‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
Chocolate Mice
Polar Express Hot Chocolate Popcorn
Last night, as my bugs nestled into the couch preparing to watch The Polar Express, I went into the kitchen to make us some popcorn; but rather than making plain, ordinary popcorn, I decided to surprise the boys with Polar Express Hot Chocolate Popcorn. And yes, it tastes every bit as delicious as it sounds!
Read MoreMelting Ice Globes
The other day I was outside sprinkling salt on the treacherous patches of ice scattered haphazardly on our driveway, when M posed the question, “mommy, why are you doing that?” I explained to him that salt lowers the freezing point of water, causing the ice to melt quicker. M pondered that and then replied, “well, the puddle is a liquid, but then it froze and turned into ice, which is a solid.” I have been teaching M about the three states of matter, so I was THRILLED when he was able to transfer what he had learned about solids and liquids and apply it to situation that was relative to him.
Read MoreWreath Bird Feeder
We were browsing at our local farmer’s market last weekend, when I came across a vendor selling winter bird feeders in the shapes of stockings, wreaths, and other festive motifs. They reminded me of the spring bird feeders M and I made over a year ago, and I thought to myself, I could totally make those! So, a few days later, we did :).
Read MoreFingerprint Snowman Glasses
M made these super cute fingerprint snowman glasses to give as part of his gift to his teachers, grandparents and aunties and uncles. I wanted little B to help too, but he was in a mood… 2-year-olds… *sigh*.
Read MoreSnowman Christmas Popcorn (Class Gift)
Last year we gave M’s preschool friends Snowman Soup as a small Christmas gift. This year we made Christmas Popcorn; it’s easy to make, it tastes delicious, and it can be packaged up in any way you like. We decided to make our Christmas Popcorn into cute little snowmen!
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