Shamrock Math Game

 

We had a good time playing this Shamrock Math Game.  Olive would grad a hand full of pennies and drop them on the table.  She then separates the heads from the tails and starts her math problem.  This picture is showing 10+10....we would also switch it up with subtraction.  Olive thought that this was a fun way to work on her math.  I like that "heads and tails" can be adapted for just about any holiday.
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No Time For Flashcards

Sweet Sunday

This photo was taken about 2 weeks ago when Jem was under the weather. Her big sis played doctor, read to her, and brought her ice packs.  It was a sweet moment to witness.  Have a lovely Sunday afternoon.

Learning Synonyms

This week we are learning about synonyms, words that mean the same thing.  I placed the words on the left and Olive had to match the synonym on the right.

These useful cards came from Montessori For Learning.  It's a wonderful site with great resources.

Pookster and Bubs Review and Giveaway!

I was lucky enough to review these two lovely books for children by Rhonda Funk.  Pookster and the Unloose Tooth and Pookster and the Practically Perfect Pickle, teach valuable lessons on using kind words and patience.

I love that they are written by a christian mother and the audio book is handy in the car.  My girls laughed while I read the book, but they could also pick out the important lesson the story told.  The illustration are delightful and the each book ends with a Bible verse.

This book series is a creative way to teach your children about the fruits of the Spirit.  To learn more about this new series check out their website here.

Two lucky followers can win one of The Adventures of Pookster and Bubs!   Just leave a comment below and a way for me to contact you.  You can win extra entries by liking Sippy Cup Central and Pookster And Bubs on Facebook. The giveaway ends on the 12th....good-luck!

Leprechaun Mirrors

We converted this dollar store mirror into some St. Patrick's Day fun. Just peek in the mirror to get a glimpse of your inner leprechaun.  All you need is just felt, glue and scissors.  Good-luck finding your pot of gold!
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Book and Hand Puppet Fun

Go Dog Go, by P.D. Eastman, was one of Olive's favorite books when she was little.  Now she enjoys reading it to her little sister.  We made this cute paper bag hand puppet to go along with the story.  Just cut out felt pieces to make the dog and glue them to a paper bag.  I am trying to add more activities in our homeschool that the girls can work on together.
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Dr. Suess Goop - 2 Ways

This recipe is perfect for little hands and only requires two ingredients: water and cornstarch.

Goop 1
You'll Need:
Water
Cornstarch
Orange food coloring
Directions- Mix the water and the cornstarch in a bowl. The new mixture behaves like a liquid and the a sold.
The girls enjoyed watching their spiders slowly sink, but if forced they would stay close to the top. I would use this recipe with younger children.
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Goop 2:
You'll Need:
2 cups -White Glue
1/1/2 Cups -Warm Water
4 TBSP. -Borax
1 Cup- Cold Water
food coloring- orange

This GOOP is very similar to Silly Putty and it won't stick to your hangs. You can keep it fresh by storing it in a plastic bag in the refrigerator. 

Mix glue and water in a separate bowl and borax and cold water in a separate bowl. Mix 2 bowls together and add food coloring or tempera. Stir well, then kneed. Store in air tight container. Do not use near carpet as it's glue
I posted about this second recipe a few weeks ago. Now you can see the difference between both of them.

Seussical Fun!

Here are some activities that we did last year to celebrate Dr. Suess.
We've been having a good time celebrating the birthday of Dr. Suess by reading a ton of his books, making a hat, fishing for letters, color foot stamping, and green egg fun.

 

I found some great ideas from Suessville, it's really a wonderful site! Click here 

We also subscribe to a site called Kidssoup that has some fun ideas too. Click here.

We are in the process of making this Cat In the Hat mask. All you need is a paper plate and construction paper.

Olive loves to rhyme words so in honor of Dr. Suess we started to make rhyming word list.

Train        Plane

Box        Fox

Cat          Hat 

Fish         Dish

Cake         Rake

Book        Hook

Car        Star

I hope you have fun this week...his official birthday is March 2nd. Please keep me posted on your Seussical fun!

Forcing Bulbs

We are a little behind in forcing tulip bulbs this year, but it only took four days for the girls to start seeing roots emerge. Olive says it's because she picked the most perfect place in the house to help them grow. The girls are in charge of making sure they have just the right amount of water touching the bulb.

 We purchased rocks and glass marbles from the $1 store and used some narrow glass vases to force the bulbs. Hopefully we'll have lovely tulips in time for Easter.

Kool-Aid Playdough

This playdough smells so yummy and it was so easy to make.  The best part is that you DON'T have to walk around for a week with stained hands.

 It's was nice NOT to use cream of tartar and it turned out really soft, just like the real thing.

 Just store it in a plastic bag and keep it in the fridge until you are ready to use it.

Thank- you Pink and Green Mama for this really cool recipe.

1 cup flour

1/2 cup salt

3 teaspoons of oil

1 small package of Kool- Aid

1 cup boiling water

Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl and then add oil and boiling water (the boiling part is important).

Mix it all together and knead on a piece of waxed paper.

The first time I made this I added too much oil and had to add some extra flour and it turned out fine.

Do this for each color. ENJOY!