GO CANADA GO!!! What a day at the 2014 Olympics! Canada won GOLD in CURLING and WOMEN’S HOCKEY! Yippppeeeee!
*A*M*A*Z*I*N*G* performances by both Canadian teams!
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Valentine’s Day Sensory Bin
My bugs love exploring new textures and materials, so I put together a Valentine’s Day sensory bin for them to investigate.
Read MoreApple Pie Cloud Dough
I came across this recipe for cloud dough from Tinker Lab and figured my bugs and I should give it a try! Cloud dough is really fun to play with it. It has a unique, soft, texture that is airy yet moldable. I gave it a bit of a fall twist by adding two powdered, red chalk pieces (for colour), along with some cinnamon, nutmeg and clove spices to give it a yummy apple-pie scent (you could also just use apple pie spice). The cloud dough was so much fun to run our fingers through and to squish and mold, and the apple pie scent added an extra lovely sensory element!
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When I saw this great DIY bath toy idea from The Brooding Hen, I was really eager to make my boys their own set to use as a wall track for their cars. It’s inexpensive, relatively simple to make, and it’s easy to grab-and-go as a fun and convenient toy for camping trips.
Read MoreSticky Wall Art!
It has been EXTREMELY wet here the past few days, so much so that many areas in southern Alberta, including Calgary, have declared a state of emergency! Luckily, there has been no flooding in our area, but all this rain has definitely made it more challenging to keep my bugs occupied indoors. Today I raided my craft stash and set up a sticky wall for the boys to create a unique art piece together.
Read MoreThe Very Hungry Caterpillar Activities
Since our caterpillars arrived a week ago, they’ve been very busy eating and growing. It won’t be long now until they spin their chrysalis’ and transform into lovely Painted Lady butterflies!
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