My bugs made these sweet thumbprint heart vases for their nana and I. They are incredibly simple to make and they look lovely, whether displaying fresh cut flowers or a candy bouquet.
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Valentine’s Day Colour Words Game
Little B is in the process of learning to identify colours, while older brother M is working on identifying high frequency words. I wanted to create a game where both of my bugs would have fun learning at their own level.
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 MoreStates of Matter Experiments
This week my bugs have been learning a bit about the different states of matter and their properties. We have been fortunate to experience some warmer temperatures these past few days (ie. above freezing) so the boys have been able to observe snow melting into puddles of water, the puddles freezing overnight into slick, glimmering ice, and then melting into puddles of water again later in the day. It was M’s inquiry of where all the ice came from that sparked the idea for us to investigate the different states of matter.
Read MoreNew Year’s Eve Family Party Ideas
Having a New Year’s Eve party with kids can be a lot of fun for everyone, even the adults! We often get together with my siblings and their families to play boardgames, so for New Year’s Eve we just added a few festive embellishments to make the night extra fun and memorable for the kids.
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