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Gingerbread Baby: Simple and Sweet Gingerbread Houses

Gingerbread Baby: Simple and Sweet Gingerbread Houses

Posted by on Nov 21, 2013 in Christmas Activities, Gingerbread Man Activities, Kids in the Kitchen, Literacy Activities, Picture Book Activities, Winter Activities, Winter Picture Book Activities | 0 comments

Jan Brett’s Gingerbread Baby is a great twist on the original classic fairy tale. What I like most about this story, besides the beautiful illustrations, is that in the end the Gingerbread Baby gets to live in a cozy gingerbread house, rather than being gobbled up by a fox!

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Apple Taste Test and Mini Apple Pies!

Apple Taste Test and Mini Apple Pies!

Posted by on Oct 8, 2013 in Apple Themed Activities, Fall Crafts and Activities, Kids in the Kitchen, Math Activities | 0 comments

Apple Taste Test and Graphing

I took my bugs with me to the grocery store to pick out some apples for our apple taste test. M was surprised with all of the different varieties of apples he had to choose from. I explained to him that apples are in season this time of year, which is why there is such an abundance of them. We ended up purchasing 6 different types of apples:

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