ornament this activity creates a fun ornament for your tree while working on shapes fine motor skills and colors time capsules this is a fun way to remember all of the fun you had this year as a family see also time capsule a fun tradition to do each year christmas traditions around the world learn about different christmas traditions from around the world rr is for reindeer super cute activity for the letter r and reindeer week pinecone christmas trees if your kids are like mine glitter is a favorite this activity has glitter present wrapping get some fine motor practice in with present wrapping a christmas sort i call raegan the queen of sorting activities and she does not disappoint with this one christmas lamb the shepherds are a humble part of the christmas story you can talk about them as you make these sweet lambs gingerbread fun gingerbread is a fun theme for a week during december tree decorating a fine motor activity december seems to be full of natural fine motor practice take advantage of it all straw bed for jesus help your children focus on the reason for the season making the holidays memorable ideas for getting the most out of your holidays christmas symbols poem a poem for reminding us what all of our decorations symbolize christmas symbols and meanings a list of all of the christmas symbols and what they mean gingerbread tips making gingerbread items can turn into no fun for everyone if you don t do it right find tips for making this a fun tradition rather than a point of contention candy train make a yummy candy train snowmen ornaments a darling keepsake ornament to make with your children homemade ornaments more ideas for homemade ornaments reindeer week enough reindeer activities to more than fill a week up they will leave you with your head spinning more reindeer activities just in case your head was not spinning fast enough we added a few more reindeer activities christmas tree art a great fine motor activity that results in a very cute decoration christmas tree rice krispy treats yummy festive treats posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels christmas round up wednesday november 23 2011 fabulous fall fun corn maze fall is almost over for me okay let s be real it was over about three weeks ago i mean it is snowing while i write this anyway the calendar says fall so i am doing a fabulous fall post one of our favorite traditions is to do a corn maze i am sure not all of you will have access to a corn maze because corn doesn t grow everywhere you might have a straw maze or something that you can go to now some places will have a corn maze that is kid friendly meaning it is not several miles of maze if you do not have a kid friendly version don t be afraid of turning around and coming back out the entrance we have done that several times if you don t have an hour or two to walk through the maze there is no problem with retreating out the entrance if you go for the long haul we have found this to be most pleasant if it is warm so going on a saturday in the middle of the day is better for us than trying to beat the sunset after work on a weekday bring a stroller for young kids even young kids who typically walk unless you don t mind carrying this young child bring blankets hats and coats we let brayden take the map and navigate us through the maze which he is very happy about if you don t want to hand it all over to the child let the child help look at the map and talk about which way to to to get out a maze is a great activity you get exercise you can practice map reading and maze following as well as instruction following lots of fabulous fall fun posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels fabulous fall gross motor skills math monday november 21 2011 teepee though the wampanoag indians who were involved in the first thanksgiving did not live in teepees teepees are associate with indians in general and thanksgiving is a time of year we talk about native americans so i thought it was an appropriate time of year to share this activity idea it is simple you take a tortilla roll it into a cone then secure with a toothpick you then let your child paint and decorate it it is fun and a novel item to paint you could add some history to the activity by studying the plains indians and teepees and share the knowledge with your child as you paint posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art native americans thanksgiving saturday november 19 2011 l is for leaves this was a fun activity that incorporated a fun fall hunt fine motor skills letter review sensory gluing practice and lots of teachable moments on the walk before the walk we talked about color of changing leaves items that represent fall what to collect what to avoid then off we went we collected pine needles pine cones crunchy leaves leaves that are just changing acorns dried branches and anything else that represented fall for this activity it s best to make sure you collect some crunchy leaves we played some i eye spy games i spy with my little eye something squirrels collect then at home with a previously prepared ll paper they crunched and smashed the leaves and sprinkled them like glitter over a glued surface l is for leaves enjoy posted by raegan at 8 00 am 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels fall gluing leaves sensory walks thursday november 17 2011 pilgrim cookies i saw these pilgrim hat cookies and thought they were adorable and something even a toddler could accomplish i did make a few quick changes from the original i saw here their cookies were more accurate and cuter but a few changes meant j could be that much more involved and truth be told i don t think i could ve iced a buckle so small we used yellow reeces pieces for the buckle instead of the yellow icing and i went with a chocolate covered cookie instead of the ginger snaps because i don t like ginger snaps so much i did try cutting a marshmallow for the white band around the middle thinking j could create every part i couldn t get the marshmallow to look right so i scrapped that maybe someone else has good luck with it though to make you need small brown cookies i used archer farms dark chocolate caramel indulgent cookies from target just 8 in the box so good for a small group small reeces peanut butter cups yellow reeces pieces or m ms white icing what you do squeeze a drop of icing onto the center of the cookie stack the reeces peanut butter cup on top upside down line the base of the rpc with white icing use the icing to glue the yellow reeces pieces on as a buckle these cookies were really good and really rich dark chocolate caramel cookie with reeces pieces and reeces peanut butter cup not really part of any diet last year j and i gathered all his cousins to work on these the morning of thanksgiving they gave them a part in preparing the meal the best part of the meal dessert everyone loved them they have the side benefit of providing the opportunity talk about the origin of thanksgiving i used it as a review of who the pilgrims were becca also blogs at fun engaging activities for toddlers posted by becca at 3 05 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels baking cooking thanksgiving wednesday november 16 2011 cornucopia of thankfulness november is definitely a time when our thoughts are centered around what we are thankful for this activity provides that focus for children while building fine motor skills as well as pasting skills supplies needed cornucopia printout http www archjrc com childsplace thanks html magazines scissors glue construction paper activity have your child color the cornucopia and glue it to the construction paper have your child go through magazines to find things they are thankful for and cut them out have your child glue those things into the cornucopia posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels cornucopia gratitude thanksgiving monday november 14 2011 thanksgiving turkey card this is a cute gift to give people at thanksgiving time i am thinking grandparents or parents if you teach young children you make a cut out of the child s hand then you have the child list things she is thankful for and write them on each finger thumb you then add a head eyes etc the poem says this isn t just a turkey as you can plainly see i made it with my hand which is a part of me it comes with lots of love especially to say i hope you have a very happy thanksgiving day posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels gratitude thanksgiving turkey thursday november 10 2011 turkey countdown to thanksgiving we used our turkey countdown for the first time last year it s held up to reuse again this year i saw this cute thanksgiving countdown and had to try it i adapted it a little so that i could reuse it every year or at least for a few years i used foam and cardboard instead of construction paper and cardstock i also made it magnetic and keep it on our fridge our turkey actually isn t this full yet i just took a picture of what he would look like in all his glory j adds one feather to him each day you could do the reverse and pluck a feather each day pretending to ready him for thanksgiving dinner i think older kids would find that really funny actually first check out the original site if you like to change things up each year and are ok with a temporary version i liked how she made the head 3d since j is so young i know that this will still be exciting for him next year my materials colorful foam cardboard googly eyes adhesive magnets and glue it took about 30 minutes to make but could be done much faster since i had to redo things a few times or find new materials to work with this is also something your little one could help make i just did it during naptime since our week is so busy and wanted it done in time for a decent countdown how i made it 1 cut the feather strips out of colorful foam you want thin strips so they fit behind mr turkey especially if you plan for a full month s countdown 2 attach an adhesive magnet to the top of each strip this will allow you to have that fanned look to the feathers if you place the magnets closer to the bottom they will simply create a single file line across the turkey s back this was my first mistake 3 cut two circles out of brown cardboard a large one for the body and small one for the head i suggest having a very large body so you have plenty of room for your feathers to fan out especially if you plan to start on nov 1st the cardboard circles that come with frozen pizzas work great 4 glue the smaller circle onto the larger one 5 cut out a strip of cardboard and glue on the back of the large circle place it on the base of the body since the feather strips will be stuffed along the top this was my second mistake when dry place 1 2 magnetic strips on the back of the turkey s body the cardboard backing allows mr turkey to be lifted slightly when attached to the regrigerator this allows the feathers to slide behind him easily 6 cut out the feet beak and snood and glue them onto the turkey along with the googly eyes 7 test it out before getting your little one s excited about it i m glad i tested it first since i needed to rearrange the magnets on my pieces now we have a cute turkey that j can easily slip a feather behind on his own each day becca also blogs at fun engaging activities for toddlers posted by becca at 3 59 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels thanksgiving turkey wednesday november 9 2011 top 5 pinterest thanksgiving finds here are my five favorite things i have on my pinterest for thanskgiving ideas treats from ourbestbites com http www ourbestbites com 2010 11 oreo turkeys and cookie pilgrim hats lunch from meet the dubiens http meetthedubiens blogspot com 2011 10 fun food friday tommy turkey html turkey countdown from make and take http www makeandtakes com counting down to turkey time and see our own becca s version here http www makeandtakes com wp content uploads thanksgiving countdown craft jpg thanksgiving galore from katharinemaries com http katherinemariephotography com blog archives 7375 there are at least 11 thanksgiving ideas in this post turkey craft from dltk com http www dltk holidays com thanksgiving mturkey html you can follow me on pinterest here http pinterest com valplowman posted by valerie plowman at 10 00 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels pinterest thanksgiving turkey monday 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