Across Alberta we’ve had to contend with mountainous snow drifts, skirling winds, and frigid temperatures dipping below -20°C; the last thing I’m dreaming of right now is snow! Nevertheless, after reading Eric Carle’s beautifully illustrated book, Dream Snow, I couldn’t help but be inspired for an art project for the boys.
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The boys and I both really enjoy reading the picture book Penguin and Pinecone: A Friendship Story, by Salina Yoon.
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We just got back from another weeklong camping trip and, as a result, the food in our house is pretty sparse. I wanted to make lunch appear a little more exciting than it actually was, so I had to be a bit inventive with what we had on hand; that’s when I remembered the recipe for painted toast I had seen previously from The Foodies’ Kitchen.
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My boys love collecting rocks, especially when we’re camping. I remember being obsessed with rocks as a kid too. I must have driven my parents a little bananas because wherever we went anywhere I was always on the hunt for a unique rock to take home and add to my expansive collection. There was a time when I could go through each individual rock and tell the story behind it- where it was from, who was with me, what we were doing, how I found it- but my teenage self flippantly dumped all of them in our alley one morning, in order to make room for more important things like CD’s, and magazines :(. It’s funny how our priorities seem to come full circle as we grow; it’s only once we’ve reached late adulthood that we finally realize how wise we were as children, to actually see and appreciate the wander and beauty in all the “little things”.
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A few weeks ago we received our Painted Lady Butterfly kit. It’s been very interesting and exciting to watch our tiny caterpillars grow, spin their chrysalis’, and emerge as beautiful orange and black butterflies! I’m so glad I decided to do this with my boys. They both really enjoyed observing and learning about the life-cycle of a butterfly and, because of this hands-on experience, M has now adopted a few new scientific words into his vocabulary: camouflage, proboscis, and metamorphosis; pretty impressive, not to mention a mouthful, for a three-year-old!
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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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