Fun With Scissors

 No matter how many activities I pulled out today, my little Ladybug was just not super interested  . . . until I got out the scissors, that is!!  ;)  She had a blast exploring the different edges & making different patterns!  (And making a mess, I might add!! ;)  When she finished cutting, she glued them down & made a collage.  She loved it! 

** I know that most 2 (almost 3-yr-olds) might not be able to use these scissors, but she did great!!  (And I sat right next to her to make sure!!)  ;)





Taking the picture, I realized she was cutting with the wrong hand!!  ;)






Loved using the glue stick almost as much as the scissors!!

Fun Printable Packs

I recently found an amazing blog, 1+1+1=1, and am in love with the Printable Packs!!!  Today, we did a few pages from the Princess Pack and the Ballerina Pack!!  Olivia just loved them!!

 Coloring tiaras & enjoying some conversation hearts!!  ;)

 Puzzle!  I attached this to a file folder & cut it out to make it sturdier.  I used packing tape to laminate the pieces (after I took the picture) - two strips are the EXACT same width as the tape!!  :)

Dollar Store Activities

We stopped by a couple of dollar stores today & found some fun preschool things!  :)  I found a bingo marker (or dauber) at Dollar Tree & Olivia just loved using it!! DLTK has a bunch of printables to use with the daubers!!  Over at the 99 cent store, I picked up some small plastic tongs (4-pk) - which are great for little hands!! - & ice trays (2-pk).  We added in our pom poms & had lots of fun!!  :)

Valentine Folder Games

A few years ago, I made some file folder matching games - out of Valentine's cards!!  (I got the cards AFTER Valentine's Day, when they were super cheap, so that makes them even better!!  ;)  However, if there's a favorite character you're looking for, it might be worth it to spend a couple dollars & get the cards early, before they're gone!!  ;)  You can actually make a few sets out of one box of cards!!

I cut off the Valentine's messages & just kept the pictures.  I attached one set of cards to cardstock (or could use extra file folders), cut them out, then laminated them with clear Contact paper!  I used magnetic tape to help the matches "stick".  (I thought this would be nice & quiet if we took them to church! ;)  You could also use velcro - - or nothing at all!!  For the other set of cards, I glued them onto the file folder, then laminated the folder with clear Contact paper!  Easy, peasy!!  ;)  ** Another idea:  use the pictures & attach them to index cards to make a memory game!!

Straw Beads

Anyone else out there have a ton of those plastic kid straws you get from restaurants (or various holidays)??  Well, we do!  Or, I should say DID!!  :)  I cut them up & turned them into "beads"!!  :)  And - the little centerpieces of the straws (pumpkins, hearts, etc.) can be used to sort, string, count, etc!!  Talk about recycling!!  :) We haven't used them yet, but Olivia gets them out all the time & wants to "make" something!!  Guess I better get on the ball!!

A New Little Face!

Well, sadly, my little man is off to Kindergarten!!  :(  However, there is a new little face at our Preschool For One!!  Introducing. . .




Miss. Olivia!!  :)  (or aka. "Ladybug")






She's still got a while before Kindergarten, (only like 3 years!! ;), but I'm excited (and she is soooo excited) to begin her educational journey!!

School's Out!!

Well - obviously - we kind of dropped off the blogging world. . . once again!!  :(

We ended our preschool year - slowly - but I'm so happy with the progress we made this year!!  :)  I admit, it was a little hard to stay motivated all year, (for both of us :), but we did it!!  We went to kindergarten orientation a couple weeks ago, and Hunter is totally ready - by their standards!!  (If not advanced!!)  ;)

We've started our summer routine & things are going pretty good so far!!  We're participating in the summer reading program at the library & working on projects and activities at home!!  We've got little "homework" packets that we're doing each week, so that hopefully, we won't forget what we've learned!!  :)