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Rainbow Carnations Science Experiment

Rainbow Carnations Science Experiment

Posted by on Jun 4, 2014 in Plants and Gardening, Rainbow Activities, Science Activities, Spring Crafts and Activities, St. Patrick's Day | 0 comments

This rainbow carnations experiment was a great visual way to teach my bugs how water travels up through the stems of flowers and plants. We actually conducted this experiment back in March, when the boys were learning about rainbows, which is why you may notice that some of the pictures have SNOW in the background!

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S is for Seeds and Sunflowers!

S is for Seeds and Sunflowers!

Posted by on May 29, 2012 in Painting, Plants and Gardening, Preschool Letter Activities, Science Activities, Spring Crafts and Activities | 0 comments

S is for seeds- another letter to add to M’s tactile alphabet

The last couple of days, M and I have been having fun with activities revolving around the letter S. We’ve been talking a bit about plants and how they grow, so I thought it was a good time to introduce M to one of my favourite flowers: the sunflower.

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Green Thumb

Green Thumb

Posted by on May 18, 2012 in Outdoor Activities, Plants and Gardening, Science Activities, Spring Crafts and Activities | 0 comments

Just to be clear, I am definitely NOT the one with the green thumb in our family, that would be my husband, but that doesn’t stop me from trying! I really love this time of year (minus the crazy snow days…) when the trees and flowers are in bloom, and everything just seems to come back to life overnight. My husband and I spend a lot of time in our yard and M and B really enjoy being outside as well.

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Mother’s Day!

Mother’s Day!

Posted by on May 10, 2012 in Gift Ideas, Handprint / Footprint Crafts, Mother's Day, Plants and Gardening, Spring Crafts and Activities | 0 comments

I am so fortunate to share such an incredible friendship and bond with my mom, and I’m very grateful and proud to have her as my boys’ nana. Every Mother’s Day I try to give my mom a little note that expresses how much she means to me, accompanied with a pot of flowers. This year, in addition to my usual gift,  I thought it would be fun to create an edible bouquet from the boys, and some memory stones for her garden.

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