we love dramatic/pretend play in our house. i could write a long post on it, but i think these pictures say more than i ever could. Keep in touch with Crayon Freckles on Facebook to get daily post previews and hear about other great …
if you give a kid a camera
If you give a kid a camera, he’ll ask to take some pictures with it. He’ll probably go in search of one of his favorite things to photograph. And he’ll find one. And another. And another. He’ll experiment with techniques And equipment. Perfecting his art. When he gets tired of …
Bear writes a blog post
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in {her} shoes…eddie
Eddie is here today from The Usual Mayhem to share her life as a momma. Her blog is full of educational activities like her preschool frog unit. She also offers ways to teach diversity through her Around the World in 12 Dishes. ~andie Hi, I’m Eddie and I blog at The Usual Mayhem. I’m happy to …
International Observe the Moon Night
it’s International Observe the Moon Night. not sure just how we’re going to celebrate it, but here are some fun activities based on the moon: 1. Montessori-Inspired Moon Unit from Living Montessori Now 2. Creation Story Art Display Moon from Crayon Freckles 3. Mm is for Moon: Tot School from Train Up a Child …
the easy way to clean up paint
our paints are accessible to Bear so that he may use them anytime he wants. i don’t mind that. it’s not unusual for a little paint to get on the table and floor. i don’t mind that. but then when he’s done, i have to clean up the unused paint. that i mind….. …
lego pirate birthday party
i had originally planned to spend 3 days sharing Bear’s lego pirate birthday party with you so as not to bog you down with a bunch of pictures. i changed my mind and cut out some pics just so i could bundle all of Bear’s 4th birthday into one post. i envisioned making …
Waiting for Wings Activity: Lois Ehlert Virtual Book Club
we are participating in the Virtual Book Club hosted by Toddler Approved. this month’s featured author is Lois Ehlert. we chose to read Waiting for Wings since we had just gotten 5 caterpillars to raise. this post is sort of a photojournal of our experiences raising butterflies. we raised a group of butterflies last year during a …
in {her} shoes…gina
Gina from Connecting Family and Seoul is the wonderful momma blogger who’s sharing with us today. i’ve known Gina for awhile now, and just adore all the fun activities that she does with her cutie-patootie toddler! she has some incredible sensory bins. I just wanted to start off by thanking Andie for allowing me to …
homemade playdough does what?
how long do you/can you keep homemade playdough? we’ve always made it, played with it, put it in a ziploc and tossed it in our preschool tubs. we throw old batches away when they dry out or get so much schmutz stuck in them they’re gross. it never crossed my mind that i …