Roxanne is Amelia Earhart. We drifted from our presidential theme of years past (here is Roxanne as Lincoln in Kindergarten and Washington in first grade), but still chose a figure from history. We found a leather aviator helmet online and a jacket at the thrift shop. I made a white aviator scarf and we bought…
coloring flowers and a lovey
Inspired by Jean’s post the other day, I asked the kids if they wanted to do a science experiment yesterday when they came home from camp. “Yes!” was the resounding answer, although Stella suddenly got worried and asked me if we were going to need to hurt any animals to do the experiment. Um, no….
Make Your Own Bubble Wand
Stella came home on Tuesday telling me all about the bubble wands they had made in preschool. After having a quick snack, she went off to gather some supplies so that we could make our own at home. And they really work! I had to share these with you! Quick, nearly free and really fun….
Make Your Own Weather Feltboard
My kids love to play school. They sit all their stuffed animals in a row and teach them all kinds of things. Mostly they imitate their own teachers. In preschool and early elementary school the day seems to always begin with looking at the calendar as a class and then noticing the weather. A few…
salt dough
Yesterday the kids were home from school because our school system had a professional day. We made salt dough in the afternoon. We do this every year and it is always fun, inexpensive and really easy. To make the dough, mix: 1 cup salt + 1 cup warm water. Swirl around to dissolve some of…
pumpkins
Happy Halloween!
sewing kit: a birthday gift
Our little friend, Darla, is turning six today. I made her a sewing kit for her birthday. I bought this hinged wooden box at Michael's. It has a magnetic closure. I cut some pink polka dotted paper and used Mod Podge to glue a square of it on top and a smaller square on the…
make a paper mache etrog for Sukkot!
Tonight the Jewish holiday of Sukkot begins. This is the sixth year that we have built a Sukkah on our patio. We got a new Sukkah-building kit this year from here. The boards of our old model had become warped and it was always rather fussy to put together. The new one is very easy,…
How We Handle Kids’ Allowances
We decided that the beginning of first grade was the right time for Roxanne to begin to get an allowance. She has become increasingly interested in having her own spending money and in figurine out what things cost. A few months ago she spotted a mermaid figuring at a toy store in Dedham that she…
giveaway winner and a sewing pattern by a six-year-old
Thank you so much for entering the Beasties book giveaway. The random number generator has chosen #1 and #11 as the winners. So that would be logos63 and chrisdinello! Congratulations to you both and I hope you enjoy the book. Please email me (abbyglassenberg at comcast dot net) with your addresses and I will get…