06-17-09 Now that Summer is almost here

I thought I would share some of the spring activities we've been doing. I haven't posted in awhile, but that doesn't mean we've stopped doing tray times and activities! On the contrary! Ryan just keeps me busy with them - plus, the new kitchen and Cassada - not a moment's rest. But, I'm loving it.

Here are a few things on the wall - lots of things we've talked about and played around with - rainbows with all the rain we've been having, why plants need rain, caterpillars, butterflies (with a visit to the local butterfly farm All-A-Flutter), sunshine, baby animals - including a GREAT, impromptu lesson on baby birds with the Cardinal bird nest right outside our front door, planting, gardens, etc. Oh, and let's not forget the garbage truck (?) - we HAD to throw in a few activities about the garbage truck...




I'll post more about the activities with other ones thrown in as time allows :)

3-26-09 Felt Board

Ryan loves this! He woke up on 3/26 to it on the sofa and he went nuts. He pulls it down a lot and wants to play with it. Sometimes he puts things on the board, other times he just goes through the box of cutouts, sorts them, dumps them, etc. He always wants me to come and "build the truck", so I try and comply. Since the felt board creation date, I've done a few different things (Five Little Monkies, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, foods, clothes, etc.).

The set up when he woke up from nap:

He ran right to it.



Crazy face guy (with very little help from mommy).

Ryan decided to make me lunch (with some help from mommy):

The truck that mommy made:

Five Little Monkeys