We have two turtles in a small pond in our backyard. The Sugar Snaps enjoy feeding them each day along with the fish. Sometimes, I think it makes sense to do a craft that revolves around what they are interested in at the moment. One day we were eating pistachio nuts, which turned out to be great fine motor practice for them to open up the shells. I looked at the shells in … [Read more...]
Recycled Shredder Paper Fireworks Craft
We love celebrating the 4th of July. It always brings to mind fun times spent with family and the sound of fireworks. This is the first year that the kids understand the concept of Fireworks. On our recent trip to Disneyland, they saw fireworks and loved to say, "boom!" as they burst in the sky. I decided that it was the perfect year to start doing 4th of July … [Read more...]