We've had some fun with the letter J this week. Here's a look at some of our activities...
J is for Jellyfish...
...and j is for juggler....
We did lots of jellybean math...
...I might have eaten a few too many of those. Woops!
We also made jellyfish in a jar ( a bit of a pinterest flop...)
...which we rememdied with another jellyfish craft which was much more fun...
The boys are fascinated with these creatures...
We also had fun with lots of books, several field trips, lots of outdoor play with our gorgeous weather and we learned a new game too, a childhood favorite of mine -- slap jack! If only there were more jacks in a deck of cards :-).
It has been so gorgeous outside that we've had a hard time staying inside to do any kind of "school" and instead of making excuses for not tackling it, I finally decided to just get a little creative. We kicked off our G with with a scavenger hunt to look for as many Gs as we could find around downtown. This way we could get some fresh air and exercise while familiarizing ourselves with the letter, in lots of different fonts by the way too. Here's a glimpse into some of our findings...
...this was WAY more exciting than I ever anticipated. We will definitely be repeating this activity. I had no idea how tricky the lowercase g can be in so many different fonts. It was a good reminder to show them a variety of styles of each letter.
We also made our own G is for goldfish crafts...
...that ended up looking like this...
...I had hoped they'd look more like this...
...but the boys clearly had something else in mind :-)
We also repeated our goldfish counting game...
...what's not to love about an edible counting activity?
Another big hit was the G puzzle compliments of this site that we cut apart and then put back together...
...we're still working on cutting skills but they're coming along and Colton was able to put his back together...
...Mason initially cut his well and then decided cutting it into teeny tiny pieces was WAY more fun. I kind of agree :-)
November is off to a great start!! Our chilly Monday morning kicked off with snuggles from this guy in our "big bed"...
...I love when they come crawl into bed with me in the mornings. It's the sweetest.
We spent the majority of our Monday morning at the cardiologist's office for a formality follow-up on Mason's heart...
...two hours at a doctor's office is way too long for anyone, especially two 3 1/2 year olds. We turned everything into toys and played at least 100 rounds of I spy. Thankfully everything is A ok and no follow up appointments are required.
We celebrated with a trip the best park around. I spy with my little eye a cute little boy at the top of the playground...
...do you see him peeking out?
Constitution park in Tequesta is seriously the best park around as you can see...
They even tackled the big scary slides...
...maybe that scary roller coaster was good for something after all :-)
Tuesday kicked off with story time at Blue Door, which was fabulously breezy by the way, followed by some library time and then some gymnastics. I think the boys have found their new love...
...they're so cute to watch together...
...and are having a blast tackling some new challenges. The handstands on the wall were a big hit...
...as well as the newly discovered forward roll...
...I think Colton is addicted. Keep on rolling, buddy!
We also got a bit creative at home with some painting that day...
...they sure do love paint! And now we have adorable birdhouses handing in our tree :-).
Wednesday kicked off with a run to the park for some fresh air before our busy day set it. Produce and story time rule the schedule onWednesday. We got some entertainment at the park in the form of this bucket truck rescuing a football from a tree...
...isn't our small town great?!
We had fun hanging out in the courtyard and enjoying the gorgeous weather after story time was over, complete with some fun masks from a friend....
Music class resumed on Thursday and we were thrilled to be able to spend time with Miss Rabe again. I love watching the boys music skill develop and love how she works with them so well on the social skills as well. Thank goodness for a class full of boys!!
This week I took on a little challenge and joined the #planksgivingandprayer gals for their month of planks and prayer. It's been fun to do a different plank each day...
...all good stuff! Thanks, Colton for the photography skills!! Off to get an early start on the weekend...woohoo!
