Arrival Home

I took a break from blogging (the last two posts were scheduled) to get us settled at home. Our F...

Melissa and Doug Lacing Beads – a Little Too Late?

Anna was showered with presents in New Jersey. My friends got her this Melissa & Doug Lacing Bea...

Resources for Preschool Cats Theme

Here are some books and other resources that I have collected for the unit about cats. Again, we jus...

The School Corner – August 28, 2009

It was our second week with grandparents, and we are flying home to California today. This ...

Open Ended Art - Crayons

The topic of Open-Ended Art festival this week was crayons. Technically, it was supposed to be...

What My Child Is Reading – August 27, 2009

We had another good reading week. I stopped by the library by myself and picked up April issue of...

Encouragement vs. Praise

The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you ...

The First Swim “In the Real Ocean”

After our visit to Brooklyn Aquarium we went to the beach. When I told Anna that we are going for a ...

Field Trips Rock – Brooklyn Aquarium

We finally got out on the field trip today – we went with grandparents to Brooklyn Aquarium . The tr...

Resources for Preschool Ocean Theme

We have spent two weeks on our ocean theme in July, had a lot of fun, and we barely scratched the su...

Trio Crazy Creatures – Crazy Hard for My Toddler

We got this Fisher Price Trio set from grandparents. It’s almost too bad that it was our first expe...

Fun in the Sun

Ms Cranky Pants turned into Ms Happy when grandma let her out on the patio and set out to big tubs ...

C is for Cat

Now when Anna sort of mastered her scissors, she loves cutting. She still can’t cut straight, but...

Coloride Workbooks

Anna got a set of Coloride workbooks from her grandparents. The idea is kind of interesting and ...

Security Blanket

At the time where other toddlers give up their baby toys Anna suddenly developed strong love for ...

Our School Corner – August 21, 2009

We are on the road this week – visiting my family in New Jersey. Anna has a lot of fun playing...

An Open-Ended Art – Yellow Mixed Medium

  We are joining an open-ended art weekly event from the road as my daughter (34 months old) a...

Letters From a Travel Bear

Anna got this bear from her German uncle and aunt last Christmas. He came in a small travel suitc...

What My Child Is Reading – August 20, 2009

It was a great reading week! We went to the local library the very first morning after our arrival a...