M is for Mountain Craft

 I got this craft from one of my favorite blogs - No Time For Flash Cards. It's really simple.

Get a piece of blue construction paper for the background. Get a green piece of construction paper and let your child scribble all over it. Cut out the letter "M" shape and glue it onto the blue piece of paper. Cut out two white clouds and two white snow caps and glue them on in the appropriate places. Voila!

M is for Mountain!

A is for Alien Craft

Hunter did a cute "A" craft today, making an alien. I got the idea from one of my favorite blogs. Here is the original post.

I let him pick out a piece of construction paper, and he colored all of it. Then I cut out an "A" shape. Then I cut out two big black eyes and glued them on near the top. Next, I let him pick out two pipe cleaners, and then I poked two small holes in the top of the "A" and looped the pipe cleaners through to make two silly antennae.

O is for Octopus Craft

Hunter did this really cute "O" craft today, creating an octopus. I got the idea from one of my favorite blogs, and changed it up just a bit. Here is the original post.

First, I got a piece of blue construction paper. I had Hunter color the entire sheet, and then I cut out the "O" shape. Then I cut out four strips of blue paper and four strips of green paper, and had him glue them on as tentacles. Lastly, he glued on two googly eyes, just for fun. Easy peasy!

Jesus' Baptism/Dove Craft

Today we were learning about Jesus' baptism in Bible, and the kids made this really cute dove craft, which of course is the Holy Spirit coming down from heaven at the baptism. It is really easy so I thought I would share it here.

Get each child a piece of construction paper. The craft suggested blue, but we have tons of black paper so that's what I used. Paint each child's hands with white paint and immediately help him press his hands, one at a time, to the construction paper. After the pictures have dried you can color in some eyes and a beak, or use yellow or orange construction paper to make a triangle beak. You can glue on feathers if you like as well. I also wrote the correlating Bible verse at the top of the page with a white colored pencil.

Field Day 2012!

I volunteered to help at Field Day on Monday for Brianna's preschool. I really had no clue what I was getting into, but I had a ball! I love the kids in her class and for some reason they enjoy ganging up on me (!) so we really had a great time.

The first 45 minutes or so were spent inside, playing with any and every toy. That is when the kids took the opportunity to gang up on me. I was tickled mercilessly and then I had a gang of dinosaurs attack me! It was terrifying.

The lady in this first picture is Ms Nancy. She is a volunteer with the preschool and Brianna absolutely adores her!

Brianna tries on her friend Rileigh's sunglasses:

Brianna's teacher Ms Buttons is not coming back next year, so she took the opportunity for a group picture:

Ms Nancy read a great story about a cricket. Even Hunter sat still for this story!

Time for Field Day stations! First one was classic - bubbles!

Second station - it was supposed to be a relay but for our kids (toddlers and 2's) it was just jump rope and hula hoops!!

Hunter quickly got bored with the hula hoops. He wandered off to sit with the 3-year olds. He's so mature for his age.

Next station - parachute!!

I was tickled when two kids (Jacob and Giorgia Mae) gave me flowers to put in my hair! What sweethearts!

Hunter gets on the slide with Brianna's friend Walker.

Next station: beanbag toss!

And then we're off to the water balloons!

 

 Check out Brianna holding on to Giorgia Mae - too cute!

Brianna and her friend Jacob!

And the reward for Field Day? Popsicles all around!

Of course now the kids are starving from all that activity! They sit quietly waiting for snack!

On the way home, Brianna yells, "Field Daaaaaaaaaaaay!"

We had such a great time. I love these kids and the teachers and I appreciate them so much! Even Hunter fit right in!!